Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	affection_n	afflict_a	affliction_n	32	3	8.6862	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14923	The soules progresse to the celestiall Canaan, or heavenly Jerusalem By way of godly meditation, and holy contemplation: accompanied with divers learned exhortations, and pithy perswasions, tending to Christianity and humanity. Divided into two parts. The first part treateth of the divine essence, quality and nature of God, and his holy attributs: and of the creation, fall, state, death, and misery of an unregenerated man, both in this life and in the world to come: put for the whole scope of the Old Testament. The second part is put for the summe and compendium of the Gospell, and treateth of the Incarnation, Nativity, words, works, and sufferings of Christ, and of the happinesse and blessednesse of a godly man in his state of renovation, being reconciled to God in Christ. Collected out of the Scriptures, and out of the writings of the ancient fathers of the primitive Church, and other orthodoxall divines: by John Welles, of Beccles in the County of Suffolk.	Welles, John, of Beccles.	1639 (1639)	STC 25231; ESTC S119607	276,075	406

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the_o other_o wherefore_o they_o be_v not_o man_n but_o vain_a shape_n of_o man_n 5.5_o john_n 5.5_o which_o do_v vain_o and_o idle_o spend_v all_o their_o life_n as_o though_o they_o be_v bear_v to_o no_o other_o intent_n and_o end_n but_o to_o waste_v and_o consume_v upon_o themselves_o without_o regard_n to_o their_o christian_a brethren_n or_o relieve_v and_o supply_v their_o want_n and_o necessity_n in_o time_n of_o need_n to_o which_o end_n they_o be_v chief_o and_o necessary_o ordain_v of_o god_n next_o then_o to_o do_v he_o service_n and_o divine_a worship_n for_o saint_n paul_n admonish_v all_o man_n to_o walk_v worthy_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n 1.10_o col._n 1.10_o to_o please_v he_o in_o all_o point_n be_v fruitful_a in_o all_o good_a work_n for_o he_o that_o be_v fruitful_a in_o all_o good_a work_n do_v please_v the_o lord_n in_o all_o thing_n if_o they_o be_v do_v with_o a_o pure_a and_o sincere_a faith_n for_o they_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o faith_n for_o good_a work_n be_v please_v to_o god_n god_n good_a work_n be_v do_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n because_o they_o be_v do_v by_o his_o spirit_n for_o he_o do_v work_n in_o we_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o perform_v according_a unto_o his_o good_a will_n and_o pleasure_n therefore_o forasmuch_o as_o they_o come_v from_o he_o it_o can_v be_v but_o that_o they_o must_v be_v like_v of_o he_o god_n that_o which_o be_v just_a and_o good_a be_v love_v of_o god_n as_o the_o author_n and_o beginner_n of_o they_o such_o be_v his_o justice_n that_o he_o love_v the_o same_o which_o be_v just_a and_o good_a be_v himself_o of_o all_o other_o most_o just_a and_o the_o rewarder_n of_o all_o good_a work_n that_o proceed_v of_o faith_n but_o we_o must_v not_o assume_v the_o reward_n of_o our_o good_a work_n to_o proceed_v of_o our_o own_o desert_n but_o unto_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n who_o do_v work_v the_o effect_n of_o godliness_n and_o charity_n in_o they_o that_o believe_v true_a and_o 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christ_n unless_o he_o love_v his_o neighbour_n neither_o do_v he_o apprehend_v the_o benefit_n of_o christ_n with_o true_a confidence_n of_o heart_n that_o do_v deny_v his_o neighbour_n the_o office_n which_o he_o owe_v unto_o he_o that_o be_v not_o true_o a_o good_a work_n which_o proceed_v not_o from_o faith_n 14.13_o rom._n 14.13_o neither_o be_v it_o true_o a_o good_a work_n which_o proceed_v not_o from_o charity_n charity_n be_v the_o seed_n of_o all_o virtue_n it_o be_v no_o good_a fruit_n which_o spring_v not_o from_o the_o root_n of_o charity_n for_o charity_n be_v the_o spiritual_a taste_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o unto_o it_o alone_o be_v every_o good_a thing_n sweet_a and_o pleasant_a every_o hard_a thing_n sweet_a yea_o all_o trouble_n and_o adversity_n sweet_a 35_o 1_o joh._n 13.34_o 35_o it_o profit_v not_o to_o give_v all_o that_o one_o have_v unto_o the_o poor_a if_o he_o have_v not_o charity_n for_o the_o outward_a action_n be_v do_v in_o hypocrisy_n if_o there_o be_v 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life_n 12._o heb._n 12._o so_o that_o the_o trouble_n and_o misery_n and_o all_o the_o adverse_a thing_n that_o can_v befall_v we_o be_v god_n gentle_a chastisement_n to_o his_o child_n to_o reform_v they_o but_o to_o the_o obstinate_a and_o unbelieved_a they_o be_v messenger_n of_o his_o judgement_n 10._o numb_a 14.2_o judge_n 6._o judg._n 10._o and_o utter_a renunciation_n who_o by_o his_o punishment_n wax_v worse_o and_o worse_o who_o do_v murmur_n and_o grudge_v at_o the_o course_n he_o take_v to_o amend_v they_o as_o do_v the_o rebellious_a israelites_n who_o he_o do_v often_o visit_v in_o mercy_n before_o he_o enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o they_o he_o call_v we_o by_o his_o punishment_n from_o peril_n to_o the_o end_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o dangerous_a security_n of_o a_o please_a estate_n

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sam._n 21.22_o &_o 27._o act_n 14.19_o to_o be_v stone_v with_o paul_n and_o infinite_a other_o yet_o do_v the_o lord_n deliver_v they_o out_o of_o all_o their_o trouble_n such_o be_v the_o force_n of_o a_o sound_a confidence_n and_o trust_n in_o the_o almighty_a god_n who_o in_o mercy_n work_v by_o outward_a cross_n the_o inward_a comfort_n of_o his_o child_n and_o show_v compassion_n always_o upon_o they_o according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o his_o mercy_n and_o as_o sin_n be_v the_o root_n from_o whence_o spring_v all_o our_o affliction_n cross_n misery_n and_o calamity_n both_o inward_a and_o outward_a and_o our_o offence_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o god_n displeasure_n against_o we_o and_o god_n in_o his_o displeasure_n pour_v forth_o both_o cross_n and_o curse_n upon_o sinner_n reprobate_n temporary_a to_o the_o elect_a and_o eternal_a to_o the_o reprobate_n therefore_o it_o behoove_v every_o man_n careful_o to_o consider_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o trouble_n whether_o he_o be_v 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