Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	life_n	soul_n	5,160	5	5.5664	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09745	Ten sermons Preached by that eloquent divine of famous memorie, Th. Playfere Doctor in Divinitie; Sermons. Selected sermons	Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609.; D. C., fl. 1610-1612.	1610 (1610)	STC 20005; ESTC S105170	109,384	284

kingdom_n but_o only_o a_o way_n direct_v to_o a_o kingdom_n for_o see_v they_o be_v no_o cause_n neither_o have_v any_o correspondence_n or_o proportion_n in_o they_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o glory_n to_o come_v therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o affliction_n of_o this_o life_n be_v not_o worthy_a the_o glory_n that_o shall_v be_v reveil_v and_o yet_o again_o because_o the_o possess_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o patience_n be_v a_o way_n direct_o tend_v to_o the_o salvation_n both_o of_o our_o soul_n and_o body_n therefore_o he_o say_v the_o momentary_a ●…ightnesse_n of_o our_o affliction_n work_v we_o ●…_n surpass_v exceed_a eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n to_o which_o our_o saviour_n subscribe_v in_o these_o word_n the_o gate_n be_v straight_o and_o the_o way_n narrow_a which_o lead_v unto_o life_n this_o straightness_n therefore_o and_o narrowness_n of_o affliction_n be_v not_o a_o cause_n which_o deserve_v but_o a_o gate_n or_o a_o way_n which_o lead_v unto_o life_n so_o in_o a_o other_o place_n we_o have_v that_o by_o many_o tribulation_n we_o must_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n not_o by_o many_o tribulation_n no_o not_o by_o any_o tribulation_n we_o must_v merit_v heaven_n but_o by_o many_o tribulation_n as_o by_o a_o gate_n or_o way_n we_o must_v enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n s._n paul_n say_v the_o momentary_a lightness_n of_o our_o affliction_n work_v we_o a_o surpass_a exceed_a eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n but_o now_o though_o this_o sentence_n do_v not_o confirm_v any_o popish_a error_n yet_o it_o do_v excellent_o comfort_v any_o distress_a and_o afflict_a for_o it_o exhort_v we_o to_o be_v patient_a in_o all_o affliction_n and_o that_o for_o four_o reason_n the_o two_o first_o draw_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o our_o affliction_n the_o two_o last_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o that_o glory_n which_o shall_v be_v the_o reward_n of_o our_o affliction_n t●…_n first_o be_v because_o our_o affliction_n 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