Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	reproach_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	12	3	8.9406	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52303	David's harp strung and tuned, or, An easie analysis of the whole book of Psalms cast into such a method, that the summe of every Psalm may quickly be collected and remembred : with a devout meditation or prayer at the end of each psalm, framed for the most part out of the words of the psalm, and fitted for several occasions / by the Reverend Father in God, William ... Lord Bishop of Gloucester.	Nicholson, William, 1591-1672.	1662 (1662)	Wing N1111; ESTC R18470	729,580	564

thou_o have_v wrought_v in_o we_o bring_v down_o our_o enemy_n till_o they_o submit_v every_o one_o and_o humble_o bring_v piece_n of_o silver_n until_o prince_n come_v out_o of_o egypt_n and_o stranger_n stretch_v forth_o their_o hand_n and_o become_v homager_n to_o thou_o our_o god_n o_o how_o glorious_a will_v be_v thy_o praise_n how_o excellent_a thy_o name_n ver._n 32_o when_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n with_o one_o heart_n and_o one_o voice_n shall_v sing_v praise_n to_o thou_o thou_o ride_v upon_o the_o heaven_n which_o be_v of_o old_a thou_o speak_v from_o thence_o in_o thunder_n and_o send_v out_o a_o mighty_a voice_n therefore_o will_v we_o ascribe_v strength_n unto_o our_o god_n which_o be_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n o_o god_n thou_o be_v wonderful_a and_o terrible_a out_o of_o thy_o holy_a place_n when_o thou_o communicate_a thy_o presence_n to_o thy_o servant_n thou_o be_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n that_o give_v strength_n and_o power_n unto_o thy_o people_n bless_a therefore_o be_v our_o god_n amen_o psal._n lxix_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o this_o psalm_n david_n show_v to_o what_o extreme_a strait_n he_o be_v bring_v by_o malicious_a enemy_n and_o yet_o he_o be_v but_o the_o type_n for_o the_o bitter_a passion_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v by_o these_o not_o obscure_o set_v out_o to_o we_o the_o part_n be_v 1._o david_n prayer_n and_o the_o reason_n he_o use_v for_o help_v from_o ver_fw-la 1._o to_o 23._o 2._o a_o imprecation_n against_o his_o enemy_n from_o ver_fw-la 23._o to_o 31._o 3._o his_o profession_n of_o thanks_o from_o ver_fw-la 30._o to_o the_o end_n 1._o reason_n the_o first_o part_n his_o prayer_n and_o the_o occasion_n and_o reason_n he_o petition_n save_v i_o o_o god_n ver_fw-la 1._o and_o then_o adjoin_v his_o reason_n which_o be_v many_o 1._o the_o present_a condition_n in_o which_o he_o be_v in_o express_v by_o divers_a metaphor_n compare_v his_o enemy_n to_o water_n danger_n water_n his_o present_a danger_n 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3._o mighty_a 4._o injurious_a 1._o malicious_n they_o hate_v i_o without_o a_o cause_n 2._o many_o they_o be_v more_o than_o the_o hair_n of_o my_o head_n 3._o mighty_a and_o injurious_a they_o that_o will_v destroy_v i_o be_v my_o enemy_n wrongful_o be_v mighty_a then_o ●restored_a that_o i_o take_v not_o away_o 3._o innocence_n 3._o from_o his_o innocence_n from_o his_o innocence_n touch_v which_o he_o appeal_v to_o god_n o_o god_n thou_o know_v how_o guilty_a i_o be_o of_o that_o which_o they_o impute_v to_o i_o for_o foolishness_n viz._n i_o be_o not_o guilty_a and_o yet_o my_o fault_n be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o before_o thou_o i_o confess_v that_o i_o be_o a_o sinner_n but_o not_o guilty_a of_o any_o folly_n do_v to_o they_o for_o that_o which_o they_o call_v folly_n viz._n thy_o service_n be_v my_o great_a wisdom_n 4._o it_o 4._o from_o the_o hurt_n may_v come_v by_o it_o lest_o if_o he_o suffer_v thus_o and_o be_v not_o save_v other_o then_o by_o it_o will_v be_v 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servant_n david_n from_o his_o low_a condition_n to_o guide_v thy_o people_n and_o rule_v thy_o inheritance_n and_o let_v the_o power_n of_o thy_o spirit_n be_v so_o effectual_a in_o he_o that_o he_o may_v feed_v thy_o people_n according_a to_o the_o integrity_n of_o his_o heart_n and_o guide_v they_o prudent_o with_o all_o his_o might_n so_o shall_v we_o who_o be_v the_o sheep_n of_o thy_o