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	good_a	work_n	5,591	5	6.3844	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61367	Salvation by Jesus Christ alone ... agreeable to the rules of reason and the laws of justice ... : to which is added a short inquiry into the state of those men in a future life who never heard of Jesus Christ ... / by Tho. Staynoe.	Staynoe, Thomas, d. 1708.	1700 (1700)	Wing S5353; ESTC R12475	186,900	402

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better_o a_o title_n to_o obedience_n than_o our_o suffering_n such_o punishment_n can_v have_v do_v have_v that_o punishment_n not_o be_v forgive_v and_o it_o look_v absurd_a at_o first_o view_n that_o gild_n shall_v consist_v in_o the_o neglect_n of_o obedience_n and_o that_o punishment_n shall_v be_v the_o desert_n and_o therefore_o in_o justice_n the_o effect_n of_o our_o gild_n and_o yet_o that_o obedience_n shall_v be_v the_o effect_n of_o our_o punishment_n that_o be_v that_o gild_n after_o one_o remove_v shall_v be_v the_o proper_a and_o in_o a_o manner_n natural_a because_o just_a cause_n of_o duty_n but_o we_o may_v be_v therefore_o sure_a that_o it_o be_v no_o such_o matter_n because_o we_o be_v tell_v by_o god_n himself_o that_o there_o be_v a_o punishment_n after_o this_o life_n which_o shall_v be_v eternal_a which_o yet_o will_v be_v impossible_a if_o the_o suffering_n of_o punishment_n be_v equivalent_a to_o a_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o 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to_o duty_n and_o obedience_n as_o forgiveness_n do_v to_o expiation_n therefore_o our_o next_o enquiry_n must_v be_v upon_o what_o obedience_n such_o reward_n be_v ground_v for_o we_o be_v very_o sure_a that_o because_o the_o distribution_n of_o such_o reward_n be_v lodge_v in_o god_n hand_n therefore_o the_o reward_n will_v be_v bestow_v just_o and_o because_o we_o be_v sure_a of_o that_o therefore_o we_o be_v far_o assure_v that_o it_o will_v be_v confer_v upon_o duty_n and_o obedience_n and_o indeed_o have_v in_o what_o go_v before_o see_v what_o provision_n god_n have_v make_v for_o the_o fulfil_n the_o vindictive_a part_n of_o the_o law_n in_o order_n to_o the_o possibility_n and_o justice_n of_o man_n salvation_n and_o be_v satisfy_v that_o that_o provision_n which_o he_o have_v make_v for_o that_o purpose_n will_v not_o also_o fulfil_v the_o directive_n part_v of_o the_o law_n it_o must_v be_v our_o next_o business_n to_o inquire_v what_o provision_n he_o have_v make_v for_o 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