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	moses_n	year_n	37	3	4.4277	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09376	A cloud of faithfull witnesses, leading to the heauenly Canaan, or, A commentarie vpon the 11 chapter to the Hebrewes preached in Cambridge by that godly, and iudicious divine, M. William Perkins ; long expected and desired, and therefore published at the request of his executours, by Will. Crashawe and Tho. Pierson, preachers of Gods Word, who heard him preach it, and wrote it from his mouth.	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.	1607 (1607)	STC 19677.5; ESTC S2273	415,205	614

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of_o abraham_n be_v three_o particular_a point_n 1._o he_o dwell_v in_o canaan_n 2._o that_o canaan_n be_v the_o land_n of_o promise_n 3._o he_o dwell_v there_o by_o faith_n for_o the_o first_o concern_v abraham_n dwell_v in_o canaan_n diverse_a question_n may_v be_v move_v first_o how_o it_o be_v true_a that_o he_o abode_n or_o dwell_v there_o see_v it_o be_v apparent_a in_o the_o story_n he_o dwell_v in_o egypt_n gen._n 12.10_o and_o in_o gerar._n gen._n 20.1_o i_o answer_v the_o meaning_n be_v not_o that_o he_o stay_v there_o every_o day_n of_o his_o life_n but_o that_o he_o live_v and_o die_v there_o and_o make_v it_o the_o place_n of_o his_o residence_n and_o ordinary_a habitation_n whereunto_o he_o always_o resort_v again_o if_o any_o occasion_n draw_v he_o abroad_o and_o further_o he_o go_v not_o into_o egypt_n but_o upon_o such_o special_a cause_n as_o can_v not_o be_v otherwise_o help_v as_o upon_o a_o famine_n or_o such_o like_a genesis_n 12.10_o then_o there_o come_v a_o famine_n in_o the_o land_n therefore_o abraham_n go_v down_o into_o egypt_n to_o sojourn_v there_o where_o it_o appear_v first_o that_o the_o cause_n be_v extraordinary_a second_o that_o he_o go_v not_o to_o make_v any_o dwell_n but_o to_o sojourn_v there_o for_o a_o time_n and_o then_o to_o repair_v home_o again_o where_o we_o learn_v that_o as_o a_o man_n be_v not_o to_o depart_v out_o of_o that_o land_n where_o god_n have_v appoint_v he_o to_o dwell_v but_o upon_o good_a and_o sufficient_a cause_n so_o when_o those_o cause_n cease_v which_o draw_v he_o out_o he_o be_v not_o to_o stay_v long_o from_o home_n but_o to_o repair_v again_o to_o the_o place_n of_o his_o ordinary_a dwell_n god_n will_v have_v a_o man_n dwell_v at_o home_n and_o it_o be_v levity_n and_o a_o token_n of_o a_o unconstant_a mind_n and_o a_o running-heade_n for_o a_o man_n to_o desire_v to_o be_v always_o abroad_o bird_n fly_v abroad_o but_o so_o as_o they_o may_v come_v to_o their_o nest_n at_o night_n so_o man_n shall_v endeavour_n as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v to_o take_v few_o occasion_n of_o be_v from_o their_o dwelling_n and_o when_o they_o needs_o must_v to_o let_v it_o be_v for_o as_o short_a a_o time_n as_o may_v be_v for_o as_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o light_a woman_n proverb_n 7.11_o her_o foot_n can_v abide_v in_o her_o house_n so_o be_v it_o of_o a_o unstayde_a man_n upon_o every_o occasion_n to_o be_v carry_v from_o home_n we_o must_v therefore_o follow_v holy_a abraham_n who_o be_v here_o commend_v for_o abide_v or_o dwell_v in_o the_o country_n which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o again_o this_o practice_n of_o abraham_n faith_n condemn_v the_o wander_a beggar_n to_o be_v a_o unfaithful_a and_o ungracious_a generation_n our_o land_n by_o the_o abuse_n of_o our_o peace_n and_o plenty_n be_v full_a of_o such_o ask_v they_o where_o they_o dwell_v their_o answer_n be_v they_o have_v small_a dwell_n but_o look_v into_o the_o matter_n and_o they_o have_v the_o large_a dwelling_n of_o all_o for_o they_o dwell_v every_o where_o &_o all_o abroad_o they_o count_v it_o bondage_n to_o be_v tie_v to_o one_o town_n or_o dwell_v in_o one_o parish_n and_o think_v it_o freedom_n and_o liberty_n to_o dwell_v every_o where_o these_o be_v carerpiller_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n and_o the_o great_a robber_n of_o the_o poor_a that_o be_v common_a thief_n steal_v from_o rich_a man_n but_o these_o steal_n from_o the_o poor_a they_o get_v that_o from_o man_n which_o the_o true_a poor_a shall_v have_v no_o good_a come_v to_o church_n nor_o commonwealth_n by_o these_o man_n but_o much_o hurt_n to_o both_o for_o a_o