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	sin_n	world_n	5,072	5	5.7392	4	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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external_o but_o how_o sad_a will_v it_o be_v to_o go_v as_o i_o may_v say_v religious_o i._n e._n hear_v and_o pray_v to_o hell_n ezek._n 33.31_o james_n 1.23_o 27._o matth._n 7.21_o 22_o 23_o 26_o 27_o 28._o 4_o take_v heed_n of_o do_v that_o in_o with_o or_o for_o company_n for_o which_o thy_o heart_n may_v smite_v thou_o and_o thou_o must_v repent_v when_o thou_o be_v alone_o exod._n 23.2_o 1_o sam._n 24.4_o 5_o 6._o 5_o they_o be_v sad_a joy_n and_o displease_a pleasure_n which_o a_o man_n must_v repent_v of_o or_o be_v damn_v for_o and_o such_o be_v all_o the_o pleasure_n of_o sin_n or_o sinful_a pleasure_n such_o as_o sin_n put_v we_o upon_o or_o such_o as_o flow_v from_o sin_n 6_o endeavour_n to_o maintain_v such_o thought_n of_o grace_n and_o sin_n heaven_n and_o the_o world_n as_o you_o have_v or_o seem_v to_o have_v when_o you_o be_v at_o prayer_n then_o we_o seem_v to_o look_v on_o sin_n as_o ugly_a and_o odious_a and_o on_o the_o world_n as_o vanity_n and_o emptiness_n 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we_o receive_v christ_n into_o ourselves_o john_n 1.12_o for_o he_o dwell_v in_o our_o heart_n by_o faith_n eph._n 3.17_o and_o when_o we_o love_v we_o give_v up_o ourselves_o to_o christ_n 2_o cor._n 8.5_o i'faith_o than_o work_v by_o love_n or_o as_o the_o greek_a have_v it_o be_v effectual_o wrought_v by_o love_n the_o receive_n of_o christ_n into_o ourselves_o by_o faith_n be_v warrantise_v by_o love_n i._n e._n our_o give_v up_o ourselves_o to_o christ_n 14_o god_n measure_n be_v ever_o best_a so_o much_o health_n and_o no_o more_o so_o much_o wealth_n and_o no_o more_o be_v best_a for_o thou_o as_o god_n see_v good_a for_o though_o we_o beg_v for_o daily_a bread_n it_o be_v fit_a that_o god_n shall_v be_v our_o carver_n prov._n 30.8_o 15_o it_o be_v a_o great_a evidence_n of_o pride_n and_o passion_n when_o the_o want_n of_o one_o thing_n rob_v we_o of_o all_o the_o comfort_n we_o shall_v take_v in_o the_o rest_n gen._n 30.1_o beside_o inordinate_a affection_n will_v choose_v for_o itself_o though_o on_o hard_a condition_n and_o be_v often_o punish_v with_o have_v its_o will_n as_o rachel_n be_v who_o no_o soon_o have_v her_o wish_n viz._n child_n but_o two_o and_o she_o die_v 16_o god_n order_n all_o our_o affliction_n for_o the_o quality_n of_o they_o what_o they_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o quantity_n how_o much_o and_o how_o great_a they_o shall_v be_v and_o for_o the_o duration_n how_o long_o they_o shall_v be_v gen._n 15.13_o a_o stranger_n afflict_a 400_o year_n there_o be_v all_o three_o 17_o there_o be_v not_o more_o comfort_n from_o god_n give_v we_o any_o thing_n we_o want_v than_o there_o be_v safety_n in_o wait_v on_o god_n for_o the_o supply_n of_o our_o want_n lam._n 3.25_o 26._o and_o sure_o there_o be_v no_o mercy_n that_o be_v worth_a pray_n for_o but_o be_v worth_a wait_a for_o and_o if_o the_o mercy_n shall_v be_v we_o it_o be_v fit_a the_o time_n shall_v be_v god_n who_o do_v all_o in_o the_o best_a time_n even_o in_o due_a time_n 1_o 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sear_v none_o but_o god_n and_o be_v afraid_a of_o nothing_o but_o sin_n and_o bless_a be_v he_o that_o so_o fear_v always_o prov._n 28.14_o 24_o there_o be_v many_o cordial_n that_o god_n will_v not_o give_v to_o his_o child_n till_o they_o be_v faint_a or_o sick_a strong_a consolation_n be_v reserve_v for_o great_a tribulation_n 2_o cor._n 1.4_o 5._o 25_o if_o we_o will_v take_v a_o true_a measure_n and_o make_v a_o right_a estimate_n of_o good_a or_o evil_n it_o must_v be_v as_o it_o relate_v to_o the_o soul_n matth._n 10.28_o 2_o cor._n 4.16_o etc._n etc._n 26_o man_n be_v god_n creature_n sin_n be_v man_n and_o misery_n be_v sin_n man_n be_v god_n image_n sin_n be_v man_n image_n and_o misery_n be_v sin_n image_n it_o be_v only_o by_o christ_n jesus_n that_o we_o be_v free_v from_o misery_n sin_n and_o ourselves_o and_o bring_v to_o god_n and_o his_o image_n 1_o pet._n 3.18_o 27_o we_o live_v by_o many_o death_n our_o natural_a spiritual_a and_o eternal_a life_n be_v by_o death_n many_o creature_n be_v put_v to_o death_n to_o keep_v we_o alive_a yea_o christ_n jesus_n die_v that_o we_o may_v live_v and_o we_o ourselves_o must_v die_v that_o we_o may_v live_v oh_o how_o good_a be_v god_n to_o we_o who_o have_v make_v not_o only_o the_o creature_n we_o but_o christ_n we_o and_o in_o and_o by_o he_o death_n we_o who_o make_v every_o thing_n the_o worst_a as_o well_o as_o the_o best_a to_o work_v together_o for_o good_a to_o they_o that_o love_v he_o rom._n 8.28_o and_o though_o we_o be_v less_o than_o the_o least_o