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	natural_a	reason_n	1,505	5	4.9161	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A71284	A defence of the true sence and meaning of the words of the Holy Apostle, Rom. chap. 4, ver. 3, 5, 9 in an answer to sundry arguments gathered from the forenamed Scriptures by Mr. Iohn Goodwin, which answer was first dispersed without the authors name, but since acknowledged by Mr George Walker : together with a reply to the former answer, or, animadversions upon some of the looser and fouler passages thereof / by Iohn Goodwin.	Walker, George, 1581?-1651.; Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1641 (1641)	Wing W356; ESTC R20590	41,397	65

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away_o in_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n and_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v impute_v to_o we_o and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o who_o have_v willing_o be_v incarnate_a willing_o suffer_v and_o be_v willing_o crucify_v will_v he_o keep_v back_o his_o righteousness_n only_o from_o we_o and_o again_o one_o man_n sin_v and_o all_o be_v hold_v guilty_a and_o shall_v the_o innocency_n of_o one_o viz._n christ_n be_v impute_v only_o to_o one_o anselm_n in_o rom._n 5._o say_v that_o by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o one_o come_v upon_o all_o the_o elect_a they_o come_v unto_o justification_n that_o they_o may_v be_v justify_v by_o participation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n these_o with_o many_o other_o testimony_n which_o may_v be_v produce_v out_o of_o ancient_a writer_n from_o the_o primitive_a time_n until_o luther_n do_v abundant_o show_v that_o they_o all_o by_o faith_n impute_v never_o dream_v of_o faith_n impute_v in_o a_o proper_a sense_n but_o only_o the_o righteousness_n of_o 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