Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	church_n	division_n	schism_n	1,496	5	10.1295	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61263	A sermon preached at Christ-Church in Bristol, before the Right Honourable Sr. Francis North, lord chief justice of His Majesty's Court of Common-Pleas at the assizes held there, August 7th, anno Dom. 1675 / by Richard Standfast ...	Standfast, Richard, 1608?-1684.	1676 (1676)	Wing S5213; ESTC R38271	13,252	38

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we_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o god_n hear_v not_o such_o sinner_n as_o go_v on_o still_o in_o their_o wickedness_n and_o hate_v to_o be_v reform_v but_o if_o any_o man_n be_v a_o worshipper_n of_o god_n and_o a_o doer_n of_o his_o will_n he_o he_o hear_v joh._n 9.31_o it_o seem_v by_o that_o that_o without_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n our_o worship_v of_o he_o be_v in_o vain_a neither_o will_v our_o prayer_n find_v audience_n nor_o our_o service_n acceptation_n if_o this_o do_v of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v want_v now_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a as_o much_o as_o lie_v in_o we_o we_o live_v peaceable_o with_o all_o man_n rom._n 12.18_o again_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o we_o study_v to_o be_v quiet_a and_o to_o meddle_v with_o our_o own_o business_n 1_o thes_n 4.11_o again_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o we_o hurt_v no_o body_n by_o word_n or_o deed_n that_o we_o speak_v not_o evil_n one_o of_o another_o jam._n 4.11_o by_z was_z of_o censure_n slander_n or_o revile_v especial_o that_o we_o speak_v not_o evil_a of_o the_o ruler_n of_o the_o people_n act_v 23.5_o last_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o we_o shall_v submit_v ourselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a or_o unto_o governor_n as_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v send_v by_o he_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o evil_a doer_n and_o for_o the_o praise_n of_o they_o that_o do_v well_o for_o so_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o with_o well-doing_n you_o may_v put_v to_o silence_v the_o ignorance_n of_o foolish_a man_n 1_o pet._n 2.13_o 14_o 15._o all_o these_o thing_n be_v plain_a express_a and_o undeniable_a in_o all_o these_o place_n the_o spirit_n speak_v express_o and_o if_o any_o erroneous_a persuasion_n can_v be_v of_o force_n to_o absolve_v man_n from_o that_o obligation_n which_o these_o plain_a text_n of_o scripture_n do_v lay_v upon_o 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