Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	punish_v	punishment_n	sin_n	4,188	5	5.7311	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16215	Meditations upon the XLII. Psalme. By William Bloys esquire	Bloys, William, 17th cent.	1632 (1632)	STC 3140; ESTC S114171	95,230	372

for_o his_o iniquity_n and_o like_o a_o good_a shepherd_n with_o his_o rod_n do_v bring_v home_o this_o stray_a sheep_n he_o think_v that_o he_o be_v forget_v and_o cast_v out_o of_o god_n fight_n of_o ourselves_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o discern_v god_n fatherly_a chastisement_n and_o the_o trial_n of_o our_o faith_n from_o the_o punishment_n of_o our_o rebellion_n yea_o we_o think_v that_o we_o do_v he_o good_a service_n when_o we_o provoke_v he_o to_o wrath_n be_v punish_v for_o our_o sin_n we_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o cause_n of_o his_o anger_n unless_o he_o shall_v tell_v we_o the_o cause_n why_o many_o be_v sick_a and_o weak_a and_o many_o sleep_n for_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v deceitful_a above_o all_o thing_n and_o desperate_o wicked_a who_o can_v know_v it_o be_v thus_o ignorant_a we_o ought_v to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o pray_v that_o he_o will_v show_v we_o the_o cause_n why_o his_o anger_n be_v kindle_v against_o we_o and_o his_o hand_n be_v heavy_a upon_o we_o as_o david_n here_o out_o of_o a_o desire_n to_o be_v inform_v say_v why_o have_v thou_o forget_v i_o it_o seem_v strange_a unto_o he_o that_o god_n shall_v forget_v to_o be_v gracious_a and_o that_o his_o mercy_n shall_v be_v clean_o go_v for_o evermore_o consider_v how_o gracious_o he_o deal_v with_o his_o people_n the_o israelite_n when_o they_o deal_v proud_o 16._o nehem_n 9_o verse_n 16._o and_o refuse_v to_o obey_v thou_o be_v a_o god_n ready_a to_o pardon_v and_o forsooke_v they_o not_o yea_o when_o they_o make_v they_o a_o melt_a calf_n 17._o 17._o 18._o 18._o yet_o thou_o in_o thy_o manifold_a mercy_n forsooke_v they_o not_o when_o they_o cast_v thy_o law_n behind_o their_o back_n 19_o 19_o and_o slay_v thy_o prophet_n and_o wrought_v great_a provocation_n yet_o in_o their_o trouble_n 26._o 26._o when_o they_o cry_v thou_o hear_v from_o heaven_n &_o give_v they_o saviour_n 27._o 27._o when_o they_o have_v rest_n they_o do_v evil_a again_o 28._o 28._o yet_o many_o time_n do_v thou_o deliver_v they_o and_o will_v not_o utter_o consume_v they_o then_o why_o have_v thou_o forget_v i_o o_o my_o god_n through_o the_o intercession_n of_o christ_n we_o shall_v for_o ever_o enjoy_v the_o favour_n and_o presence_n of_o the_o almighty_a if_o god_n send_v lot_n out_o of_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o overthrow_n when_o he_o remember_v abraham_n 19.29_o gen._n 19.29_o who_o pray_v for_o sodom_n than_o we_o may_v be_v assure_v that_o god_n will_v not_o forget_v we_o have_v christ_n jesus_n to_o be_v our_o mediator_n verse_n ix_o why_o go_v i_o mourning_n because_o of_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o enemy_n have_v this_o man_n of_o god_n speak_v no_o more_o than_o he_o do_v before_o that_o he_o be_v forget_v of_o his_o creator_n we_o may_v have_v conceive_v his_o estate_n to_o be_v very_o disconsolate_a but_o now_o after_o the_o set_n of_o the_o sun_n to_o have_v such_o horrid_a darkness_n succeed_v after_o he_o seem_v to_o be_v forsake_v of_o god_n to_o be_v thus_o vex_v by_o the_o adversary_n must_v needs_o aggravate_v his_o sorrow_n when_o he_o go_v from_o one_o place_n to_o another_o not_o find_v ease_n or_o comfort_n first_o to_o the_o wilderness_n then_o to_o the_o ascent_n of_o mount_n olivet_n after_o that_o he_o pass_v over_o jordan_n not_o have_v his_o head_n adorn_v with_o a_o diadem_n but_o cover_v with_o sackcloth_n make_v every_o place_n where_o he_o come_v to_o be_v like_o bochim_n 2.5_o judg._n 2.5_o a_o