Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	effect_n	evil_a	sin_n	2,605	5	5.5309	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35120	The counterfeit convert discovered, or, William Haworth's book, entituled (The Quaker converted to Christianity re-established) refuted wherein his absurd assertion, viz. that our (own) righteousness consists in the gifts and vertues which the spirit of God works in our minds &c. is manifested ... / by John Crook and William Bayley ; also an answer to the postscript at the end of William Haworth's wicked pamphlet called An Antidote &c. by C.T.	Crook, John, 1617-1699.; Bayly, William, d. 1675.; Taylor, Christopher, ca. 1615-1686.	1676 (1676)	Wing C7199; ESTC R24285	95,721	143

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a_o preacher_n thou_o be_v but_o let_v we_o hear_v augustine_n viz._n lib._n de_fw-fr gratia_n &_o libere_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la habens_fw-la meam_fw-la justitiam_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la lege_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la sva_fw-la non_fw-la esset_fw-la lex_fw-la ipsa_fw-la sed_fw-la dei_fw-la nisi_fw-la svam_fw-la dicit_fw-la just_a itiam_fw-la quamvis_fw-la ex_fw-la lege_fw-la esset_fw-la quia_fw-la sva_fw-la voluntate_fw-la legem_fw-la se_fw-la posse_fw-la putabat_fw-la implere_fw-la sine_fw-la adjutorio_fw-la gratiae_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la christi_fw-la i.e._n what_o be_v it_o say_v he_o not_o have_v my_o righteousness_n which_o be_v of_o the_o law_n whereas_o the_o law_n be_v not_o he_o but_o god_n but_o that_o he_o call_v it_o his_o righteousness_n although_o it_o be_v of_o the_o law_n because_o he_o think_v that_o by_o his_o own_o will_v he_o can_v fulfil_v the_o law_n without_o the_o help_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v by_o 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