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	power_n	produce_v	4,222	5	8.3674	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41483	The banner of justification displayed: or; a discourse, concerning the deep, and important mystery of the justification of a sinner wherein the severall causes thereof, being both numerous and various, are from the first to the last diligently enquired after, and their severall contributions towards so great and happy a work, clearly distinguished, and assigned to their proper causes (respectively.) and more particularly is shewed, how God, how the grace of God, how the decree of God, how the soveraign authority of God; how Christ, how the active obedience [of] Christ, how the passive obedience of Christ, how the resurrection of Christ, how the knowledge of Christ; how the spirit of God, how faith, how repentance, how works, how remission of s[in,] how the word, how the minister of the word, how the P[ope?] himself which is justified, may all truly, though upon severall accounts, and after different manners, be sayed to justifie.	Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1659 (1659)	Wing G1150A; ESTC R221574	62,441	91

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house_n shall_v be_v save_v act._n 11._o 13_o 14._o abraham_n believe_v god_n i_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v count_v unto_o he_o for_o righteousness_n rom._n 4._o 3._o true_a faith_n whether_o in_o the_o act_n or_o habit_n or_o both_o have_v such_o a_o essential_a connexion_n by_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n as_o we_o have_v hear_v with_o justification_n and_o never_o fail_v to_o obtain_v it_o whatsoever_o any_o way_n work_v faith_n or_o contribute_v towards_o the_o raise_n of_o it_o in_o the_o soul_n must_v needs_o in_o that_o respect_n and_o so_o far_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o justification_n according_a to_o that_o know_a principle_n in_o reason_n former_o mention_v quod_fw-la est_fw-la causa_fw-la causae_fw-la est_fw-la etiam_fw-la causa_fw-la causati_fw-la that_o which_o in_o any_o consideration_n give_v be_v to_o the_o cause_n be_v in_o that_o respect_n a_o cause_n of_o the_o effect_n produce_v by_o it_o now_o the_o scripture_n or_o the_o word_n of_o god_n 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