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	holy_a	sabbath_n	1,515	5	10.0460	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04540	A Christian plea conteyning three treatises. I. The first, touching the Anabaptists, & others mainteyning some like errours with them. II. The second, touching such Christians, as now are here, commonly called Remonstrants or Arminians. III. The third, touching the Reformed Churches, with vvhom my self agree in the faith of the Gospel of our Lord Iesus Christ. Made by Francis Iohnson, pastour of the auncient English Church, now sojourning at Amsterdam in the Low Countreyes.	Johnson, Francis, 1562-1618.	1617 (1617)	STC 14661; ESTC S107828	395,581	331

now_o common_o place_v unto_o the_o passeover_n in_o march_n follow_v there_o wilbe_n but_o only_o three_o month_n and_o not_o six_o month_n or_o the_o half_a year_n before_o speak_v off_o dan._n 9.27_o whereunto_o also_o as_o touch_v the_o time_n that_o phrase_n of_o speech_n may_v have_v reference_n which_o be_v use_v concern_v the_o woman_n in_o the_o revelation_n of_o a_o time_n and_o time_n and_o half_a a_o time_n rev._n 12.14_o 7._o final_o as_o the_o lord_n supper_n now_o among_o christian_n answer_v to_o all_o the_o sacrifice_n which_o they_o have_v in_o israel_n heretofore_o so_o also_o the_o lord_n day_n now_o be_v to_o we_o in_o stead_n of_o all_o their_o feast_n and_o holy_a day_n of_o sabbath_n new_a moon_n passeover_n pentecost_n and_o tabernacle_n so_o as_o now_o we_o have_v no_o cause_n or_o need_v of_o such_o yearly_a day_n and_o feast_n as_o than_o they_o have_v christ_n be_v come_v who_o be_v the_o body_n of_o all_o those_o shadow_n whereof_o the_o feast_n be_v a_o part_n col._n 2_o 16_o 17._o compare_v with_o esa_n 66_o 23._o act._n 20_o 7._o rev._n 1_o 10_o 11_o etc._n etc._n of_o which_o see_v more_o here_o before_o chap._n 14._o sect_n 2_o and_z 5_o etc._n etc._n on_o the_o other_o hand_n there_o be_v allege_v the_o ordinance_n concern_v the_o feast_n of_o lot_n of_o or_o lot_n purim_n enact_v by_o mardochee_n and_o ester_n &_o accept_v by_o the_o jew_n for_o they_o and_o their_o generation_n after_o they_o in_o memory_n of_o their_o deliverance_n from_o the_o treachery_n of_o haman_n etc._n etc._n ester_n 9_o 20_o 32._o touch_v which_o these_o thing_n may_v be_v observe_v 1._o that_o the_o book_n of_o ester_n wherein_o this_o be_v record_v be_v canonical_a scripture_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v write_v by_o ezra_n or_o by_o mardochee_n himself_o or_o by_o some_o prophet_n that_o live_v in_o those_o time_n as_o the_o book_n itself_o so_o also_o the_o feast_n there_o speak_v off_o have_v the_o approbation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n by_o 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and_o reprobate_a or_o that_o infant_n aswell_o as_o elder_a people_n have_v that_o repentance_n faith_n and_o perseverance_n in_o godliness_n which_o be_v require_v by_o the_o opposite_n to_o be_v in_o all_o that_o be_v choose_v by_o god_n unto_o life_n eternal_a whereas_o many_o of_o they_o die_v in_o their_o infancy_n &_o some_o the_o first_o month_n or_o first_o day_n they_o be_v bear_v and_o yet_o be_v partaker_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o inheritor_n of_o his_o kingdom_n in_o christ_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a 7._o final_o there_o be_v also_o elect_v angel_n aswell_o as_o elect_v man_n &_o the_o like_a cause_n in_o god_n of_o his_o election_n of_o both_o to_o wit_n the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o his_o wil._n else_o shall_v not_o the_o will_v of_o god_n be_v the_o ground_n and_o rule_v of_o all_o righteousness_n nor_o god_n himself_o be_v all_o in_o all_o christ_n be_v the_o head_n of_o all_o principality_n and_o power_n as_o the_o scripture_n show_v 1_o tim._n 5_o 21._o compare_v with_o 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36._o where_o again_o let_v we_o consider_v whether_o the_o very_a cause_n move_v god_n hereunto_o be_v not_o his_o own_o will_n good_a pleasure_n and_o purpose_n in_o himself_o and_o not_o the_o will_n or_o abuse_v of_o free_a will_n in_o the_o creature_n neither_o unbelief_n or_o other_o sin_n of_o any_o foresee_v 1._o because_o the_o scripture_n thus_o teach_v in_o these_o and_o the_o like_a place_n rom._n 9_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o and_o 11_o 33_o 36._o compare_v with_o gen._n 25_o 23._o mal._n 1_o 3._o exod._n 9_o 16._o matth._n 11_o 25_o 26._o and_o 20_o 15._o 2._o and_o otherwise_o the_o move_a cause_n hereof_o shall_v not_o be_v in_o god_n himself_o but_o from_o without_o he_o contrary_a to_o the_o scripture_n aforesaid_a &_o to_o the_o infinite_a eternal_a and_o unchangeable_a nature_n of_o god_n 3._o neither_o else_n shall_v there_o be_v in_o general_a one_o and_o the_o same_o cause_n of_o god_n decree_n for_o election_n &_o for_o reprobation_n and_o that_o also_o both_o of_o angel_n and_o of_o man_n as_o there_o be_v one_o decreer_n of_o both_o from_o all_o eternity_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o name_n for_o ever_o rom._n 9_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 18_o 22_o 23._o 1_o thes_n 5_o 9_o mat._n 11_o 25_o 26._o and_o 20_o 15._o and_o 25_o 41._o 2_o pet._n 2_o 4_o 12._o prov._n 16_o 4._o rom._n 11_o 33_o 36._o 4._o else_o also_o we_o do_v not_o in_o very_a deed_n acknowledge_v the_o will_n of_o god_n to_o be_v the_o ground_n and_o rule_v of_o all_o righteousness_n in_o this_o as_o in_o all_o other_o of_o his_o action_n how_o ever_o they_o seem_v strange_a unto_o