place_n of_o weeper_n while_o he_o be_v unjust_o oppress_v by_o one_o who_o be_v a_o enemy_n unto_o god_n and_o to_o david_n and_o to_o himself_o who_o as_o judas_n seek_v to_o shed_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n who_o have_v former_o wash_v his_o foot_n so_o absalon_n seek_v the_o destruction_n of_o his_o father_n who_o before_o have_v wash_v the_o guilt_n of_o blood_n from_o he_o with_o tear_n of_o compassion_n weep_v sore_o for_o the_o evil_n do_v by_o he_o &_o remit_v his_o great_a offence_n he_o receive_v he_o into_o his_o bosom_n yet_o this_o untamed_a heifer_n lift_v up_o his_o heel_n against_o he_o this_o be_v the_o enemy_n that_o have_v persecute_v his_o soul_n 143.3_o psal_n 143.3_o that_o have_v smite_v his_o life_n down_o to_o the_o ground_n that_o make_v he_o to_o dwell_v in_o darkness_n as_o those_o that_o have_v be_v long_o dead_a have_v god_n deal_v with_o he_o as_o he_o do_v with_o saul_n 15.28_o 1._o sam._n 15.28_o to_o have_v rend_v the_o kingdom_n from_o he_o and_o to_o have_v give_v it_o to_o another_o better_a than_o himself_o he_o may_v have_v endure_v it_o with_o the_o more_o patience_n let_v the_o righteous_a smite_v i_o 141.5_o psal_n 141.5_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o kindness_n but_o now_o that_o the_o son_n of_o pride_n shall_v make_v this_o humble_a servant_n of_o god_n to_o mourn_v that_o the_o enemy_n to_o holiness_n shall_v thus_o afflict_v the_o child_n of_o abraham_n 20.7_o 2._o chro._n 20.7_o god_n friend_n it_o must_v cause_v he_o to_o walk_v heavy_o and_o to_o be_v full_a of_o perplexity_n like_o the_o hart_n which_o he_o mention_v in_o the_o beginning_n which_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v devour_v unless_o it_o be_v refresh_v by_o the_o water-brooke_n so_o he_o be_v even_o consume_v by_o these_o trouble_n unless_o that_o god_n who_o make_v the_o lame_a man_n to_o leap_v as_o a_o hart_n 35.6_o isai_n 35.6_o be_v please_v to_o renew_v his_o strength_n and_o to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o these_o calamity_n if_o we_o offend_v against_o god_n we_o shall_v be_v punish_v by_o they_o that_o be_v worse_o than_o ourselves_o who_o shall_v be_v as_o his_o rod_n and_o his_o hammer_n for_o our_o correction_n we_o can_v think_v those_o to_o be_v vessel_n of_o mercy_n who_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o his_o wrath_n against_o the_o israelite_n that_o go_v mourn_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o enemy_n impose_v such_o heavy_a burden_n upon_o they_o in_o their_o captivity_n it_o be_v our_o infirmity_n in_o time_n of_o any_o cross_n to_o look_v rather_o unto_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o that_o smite_v we_o than_o to_o the_o divine_a permission_n or_o our_o sin_n provoke_v no_o man_n can_v have_v power_n against_o we_o unless_o it_o be_v give_v from_o above_o 11._o john_n 19_o 11._o there_o be_v no_o evil_a of_o punishment_n which_o god_n have_v not_o do_v our_o destruction_n proceed_v from_o ourselves_o and_o therefore_o david_n who_o be_v unwilling_a to_o mourn_v because_o of_o the_o cruel_a oppression_n of_o a_o insult_a enemy_n may_v yet_o have_v pray_v unto_o god_n to_o break_v his_o heart_n and_o to_o give_v he_o true_a sorrow_n that_o he_o may_v lament_v for_o his_o own_o sin_n whereby_o he_o have_v incense_v god_n displeasure_n and_o by_o which_o as_o by_o the_o most_o tyrannical_a enemy_n he_o be_v oppress_v and_o bring_v into_o bondage_n when_o lust_n and_o corruption_n do_v set_v up_o their_o throne_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o he_o who_o be_v advance_v to_o the_o kingdom_n and_o be_v more_o unsatiable_a in_o their_o exaction_n than_o ever_o the_o taskmaster_n of_o egypt_n be_v against_o the_o distress_a israelite_n 4.20_o deut._n 4.20_o and_o his_o work_n be_v more_o servile_a than_o they_o in_o