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
A44456	A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, aldermen and citizens of the city of London, in the parish church of S. Mary le Bow, September 3, 1683 being the day of humiliation for the late dreadfull fire / by William Hopkins ...	Hopkins, William, 1647-1700.	1683 (1683)	Wing H2754; ESTC R17537	23,331	39

natural_a whether_o they_o be_v good_a or_o bad_a yet_o those_o society_n themselves_o will_v cease_v with_o this_o world_n and_o can_v be_v punish_v in_o the_o next_o now_o there_o concur_v two_o very_a different_a cause_n to_o the_o punishment_n of_o sinner_n viz._n the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n and_o their_o own_o unrighteousness_n the_o latter_a just_o merit_v those_o calamity_n which_o the_o former_a inflict_v so_o that_o in_o every_o sad_a providence_n we_o must_v acknowledge_v the_o just_a hand_n of_o god_n lift_v up_o against_o we_o and_o recompense_v the_o evil_a work_n of_o our_o own_o hand_n upon_o we_o 1._o in_o all_o our_o suffering_n we_o must_v behold_v the_o righteous_a hand_n of_o god_n by_o who_o providence_n affliction_n befall_v sinful_a man_n for_o as_o eliphaz_n say_v job_n v._n 6._o affliction_n come_v not_o forth_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n nor_o do_v trouble_v spring_n out_o of_o the_o ground_n the_o most_o inconsiderable_a and_o seem_o contingent_a event_n 33._o matt._n xi_o 29._o prov._n xvi_o 33._o such_o as_o the_o fall_n of_o a_o sparrow_n or_o the_o turn_n of_o a_o die_n be_v under_o the_o government_n of_o divine_a providence_n and_o therefore_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v much_o more_o interest_v in_o what_o befall_v so_o noble_a a_o creature_n as_o man_n nay_o great_a society_n of_o man_n the_o calamity_n of_o city_n and_o kingdom_n must_v not_o be_v impute_v to_o mere_a chance_n nor_o may_v we_o think_v that_o god_n be_v no_o far_o concern_v with_o they_o than_o by_o his_o general_a concourse_n with_o the_o immediate_a and_o second_o cause_n of_o they_o if_o we_o suffer_v by_o fire_n or_o by_o sea_n by_o immoderate_a rain_n or_o drought_n we_o must_v behold_v these_o as_o scourge_v in_o god_n hand_n if_o we_o be_v punish_v either_o by_o war_n or_o pestilence_n we_o must_v esteem_v both_o our_o enemy_n and_o the_o destroy_a angel_n god_n minister_n and_o the_o executioner_n of_o his_o just_a though_o fierce_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d wrath_n he_o make_v the_o creature_n his_o weapon_n for_o vengeance_n on_o his_o enemy_n wisd_v v._o 18._o if_o the_o sea_n overflow_v its_o bank_n and_o drown_v a_o country_n it_o be_v by_o god_n commission_n that_o the_o ocean_n enlarge_v its_o territory_n and_o swallow_n up_o a_o sinful_a land_n if_o famine_n afflict_v a_o nation_n whether_o the_o immediate_a cause_n be_v excessive_a drought_n or_o rain_n know_v that_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n who_o break_v the_o staff_n of_o bread_n 16._o ezek._n v._n 16._o who_o send_v unseasonable_a rain_n and_o withhold_v it_o in_o its_o season_n if_o the_o pestilence_n rage_n in_o a_o city_n and_o consume_v its_o inhabitant_n this_o evil_a also_o be_v of_o the_o lord_n if_o we_o undergo_v the_o misery_n of_o war_n and_o our_o enemy_n prevail_v over_o we_o we_o must_v remember_v 6._o isa_n xxxiv_o 6._o that_o it_o be_v the_o sword_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o be_v in_o their_o hand_n and_o fill_v itself_o with_o our_o blood_n they_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n when_o i_o put_v my_o sword_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n ezek._n xxx_o 25._o it_o be_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n that_o plead_v with_o we_o by_o the_o sword_n and_o sell_v we_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o enemy_n because_o we_o have_v sell_v ourselves_o to_o work_v wickedness_n if_o the_o fire_n consume_v our_o dwelling_n and_o lay_v our_o