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	lord_n	word_n	2,104	5	3.9074	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86612	The pagan preacher silenced. Or, an answer to a treatise of Mr. John Goodwin, entituled, the pagans debt & dowry. Wherein is discovered the weaknesse of his arguments, and that it doth not yet appear by scripture, reason, or the testimony of the best of his own side, that the heathen who never heard of the letter of the Gospel, are either obliged to, or enabled for the believing in Christ; and that they are either engaged to matrimonial debt, or admitted to a matrimonial dowry. Wherein also is historically discovered, and polemically discussed the doctrin of Universal grace, with the original, growth and fall thereof; as it hath been held forth by the most rigid patrons of it. / By Obadiah Howe, A.M. and pastor of Horne-Castle in Lincolnshire. With a verdict on the case depending between Mr. Goodwin and Mr. Howe, by the learned George Kendal, DD.	Howe, Obadiah, 1615 or 16-1683.; Kendall, George, 1610-1663.	1655 (1655)	Wing H3051; Thomason E851_16; ESTC R207423	163,028	140

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christi_fw-la verbo_fw-la benignitas_fw-la dei_fw-la po●●st_fw-la producere_fw-la homi_fw-la nes_z ad_fw-la peccati_fw-la sen_fw-la sum_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la veram_fw-la rescipiscentiam_fw-la beza_n annot_fw-mi in_o loc_n that_o lead_v that_o be_v by_o the_o gospel_n at_o length_n discover_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o to_o those_o profane_a gentile_n without_o the_o word_n the_o benignity_n of_o god_n may_v lead_v to_o the_o sense_n of_o sin_n but_o not_o to_o the_o true_a repentance_n for_o sin_n let_v he_o consult_v with_o arminius_n and_o he_o will_v tell_v he_o thus_o 16._o thus_o praedestinatio_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la bonicate_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la confiderata_fw-la sed_fw-la ex_fw-la modo_fw-la miserio_fw-la cordiae_fw-la et_fw-la gratiae_fw-la et_fw-la patientiae_fw-la &_o longanimitatis_fw-la ex_fw-la eadem_fw-la bonitate_fw-la prodeunt●s_fw-la erga_fw-la aliquamdiu_fw-la reluctantes_fw-la et_fw-la vocationi_fw-la stutim_fw-la non_fw-la parent_n ad_fw-la 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