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	good_a	let_v	1,459	5	4.0417	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97309	The whole body of Christian religion, by Hieron. Zanchius. Translated out of Latine by D. Ralph Winterton.	Zanchi, Giralamo, 1516-1590.; Winterton, Ralph, 1600-1636.	1659 (1659)	Wing Z7; Thomason E1897_1; ESTC R209936	137,419	420

call_v chap._n vi_o concern_v god_n providence_n and_o his_o govern_v the_o world_n doctrine_n i._o that_o the_o world_n and_o all_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v therein_o be_v govern_v by_o god_n providence_n we_o believe_v that_o god_n after_o that_o he_o have_v create_v all_o thing_n so_o rest_v from_o his_o work_n that_o nevertheless_o he_o never_o cease_v neither_o yet_o do_v cease_v to_o guide_v 14.3_o guide_v wisd_v 14.3_o govern_v and_o look_v after_o the_o world_n and_o all_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v therein_o as_o well_o small_a as_o great_a but_o especial_o mankind_n in_o general_a and_o every_o man_n in_o particular_a so_o that_o 30_o that_o matt._n 10_o 29_o 30_o not_o any_o thing_n happen_v or_o be_v do_v in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v not_o guide_v and_o c_o govern_v by_o his_o providence_n doct._n ii_o that_o god_n govern_v his_o church_n after_o a_o more_o peculiar_a manner_n although_o all_o and_o every_o thing_n be_v subject_a to_o god_n providence_n yet_o we_o believe_v that_o he_o have_v a_o more_o especial_a 14.3_o wisd_v 14.3_o care_n of_o his_o church_n and_o that_o he_o guide_v &_o govern_v it_o after_o a_o more_o especial_a manner_n as_o likewise_o the_o will_n and_o action_n of_o all_o and_o every_o one_o of_o his_o elect_a for_o as_o much_o as_o he_o after_o a_o especial_a manner_n 8.30_o manner_n rom._n 8.30_o call_v justifi_v and_o sanctifi_v they_o but_o not_o all_o and_o further_o 2.13_o further_o philp._n 2.13_o work_v in_o they_o both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v of_o his_o good_a pleasure_n and_o further_o say_v 2.16_o say_v 2_o cor._n 2.16_o i_o will_v dwell_v in_o they_o but_o 14.16_o but_o act_n 14.16_o not_o in_o all_o and_o at_o length_n bring_v they_o unto_o everlasting_a life_n but_o suffer_v other_o in_o his_o just_a judgement_n to_o walk_v in_o their_o own_o way_n and_o run_v on_o headlong_o to_o destruction_n whereupon_o we_o be_v command_v to_o 5.7_o to_o 1_o pet._n 5.7_o cast_v all_o our_o care_n upon_o god_n 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