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	heart_n	1,406	5	5.2966	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01980	A recovery from apostacy Set out in a sermon preached in Stepny Church neere London at the receiving of a penitent renegado into the Church, Octob. 21. 1638. By William Gouge D.D. and min. in Black-Friers London Herein is the history of the surprizall and admirable escape of the said penitent.	Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1639 (1639)	STC 12124; ESTC S103306	53,252	98

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be_v willing_a to_o undergo_v any_o penance_n that_o by_o the_o true_a church_n shall_v be_v enjoin_v to_o they_o they_o of_o jacob_n house_n who_o have_v take_v with_o they_o strange_a god_n bring_v they_o to_o jaakob_n and_o their_o idolatrous_a earing_n too_o gen._n 35.4_o which_o be_v a_o real_a confession_n of_o their_o sin_n and_o a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o their_o repentance_n achan_n though_o he_o know_v he_o shall_v die_v for_o it_o yet_o make_v this_o open_a confession_n josh_n 7.20_o indeed_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n and_o thus_o and_o thus_o have_v i_o do_v it_o be_v probable_a that_o he_o be_v the_o rather_o enduce_v to_o make_v this_o confession_n because_o joshua_n have_v tell_v he_o that_o thereby_o he_o shall_v give_v glory_n to_o the_o lord_n god_n of_o israel_n in_o the_o verse_n immediate_o before_o 19_o and_o that_o he_o obtain_v mercy_n for_o the_o remission_n of_o his_o sin_n before_o god_n and_o salvation_n 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be_v a_o evidence_n of_o salomon_n repentance_n for_o that_o he_o trust_v in_o his_o wisdom_n and_o riches_n offend_v god_n by_o woman_n that_o which_o s._n paul_n write_v 1_o tim._n 1.13_o of_o his_o be_v a_o blasphemer_n and_o a_o persecutor_n and_o injurious_a be_v a_o public_a confession_n of_o his_o sin_n it_o be_v note_v acts._n 19.18_o 19_o as_o a_o fruit_n of_o true_a faith_n that_o many_o that_o believe_v come_v namely_o open_o and_o public_o and_o confess_v and_o show_v their_o deed_n among_o these_o be_v many_o also_o of_o they_o who_o use_v curious_a art_n that_o be_v magical_a and_o diabolical_a art_n bring_v their_o book_n together_o and_o burn_v they_o before_o all_o man_n that_o be_v open_o and_o public_o 32._o the_o youngman_n who_o s._n i●hn_n commit_v to_o the_o tuition_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o ephesus_n be_v recall_v after_o his_o apostasy_n with_o tear_n on_o his_o knee_n open_o crave_v pardon_v origeni●_n there_o be_v a_o lamentation_n of_o origen_n publish_v 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none_o that_o have_v once_o renounce_v the_o christian_a faith_n to_o be_v receive_v as_o member_n of_o the_o church_n unless_o they_o give_v good_a evidence_n of_o their_o true_a repentance_n and_o that_o by_o their_o deep_a humiliation_n free_a confession_n and_o willing_a subjection_n to_o such_o satisfaction_n as_o the_o church_n shall_v enjoin_v for_o this_o end_n they_o have_v constituerunt_fw-la minister_n to_o order_v the_o penance_n of_o such_o penitent_n and_o to_o receive_v they_o again_o into_o the_o church_n 28._o they_o have_v also_o public_a place_n for_o such_o penitent_n to_o stand_v in_o and_o they_o have_v paenitentiae_fw-la form_n of_o confession_n and_o rite_n for_o penitent_n to_o observe_v from_o those_o primitive_a time_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n even_o to_o these_o our_o day_n they_o who_o after_o their_o revolt_n from_o the_o faith_n have_v be_v thorough_o touch_v in_o conscience_n for_o their_o sin_n have_v not_o unwilling_o make_v recantation_n and_o 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