Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	adultery_n	commit_v	put_v	2,490	5	6.5548	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04540	A Christian plea conteyning three treatises. I. The first, touching the Anabaptists, & others mainteyning some like errours with them. II. The second, touching such Christians, as now are here, commonly called Remonstrants or Arminians. III. The third, touching the Reformed Churches, with vvhom my self agree in the faith of the Gospel of our Lord Iesus Christ. Made by Francis Iohnson, pastour of the auncient English Church, now sojourning at Amsterdam in the Low Countreyes.	Johnson, Francis, 1562-1618.	1617 (1617)	STC 14661; ESTC S107828	395,581	331

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you_o be_v sell_v for_o your_o sin_n and_o your_o mother_n be_v put_v away_o for_o her_o iniquity_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o all_o know_v be_v speak_v by_o esay_n to_o judah_n or_o the_o jew_n general_o zanchius_n also_o write_v on_o hos_n 2_o 2._o note_v this_o in_o like_a sort_n for_o the_o argument_n &_o sum_n of_o this_o matter_n the_o prophet_n say_v he_o teach_v that_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n why_o the_o israelite_n shall_v expostulate_v with_o god_n that_o he_o in_o put_v away_o their_o mother_n the_o synagogue_n do_v note_v each_o of_o they_o also_o with_o this_o mark_n of_o infamy_n that_o they_o be_v bear_v of_o fornication_n for_o the_o whole_a cause_n of_o this_o evil_a and_o infamy_n be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o their_o mother_n to_o wit_n their_o open_a and_o continual_a fornication_n join_v together_o with_o untollerable_a unthankfulnes_n towards_o god_n etc._n etc._n thus_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o apply_v it_o to_o the_o rejection_n of_o israel_n 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next_o follow_v that_o which_o be_v write_v micah_n 2_o 7_o 8._o 8._o mic._n 2_o 7_o 8._o which_o may_v be_v understand_v either_o general_o of_o the_o whole_a people_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v both_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n and_o of_o judah_n or_o of_o either_o of_o they_o several_o and_o every_o way_n make_v against_o these_o man_n themselves_o for_o if_o it_o be_v understand_v of_o all_o the_o tribe_n and_o people_n general_o than_o it_o make_v not_o more_o against_o the_o ten_o tribe_n than_o it_o do_v also_o against_o judah_n which_o themselves_n acknowledge_v be_v at_o this_o time_n the_o people_n and_o church_n of_o god_n and_o under_o his_o covenant_n that_o it_o may_v be_v

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also_o sin_n and_o not_o the_o reprobate_n only_o and_o god_n decree_n of_o reprobation_n perteyn_v only_o to_o the_o reprobate_n and_o not_o to_o the_o elect_a another_o cause_n therefore_o there_o be_v and_o must_v needs_o be_v of_o sin_n both_o in_o the_o elect_a and_o reprobate_a namely_o the_o abuse_n of_o free_a will_n in_o adam_n in_o who_o all_o have_v sin_v and_o of_o who_o all_o be_v descend_v both_o the_o elect_a and_o reprobate_a and_o since_o adam_n fall_n man_n natural_a corruption_n &_o his_o corrupt_a will_n &_o concupiscence_n gen._n 3_o 1_o 6._o and_o 5_o 3._o compare_v with_o rom._n 5_o 12_o 19_o jam._n 1_o 13_o 17._o eccles_n 7_o 29._o ephes_n 2_o 3._o 2._o second_o we_o be_v to_o distinguish_v between_o the_o action_n and_o the_o corruption_n of_o sin_n also_o between_a sin_n and_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n sin_n as_o sin_n and_o the_o corruption_n thereof_o be_v of_o man_n who_o be_v make_v righteous_a transgress_v witting_o &_o willing_o for_o which_o see_v the_o scripture_n aforesaid_a and_o the_o like_a but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o action_n the_o ability_n to_o do_v this_o or_o that_o be_v of_o god_n in_o who_o we_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v act._n 17_o 21._o also_o as_o it_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v just_o inflict_v by_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v just_a to_o punish_v sin_n thus_o god_n harden_v the_o heart_n of_o pharaoh_n exod._n 4_o 21._o &_o 9_o 12_o 16._o with_o rom._n 9_o 17_o 18._o and_o pharaoh_n harden_v it_o himself_o exo._n 8_o 15_o 32._o and_o 