Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bring_v	church_n	great_a	1,628	5	2.8346	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39658	The balm of the covenant applied to the bleeding wounds of afflicted saints First composed for the relief of a pious and worthy family, mourning over the deaths of their hopeful children; and now made publick for the support of all Christians, sorrowing on the same or any other account. To which is added, A sermon preached for the funeral of that excellent and religious gentleman John Upton of Lupton esq; by John Flavell, preacher of the gospel at Dartmouth in Devon.	Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.	1688 (1688)	Wing F1157; ESTC R222662	58,144	192

thyself_o before_o i_o and_o do_v rend_v thy_o clothes_n and_o weep_v before_o i_o etc._n etc._n he_o be_v not_o so_o intent_n upon_o his_o own_o pleasure_n though_o in_o the_o sprightly_a vigour_n of_o youth_n nor_o on_o the_o weighty_a concern_v of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o to_o forget_v the_o interest_n of_o god_n and_o the_o great_a concern_v of_o his_o glory_n four_o he_o be_v exceed_v careful_a to_o propagate_v the_o interest_n of_o religion_n and_o spread_v it_o far_o and_o wide_o among_o his_o people_n though_o he_o can_v not_o infuse_v the_o inward_a principle_n that_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n yet_o he_o do_v enjoin_v the_o external_a practice_n of_o it_o upon_o all_o his_o subject_n which_o be_v his_o part_n and_o duty_n ver_fw-la 33._o he_o make_v all_o that_o be_v present_a in_o israel_n to_o serve_v even_o to_o serve_v the_o lord_n their_o god._n and_o all_o his_o day_n they_o depart_v not_o from_o follow_v the_o god_n of_o their_o father_n but_o yet_o good_a josiah_n have_v his_o mistake_n and_o fail_n the_o best_a of_o man_n be_v but_o man_n at_o best_a he_o be_v too_o rash_a and_o hasty_a in_o resolve_v and_o too_o stiff_a and_o obstinate_a when_o resolve_v and_o this_o be_v the_o occasion_n of_o his_o ruin_n the_o case_n be_v thus_o pharaoh_n necho_n king_n of_o egypt_n be_v at_o that_o time_n make_v war_n upon_o charchemish_n a_o place_n that_o belong_v to_o he_o but_o be_v take_v from_o he_o by_o the_o king_n of_o assyria_n so_o the_o war_n of_o necho_n be_v a_o just_a war_n and_o judah_n lie_v between_o he_o and_o charchemish_n and_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o judah_n he_o request_v leave_v of_o josiah_n to_o march_v his_o army_n peaceable_o through_o his_o country_n to_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o war_n josiah_n take_v a_o alarm_n from_o this_o message_n and_o arm_n against_o he_o hereupon_o necho_n send_v ambassador_n to_o josiah_n chap._n 35._o ver_fw-la 21._o saying_n what_o have_v i_o to_o do_v with_o thou_o thou_o king_n of_o judah_n i_o 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of_o his_o day_n he_o die_v in_o that_o unhappy_a expedition_n from_o which_o he_o will_v not_o be_v divert_v be_v bring_v home_o to_o jerusalem_n in_o the_o second_o chariot_n die_v and_o be_v bury_v in_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o his_o father_n to_o the_o universal_a sorrow_n of_o all_o good_a man_n in_o israel_n as_o you_o read_v in_o the_o text_n wherein_o we_o have_v these_o two_o part_n to_o consider_v i._o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o the_o lamentation_n ii_o the_o cause_n and_o ground_n of_o it_o 1._o for_o the_o lamentation_n here_o make_v it_o be_v extraordinary_a never_o such_o cry_v hear_v before_o in_o israel_n at_o any_o funeral_n whether_o we_o consider_v it_o either_o 1._o extensively_n 2._o intensive_o or_o 3._o protensively_n 1._o extensively_n all_o judah_n and_o jerusalem_n that_o be_v city_n and_o country_n mourn_v that_o day_n not_o every_o individual_a but_o all_o that_o have_v any_o sense_n of_o the_o worth_n of_o the_o man_n the_o good_a that_o he_o do_v 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hadadrimmon_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o megiddon_n this_o hadadrimmon_n be_v a_o little_a town_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o megiddon_n near_o the_o place_n of_o this_o fatal_a battle_n who_o inhabitant_n receive_v the_o first_o tiding_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o josiah_n make_v the_o town_n ring_n with_o doleful_a outcry_n and_o lamentation_n 3._o last_o consider_v it_o protensive_o in_o its_o continuance_n and_o duration_n it_o be_v make_v a_o ordinance_n in_o israel_n and_o according_o the_o singing-man_n and_o singing-woman_n speak_v of_o josiah_n in_o their_o lamentation_n to_o this_o day_n i._n e._n whenever_o any_o solemn_a funeral_n or_o public_a calamity_n be_v solemnize_v in_o israel_n those_o person_n that_o be_v skilful_a in_o lamentation_n bring_v in_o the_o story_n of_o iosiah_n death_n as_o the_o burden_n of_o that_o doleful_a song_n or_o funeral-elegy_n ii_o let_v we_o consider_v the_o cause_n and_o ground_n of_o this_o lamentation_n which_o certain_o be_v great_a and_o 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when_o aaron_n die_v all_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n mourn_v for_o he_o 30_o year_n num._n 20._o v._n 29._o when_o stephen_n the_o proto-martyr_n die_v devout_a man_n carry_v he_o to_o his_o grave_n with_o great_a lamentation_n act_n 8.2_o and_o indeed_o for_o any_o good_a man_n to_o be_v lay_v in_o his_o grave_n without_o lamentation_n be_v lamentable_a the_o live_a saint_n have_v ever_o pay_v this_o respect_n and_o honour_n to_o dead_a saint_n as_o man_n sensible_a of_o their_o worth_n and_o how_o great_a a_o loss_n the_o world_n sustain_v by_o their_o removal_n i_o know_v the_o depart_a soul_n of_o saint_n have_v no_o concernment_n in_o these_o thing_n yet_o respect_n be_v due_a to_o their_o very_a body_n as_o the_o temple_n wherein_o god_n have_v be_v serve_v and_o honour_v as_o they_o be_v relate_v to_o christ_n who_o will_v one_o day_n put_v great_a glory_n and_o honour_n upon_o they_o in_o the_o explication_n and_o confirmation_n of_o this_o point_n i_o will_v show_v you_o 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they_o be_v deprive_v of_o those_o comfort_v other_o man_n have_v in_o their_o posterity_n yet_o he_o will_v not_o have_v they_o look_v upon_o themselves_o as_o dry_a tree_n a_o covenant-interest_n will_v answer_v all_o and_o recompense_v abundant_o the_o want_n of_o child_n or_o any_o other_o earthly_a comfort_n certain_o therefore_o david_n be_v at_o the_o right_a door_n of_o relief_n and_o comfort_n when_o he_o repair_v to_o the_o covenant_n as_o here_o in_o the_o text_n yet_o have_v he_o make_v with_o i_o a_o everlasting_a covenant_n there_o or_o nowhere_o the_o relief_n of_o god_n afflict_a be_v to_o be_v find_v now_o to_o make_v any_o thing_n become_v a_o complete_a any_o perfect_a relief_n to_o a_o afflict_a spirit_n these_o three_o property_n must_v concur_v and_o meet_v in_o it_o else_o it_o can_v never_o effectual_o relieve_v any_o man._n i._o it_o must_v be_v able_a to_o remove_v all_o the_o cause_n and_o ground_n of_o trouble_n ii_o it_o must_v be_v able_a to_o do_v so_o 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