the_o iron_n furnace_n when_o his_o soul_n do_v burn_v in_o lust_n and_o though_o he_o be_v a_o king_n 23.39_o 2._o sam._n 23.39_o yet_o he_o betray_v the_o life_n of_o his_o faithful_a subject_n 18.14_o 1_o sam._n 18.14_o yea_o of_o one_o of_o his_o worthy_n altogether_o unworthy_a of_o such_o a_o untimely_a end_n and_o that_o he_o may_v make_v he_o sure_o as_o joab_n thrust_v three_o dart_n through_o the_o heart_n of_o absalon_n so_o he_o seek_v to_o kill_v uriah_n thrice_o first_o to_o rend_v he_o asunder_o as_o samson_n do_v the_o lion_n 14.6_o judg._n 14.6_o when_o he_o take_v away_o his_o wife_n from_o he_o he_o put_v he_o to_o a_o second_o death_n when_o he_o make_v he_o drink_v 11.13_o 2_o sam._n 11.13_o and_o sure_o drunkenness_n may_v well_o be_v call_v the_o second_o death_n as_o be_v the_o next_o way_n thereunto_o and_o three_o he_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o enemy_n now_o this_o be_v a_o fit_a time_n for_o he_o to_o have_v cry_v out_o why_o go_v i_o mourning_n because_o of_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o enemy_n when_o satan_n as_o afterward_o in_o the_o number_n of_o the_o people_n stand_v up_o against_o david_n 21.1_o 1._o chro._n 21.1_o and_o overthrow_v he_o what_o great_a sorrow_n than_o for_o sin_n what_o more_o dreadful_a enemy_n than_o satan_n what_o oppression_n comparable_a unto_o that_o which_o be_v undergo_v by_o the_o vassal_n of_o satan_n who_o condition_n be_v worse_a than_o that_o of_o the_o gibeonite_n 9.23_o josh_n 9.23_o who_o be_v bondman_n

everlasting_a weight_n of_o glory_n wherefore_o acknowledge_v this_o to_o be_v thy_o infirmity_n rebuke_n and_o smite_v thyself_o say_v why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o o_o my_o soul_n and_o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v in_o i_o it_o must_v not_o be_v deny_v that_o the_o soul_n be_v sometime_o disquiet_v when_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v any_o reason_n of_o it_o but_o than_o it_o behove_v we_o to_o make_v strict_a inquisition_n into_o ourselves_o and_o to_o see_v if_o there_o be_v any_o root_n of_o evil_a 7._o josh_n 7._o like_o achans_n wedge_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o trouble_n if_o there_o be_v any_o jonas_n lurk_v in_o the_o bottom_n which_o may_v be_v sufficient_a not_o only_o to_o cast_v down_o the_o soul_n but_o also_o to_o cast_v away_o the_o soul_n by_o a_o tempest_n of_o god_n wrath_n when_o we_o find_v ourselves_o to_o be_v innocent_a from_o great_a offence_n and_o acquit_v from_o regard_v iniquity_n we_o must_v with_o patience_n wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n how_o unsearchable_a be_v his_o judgement_n 33.34_o rom._n 11._o verse_n 33.34_o and_o his_o way_n past_o find_v out_o for_o who_o have_v know_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n 11._o job._n 11._o loe_o he_o go_v by_o i_o and_o i_o see_v he_o not_o he_o pass_v on_o also_o but_o i_o perceive_v he_o not_o behold_v he_o take_v away_o 32.39_o deut._n 32.39_o who_o can_v hinder_v he_o he_o wound_v and_o he_o heal_v he_o bring_v low_a and_o he_o lift_v up_o shall_v we_o receive_v good_a at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n 2.10_o job_n 2.10_o and_o shall_v we_o not_o receive_v evil_a have_v we_o learn_v to_o abound_v and_o be_v full_a of_o spiritual_a comfort_n 4.11_o phil._n 4.11_o and_o have_v we_o not_o learned_a to_o suffer_v need_n and_o be_v abase_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o want_n and_o confession_n of_o our_o unworthiness_n who_o be_v less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o all_o his_o mercy_n god_n will_v have_v we_o to_o see_v that_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o merit_v any_o of_o his_o blessing_n which_o be_v whole_o in_o his_o own_o dispose_n it_o be_v not_o in_o man_n that_o walk_v 23._o jer._n 10_o 