9_o 34._o which_o as_o pharaoh_n do_v it_o be_v sin_n as_o god_n do_v it_o it_o be_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n and_o thus_o it_o have_v the_o consideration_n of_o good_a for_o declaration_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n for_o god_n be_v just_a in_o all_o his_o way_n and_o holy_a in_o all_o his_o work_n psal_n 145_o 17._o and_o his_o understanding_n be_v infinite_a which_o man_n may_v admire_v but_o can_v comprehend_v psa_fw-la 147_o 5._o &_o 77_o 19_o with_o rom._n 11_o 13-36_a 3._o three_o distinguish_v also_o between_v effect_n and_o consequent_n sin_n come_v after_o god_n decree_n of_o reprobation_n not_o as_o effect_n thereof_o but_o as_o consequent_n that_o follow_v after_o it_o it_o be_v most_o holy_a &_o so_o not_o the_o cause_n of_o sin_n 4._o neither_o be_v it_o sound_v to_o say_v because_o god_n suffer_v this_o or_o that_o therefore_o he_o do_v it_o difference_n be_v to_o be_v put_v between_o god_n decree_n of_o permission_n which_o concern_v all_o and_o between_o god_n decree_n of_o reprobation_n which_o respect_v only_o some_o to_o wit_n the_o reprobate_n beside_o all_o know_v that_o man_n suffer_v many_o thing_n which_o they_o do_v not_o nor_o can_v be_v say_v to_o do_v nay_o which_o many_o time_n they_o forbid_v and_o the_o cause_n of_o a_o action_n right_o and_o proper_o consider_v be_v in_o the_o doer_n not_o in_o the_o sufferer_n 5._o otherwise_o let_v it_o be_v observe_v whether_o these_o man_n themselves_o do_v not_o in_o deed_n by_o their_o opinion_n make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o evil_a and_o destruction_n who_o hold_v that_o god_n will_v have_v all_o and_o every_o particular_a man_n whosoever_o to_o be_v save_v and_o can_v deny_v but_o he_o be_v able_a to_o save_v all_o who_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o save_v and_o yet_o also_o grant_v as_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o he_o do_v not_o save_v all_o what_o now_o will_v follow_v hereupon_o according_a to_o their_o assertion_n let_v they_o consider_v with_o themselves_o 6._o final_o god_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v author_n of_o sin_n as_o it_o be_v sin_n as_o he_o hate_v forbid_v and_o condemn_v it_o which_o his_o word_n every_o where_o and_o his_o work_n at_o all_o time_n make_v manifest_a object_n ii_o but_o the_o lord_n say_v by_o ezekiell_n i_o will_v not_o the_o death_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o that_o the_o wicked_a turn_n from_o his_o way_n and_o live_v ezec._n 18_o 23_o 32._o and_o 33_o 11._o answ_n 1._o the_o lord_n be_v not_o contrary_a to_o himself_o who_o say_v by_o the_o same_o prophet_n as_o the_o vine_n tree_n among_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o forest_n which_o i_o have_v give_v to_o the_o fire_n for_o fuel_n so_o will_v i_o give_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o i_o will_v set_v my_o face_n against_o they_o they_o shall_v go_v out_o from_o one_o fire_n and_o another_o fire_n shall_v devour_v they_o and_o you_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n when_o i_o set_v my_o face_n against_o they_o ezec._n 15_o 6_o 7._o where_o the_o prophet_n show_v that_o as_o the_o vine_n tree_n be_v by_o god_n frame_v and_o disposition_n of_o it_o give_v to_o be_v fewell_fw-mi for_o the_o fire_n so_o also_o the_o jew_n &_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v then_o by_o the_o special_a decree_n of_o god_n appoint_v to_o the_o fire_n and_o destruction_n 2._o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o temporary_a death_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o ezech._n 33_o 11_o 25_o 28._o and_o 18_o 2_o 13_o 27._o compare_v with_o chap_a 12_o and_z 13_o and_z 14_o and_z 15_o etc._n etc._n whereas_o the_o question_n be_v about_o reprobation_n to_o eternal_a death_n and_o great_a difference_n there_o be_v between_v these_o two_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o case_n of_o naboth_n and_o the_o blasphemer_n speak_v of_o lev._n 24._o who_o be_v both_o of_o they_o stone_v to_o death_n lev._n 24_o 14_o 21._o and_o 1_o king_n 21_o 1_o 13._o also_o in_o josiah_n and_o achab_n who_o be_v both_o slay_v in_o battle_n 1_o king_n 22_o 34_o 35._o and_o 2_o chron._n 35_o 20_o 24._o these_o now_o have_v a_o like_a bodily_a &_o