Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	authority_n	church_n	great_a	2,167	5	3.1621	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62961	Mans extremity, Gods opportunity, or, A display of Gods sovereign grace in saving a people whose recovery as to men and means is next to desperate as it was delivered in a sermon preached before the Honourable Lieutenant governour ... of the province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England on May 29, 1695 which was the day for election of counsellors for that province / by the reverend Mr. Samuel Torrey.	Torrey, Samuel, 1632-1707.	1695 (1695)	Wing T1917; ESTC R30168	29,972	66

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yet_o for_o all_o his_o her_o treacherous_a sister_n judah_n have_v not_o turn_n to_o i_o with_o her_o whole_a heart_n but_o feign_o or_o in_o falsehood_n say_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o i_o backslide_v israel_n have_v justify_v herself_o more_o than_o treacherous_a judah_n what_o real_a hope_n be_v there_o then_o leave_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o do_v any_o thing_n nor_o for_o ourselves_o to_o accomplish_v our_o own_o reformation_n and_o salvation_n have_v we_o not_o caise_v then_o to_o bemoan_v ourselves_o before_o and_o uno_fw-la god_n as_o the_o church_n jer._n 3.23.25_o true_o in_o vain_a be_v salvation_n hope_v for_o from_o the_o hill_n etc._n etc._n true_o in_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n be_v the_o salvation_n of_o israel_n shame_n have_v devour_v the_o labour_n of_o our_o father_n we_o lie_v down_o in_o our_o shame_n that_o our_o confusion_n may_v cover_v we_o and_o as_o jer._n 31.19_o i_o have_v sure_o hear_v ephaim_n bemoan_v himself_o thus_o 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prophecy_n of_o zechariah_n and_o haggai_n and_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n the_o great_a and_o last_o salvation_n for_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v wrought_v isa_n 52.6_o 7._o how_o beautiful_a upon_o the_o mountain_n be_v the_o foot_n of_o he_o that_o bring_v good_a tiding_n that_o publish_v peace_n that_o bring_v good_a tiding_n of_o good_a that_o publish_v salvation_n that_o say_v to_o zion_n thy_o god_n reign_v our_o lord_n also_o prophesi_v the_o same_o mat._n 23.39_o for_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o you_o shall_v not_o see_v i_o henceforth_o till_o you_o shall_v say_v bless_a be_v he_o that_o come_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n sure_o it_o be_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o the_o word_n that_o god_n wrought_v glorious_o for_o new-england_n in_o give_v of_o we_o our_o be_v as_o his_o people_n it_o be_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o word_n that_o he_o uphold_v and_o carry_v on_o the_o work_n of_o conversion_n and_o thereby_o uphold_v his_o church_n in_o their_o 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not_o tell_v you_o we_o all_o know_v it_o must_v be_v by_o faith_n and_o prayer_n 1._o by_o faith_n and_o it_o must_v be_v pure_a faith_n without_o the_o least_o mixture_n or_o tincture_n of_o carnal_a confidence_n prefidence_n or_o diffidence_n and_o our_o faith_n must_v work_v under_o a_o most_o humble_v sense_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o of_o our_o unworthiness_n and_o of_o our_o own_o utter_a insufficiency_n to_o help_v ourselves_o and_o our_o present_a extreme_a necessity_n of_o help_n from_o god_n and_o from_o god_n alone_o and_o that_o with_o a_o full_a reliance_n and_o recumbence_n upon_o he_o and_o a_o high_a and_o strong_a confidence_n in_o he_o for_o such_o salvation_n with_o a_o humble_a and_o yet_o firm_a dependence_n upon_o his_o infinite_a sufficiency_n and_o his_o sovereign_a grace_n and_o mercy_n and_o with_o a_o hopeful_a patient_a earnest_a instant_a expectation_n look_v long_a wait_a and_o watch_v for_o he_o in_o this_o way_n of_o salvation_n thus_o we_o must_v 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interest_n name_n and_o glory_n with_o we_o have_v great_a dependence_n upon_o the_o success_n of_o our_o prayer_n at_o this_o time_n god_n have_v be_v labour_v long_o to_o make_v new-england_n cry_v god_n do_v expect_v &_o wait_v to_o hear_v we_o cry_v to_o he_o as_o jer._n 3.14_o will_v thou_o not_o at_o this_o time_n cry_v to_o i_o my_o father_n thou_o be_v the_o guide_n of_o my_o youth_n &_o he_o have_v promise_v that_o he_o will_v be_v very_o gracious_a to_o the_o voice_n of_o our_o cry_n that_o when_o he_o do_v hear_v it_o he_o will_v answer_v isa_n 30.19_o true_o it_o be_v much_o to_o be_v fear_v that_o new-england_n do_v not_o yet_o know_v what_o it_o be_v to_o cry_v that_o be_v with_o lament_v bemoan_v bewail_v

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