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	know_v	life_n	2,879	5	4.5653	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62910	Jehovah our righteousness, or, The justification of believers by the righteousness of Christ only asserted and applyed in several sermons / by Samuel Tomlyns.	Tomlyns, Samuel, 1632 or 3-1700.	1696 (1696)	Wing T1861; ESTC R25175	166,569	435

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this_o seed_n be_v receive_v cherish_v and_o embrace_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o will_n till_o it_o consent_v and_o yield_v to_o a_o temptation_n who_o now_o of_o the_o best_a of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n can_v stand_v before_o this_o holy_a and_o perfect_a law_n of_o god_n dare_v the_o best_a of_o saint_n in_o the_o world_n go_v to_o a_o trial_n before_o god_n on_o the_o account_n of_o their_o work_n do_v not_o david_n himself_o decline_v such_o a_o trial_n do_v he_o not_o wave_v and_o deprecate_v it_o psal_n 143.23_o enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n for_o in_o thy_o sight_n shall_v no_o flesh_n live_v be_v justify_v but_o this_o be_v that_o excellency_n and_o glory_n of_o christ_n that_o he_o be_v a_o spiritual_a beauty_n among_o deform_a ethiopian_n an_o upright_a soul_n among_o crooked_a creature_n one_o that_o do_v dwell_v in_o the_o torrid_a zone_n of_o love_n when_o the_o heart_n of_o other_o be_v congeal_v and_o freeze_v towards_o god_n he_o have_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o justification_n 2._o no_o other_o but_o jehovah_n can_v bear_v the_o weight_n of_o million_o of_o sin_n and_o endure_v sufficient_a punishment_n for_o they_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v a_o nation_n of_o heavy_a iniquity_n isa_n 1.4_o lade_v with_o transgression_n the_o earth_n on_o which_o they_o do_v dwell_v be_v say_v to_o reel_v and_o stagger_v like_o a_o drunken_a man_n and_o the_o transgression_n of_o it_o that_o be_v of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v heavy_a on_o it_o isa_n 24.20_o and_o if_o there_o be_v heaviness_n of_o iniquity_n in_o one_o people_n what_o be_v there_o in_o the_o whole_a world_n no_o other_o neck_n can_v bear_v such_o a_o weighty_a yoke_n of_o punishment_n for_o transgression_n but_o

say_v i_o have_v make_v my_o heart_n clean_o i_o be_o pure_a from_o my_o sin_n prov._n 20.9.3_o who_o can_v understand_v his_o error_n psal_n 19.12.4_o if_o thou_o lord_n shall_v mark_v iniquity_n who_o shall_v stand_v psal_n 130.3_o 4._o though_o saint_n as_o job_n in_o their_o plead_n with_o man_n hold_v fast_o their_o integrity_n job_n 27.6_o yet_o they_o have_v let_v go_v all_o confidence_n in_o their_o own_o work_n in_o their_o approach_n to_o god_n we_o be_v all_o as_o a_o unclean_a thing_n and_o our_o righteousness_n be_v but_o filthy_a rag_n isa_n 64.6_o 10._o abraham_n be_v long_o before_o he_o offer_v up_o isaac_n a_o beleiver_n and_o a_o justify_v person_n gen._n 15.6_o abraham_n believe_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o count_v it_o to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n it_o be_v very_o observable_a that_o we_o have_v no_o mention_n or_o record_v make_v of_o abraham_n faith_n and_o justification_n till_o now_o though_o he_o be_v call_v effectual_o near_o twenty_o year_n before_o 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as_o abraham_n can_v not_o believe_v in_o god_n but_o by_o the_o promise_a seed_n so_o we_o can_v not_o be_v justify_v but_o through_o christ_n now_o will_v abraham_n go_v from_o trust_v in_o the_o perfect_a righteousness_n of_o the_o promise_a seed_n to_o trust_v in_o his_o own_o defective_a work_n and_o imperfect_a righteousness_n certain_a it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o way_n of_o justification_n the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v from_o faith_n to_o faith_n rom_n 1.17_o it_o be_v not_o from_o faith_n to_o work_n but_o faith_n at_o first_o and_o all_o along_o and_o at_o last_o apprehend_v this_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o build_v on_o it_o therefore_o the_o just_a be_v say_v to_o live_v by_o faith_n abraham_n be_v a_o believer_n and_o justify_v at_o his_o first_o effectual_a call_n yet_o moses_n testify_v that_o many_o year_n after_o he_o believe_v in_o god_n and_o he_o count_v it_o to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n so_o that_o abraham_n faith_n act_v on_o god_n through_o the_o promise_a seed_n from_o first_o to_o last_o for_o justification_n here_o the_o apostle_n may_v take_v ground_n for_o his_o assertion_n that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n be_v reveal_v from_o faith_n to_o faith_n do_v abraham_n begin_v in_o the_o spirit_n as_o to_o his_o justification_n and_o will_v he_o after_o this_o resort_n and_o repair_v to_o the_o flesh_n to_o be_v perfect_v do_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o messiah_n begin_v his_o justification_n and_o be_v his_o own_o righteousness_n to_o complete_a it_o what_o will_v this_o be_v but_o to_o go_v from_o a_o son_n of_o righteousness_n mal._n 4.2_o to_o a_o candle_n of_o righteousness_n from_o a_o complete_a ship_n to_o a_o break_a plank_n from_o a_o beautiful_a and_o glorious_a garment_n to_o a_o filthy_a rag_n gal._n 3.27_o isa_n 64.6_o from_o a_o sweet_a smell_a sacrifice_n to_o stink_v and_o loathsome_a dung_n ephes_n 5.2_o phil._n 3.8_o 9_o 11._o to_o assert_v a_o second_o justification_n before_o god_n by_o work_n what_o be_v it_o but_o to_o confound_v the_o two_o covenant_n to_o blend_v the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o grace_n together_o and_o to_o form_v up_o a_o bastard-covenant_n that_o be_v not_o pure_o of_o grace_n or_o whole_o of_o work_n but_o mix_v and_o compound_v of_o both_o which_o the_o scripture_n dis-claims_a as_o inconsistent_a rom._n 11.6_o as_o hagar_n and_o sarah_n ishmael_n and_o isaac_n can_v not_o quiet_o dwell_v or_o peaceable_o abide_v together_o in_o one_o family_n hagar_n despise_a sarah_n gen._n 16.4_o and_o ishmael_n mock_v at_o isaac_n hagar_n first_o flee_v gen._n 16.6_o 7._o and_o afterward_o both_o hagar_n and_o ishmael_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o abraham_n tent_n gen._n 21.10_o it_o be_v this_o seem_v to_o point_n at_o and_o type_n out_o this_o great_a truth_n that_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o grace_n of_o which_o these_o two_o mother_n be_v type_n galat._n 4.24_o can_v be_v reconcile_v can_v consist_v together_o he_o that_o 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