Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	aaron_n	israel_n	whole_a	13	3	4.0882	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23658	Catholicism, or, Several enquiries touching visible church-membership, church-communion, the nature of schism, and the usefulness of natural constitutions for the furtherance of religion by W.A.	Allen, William, d. 1686.	1683 (1683)	Wing A1055; ESTC R502	134,503	424

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save_a grace_n by_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o god_n do_v not_o design_n to_o have_v no_o other_o of_o his_o visible_a church_n than_o such_o as_o have_v save_v grace_n now_o the_o posterity_n of_o abraham_n when_o they_o come_v out_o of_o egypt_n be_v by_o virtue_n of_o their_o covenant_v with_o god_n all_o of_o they_o bad_a as_o well_o as_o good_a visible_o relate_v to_o god_n as_o his_o people_n and_o so_o his_o as_o no_o other_o people_n be_v and_o i_o hope_v we_o may_v safe_o say_v that_o god_n himself_o account_v they_o to_o be_v what_o moses_n and_o other_o by_o divine_a inspiration_n say_v they_o be_v and_o if_o so_o than_o we_o may_v say_v that_o almighty_a god_n do_v account_v they_o all_o bad_a as_o well_o as_o good_a though_o not_o in_o the_o most_o emphatical_a sense_n to_o be_v his_o choose_a elect_a and_o adopt_a people_n deut._n 4.37_o rom._n 9.4_o his_o called_n isa_n 48.12_o a_o people_n near_o unto_o he_o psal_n 148.14_o his_o saint_n his_o holy_a people_n 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