pasture_n give_v thou_o thanks_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o psal._n lxxix_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o psalm_n be_v compose_v when_o the_o church_n be_v oppress_v as_o some_o conceive_v by_o antiochus_n certain_a it_o be_v it_o be_v in_o a_o very_a distress_a condition_n and_o it_o have_v these_o part_n viz._n 1._o a_o complaint_n for_o the_o desolation_n of_o jerusalem_n from_o vers_fw-la 1._o to_o 5._o 2._o a_o deprecation_n of_o god_n anger_n vers_fw-la 5._o 3._o a_o twofold_a petition_n 1._o against_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n vers_fw-la 6_o 7_o 10_o 11_o 12._o 2._o for_o the_o church_n vers_fw-la 8_o 9_o 4._o a_o doxology_n vers_fw-la 13._o 1._o the_o complaint_n be_v very_o bitter_a and_o rise_v by_o many_o degree_n 〈◊〉_d the_o first_o part_n the_o complaint_n bitter_a and_o amplify_v by_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o o_o god_n the_o heathen_a be_v come_v into_o thy_o inheritance_n the_o antithesis_fw-la be_v elegant_a the_o heathen_a those_o wolf_n impure_a beast_n be_v come_v into_o thy_o land_n thy_o peculiar_a 2._o thy_o holy_a temple_n have_v they_o defile_v vers._n 1_o profane_v the_o place_n consecrate_v to_o thy_o service_n 3._o they_o have_v lay_v jerusalem_n on_o heap_n funditus_fw-la deleverunt_fw-la vers._n 2_o 4._o their_o cruelty_n they_o have_v exercise_v upon_o the_o dead_a the_o dead_a body_n of_o thy_o servant_n have_v they_o give_v to_o be_v meat_n to_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o air_n the_o flesh_n of_o thy_o saint_n to_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o land_n vers._n 3_o 5._o a_o second_o part_n of_o their_o cruelty_n be_v that_o they_o 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with_o god_n will_v thou_o be_v angry_a for_o ever_o shall_v thy_o jealousy_n burn_v like_o fire_n i.e._n cessairasci_n 3._o pray_v the_o three_o part_n and_o pray_v and_o now_o he_o begin_v his_o prayer_n which_o be_v twofold_a first_o against_o the_o enemy_n 1._o pour_v out_o thy_o wrath_n upon_o the_o heathen_a that_o have_v not_o know_v thou_o and_o upon_o the_o kingdom_n that_o have_v not_o call_v on_o thy_o name_n cruelty_n name_n for_o vengeance_n to_o fall_v on_o the_o enemy_n for_o their_o cruelty_n not_o upon_o we_o but_o on_o they_o 2._o and_o he_o add_v the_o reason_n and_o it_o be_v a_o reason_n of_o weight_n in_o which_o he_o respect_v not_o himself_o but_o god_n people_n for_o they_o have_v devour_v jacob_n and_o lay_v waste_v

a_o little_a before_o i_o go_v hence_o and_o be_v no_o more_o see_v for_o i_o be_o nothing_o unto_o thou_o thy_o year_n be_v throughout_o all_o generation_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v but_o equal_a that_o thou_o indulge_v a_o ample_a space_n of_o life_n to_o thy_o image_n that_o he_o may_v attain_v eternal_a happiness_n and_o he_o prove_v god_n to_o be_v eternal_a because_o he_o be_v immutable_a not_o so_o the_o earth_n not_o so_o the_o heaven_n 1._o corrupt_v not_o so_o other_o creature_n all_o they_o change_v corrupt_v not_o the_o earth_n for_o it_o have_v a_o beginning_n and_o that_o from_o thou_o of_o old_a though_o long_o ago_o yet_o a_o beginning_n it_o and_o thou_o place_v it_o not_o upon_o a_o foundation_n already_o lay_v but_o lay_v the_o very_a foundation_n thereof_o bring_v it_o out_o of_o nothing_o to_o what_o it_o be_v and_o place_v it_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o world_n as_o now_o it_o be_v ponderibus_fw-la libratasuis_fw-la 2._o not_o the_o heaven_n for_o they_o be_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n i._n e._n thy_o wisdom_n and_o power_n heaven_n then_o and_o all_o creature_n in_o it_o earth_n and_o all_o below_o can_v be_v eternal_a they_o begin_v 3._o neither_o shall_v they_o continue_v they_o shall_v perish_v be_v either_o annihilate_v or_o alter_v from_o their_o present_a condition_n they_o shall_v not_o be_v what_o they_o be_v now_o no_o not_o heaven_n nor_o earth_n as_o than_o they_o be_v not_o eternal_a so_o neither_o be_v they_o immutable_a now_o in_o opposition_n to_o these_o he_o put_v the_o almighty_a god_n but_o thou_o shall_v endure_v and_o yet_o more_o full_o he_o express_v this_o truth_n in_o the_o follow_a