city_n in_o ash_n the_o prophet_n tell_v we_o that_o god_n plead_v with_o sinful_a flesh_n by_o fire_n as_o well_o as_o by_o the_o sword_n 14._o isai_n lxvi_o 16._o hos_fw-la viii_o 14._o he_o send_v fire_n upon_o our_o city_n and_o flame_n to_o devour_v our_o palace_n in_o short_a by_o whatever_o hand_n we_o suffer_v by_o whatever_o instrument_n he_o please_v to_o afflict_v we_o we_o must_v hear_v the_o rod_n and_o consider_v who_o have_v appoint_v it_o mich._n vi_o 9_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v our_o suffering_n to_o be_v from_o god_n and_o the_o chastisement_n of_o our_o sin_n 2._o whilst_o we_o behold_v god_n as_o the_o author_n of_o our_o calamity_n we_o must_v ascribe_v they_o to_o his_o justice_n 8._o a_o deo_fw-la quidem_fw-la punimur_fw-la sed_fw-la ipsi_fw-la facimus_fw-la ut_fw-la puniamur_fw-la salvian_n de_fw-fr gub._n dei_fw-la l._n 8._o and_o not_o forget_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o our_o suffering_n be_v in_o ourselves_o for_o god_n will_v not_o inflict_v they_o do_v not_o we_o both_o need_n and_o deserve_v they_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n be_v never_o reveal_v but_o against_o the_o ungodliness_n and_o unrighteousness_n of_o man_n and_o even_o when_o his_o hand_n be_v heavy_a upon_o we_o 10._o ezra_n ix_o 13._o job_n xi_o 6._o psal_n ciii_o 10._o our_o punishment_n be_v much_o light_a than_o our_o iniquity_n deserve_v there_o have_v be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o vengeance_n belong_v to_o god_n but_o for_o the_o wickedness_n of_o his_o rebellious_a creature_n sin_n and_o punishment_n be_v as_o near_o relate_v as_o the_o cause_n and_o effect_v and_o the_o latter_a in_o the_o very_a notion_n of_o it_o imply_v the_o former_a for_o no_o suffering_n be_v proper_o a_o punishment_n unless_o inflict_v for_o sin_n hence_o in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n to_o bear_v sin_n or_o iniquity_n signify_v to_o be_v punish_v or_o put_v to_o death_n for_o it_o 12._o exod._n xxviij_o 43._o levit._fw-la xxiv_o 15_o 16._o and_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o bear_v the_o sin_n of_o many_o i._n e._n in_o their_o punishment_n isa_n liii_o 11_o 12._o when_o a_o man_n be_v punish_v for_o his_o sin_n he_o be_v say_v to_o eat_v the_o fruit_n of_o his_o way_n prov._n i._n 31._o to_o be_v recompense_v according_a to_o his_o deed_n and_o the_o work_n of_o his_o own_o hand_n jer._n xxv_o 14._o and_o to_o possess_v his_o iniquity_n job_n xiii_o 26._o all_o which_o form_n of_o speech_n import_v our_o sin_n to_o be_v the_o meritorious_a and_o impulsive_a cause_n of_o our_o calamity_n and_o as_o we_o must_v acknowledge_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n in_o our_o suffering_n so_o must_v we_o likewise_o own_o his_o goodness_n his_o wisdom_n and_o fatherly_a care_n of_o we_o in_o our_o present_a lapse_v condition_n in_o this_o state_n of_o sin_n and_o frailty_n 5._o rev._n iii_o 19_o heb._n xii_o 5._o he_o will_v not_o true_o love_v we_o shall_v he_o not_o when_o he_o see_v it_o necessary_a rebuke_n and_o chasten_v we_o shall_v he_o not_o visit_v our_o transgression_n with_o the_o rod_n 34._o psal_n lxxxix_o 32_o 33_o 34._o and_o our_o iniquity_n with_o stripe_n we_o may_v have_v just_a ground_n to_o fear_v that_o he_o have_v utter_o take_v his_o lovingkindness_n from_o we_o and_o be_v about_o to_o break_v his_o covenant_n it_o will_v neither_o consist_v with_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o wisdom_n nor_o yet_o with_o his_o love_n to_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v permit_v to_o sin_n without_o punishment_n i_o know_v some_o man_n refer_v all_o to_o irrespective_a decree_n or_o tell_v we_o that_o vindictive_a justice_n be_v natural_a to_o god_n and_o that_o he_o must_v sacrifice_v some_o of_o his_o creature_n in_o hell_n fire_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o that_o attribute_n nay_o that_o he_o have_v foredamned_a