Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	age_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	14	3	8.1788	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54041	The Jew outward being a glasse for the professors of this age : wherein if they read with meekness... such of them as have not overslipt the day of their visitation, may see their own spirits to their own everlasting advantage and comfort by learning subjection to that which hath power in it to destroy this evil spirit in them : containing some exceptions and arguments of the Jews against Christs appearance in that fleshly form of his in their dayes which the present professors may view and compare with their exceptions and arguments against his appearance in spirit in this age, that they may see and consider which of them are the more and the more weighty / by Isaac Penington, the younger.	Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.	1659 (1659)	Wing P1174; ESTC R28792	26,555	33

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he_o back_o to_o pilate_n luke_n 23.9_o 10_o 11._o pilate_n profess_v that_o he_o can_v not_o find_v he_o guilty_a of_o this_o second_o charge_n neither_o of_o pervert_v the_o people_n vers._n 14._o therefore_o chastise_v he_o he_o will_v release_v he_o vers._n 16._o but_o the_o people_n by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o elder_n cry_v all_o at_o once_o away_o with_o this_o man_n and_o release_v unto_o we_o barbas_fw-la vers._n 18._o but_o let_v he_o be_v crucify_v crucify_v he_o crucify_v he_o vers._n 21._o etc._n etc._n now_o when_o pilate_n have_v scourge_v he_o and_o the_o soldier_n have_v strip_v he_o and_o put_v on_o he_o a_o scarlet_a robe_n and_o have_v put_v a_o crown_n of_o plait_a thorn_n on_o his_o head_n and_o a_o reed_n in_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o have_v bow_v the_o knee_n to_o he_o in_o mockery_n and_o spit_v on_o he_o and_o smite_v he_o with_o a_o reed_n he_o bring_v he_o forth_o to_o they_o again_o hope_v this_o may_v appease_v there_o 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nature_n and_o its_o enmity_n against_o the_o life_n and_o power_n be_v not_o thou_o blind_a in_o thy_o day_n as_o they_o be_v in_o they_o and_o a_o enemy_n under_o pretence_n of_o be_v a_o friend_n 4._o another_o exception_n or_o argument_n against_o he_o about_o the_o time_n of_o his_o suffer_a death_n be_v that_o he_o do_v not_o put_v forth_o his_o power_n to_o save_v himself_o from_o the_o cross_n he_o save_v other_o let_v he_o save_v himself_o if_o he_o be_v christ_n the_o choose_a of_o god_n luke_n 23.35_o be_v it_o likely_a that_o this_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o do_v so_o many_o miracle_n by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o can_v now_o save_v himself_o from_o the_o cross_n this_o his_o suffer_a death_n on_o the_o cross_n do_v a_o little_a stumble_v some_o of_o the_o disciple_n as_o may_v appear_v luke_n 24.20_o 21._o and_o be_v enough_o to_o have_v overturn_v the_o faith_n of_o any_o which_o stand_v not_o in_o the_o spirit_n and_o in_o the_o power_n the_o soldier_n also_o can_v mock_v and_o manage_v this_o argument_n against_o he_o say_v if_o thou_o be_v the_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n save_v thyself_o luke_n 23.37_o and_o they_o that_o pass_v by_o revile_v he_o wag_v their_o head_n and_o say_v thou_o that_o destroy_v the_o temple_n and_o build_v it_o in_o three_o day_n save_v thyself_o if_o thou_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n come_v down_o from_o the_o cross_n mat._n 27.39_o 40._o likewise_o the_o chief_a priest_n with_o the_o scribe_n and_o elder_n mock_v among_o themselves_o say_v he_o save_v other_o himself_o he_o can_v save_v let_v christ_n the_o king_n of_o israel_n descend_v now_o from_o the_o cross_n that_o we_o may_v see_v and_o believe_v mark_n 15.31_o 32._o one_o of_o the_o thief_n also_o rail_v on_o he_o say_v if_o thou_o be_v the_o christ_n save_v thyself_o and_o we_o luke_n 23.39_o and_o when_o he_o cry_v out_o to_o his_o god_n eli_n eli_n etc._n etc._n they_o deride_v he_o this_o man_n call_v for_o elias_n let_v we_o see_v whether_o elias_n will_v come_v to_o save_v he_o mat._n 27.47_o 49._o and_o after_o he_o be_v dead_a the_o chief_a priest_n and_o pharisee_n speak_v of_o he_o as_o of_o a_o know_a deceiver_n vers._n 63._o and_o seem_v in_o a_o pious_a zeal_n for_o the_o church_n to_o take_v care_n that_o there_o be_v no_o further_a occasion_n after_o his_o death_n for_o the_o revive_v and_o spread_v of_o his_o deceit_n and_o error_n vers._n 64._o thus_o the_o holy_a one_o the_o pure_a one_o the_o just_a and_o true_a one_o in_o who_o heart_n and_o mouth_n be_v no_o guile_n find_v be_v number_v among_o transgressor_n account_v a_o deceiver_n and_o put_v to_o death_n as_o a_o blasphemer_n by_o the_o zealous_a priest_n and_o professor_n of_o that_o age_n who_o be_v so_o confident_a of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o their_o cause_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o their_o sabbath_n temple_n etc._n etc._n against_o he_o that_o when_o pilate_n wash_v his_o hand_n as_o clear_v of_o his_o blood_n all_o the_o people_n answer_v and_o say_v his_o blood_n be_v on_o we_o and_o on_o our_o child_n mat._n 27.25_o now_o let_v man_n consider_v what_o the_o great_a exception_n be_v which_o they_o have_v against_o the_o live_a appearance_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o spirit_n now_o towards_o the_o close_a of_o the_o apostasy_n and_o against_o we_o his_o witness_n who_o the_o lord_n have_v call_v forth_o to_o testify_v to_o his_o name_n many_o exception_n man_n have_v against_o our_o person_n our_o doctrine_n our_o practice_n for_o want_v of_o miracle_n etc._n etc._n be_v this_o generation_n more_o wise_a or_o just_a in_o their_o exception_n then_o the_o former_a be_v consider_v the_o main_a one_o a_o little_a their_o great_a exception_n against_o our_o doctrine_n be_v 1._o that_o we_o preach_v up_o a_o light_n within_o and_o that_o he_o that_o receive_v that_o light_n receive_v a_o perfect_a gift_n and_o grow_v up_o in_o it_o grow_v up_o to_o perfection_n which_o in_o this_o life_n 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