Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	call_v	day_n	lord_n	3,361	5	4.2745	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36444	Martyrion Christianon, or, A Christian and sober testimony against sinfull complyance wherein the unlawfulness of hearing the present ministers of England is clearly demonstrated, severall weighty queries proposed, objections impartially weighed in the ballance of the sanctuary and found wanting / by Christophilus Antichristomachus.	Douglas, Thomas, fl. 1661.	1664 (1664)	Wing D2039; ESTC R26734	81,925	102

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and_o 19_o 37._o and_o 20._o 22._o and_o 25._o 18._o and_o 26._o 15_o 43._o deut._n 4._o 1_o 5_o 8._o and_o 5._o 1._o and_o 7._o 11._o and_o 11._o 1_o 32._o and_o 12._o 1._o and_o 26._o 16._o and_o 30._o 16._o 1_o chron._n 16._o 12._o and_o 28._o 7._o psal_n 89._o 30._o ezek._n 5._o 6._o and_o 36._o 27._o dan._n 9_o 5._o 2_o that_o person_n be_v appoint_v by_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v choose_v by_o the_o congregation_n for_o the_o public_a administration_n of_o ordinance_n and_o worship_n can_v be_v deny_v thus_o be_v the_o livites_n exod._n 13._o 2_o 12_o 13._o and_o 22._o 29._o numb_a 3._o 12._o call_v therefore_o the_o wave-offering_a of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n numb_a 8._o 9_o 10_o 11._o because_o give_v up_o by_o they_o to_o the_o lord_n as_o their_o offer_n by_o solemn_a ordination_n and_o imposition_n of_o hand_n 3_o that_o person_n thus_o invest_v into_o the_o office_n of_o priesthood_n be_v not_o leave_v to_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o own_o will_n nor_o have_v they_o any_o dependence_n upon_o the_o will_n or_o authority_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n one_o or_o other_o of_o they_o either_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o matter_n or_o manner_n of_o their_o worship_n the_o whole_a whereof_o be_v pure_o of_o sovereign_a institution_n and_o divine_a appointment_n exod._n 25._o 9_o 40._o numb_a 8._o 5._o heb._n 8._o 5._o 1_o chron._n 28._o 11._o exod._n 8._o 27._o leu._n 10._o 1._o exod._n 39_o 1_o 5_o 7_o 21_o 26_o 31_o 43._o and_o 40._o 23_o 25_o 27_o 29._o levit._fw-la 8._o 9_o 13_o 17_o 21_o 29._o numb_a 8._o 3_o exod._n 35._o 10_o 29._o &_o 36._o 1_o 5._o isa_n 29._o 13._o four_o that_o this_o church_n gather_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o wonderful_o separate_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n though_o they_o have_v he_o near_o to_o they_o than_o any_o people_n have_v his_o law_n make_v know_v among_o they_o do_v notwithstanding_o quick_o depart_v from_o his_o pure_a institution_n mingle_v therewith_o the_o invention_n of_o man_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o nation_n after_o which_o they_o go_v a_o whore_a be_v frequent_o remark_v in_o the_o scripture_n of_o this_o the_o lord_n sore_o complain_v deut._n 32._o 18._o jer._n 2._o 32._o and_o 13._o 25._o and_o 18._o 15._o and_o 23._o 27._o hos_fw-la 4._o 6._o and_o 8._o 14._o and_o 13._o 6._o 2_o chron._n 13._o 10._o isa_n 1._o 4._o jer._n 1._o 16._o and_o 2._o 17_o 19_o and_o 9_o 13._o and_o 15._o 6._o deut._n 29_o 25._o 1_o king_n 11._o 33._o and_o 18._o 18._o and_o 19_o 10._o 2_o king_n 22._o 17._o ezra_n 9_o 10._o for_o this_o he_o severe_o threaten_v and_o punish_v they_o deut._n 29._o 25._o judg._n 10._o 10._o 1_o sam._n 12._o 10._o 2_o chron._n 12._o 5._o and_o 24._o 20._o and_o 34._o 25._o jer._n 16._o 11._o and_o 19_o 4._o the_o very_a truth_n be_v the_o contest_v of_o god_n with_o that_o people_n from_o first_o to_o last_o be_v to_o be_v bottom_v upon_o this_o foot_n of_o account_n five_o that_o notwithstanding_o their_o dreadful_a apostasy_n from_o god_n they_o be_v usual_o 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lord_n see_v lie_a vanity_n for_o they_o according_a to_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o they_o and_o their_o ruler_n who_o be_v therefore_o in_o great_a esteem_n among_o they_o isa_n 9_o 15._o &_o 28._o 7._o jer._n 6._o 13._o &_o 23._o 11_o 28._o &_o 28._o 10._o hos_fw-la 9_o 8._o jer._n 2._o 8_o 26._o &_o 5._o 31._o &_o 14._o 14._o &_o 23._o 13_o 21._o ezek._n 13._o 2._o &_o 22._o 25_o 28._o mic._n 3._o 5_o 6_o 7._o zeph._n 3._o 4._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 1._o seven_o that_o in_o the_o height_n of_o their_o apostasy_n god_n leave_v not_o himself_o without_o a_o witness_n have_v one_o or_o other_o extraordinary_o raise_v up_o and_o spirit_v by_o he_o to_o testify_v for_o his_o name_n and_o glory_n against_o all_o their_o abomination_n and_o self-invented_n worship_n reserve_v also_o a_o remnant_n unto_o himself_o that_o be_v not_o carry_v away_o with_o the_o spirit_n of_o whoredom_n and_o delusion_n 1._o king_n 19_o 14_o 18_o 2_o king_n 17._o 13._o rom._n 11._o 3_o 4._o jer._n 18._o 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