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	holy_a	1,533	5	5.3032	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07314	The mirrour of religious men, and of godly matrones Exhibited in the golden legends of these six famous and faithfull persons. Abraham & Sara, Isack [&] Rebecca: Iacob [&] Rahel. Very comfortable to be read of all the sonnes and daughters of such faithfull parents according to the promise, for the rectifying of their liues and the confirming of their faith. By I.M. Master in Arts.	Maxwell, James, b. 1581.	1611 (1611)	STC 17702; ESTC S119447	49,058	174

all_o thing_n be_v possible_a to_o he_o that_o believe_v and_o unto_o his_o disciple_n 21.22_o mat_n 21.22_o what_o soever_o you_o shall_v ask_v in_o prayer_n if_o you_o believe_v you_o shall_v receive_v it_o it_o be_v not_o then_o without_o great_a cause_n that_o moses_n exhort_v the_o people_n go_v out_o to_o battle_n 30.3_o deut._n 30.3_o to_o have_v faith_n in_o the_o victory_n promise_v 12.20.21.52_o 1._o sam._n 12.20.21.52_o that_o samuel_n encourage_v the_o people_n to_o trust_v in_o god_n and_o that_o jehosophat_n enjoin_v the_o people_n to_o confide_v in_o god_n 20.20_o 2._o chron._n 20.20_o and_o to_o believe_v his_o prophet_n good_a cause_n have_v the_o holy_a apostle_n to_o desire_v of_o christ_n to_o increase_v their_o faith_n 17.5_o luk_n 17.5_o and_o to_o exhort_v man_n to_o stand_v steadfast_a in_o the_o faith_n 13.5_o 1._o cor._n 16.13_o 2_o cor._n 13.5_o and_o to_o prove_v themselves_o whether_o they_o be_v in_o the_o faith_n or_o no_o 6.12_o rom._n 1.17_o 1._o tim._n 6.12_o and_o to_o grow_v from_o faith_n to_o faith_n final_o to_o fight_v the_o good_a fight_n of_o faith_n 1.9_o 1._o pet._n 1.9_o and_o so_o to_o lay_v hold_n on_o eternal_a life_n and_o in_o end_n to_o receive_v the_o end_n of_o our_o faith_n even_o the_o salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o as_o sara_n be_v great_o commend_v for_o her_o faith_n towards_o god_n so_o likewise_o be_v she_o for_o her_o obedience_n towards_o her_o husband_n her_o mildness_n of_o spirit_n and_o modesty_n in_o attire_n and_o therefore_o the_o bless_a instruction_n 18_o apostle_n s._n peter_n exhort_v all_o woman_n and_o wife_n to_o imitate_v the_o example_n of_o her_o excellent_a virtue_n 3.1.2.3.4.5.6_o 1._o pet._n 3.1.2.3.4.5.6_o let_v the_o wife_n be_v subject_a to_o their_o husband_n that_o even_o they_o which_o obey_v not_o the_o word_n may_v without_o the_o word_n be_v win_v by_o the_o conversation_n of_o the_o wife_n while_o they_o behold_v your_o pure_a conversation_n which_o be_v with_o fear_n 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