Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	day_n	great_a	time_n	4,794	5	3.3956	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64835	Things worth thinking on, or, Helps to piety being remains of some meditations, experiences, and sentences &c. never published till now : and now are as an addition to them which were formerly made publick: together with a sermon entituled The beauty of holines / by Ralph Venning ...	Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674.	1664 (1664)	Wing V227; ESTC R38004	77,776	241

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but_o little_a yet_o want_v nothing_o have_v learn_v in_o all_o estate_n to_o be_v content_a luke_n 22.35_o phil._n 4.11_o 31_o all_o be_v but_o lip-wisdome_n that_o want_v experience_n and_o it_o be_v but_o knowledge_n false_o so_o call_v what_o be_v it_o to_o have_v religion_n in_o our_o book_n or_o head_n or_o tongue_n if_o not_o in_o our_o heart_n it_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o form_n of_o knowledge_n rom._n 2.20_o which_o reach_v no_o further_a than_o a_o form_n of_o godliness_n the_o excellency_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o christ_n be_v to_o know_v he_o in_o union_n communion_n and_o conformity_n phil._n 3.8_o 9_o 10._o 32_o the_o god_n of_o nature_n never_o teach_v unnaturalness_n nor_o do_v the_o god_n of_o order_n teach_v or_o allow_v confusion_n 1_o cor._n 14.33_o 33_o astrological_a prediction_n be_v either_o vain_a or_o infallible_a if_o that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v respect_v if_o this_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v prevent_v and_o therefore_o on_o both_o account_n be_v not_o to_o be_v heed_v wisdom_n and_o virtue_n be_v the_o best_a prophet_n to_o be_v consult_v and_o follow_v isa_n 8.19_o 20._o isa_n 46.13_o 14_o 15._o eccles_n 11.4_o 34_o we_o be_v behold_v to_o god_n not_o only_o for_o supply_v our_o want_n but_o for_o chastise_v our_o wantonness_n psal_n 89.31_o 32._o his_o rod_n be_v the_o rod_n of_o the_o covenant_n ezek._n 20.37_o and_o his_o rebuke_n be_v from_o his_o love_n rev._n 3.19_o it_o be_v in_o very_a faithfulness_n that_o he_o do_v afflict_v we_o psal_n 119.75_o and_o we_o may_v therefore_o take_v evil_a at_o his_o hand_n as_o well_o as_o good_a job_n 2.10_o and_o bless_v he_o for_o take_v as_o well_o as_o give_v as_o job_n 1.21_o and_o say_v with_o david_n '_o ●is_n good_a to_o be_v afflict_v psal_n 119.71_o for_o it_o come_v from_o a_o good_a root_n his_o love_n and_o the_o fruit_n be_v good_a too_o see_v it_o be_v for_o the_o take_v away_o of_o sin_n isa_n 27.9_o and_o to_o make_v we_o partaker_n of_o his_o holiness_n heb._n 12.10_o so_o that_o however_o severe_o god_n seem_v to_o deal_v with_o we_o we_o have_v cause_n to_o thank_v he_o 1_o thes_n 5.18_o 35_o with_o contentment_n no_o estate_n without_o it_o any_o estate_n be_v miserable_a phil._n 4.11_o eccles_n 5.12_o 36_o woe_n make_v the_o short_a time_n seem_v long_o and_o joy_n make_v the_o long_a time_n seem_v short_a oh_o eternity_n eternity_n be_v that_o which_o make_v woe_n woe_n and_o joy_n joy_n indeed_o mat._n 25.46_o 37_o it_o be_v great_a honour_n for_o any_o to_o be_v god_n servant_n than_o it_o be_v that_o a_o great_a many_o and_o