Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n
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A03792
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The troubled mans medicine verye profitable to be redde of al men wherein they may learne pacyently to suffer all kyndes of aduersitie made [and] wrytten by wyllyam Hughe to a frende of his.
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Hugh, William, d. 1549.
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1546
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STC 13910; ESTC S109482
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god_n and_o dye_v therefore_o he_o be_v merueilouse_a glad_a take_v the_o child_n in_o his_o arm_n and_o bless_v god_n cry_v out_o and_o say_v now_o dimisse_fw-la thy_o servant_n o_o lord_n accord_v to_o thy_o word_n in_o peace_n for_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v thy_o save_a health_n there_o do_v symeon_n prove_v and_o testify_v that_o than_o free_a tranquillite_fw-la true_a peace_n and_o sprme_a securytye_n do_v happen_v to_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n when_o they_o be_v draw_v from_o this_o troublesome_a world_n and_o bring_v to_o the_o port_n of_o the_o everlasting_a manâion_n peradventure_o you_o will_v say_v unto_o i_o sir_n as_o tor_z simeon_n i_o âan_v not_o blame_v he_o though_o he_o be_v well_o content_a to_o dye_v for_o as_o âmoche_v as_o he_o be_v a_o man_n of_o a_o great_a age_n and_o as_o they_o say_v communelye_o even_o at_o the_o pytte_v bank_n i_o be_o but_o a_o young_a mau_fw-fr i_o may_v have_v live_v yet_o many_o year_n with_o no_o small_a comfort_n of_o my_o friude_n by_o the_o comânune_n curse_n my_o time_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v i_o grant_v in_o deed_n you_o be_v a_o man_n of_o no_o great_a age_n but_o what_o âay_v i_o pray_v you_o can_v we_o apoynte_v for_o any_o man_n death_n every_o day_n may_v be_v a_o body_n last_o day_n if_o it_o stand_v with_o the_o pleasure_n of_o god_n we_o see_v that_o some_o dye_v in_o theââ_n mother_n belly_n some_o in_o their_o crââ_n delle_n some_o in_o the_o flower_n of_o their_o age_n some_o in_o their_o old_a age_n some_o when_o they_o be_v scotfree_a other_o some_o when_o they_o be_v poor_a so_o that_o we_o may_v plain_o vuderstande_v that_o god_n do_v gyve_v to_o every_o man_n his_o life_n of_o that_o condition_n that_o he_o surrender_v it_o again_o when_o so_o ever_o it_o shall_v please_v he_o to_o repete_fw-la it_o but_o among_o all_o other_o say_v the_o great_a poet_n menander_n most_o happy_a be_v they_o and_o best_a belovid_v of_o god_n that_o die_v when_o they_o be_v young_a the_o which_o say_v as_o it_o be_v very_a wytty_n so_o it_o be_v very_o true_a and_o that_o a_o man_n may_v easy_o perceve_v if_o he_o have_v ãâã_d specte_n to_o the_o spiritual_a evyls_n and_o temporal_a incommodity_n that_o occupy_v this_o lyfet_n for_o they_o commun_o depart_v not_o yet_o infect_v with_o so_o much_o malice_n entangle_v with_o so_o moche_n vice_n corrupt_v with_o so_o much_o wickedness_n as_o their_o elder_n be_v not_o yet_o so_o surre_v separate_v from_o god_n by_o the_o reason_n of_o sin_v and_o make_v member_n utterlye_o and_o limb_n of_o the_o dcuyll_n it_o chaunse_v for_o the_o moost_n that_o man_n after_o they_o come_v to_o a_o ripe_a and_o complete_a age_n be_v clean_o draw_v from_o god_n from_o virtue_n from_o symplicite_a and_o integrite_v of_o life_n to_o sin_v wychednes_n &_o ungodly_a lyve_v the_o scotfree_a by_o iniuriouse_a handle_v the_o poor_a by_o oppression_n ingurgitation_n and_o beastly_a incontinency_n the_o poor_a by_o pyckinge_v lyinge_a desperation_n and_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o god_n i_o speak_v of_o many_o but_o not_o of_o all_o the_o wytty_n by_o craft_n deceat_fw-la and_o subtilte_n the_o learned_a oft_o by_o heresy_n ambition_n and_o devylysshe_v doctrine_n i_o will_v not_o speak_v of_o envy_n malice_n rankor_n adultery_n which_o at_o the_o type_n age_n increase_n in_o grow_a and_o as_o scylla_n and_o charybdis_n hurl_v the_o great_a part_n of_o man_n into_o the_o hoxrible_a sea_n of_o perdytion_n the_o holy_a ghost_n teach_v by_o solomon_n that_o they_o which_o please_v god_n best_a be_v quick_o and_o rathe_a take_v from_o this_o world_n lest_o they_o shall_v be_v pollute_v with_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o same_o he_o be_v take_v away_o say_v he_o least_o malice_n shall_v change_v his_o understand_v for_o his_o soul_n dydde_v please_v god_n and_o he_o have_v make_v haste_n to_o bring_v he_o from_o the_o mydde_v of_o miquitie_n enoche_n dydde_v please_v god_n and_o he_o be_v not_o find_v afterward_o for_o god_n have_v take_v he_o away_o therefore_o to_o please_v god_n be_v to_o