Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	apostle_n	grace_n	work_n	1,655	5	6.2073	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77498	The drinking of the bitter cup: or, The hardest lesson in Christ's school, learned and taught by himself, passive obedience. Wherein, besides divers doctrinall truths of great importance, many practicall directions are held forth, for the teaching of Christians how to submit to their heavenly father in suffering his will, both in life and death, patiently, obediently, willingly. / As it was lately presented to the church of God at Great Yarmouth, by John Brinsley, minister of the Gospel there.	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1660 (1660)	Wing B4713; Thomason E1838_1; ESTC R210133	201,893	311

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hebraeum_n cut_v respondet_fw-la hellenistarum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d significari_fw-la sortem_fw-la prosperam_fw-la aut_fw-la improsperam_fw-la quae_fw-la deo_fw-la inspectante_fw-la ac_fw-la moderante_fw-la cuique_fw-la obtingit_fw-la unde_fw-la &_o vocem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d interdum_fw-la adjuactam_fw-la legimus_fw-la grot._n annot._n in_o math._n 20._o vers_fw-la 22._o psal_n 16.5_o the_o lord_n be_v the_o portion_n of_o my_o inheritance_n and_o of_o my_o cup._n so_o then_o by_o cup_v understand_v we_o that_o portion_n of_o suffering_n which_o god_n by_o his_o providence_n lay_v out_o unto_o the_o son_n of_o man_n which_o he_o do_v not_o at_o random_n but_o by_o measure_n mark_v it_o this_o be_v the_o doctrinal_a conclusion_n which_o i_o shall_v from_o hence_o take_v up_o affliction_n doct._n suffering_n be_v dispense_v by_o god_n unto_o man_n by_o measure_n text._n suffering_n dispense_v by_o god_n by_o measure_n perindè_fw-la 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