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	lord_n	see_v	3,711	5	3.5921	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32801	The divine trinunity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, or, The blessed doctrine of the three coessentiall subsistents in the eternall Godhead without any confusion or division of the distinct subsistences or multiplication of the most single and entire Godhead acknowledged, beleeved, adored by Christians, in opposition to pagans, Jewes, Mahumetans, blasphemous and antichristian hereticks, who say they are Christians, but are not / declared and published for the edification and satisfaction of all such as worship the only true God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, all three as one and the self same God blessed for ever, by Francis Cheynell ...	Cheynell, Francis, 1608-1665.	1650 (1650)	Wing C3811; ESTC R34820	306,702	530

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o spirit_n who_o proceed_v from_o the_o father_n be_v send_v by_o the_o son_n from_o the_o father_n john_n 15._o 26._o the_o greek_a church_n acknowledge_v that_o the_o spirit_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o father_n by_o the_o son_n all_o thing_n that_o the_o father_n have_v be_v i_o say_v our_o saviour_n john_n 16._o 15._o but_o the_o spirit_n do_v receive_v all_o from_o the_o father_n and_o christ_n and_o his_o father_n be_v essential_o one_o john_n 10._o 30._o the_o spirit_n be_v say_v to_o receive_v of_o the_o son_n and_o to_o glorify_v the_o son_n john_n 16._o 14._o whatsoever_o thing_n the_o father_n do_v the_o son_n do_v and_o as_o the_o son_n can_v do_v nothing_o without_o the_o father_n so_o the_o father_n can_v do_v nothing_o without_o the_o son_n not_o that_o there_o be_v a_o defect_n of_o power_n in_o either_o but_o a_o unity_n of_o power_n and_o nature_n in_o both_o theol._n the_o divine_a nature_n of_o both_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n be_v communicate_v to_o the_o spirit_n by_o this_o eternal_a spiration_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v send_v by_o both_o and_o he_o receive_v of_o both_o and_o he_o glorify_v both_o and_o he_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o both_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n he_o be_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o father_n matth._n 10._o 20_o because_o he_o proceed_v from_o the_o father_n john_n 15._o 26._o and_o he_o be_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n gal._n 4._o 6._o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n rom._n 8._o 9_o the_o spirit_n of_o jesus_n christ_n phil._n 1._o 19_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n 1_o pet._n 1._o 11._o because_o he_o receive_v of_o christ_n be_v send_v from_o christ_n be_v breathe_v forth_o by_o