the_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n by_o mere_a prerogative_n and_o pure_o for_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o sovereign_a power_n but_o this_o account_n of_o god_n differ_v infinite_o from_o that_o he_o give_v we_o of_o himself_o in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n they_o represent_v he_o merciful_a and_o gracious_a long-suffering_a and_o abundant_a in_o goodness_n and_o truth_n 7._o exod._n xxxiv_o 6_o 7._o keep_v mercy_n for_o thousand_o forgive_a iniquity_n transgression_n and_o sin_n they_o tell_v we_o that_o 9_o psal_n cxlv_o 9_o ezek._n xxxiij_o 11._o 2_o pet._n iii_o 9_o he_o be_v good_a to_o all_o and_o that_o his_o tender_a mercy_n be_v over_o all_o his_o work_n that_o he_o have_v no_o pleasure_n in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n that_o he_o be_v not_o willing_a that_o any_o shall_v perish_v but_o that_o all_o shall_v come_v unto_o repentance_n he_o never_o go_v about_o to_o get_v himself_o glory_n in_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n till_o he_o see_v the_o sinner_n will_v die_v that_o he_o be_v desperate_a and_o incorrigible_a that_o he_o harden_v his_o heart_n to_o that_o degree_n that_o neither_o gentleness_n nor_o severity_n can_v work_v upon_o he_o he_o seek_v no_o advantage_n against_o his_o wretched_a creature_n though_o to_o punish_v be_v his_o work_n 21._o isai_n xxviii_o 21._o it_o be_v his_o strange_a work_n he_o never_o set_v about_o it_o but_o with_o reluctance_n and_o when_o we_o compel_v he_o to_o it_o for_o the_o vindication_n of_o justice_n and_o providence_n he_o do_v not_o afflict_v willing_o nor_o grieve_v the_o child_n of_o man_n lam._n iii_o 33._o

rebuilt_a with_o great_a beauty_n its_o structure_n both_o private_a and_o public_a civil_a and_o sacred_a be_v far_o more_o magnificent_a than_o before_o so_o that_o i_o may_v very_o well_o apply_v the_o first_o part_n of_o our_o saviour_n word_n to_o this_o great_a and_o eminent_a city_n behold_v thou_o be_v make_v whole_a and_o add_v st._n chrysostom_n gloss_n not_o by_o thy_o merit_n but_o by_o the_o divine_a mercy_n and_o power_n for_o the_o rebuild_n of_o it_o in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n and_o so_o great_a splendour_n be_v little_a short_a of_o a_o miracle_n but_o though_o we_o do_v upon_o this_o account_n in_o some_o measure_n forget_v our_o sorrow_n yet_o there_o be_v still_o just_a occasion_n for_o our_o solemn_a humiliation_n this_o day_n to_o spend_v it_o in_o mourning_n and_o in_o all_o sort_n of_o penitential_a exercise_n for_o though_o the_o calamitous_a effect_n of_o the_o fire_n be_v well_o nigh_o wear_v off_o yet_o whilst_o our_o sin_n which_o kindle_v it_o remain_v 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of_o god_n and_o the_o dreadful_a sin_n of_o this_o generation_n and_o which_o be_v sad_a to_o consider_v our_o sin_n themselves_o reign_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o we_o and_o testify_v against_o we_o i_o hope_v therefore_o no_o man_n will_v have_v either_o the_o folly_n or_o the_o impudence_n to_o wash_v his_o hand_n and_o say_v i_o have_v contribute_v no_o fuel_n to_o these_o flame_n of_o london_n though_o a_o late_a inscription_n charge_v the_o papist_n with_o the_o fire_n it_o be_v not_o design_v to_o absolve_v our_o sin_n the_o undoubted_a boutefeus_n and_o the_o worst_a sort_n of_o incendiary_n though_o it_o may_v be_v intend_v to_o continue_v a_o immortal_a hatred_n of_o popery_n sure_o it_o be_v never_o mean_v to_o reconcile_v we_o to_o our_o provoke_a abomination_n this_o will_v have_v be_v to_o ridicule_n the_o wisdom_n and_o piety_n of_o our_o governor_n and_o contradict_v the_o best_a design_n of_o the_o monument_n there_o be_v nothing_o so_o much_o hinder_v the_o good_a effect_n of_o chastisement_n as_o transfer_v the_o blame_n on_o other_o or_o impute_v they_o to_o accident_n and_o rest_v in_o the_o second_o cause_n of_o they_o but_o certain_o we_o