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	great_a	power_n	1,386	5	4.4255	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66386	The certainty of divine revelation A sermon preached at St. Martins in the Fields, Feb. 4. 1694/5. Being the second of the lecture for the ensuing year, founded by the honourable Robert Boyle, Esquire. By John Williams, D.D. chaplain in ordinary to His Majesty.	Williams, John, 1636?-1709.; Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.	1696 (1696)	Wing W2695A; ESTC R220000	17,645	44

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must_v be_v from_o divine_a inspiration_n and_o the_o latter_a from_o a_o divine_a impression_n 4._o there_o be_v those_o thing_n which_o when_o they_o accompany_v what_o we_o call_v a_o revelation_n prove_v the_o truth_n and_o certainty_n of_o it_o and_o be_v record_v in_o a_o write_a revelation_n become_v of_o the_o body_n of_o it_o and_o they_o be_v miracle_n 5._o there_o be_v other_o that_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o revelation_n and_o they_o be_v prophecy_n especial_o such_o as_o be_v carry_v along_o in_o a_o continue_a train_n and_o mutual_o confirm_v each_o other_o 6._o there_o be_v other_o that_o be_v not_o only_a consonant_n to_o what_o we_o own_v to_o be_v a_o revelation_n but_o to_o human_a testimony_n and_o be_v confirm_v by_o both_o be_v of_o great_a authority_n all_o which_o lay_v together_o give_v we_o i_o may_v say_v unquestionable_a evidence_n that_o there_o have_v be_v a_o revelation_n or_o that_o god_n have_v make_v himself_o and_o his_o will_n know_v to_o the_o world_n by_o person_n choose_v out_o and_o inspire_v and_o commission_v by_o he_o and_o this_o be_v a_o good_a preparative_a and_o introduction_n for_o what_o be_v to_o follow_v viz._n that_o there_o be_v a_o special_a revelation_n and_o that_o revelation_n record_v and_o transmit_v by_o write_v to_o the_o world_n which_o be_v a_o point_n in_o reserve_n and_o that_o will_v in_o order_n be_v discourse_v of_o finis_fw-la book_n print_v for_o richard_n chiswell_n and_o thomas_n cockerill_n rvshworth_n historical_a collection_n the_o three_o part_n in_o two_o volume_n contain_v the_o principal_a matter_n which_o happen_v from_o the_o meeting_n of_o the_o parliament_n november_n 3._o 1640._o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o year_n 1644._o wherein_o be_v a_o particular_a account_n of_o the_o rise_n and_o progress_n of_o the_o civil_a war_n to_o that_o period_n fol._n 1692._o dr._n john_n conant_n sermon_n octavo_fw-la publish_a by_o dr._n williams_n the_o possibility_n expediency_n and_o necessity_n of_o divine_a revelation_n a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o st._n martin_n in_o the_o field_n jan._n 7._o 169_o 4_o 5._o at_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o lecture_n for_o the_o ensue_a year_n found_v by_o the_o honourable_a robert_n boyle_n esquire_n by_o john_n williams_n d._n d._n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o majesty_n 4to_fw-la d_o r_o williams's_fw-fr three_o sermon_n at_o mr._n boyle_n lecture_n 1695._o 1695._o v._o postellus_n lib._n de_fw-fr orig._n c._n 4._o 4._o herodotus_n euterpe_n c._n 2._o ad_fw-la nicom_n l._n 4._o c._n 5._o l._n 5._o c._n 9_o l._n 8._o c._n 1._o rhet._n l._n 1._o c._n 10_o 13_o 15._o pro_fw-la milone_n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr nat._n deor._n &_o l_o 2._o de_fw-fr legib._n pro_fw-la cluentio_n cluentio_n clio._n cap._n 36_o 37._o enterp_v cap._n 104._o v_o bochart_n geogr._n saci_n phaleg_n l._n 4._o c._n 31._o 31._o praepar_fw-la l._n 13._o c._n 12_o p._n 667_o psalm_n 50_o 13._o euseb._n praepar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n 2._o sect._n 58._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o theodotion_n gen._n 4._o 20._o gen._n 4._o 25._o gen._n 9_o 26._o judas_n 14._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 5._o gen._n 3._o &_o 4._o gen._n 14._o 18._o 20._o