Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	death_n	die_v	sin_n	7,620	5	5.8816	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17647	A commentarie of M. Iohn Caluine vppon the Epistle to the Philippians wherein is set out the necessitie and profite of affliction vnto the faithfull, the benefite of God his word, the fruits, of vnitie and humilitie, free iustification by faith in Iesus Christ without our owne merites, the assurance, ioy, and contented mindes of the godlie, and their perseueraunce in godlinesse vnto the end. With many other comfortable and profitable pointes of religion. Translated out of Latine by W.B.; Commentarii in quatuor Pauli epistolas. English. Selections	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Becket, William, fl. 1584.	1584 (1584)	STC 4402; ESTC S107378	72,730	102

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from_o thy_o own_o right_n that_o thou_o may_v perform_v thy_o duty_n thy_o reason_n be_v neither_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o glory_n of_o christ_n nor_o to_o be_v make_v equal_a with_o it_o whether_o soever_o christ_n call_v thou_o thou_o must_v go_v speedy_o leave_v all_o other_o thing_n so_o thou_o must_v look_v back_o unto_o thy_o vocation_n that_o thou_o must_v turn_v away_o thy_o sense_n from_o all_o thing_n that_o may_v call_v thou_o backward_o thou_o may_v live_v in_o another_o place_n more_o wealthy_o but_o god_n have_v bind_v thou_o to_o a_o church_n which_o maintain_v thou_o but_o sclender_o in_o another_o place_n there_o be_v more_o honour_n but_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o that_o place_n in_o which_o

may_v find_v in_o he_o not_o have_v my_o own_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n but_o that_o which_o be_v through_o faith_n of_o christ_n which_o i_o say_v be_v the_o righteousness_n in_o faith_n 10_o that_o i_o may_v know_v he_o and_o the_o power_n of_o his_o resurrection_n &_o the_o fellowship_n of_o his_o affliction_n while_o i_o be_o make_v conformable_a unto_o his_o death_n 11_o if_o by_o any_o mean_n i_o may_v attain_v to_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a 7_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v advantage_n unto_o i_o he_o say_v they_o be_v advantage_n unto_o he_o before_o he_o know_v christ_n for_o the_o only_a ignorance_n of_o christ_n do_v cause_n that_o we_o be_v puff_v up_o with_o a_o vain_a confidence_n of_o ourselves_o therefore_o wheresoever_o we_o see_v in_o any_o a_o false_a opinion_n of_o their_o own_o virtue_n whersoever_o we_o see_v arrogancy_n wheresoever_o we_o see_v pride_n let_v we_o know_v that_o chryste_n be_v not_o there_o know_v contrariwise_o so_o 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