have_v the_o least_o temptation_n that_o may_v be_v to_o any_o thing_n of_o that_o kind_n for_o never_o be_v there_o more_o visible_a token_n of_o the_o just_a vengeance_n of_o god_n than_o in_o the_o fire_n of_o london_n those_o circumstance_n which_o we_o be_v too_o prone_a to_o call_v accident_n that_o concur_v to_o the_o spread_a of_o the_o fire_n show_v the_o providence_n of_o that_o god_n who_o we_o have_v provoke_v whatever_o creature_n assist_v to_o the_o swift_a propagation_n of_o the_o flame_n whether_o evil_a instrument_n or_o the_o heat_n and_o drought_n of_o the_o precede_a summer_n or_o the_o wind_n they_o be_v all_o god_n militia_n arm_v against_o we_o and_o neither_o strong_a east-wind_n nor_o the_o famous_a popish_a or_o french_a fire-ball_n carry_v on_o the_o fire_n so_o much_o as_o the_o train_n our_o sin_n have_v lay_v in_o all_o quarter_n of_o the_o city_n and_o the_o fierce_a blast_n of_o god_n just_a displeasure_n have_v so_o severe_o smart_v for_o our_o fault_n already_o methinks_v we_o shall_v be_v well_o dispose_v to_o receive_v our_o saviour_n advice_n sin_n no_o more_o one_o will_v think_v our_o sad_a experience_n shall_v afford_v we_o some_o security_n against_o suffer_v again_o in_o the_o same_o way_n and_o on_o the_o same_o account_n we_o see_v that_o beast_n and_o bird_n will_v not_o be_v twice_o take_v in_o the_o same_o snare_n and_o shall_v we_o be_v more_o irrational_a than_o brute_n and_o suffer_v ourselves_o to_o be_v often_o overtake_v with_o the_o same_o fault_n oh_o that_o we_o can_v be_v blessed_v with_o so_o happy_a a_o sight_n as_o that_o reformation_n one_o may_v reasonable_o expect_v 6._o jer._n vi_o 28._o jis_fw-la ipsis_fw-la quibus_fw-la coercebantur_fw-la plagis_fw-la scelera_fw-la crescebant_fw-la ut_fw-la putares_fw-la poenam_fw-la ipsam_fw-la criminum_fw-la quasi_fw-la matrem_fw-la esse_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la salu._n de_fw-fr gub._n l._n 6._o that_o either_o so_o heavy_a a_o judgement_n as_o the_o fire_n or_o so_o great_a a_o mercy_n as_o the_o resurrection_n of_o this_o city_n shall_v single_o produce_v but_o alas_o we_o be_v all_o grievous_a revolter_n we_o have_v be_v make_v worse_o by_o our_o affliction_n and_o harden_a by_o our_o suffering_n we_o like_v the_o anvil_n have_v reverberate_v the_o stroke_n of_o god_n hammer_n and_o they_o have_v make_v no_o impression_n upon_o we_o it_o be_v a_o sad_a observation_n that_o lactantius_n make_v of_o the_o heathen_a roman_n sunt_fw-la lactant._n instit_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 11._o nisi_fw-la dum_fw-la in_o malis_fw-la sunt_fw-la that_o they_o never_o remember_v god_n but_o in_o time_n of_o public_a calamity_n and_o yet_o salvian_n observation_n of_o the_o incorrigible_a temper_n of_o the_o christian_a roman_n be_v much_o more_o lamentable_a 6._o neque_fw-la ullam_fw-la penitus_fw-la romani_fw-la orbis_fw-la aut_fw-la romani_fw-la nominis_fw-la portionem_fw-la quamlibèt_fw-la graviter_fw-la plagis_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la caesam_fw-la unquam_fw-la fuisse_fw-la correctam_fw-la salvian_n de_fw-fr gub._n l._n 6._o that_o no_o part_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n though_o chastise_v with_o the_o severe_a plague_n by_o heaven_n be_v reform_v thereby_o it_o behoove_v we_o to_o consider_v how_o far_o both_o these_o sad_a observation_n may_v be_v verify_v of_o we_o and_o whether_o what_o the_o prophet_n say_v of_o judah_n may_v not_o be_v too_o true_o and_o pertinent_o apply_v to_o we_o this_o be_v a_o nation_n that_o obey_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n neither_o receive_v correction_n jer._n vii_o 28._o how_o little_a influence_n have_v this_o sore_a judgement_n upon_o we_o do_v those_o of_o we_o that_o escape_v that_o plague_n repent_v of_o their_o sin_n 2._o zach._n xi_o 2._o do_v the_o fir-tree_n howl_v because_o the_o cedar_n be_v fall_v or_o the_o 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