23._o to_o direct_v his_o step_n there_o may_v be_v many_o device_n in_o his_o heart_n nevertheless_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o shall_v stand_v 19.21_o pro._n 19.21_o also_o we_o must_v know_v that_o we_o be_v now_o in_o our_o passage_n through_o the_o vast_a wilderness_n of_o this_o troublesome_a world_n unto_o the_o heavenly_a canaan_n and_o we_o be_v of_o all_o man_n most_o miserable_a if_o our_o great_a comfort_n be_v not_o reserve_v for_o a_o better_a life_n god_n do_v first_o cast_v we_o down_o and_o then_o raise_v we_o up_o to_o a_o glorious_a estate_n though_o we_o walk_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o trouble_n he_o will_v revive_v we_o light_n be_v sow_v for_o the_o righteous_a 97.11_o psal_n 138.7_o &_o 97.11_o and_o gladness_n for_o the_o upright_a in_o heart_n that_o which_o thou_o sowe_v be_v not_o quicken_v except_o it_o die_v first_o 36._o 1._o cor._n 15._o verse_n 36._o so_o although_o we_o seem_v to_o be_v without_o the_o life_n of_o joy_n yet_o we_o hope_v to_o reap_v everlasting_a consolation_n as_o sorrowful_a we_o always_o rejoice_v 6.10_o 2._o cor._n 6.10_o there_o be_v a_o outward_a appearance_n of_o grief_n there_o be_v a_o inward_a substance_n of_o true_a joy_n but_o i_o may_v well_o desist_v from_o speak_v of_o this_o sadness_n whereof_o we_o can_v give_v no_o reason_n when_o there_o be_v so_o many_o cause_n of_o heaviness_n whether_o we_o look_v upon_o the_o sin_n of_o other_o man_n with_o charitable_a compassion_n or_o upon_o our_o own_o offence_n with_o sorrowful_a compunction_n 119.136_o psal_n 119.136_o how_o do_v david_n lament_v for_o the_o transgression_n of_o the_o people_n and_o may_v not_o we_o take_v up_o the_o complaint_n of_o the_o prophet_n 1.6_o isai_n 1.6_o from_o the_o sole_a of_o the_o foot_n even_o unto_o the_o head_n there_o be_v no_o soundness_n in_o it_o how_o great_a be_v the_o number_n 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be_v cast_v down_o when_o it_o be_v surcharge_v with_o thorny_a care_n which_o choke_v the_o good_a seed_n persius_n o_o curvae_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la animae_fw-la &_o coelest●um_fw-la inane_n persius_n and_o make_v he_o to_o become_v unfruitful_a can_v that_o soldier_n fight_v the_o good_a fight_n of_o faith_n who_o entangle_v himself_o with_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n 2.6_o habak_v 2.6_o woe_n to_o he_o that_o lade_v himself_o with_o thick_a clay_n such_o a_o man_n may_v in_o vain_a beat_v the_o air_n but_o he_o can_v run_v with_o patience_n unto_o the_o race_n that_o be_v set_v before_o he_o 12.1_o heb_fw-mi 12.1_o unless_o he_o do_v cast_v aside_o every_o weight_n that_o may_v hinder_v he_o therein_o at_o the_o time_n of_o death_n we_o see_v how_o dangerous_a and_o offensive_a it_o be_v by_o clamour_n to_o interrupt_v the_o soul_n in_o its_o departure_n from_o the_o body_n o_o that_o we_o can_v as_o heedful_o practice_v this_o during_o our_o whole_a life_n 15.31_o 1._o cor._n 15.31_o every_o good_a man_n with_o saint_n paul_n do_v die_v daily_o be_v at_o all_o time_n ready_a to_o yield_v up_o his_o spirit_n how_o prudent_a shall_v we_o be_v to_o avoid_v all_o mean_n of_o disturbance_n that_o our_o soul_n may_v not_o be_v vex_v and_o disquiet_v within_o we_o as_o it_o be_v oftentimes_o through_o distrust_n and_o infidelity_n when_o there_o be_v a_o inward_a combat_n between_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o spirit_n the_o one_o lust_a against_o the_o other_o 5.17_o gal._n 5.17_o and_o be_v contrary_a the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o 25.22_o gen._n 25.22_o like_o jacob_n and_o esau_n struggle_v in_o the_o womb_n whereas_o if_o christ_n do_v dwell_v in_o our_o heart_n by_o faith_n 3.17_o ephes_n 3.17_o we_o shall_v overcome_v the_o world_n and_o be_v deliver_v from_o this_o vexation_n