Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	anger_n	angry_a	just_a	1,601	5	7.4510	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60331	Christian practice described by way of essay upon the life of our Saviour by Stephen Skynner ...	Skynner, Stephen.	1693 (1693)	Wing S3946; ESTC R1647	46,475	162

the_o romanist_n object_n against_o we_o that_o our_o religion_n be_v barren_a and_o unfruitful_a in_o such_o good_a work_n as_o these_o though_o i_o think_v we_o may_v safe_o enough_o defy_v they_o to_o make_v good_a their_o charge_n when_o a_o reverend_a author_n in_o king_n james_n the_o first_o be_v time_n have_v give_v we_o a_o particular_a account_n of_o charity_n bestow_v upon_o college_n hospital_n free-school_n and_o the_o like_a pious_a uses_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o sixty_o year_n since_o the_o reformation_n amount_v to_o a_o million_o of_o money_n that_o which_o he_o challenge_v any_o age_n of_o popery_n to_o parallel_v in_o this_o kingdom_n and_o i_o think_v this_o age_n have_v give_v sufficient_a evidence_n to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o our_o adversary_n of_o the_o respect_n they_o bear_v to_o this_o great_a duty_n of_o religion_n in_o those_o liberal_a contribution_n they_o have_v make_v of_o late_a to_o distress_a stranger_n as_o well_o as_o in_o every_o other_o instance_n of_o charity_n which_o also_o ought_v the_o more_o to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o for_o that_o it_o be_v do_v in_o a_o free_a generous_a way_n from_o the_o voluntary_a motion_n and_o inclination_n of_o the_o benefactor_n alone_o not_o grudge_o or_o of_o necessity_n as_o it_o frequent_o happen_v in_o former_a time_n when_o people_n be_v fright_v into_o charity_n by_o their_o confessor_n sore_o against_o their_o will_n only_o to_o make_v composition_n for_o pardon_n of_o their_o sin_n may_v our_o light_n still_o so_o shine_v before_o man_n that_o other_o see_v our_o good_a work_n may_v glorify_v our_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n 26._o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o tend_v to_o the_o ease_n and_o benefit_n of_o mankind_n that_o seem_v beneath_o our_o saviour_n care_n and_o therefore_o beside_o these_o great_a duty_n that_o we_o owe_v to_o our_o neighbour_n he_o insist_o upon_o other_o that_o may_v seem_v of_o lesser_a moment_n though_o they_o be_v of_o no_o small_a 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that_o of_o love_v their_o enemy_n 44._o 44._o and_o do_v good_a to_o they_o that_o hate_v they_o such_o last_o 16.24_o mat._n 16.24_o be_v that_o of_o take_v up_o their_o cross_n and_o forsake_v father_n and_o mother_n life_n and_o estate_n for_o the_o gospel_n for_o i_o think_v there_o be_v no_o great_a argument_n of_o the_o perfection_n of_o any_o precept_n than_o the_o difficulty_n of_o it_o as_o be_v evident_o imply_v in_o that_o say_v of_o our_o saviour_n to_o the_o young_a man_n 19.21_o mat._n 19.21_o if_o thou_o will_v be_v perfect_a go_v sell_v that_o thou_o have_v and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o poor_a and_o i_o be_o sure_a there_o be_v no_o precept_n in_o the_o gospel_n more_o difficult_a than_o these_o and_o therefore_o have_v our_o saviour_n think_v his_o disciple_n unfit_a to_o bear_v any_o doctrine_n of_o a_o practical_a nature_n no_o question_n but_o he_o will_v have_v conceal_v these_o as_o soon_o as_o any_o other_o be_v the_o most_o likely_a to_o discourage_v his_o 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