Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	eternal_a	good_a	life_n	4,162	5	5.3241	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20531	Anwick his meditations vpon Gods monarchie and the deuill his kingdome And of the knowledge that man in this life may obtaine of the almightie, eternal, and most glorious godhed: with other thinges not only worth the reading but also the marking and the retayning.	Anwick, I.	1587 (1587)	STC 694; ESTC S108317	93,450	132

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his_o most_o holy_a will_n and_o crau●_n his_o mercy_n in_o christ_n jesus_n in_o who_o name_n he_o have_v promise_v whatsoever_o be_v necessary_a for_o mankind_n to_o whatsoever_o shall_v ask_v i●_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d faith_n which_o none_o can_v do_v without_o his_o special_a gra●e_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d god_n reason_n but_o also_o every_o man_n 〈◊〉_d duty_n to_o 〈◊〉_d all_o 〈◊〉_d necessary_n of_o god_n majesty_n if_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d the●●_n prove_v we_o 〈◊〉_d do_v but_o only_o to_o show_v our_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o that_o be_v a_o ●all_n and_o sufficient_a argument_n for_o who_o know_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o shall_v be_v save_v 34._o rom._n 9_o 34._o or_o 〈◊〉_d that_o 〈◊〉_d be_v 〈◊〉_d himself_o so_o that_o neither_o man_n co_fw-la 〈…〉_o and_o know_v that_o of_o another_o howbeit_o every_o man_n ought_v not_o only_o to_o know_v it_o in_o and_o of_o himself_o but_o also_o be_v be_v assure_v of_o his_o salvation_n by_o the_o more_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o 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vidz_n who_o shall_v be_v save_v or_o damn_v for_o god_n who_o work_v upon_o his_o own_o foundation_n which_o ever_o remain_v and_o have_v this_o sentence_n for_o a_o seal_n *_o the_o lord_n know_v 19_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 19_o who_o be_v he_o therefore_o let_v all_o that_o call_v one_o the_o lord_n jesus_n depart_v from_o iniquity_n and_o lay_v hold_v one_o mercy_n only_o walk_v he_o never_o so_o holy_o furthermore_o the_o eternal_a god_n in_o the_o law_n and_o the_o prophet_n have_v set_v down_o sufficient_a doctrine_n how_o he_o will_v be_v serve_v in_o the_o congregation_n of_o people_n according_a to_o his_o own_o prescription_n and_o not_o after_o man_n invention_n for_o moses_n say_v *_o you_o 32._o deut._n 12._o 8_o 12._o 8._o 32._o shall_v not_o do_v every_o man_n what_o seem_v good_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n *_o but_o whatsoever_o i_o command_v say_v the_o lord_n that_o take_v heed_n to_o do_v and_o nothing_o diminish_v nothing_o *_o for_o you_o shall_v 28_o ezec._n 20._o 28_o 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we_o must_v not_o trust_v to_o be_v save_v by_o the_o observation_n thereof_o nor_o by_o our_o good_a work_v for_o in_o that_o behalf_n we_o shall_v find_v the_o same_o holy_a law_n no_o better_o or_o sure_a unto_o we_o then_o a_o break_a staff_n wherewith_o a_o man_n think_v to_o leap_v over_o a_o brook_n and_o it_o let_v he_o fall_v in_o the_o midst_n for_o the_o law_n be_v not_o give_v to_o justify_v but_o to_o condemn_v *_o for_o if_o there_o have_v 21._o gal._n 3._o 21._o be_v a_o law_n give_v which_o can_v have_v give_v life_n then_o righteousness_n have_v come_v by_o the_o law_n but_o see_v it_o be_v not_o so_o *_o as_o many_o as_o seek_v justification_n by_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n be_v curse_v because_o they_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o the_o thing_n write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n *_o therefore_o by_o the_o drede_n of_o the_o law_n no_o flesh_n shall_v be_v iustify_v 20._o rom._n 3._o 20._o this_o seem_v a_o very_a hard_a matter_n and_o to_o mere_a natural_a 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