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	love_n	1,510	5	5.7755	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13629	The reasonablenesse of wise and holy truth: and the absurditie of foolish and wicked errour	Terry, John, 1555?-1625.	1617 (1617)	STC 23912; ESTC S118354	27,907	56

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good_a together_o with_o he_o that_o work_v good_a in_o us._n wherefore_o let_v all_o such_o as_o make_v profession_n that_o by_o faith_n they_o joyful_o embrace_v the_o covenant_n of_o mercy_n in_o christ_n and_o yet_o be_v careless_a in_o the_o performance_n of_o all_o holy_a duty_n nay_o which_o turn_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o wantonness_n jac._n 4._o and_o upon_o a_o presumptuous_a opinion_n of_o the_o infinity_n of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n and_o merit_n of_o christ_n do_v loose_v the_o reins_n to_o all_o manner_n of_o wicked_a and_o corrupt_a affection_n let_v they_o all_o know_v that_o howsoever_o in_o word_n they_o make_v profession_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n yet_o in_o their_o deed_n they_o deny_v the_o same_o tit._n 1._o 16._o for_o how_o do_v he_o say_v that_o he_o believe_v in_o christ_n who_o do_v not_o that_o which_o he_o command_v he_o to_o do_v cyp_n the_o simple_a praelat_fw-la how_o then_o can_v he_o that_o do_v contrary_a to_o that_o which_o god_n 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power_n the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o lord_n have_v advance_v i_o aug._n confess_v l._n 4._o c._n 3._o wherefore_o see_v a_o holy_a faith_n which_o be_v accompany_v with_o all_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o sanctification_n be_v the_o great_a of_o all_o the_o peculiar_a gift_n of_o god_n even_o such_o a_o one_o as_o whereby_o we_o have_v not_o only_o a_o entrance_n into_o the_o estate_n of_o grace_n rom._n 5._o 2._o but_o be_v preserve_v there_o by_o to_o eternal_a salvation_n 1._o pet._n 1._o 5._o we_o ought_v to_o employ_v our_o first_o and_o our_o chief_a care_n for_o the_o obtain_n and_o preserve_v of_o the_o same_o and_o that_o so_o much_o the_o more_o for_o that_o not_o only_a god_n be_v principal_o