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	tree_n	1,517	5	8.6085	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84830	Truth's defence against the refined subtilty of the serpent held forth in divers answers to severall queries made by men (called ministers) in the North. Given forth by the light and power of God appearing in George Fox and Richard Hubberthorn	Fox, George, 1624-1691.; Hubberthorn, Richard, 1628-1662.	1653 (1653)	Wing F1970; Thomason E724_12; ESTC R207270	97,279	111

for its fruit it was Cain that despaired Achitophel and Iudas that went and hanged themselves Is that a good Tree that brings forth wrath strife sedicion heresie cursings and such like Is that a good Tree that brings forth fruits of disobedience and slighting of those whom God hath commanded us to honour Is that a good Tree that hath for his fruits a casting by of the Ordinances of God and a slighting of and reviling and reproaching the servants of God Is that a good Tree that hath apparant fruit on it of justifying themselves and condemning all that are not of their minde how precious soever in the eys of God Is that a good Tree whose fruit is brought forth in Satans dress very like him for if they once believe your opinions the thing they look for is to tremble Iames 2. 19. A Reply to the Priests Answer Here thou desirest to know whether a good Tree brings forth desperation as Iudas here thou accusest Christ for Iudas denyed Christ when he did despair and Christ found him out so he doth thee and all who deny the good Tree Christ findes out now and all who do despair deny the good ●ree as thou dost who accusest Christ now as they did then and Cain when he slew his brother Abel then he despaired when he slew the righteous seed Gen. 4. 5. and so are all you now in the generacion of Cain and God doth no more accept your Sacrifice than he did Cains who live in envy and you are in the same desperacion who slay the righteous as dayly may appear and in answer to this Query in that evil Tree thou art and bringst forth wrath and strife for in this very Answer thou hast shewed it and shewed forth Cain and malice and false accusacions and ignorance and in thy former Query thou canst not witness the overcoming of sin and is not sin of the Devil and is not sin the cause of despair and is this the good Tree and Christ sayth Be ye perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect Matth. 5. 48. and here thou shewest openly that thou art that evil Tree which cannot bring forth good fruit for he sayth An evil Tree cannot bring forth good fruit nor a good Tree bring forth evil fruit and this I witness fulfilled therefore I see thee and discover thee to be that fruitless Tree which art cursed and for the fier and again thou pleadest for the honor of man Jesus Christ sayth How can ye believe that receive honor one of another John 5. 44. And thou shewest thy self to be that evil Tree that casteth the Ordinances of Christ behinde thy back and shewest thy self to be the Reviler and the Reproacher of the servants of God for doth not Christ say They are called of men Master and have the chiefest places in the Assemblies Matth. ●3 and art not thou there and he bids his Ministers not to be as they were and here thou shewest thy self to disobey the commands of Christ and to be the evil Tree because we deal plainly with thee this thou callest reviling and reproaching we speak the words that Christ himself spoke which testifie against thee who livest in thy filthiness and with all thy might and main wouldst hold it up against Christ and his servants and wouldst pervert his words but the Lamb hath got the victory prayses prayses be to the Lord God Almighty for ever Rev. 17. 14. Thou askest if this be the good Tree that justifies it self thou hypocrite can a good Tree condemn it self here thou wouldst not own it to be a righteous Tree to bring forth good fruit wouldst thou make a good Tree to accuse it self here thou blasphemest and accusest Christ and he that doth witness this good Tree doth witness against all who are not of the same minde for all who are this good Tree are of one minde and of one soul and of one heart and here thou hast showd forth thy ignorance and thou art a false accuser that a good Tree can condemn that which is precious in the eys of God here thou art an accuser and an enemy of righteousness and knowest not what thou speakest did ever Christ condemn that which was precious in the eys of God but nourished and cherished it but such a false hypocrite as thou art he condemns and cryes wo against thee who art got up into the chiefest place of the Assemblyes standst praying in the Synagogues devouring widows houses and painting thy self with other mens words and so Serpent l●ke and here thou art a Serpent and the evil Tree blaspheming against Christ which is the good Tree here thou shewest thy self to stand in the same place which Christ cryed wo against which called him a Devil as thou dost now where he is made manifest thou believest there is a God and here thou shewest thou art not come to the saith of Devils for the Devils believe and tremble Iames 2. 19. and they condemn thee and thy faith and the power of God which makes to tremble thou knowest not as the Apostle when he came among the Corinthians he was with them in much trembling 1 Cor. 2. 3. and thou mightst say the Apostle was in the Devils dress when he trembled for the same po●er of God that made him to tremble the same power of God we witness now which makes us to tremble and here thou hast openly shewed thy self that thou dost not know the Scriptures but makest thy self manifest to be in the Devils dress and a blasphemer And as touching opinions they are thy own for opinions we do deny and here thou hast shewed that the power of God thou knowest not nor never heardst his voyce whose voyce shakes the earth Psalm 46. 6. and shewest that thy wisdom is of the earth and earthly and all thy Gospel notions to be earthly and all thy knowledg to be earthly and all thy manifestacions and gifts as thou calst them to be earthly for thou denyest the power of God which shakes the earth Psal 2. 18. and so hast here shewed thy self to be in the natural state and in the first birth and as a fool hast uttered forth thy folly shewing thy minde to be full of iniquity and being the Tree which beareth no fruit which is cursed Hebr. 6. 8. Query 12. Whether a man shall grow up to that condicion under your Ministry that he shall need none to teach him but the Lord yea or no Priests Answer Truly I do believe that God hath given so far many of his servants to grow up amongst us as they see God alone the onely Teacher of himself in all that is discovered by his servants they know him to be the worker of all their works in them that Christ is all and in all the Alpha and Omega the teacher of his Fathers minde to us and yet notwithstanding I believe few are grown up to that desperate folly and madness as when God hath afforded means of discovering his