word_n 1._o yea_o all_o of_o they_o shall_v wax_v old_a like_o a_o garment_n make_v a_o far_a step_n and_o access_n to_o a_o final_a period_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o duration_n 2._o as_o do_v a_o garment_n their_o use_n shall_v cease_v together_o with_o man_n as_o do_v the_o use_n of_o a_o garment_n with_o he_o that_o use_v 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way_n but_o approach_v thy_o throne_n of_o grace_n though_o we_o be_v foul_a and_o filthy_a sinner_n that_o have_v deface_v thy_o image_n yet_o do_v not_o thou_o in_o displeasure_n turn_v away_o thy_o face_n from_o we_o it_o trouble_v we_o that_o we_o be_v thus_o foul_a and_o this_o be_v the_o day_n of_o our_o trouble_n for_o it_o oh_o thou_o who_o have_v promise_v to_o accept_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o a_o break_a and_o contrite_a heart_n now_o when_o we_o be_v in_o trouble_n incline_v thy_o ear_n unto_o we_o in_o this_o day_n when_o we_o call_v upon_o thou_o our_o heavenly_a physician_n hear_v we_o and_o answer_v we_o and_o that_o with_o speed_n ver._n 3_o leave_v if_o thou_o prolong_v the_o time_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o find_v who_o to_o heal_v and_o save_v for_o o_o lord_n we_o be_v in_o a_o very_a lamentable_a condition_n for_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n and_o prosperity_n be_v consume_v as_o smoke_n that_o vanish_v in_o the_o air_n and_o the_o pillar_n of_o our_o body_n our_o bone_n ver._n 4_o be_v burn_v up_o as_o a_o hearth_n that_o the_o fire_n wear_v away_o our_o heart_n be_v smite_v out_o of_o the_o sense_n of_o thy_o wrath_n and_o pine_v and_o wither_v away_o as_o grass_n scorch_v by_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n so_o great_a be_v our_o misery_n so_o press_v our_o calamity_n that_o we_o forget_v to_o take_v our_o daily_a repast_n to_o eat_v our_o bread_n which_o nature_n itself_o require_v of_o we_o we_o live_v in_o delight_n ver._n 5_o but_o now_o by_o the_o voice_n of_o our_o groan_n by_o the_o continual_a sorrow_n and_o expression_n of_o those_o sorrow_n that_o be_v upon_o we_o our_o flesh_n be_v consume_v and_o our_o body_n bring_v to_o such_o a_o leanness_n that_o our_o bone_n will_v scarce_o cleave_v to_o our_o skin_n for_o very_a grief_n we_o fly_v the_o soriety_n of_o man_n and_o seek_v out_o place_n that_o be_v fit_a for_o mourner_n ver._n 6_o we_o be_v like_o a_o pelican_n a_o bird_n that_o delight_v to_o live_v alone_o in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o like_o a_o owl_n which_o fly_v the_o company_n of_o other_o bird_n the_o light_n and_o sight_n of_o man_n dwell_v in_o a_o secret_a dark_a and_o retire_a place_n where_o she_o sing_v a_o sad_a tune_n and_o we_o a_o heavy_a song_n ver._n 7_o our_o night_n we_o spend_v in_o continual_a watch_n very_a grief_n suffer_v we_o not_o to_o close_v our_o eye_n and_o at_o break_v of_o day_n we_o breathe_v forth_o our_o sigh_n unto_o thou_o as_o the_o sparrow_n that_o sit_v alone_o and_o lament_v the_o loss_n of_o her_o mate_n upon_o the_o house_n top_n and_o in_o these_o our_o distress_n we_o find_v no_o comforter_n ver._n 8_o all_o our_o friend_n have_v forsake_v we_o and_o our_o enemy_n make_v their_o advantage_n of_o it_o have_v gather_v themselves_o together_o against_o we_o they_o reproach_n and_o revile_v we_o all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o be_v mad_a against_o we_o and_o set_v upon_o mischief_n they_o have_v enter_v into_o a_o conspiracy_n and_o bind_v themselves_o by_o a_o oath_n to_o undo_v we_o ver._n 9_o for_o this_o cause_n we_o eat_v no_o pleasant_a bread_n neither_o come_v any_o wine_n in_o our_o mouth_n but_o such_o as_o be_v knead_v with_o penitential_a ash_n and_o mingle_v with_o the_o salt_n of_o tear_n and_o weep_v and_o what_o soul_n that_o be_v ever_o under_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n disfavour_n can_v blame_v we_o for_o this_o since_o thy_o wrathful_a displeasure_n go_v over_o we_o ver._n 10_o thy_o indignation_n pursue_v we_o thou_o who_o in_o mercy_n do_v lift_v we_o up_o have_v in_o judgement_n cast_v we_o down_o the_o sad_a consideration_n whereof_o do_v beyond_o all_o that_o man_n can_v do_v afflict_v we_o but_o how_o long_o o_o lord_n will_v