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	lord_n	1,391	5	3.9699	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47193	The universall free grace of the Gospell asserted, or, The light of the glorious Gospell of Jesus Christ, shining forth universally, and enlightning every man that coms [sic] into the world, and therby giving unto every man, a day of visitation wherin it is possible for him to be saved, which is glad tydings unto all people, being witnessed and testifyed unto, by us the people called in derision Quakers : and in opposition to all denyers of it, of one sort and another proved by many infallible arguments, in the evidence and demonstration of the spirit of truth, according to Scripture testimonies and sound reason : with the objections of any seeming weight against it, answered it, answered / by George Keith.	Keith, George, 1639?-1716.; Furly, Benjamin, 1636-1714.	1671 (1671)	Wing K228; ESTC R13258	128,214	140

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god_n and_o give_v glory_n to_o he_o for_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o judgement_n be_v come_v which_o be_v now_o fullfil_v and_o fulfil_n and_o therefore_o be_v babylon_n fall_v and_o fall_v in_o nation_n kindred_n and_o tongue_n even_o so_o oh_o lord_n let_v she_o and_o her_o merchant_n fall_v never_o more_o to_o rise_v amen_n deuteronomy_n 30._o 14._o but_o the_o word_n be_v nigh_o unto_o thou_o in_o thy_o mouth_n and_o in_o thy_o heart_n that_o thou_o may_v do_v it_o these_o word_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o word_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v christ_n as_o paul_n do_v expound_v and_o apply_v it_o both_o to_o the_o jew_n and_o gentile_n rom._n 10._o as_o be_v above_o show_v now_o these_o word_n that_o thou_o may_v do_v it_o be_v very_o observable_a as_o hold_v forth_o a_o ability_n or_o power_n give_v they_o in_o the_o word_n as_o it_o be_v receive_v by_o faith_n whereby_o they_o may_v do_v whatever_o it_o command_v and_o consequent_o that_o it_o be_v sufficient_a unto_o 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