Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	believe_v	faith_n	good_a	2,306	5	4.2701	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91945	The poore's pension: a sermon preached in Gregories Church in Sudbury in the county of Suffolke, May 12. 1643. Upon occasion of the charitable reliefe that yearly then, and there is given, towards the covering or clothing of a hundred poore people, according to the will of the donour M Martine Cole, late of the towne aforesaid deceased. By Samuel Rogers, Master in Arts, and Minister of Much-Tey in Essex. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford, Aug. 12. 1644.	Rogers, Samuel.	1644 (1644)	Wing R1828; Thomason E10_2; ESTC R15358	44,419	46

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love_n and_o office_n of_o love_n require_v of_o we_o towards_o our_o very_a enemy_n both_o concern_v their_o spiritual_a as_o also_o their_o outward_a good_a rom._n 12.14.20_o recompense_n to_o no_o man_n evil_a for_o evil_n but_o if_o thou_o enemy_n hunger_n intelligenda_fw-la hunger_n per_fw-la cibum_fw-la &_o potum_fw-la omne_fw-la bumanitatis_fw-la efficia_fw-la intelligenda_fw-la feed_v he_o if_o he_o thirst_v give_v he_o cal●_n he_o carbones_fw-la ignis_fw-la coacervabis_fw-la in_o caput_fw-la ejus_fw-la i.e._n animus_n frangetur_fw-la in_o utramque_fw-la partem_fw-la etc._n etc._n aut_fw-la ex_fw-la ardore_fw-la chatitatis_fw-la beneficili_fw-la emollietur_fw-la aut_fw-la uretur_fw-la testimonio_fw-la conscientia_fw-la cal●_n drink_v for_o ●●so_o do_v *_o thou_o shall_v he_o ape_n coal_n of_o fire_n on_o his_o head_n be_v not_o overcome_v with_o evil_a but_o overcome_v evil_a with_o good_a q.d._n do_v not_o as_o thou_o be_v deal_v with_o but_o as_o thou_o will_v be_v do_v by_o do_v not_o withhold_v thy_o hand_n from_o do_v what_o thou_o can_v for_o and_o not_o against_o thy_o enemy_n orig._n poenas_fw-la ejus_fw-la in_o diem_fw-la judicii_fw-la cumulabis_fw-la orig._n for_o thereby_o thou_o shall_v so_o inflame_v they_o with_o thy_o love_n that_o it_o shall_v kindle_v in_o they_o burn_a charity_n towards_o thou_o or_o if_o they_o continue_v still_o in_o their_o malice_n they_o shall_v be_v set_v on_o fire_n with_o the_o coal_n of_o their_o own_o conscience_n and_o of_o the_o divine_a justice_n if_o therefore_o thou_o do_v repay_v thy_o enemy_n evil_a for_o evil_n thou_o do_v bring_v a_o great_a evil_n upon_o thyself_o for_o that_o be_v the_o evil_a of_o punishment_n but_o thou_o be_v the_o evil_a of_o sin_n but_o if_o with_o thy_o well-doing_n thou_o do_v over-match_n the_o evil_a that_o thy_o enemy_n have_v do_v thou_o id._n be_v laud_fw-la d●gnus_fw-la qui_fw-la malis_fw-la provocatus_fw-la restituit_fw-la bona_fw-la id._n how_o