be_v count_v worthy_a of_o he_o to_o be_v delyver_v from_o this_o world_n and_o to_o be_v bring_v thither_o as_o the_o the_o noute_n soul_n of_o the_o prophet_n covyte_v to_o come_v sayenge_a how_o derelye_o belovyd_v be_v thy_o habytation_n o_o god_n of_o virtue_n my_o soul_n desirethe_v and_o makethe_v hasie_a to_o thy_o hawle_n those_o tree_n be_v not_o beast_n the_o be_v most_o durable_a but_o of_o who_o âoth_v spring_v most_o profitable_a fruit_n netther_o be_v those_o song_n most_o commendable_a that_o be_v long_a but_o the_o most_o delight_v the_o ear_n of_o man_n eve_n âo_o the_o long_a lift_n be_v not_o chief_a but_o that_o which_o be_v moosle_n bertuâus_o and_o lest_o with_o vice_n deface_v further_o let_v we_o ponder_v these_o temporal_a displeasure_n and_o incommo_fw-la âities_n and_o than_o judge_v whether_o ââat_a death_n when_o or_o in_o what_o age_n â_o ever_o it_o chaunsethe_v be_v better_a ââan_z life_n accord_v to_o the_o worâes_n of_o ezechiell_n or_o no._n consider_v sf_n what_o calaniyty_n chance_n âyseryes_n and_o perelle_n man_n be_v in_o danger_n no_o man_n lyve_v be_v happy_a on_o every_o part_n no_o man_n be_v utter_o content_a with_o his_o lote_n who_o there_o that_o reason_n or_o chance_n as_o say_v horace_n have_v ofâ_n ere_v it_o unto_o he_o wherefore_o no_o man_n according_a to_o solon_n word_n be_v happy_a in_o deed_n before_o he_o be_v bury_v for_o this_o cause_n socrates_n with_o other_o of_o his_o sect_n desire_v ever_o desirouslye_o to_o dye_v esteem_v death_n not_o to_o be_v miserable_a but_o the_o end_n of_o all_o misery_n not_o troublous_a 30._o ezechi_n 30._o but_o the_o end_n of_o all_o trouble_n better_a say_v ezechâ_n ell_n be_v death_n than_o life_n and_o eternal_a resie_n than_o continual_a sorrow_n for_o every_o part_n of_o this_o life_n doubtless_o be_v replenissh_v with_o unpleasantnes_n full_a of_o sorrow_n inquietââ_n with_o care_n troublescme_n and_o uâ_n ed_z with_o disease_n what_o trade_n â_o life_n so_o ever_o a_o man_n shall_v follow_v say_v crates_n he_o shall_v be_v sure_a â_o find_v bytterne_n therein_o in_o the_o filde_v be_v labour_n at_o home_n care_n in_o a_o strange_a country_n fear_n of_o a_o man_n have_v aught_o in_o the_o sea_n fear_v with_o jeopardies_n inyouth_n foolyshae_n in_o age_n feblenes_n in_o marriage_n unquietues_fw-la in_o lack_v a_o myfe_z solitariness_n if_o a_o man_n have_v thyldren_n he_o have_v care_n if_o he_o have_v none_o he_o be_v half_o maim_v so_o that_o one_o of_o these_o two_o say_v he_o be_v to_o be_v myssh_v either_o not_o to_o be_v bear_v or_o quick_o to_o dye_v the_o wretchedness_n of_o this_o world_n have_v compel_v even_o the_o holy_a âe_a man_n be_v weary_a therewith_o to_o wish_v for_o death_n jonas_n in_o his_o travel_n say_v that_o it_o be_v better_a for_o he_o to_o bye_o than_o to_o live_v helyas_n in_o his_o âyfe_n time_n often_o covet_v and_o not_o unadvised_o to_o yield_v by_o the_o ghost_n neither_o can_v i_o see_v any_o cause_n why_o âhat_n all_o of_o we_o which_o have_v any_o hope_n of_o a_o other_o life_n to_o come_v shall_v not_o wysshe_v for_o the_o same_o thing_n see_v that_o no_o man_n lyve_v which_o labour_v not_o of_o the_o indigency_n both_o of_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a thing_n nothing_o truelye_o though_o a_o ma_fw-fr have_v never_o so_o much_o excellency_n in_o honour_n abundance_n be_v riches_n delight_v in_o pleasure_n can_v satisfy_v he_o or_o bring_v a_o flepeâââs_a desire_n appetite_n and_o insatiable_a luââes_n no_o more_o than_o the_o doughter_n of_o danaus_n can_v fill_v their_o bottomless_a tub_n be_v it_o not_o better_o therefore_o to_o change_v this_o life_n to_o leave_v this_o strange_a country_n and_o god_n where_o be_v all_o excellency_n of_o honour_n abundance_n of_o all_o good_a thing_n where_o perpetual_a pleasure_n shall_v ever_o be_v in_o thy_o right_a hand_n even_o to_o the_o end_n where_o thy_o divinity_n shall_v be_v see_v love_v &_o reserve_v for_o ever_o death_n of_o itself_o in_o deed_n be_v somewhat_o formidable_a and_o the_o way_n to_o death_n as_o say_v the_o philosopher_n painful_a yet_o if_o we_o consider_v the_o premise_n and_o the_o death_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o gate_n where_o by_o man_n do_v enter_v into_o life_n we_o shall_v see_v it_o amiable_a and_o much_o to_o be_v embrace_v i_o marvel_n what_o evil_a spi_v rite_n have_v so_o blind_v and_o ve_fw-la witch_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n and_o make_v they_o mad_a so_o shameful_o dotinge_v forasmuch_o as_o they_o can_v persmade_v themselves_o to_o be_v best_a here_o to_o live_v still_o in_o these_o rot_a tent_n open_a to_o all_o sharp_a wind_n and_o bitter_a stor_n mes_fw-fr in_o these_o ruinous_a house_n in_o these_o stink_n