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
B04886	No power but of God, and yet a power in every creature, or, A word in season, to all men not void of grace, or deprived of reason wherein is held forth that the Almighty God is not wanting to us in impowering of us, but we are wanting to him, in not improving our talent for him ... / by Robert Purnel.	Purnell, Robert, d. 1666.	1651 (1651)	Wing P4238A; ESTC R187132	119,586	280

any_o measure_n 〈◊〉_d i_o have_v say_v before_o that_o all_o our_o spring_n a●●_n in_o he_o and_o all_o our_o supply_n be_v from_o hi●…_n and_o that_o all_o power_n centre_n in_o he_o as_o t●●_n fountain_n from_o whence_o all_o small_a stream_n 〈◊〉_d power_n do_v flow_v i_o have_v affirm_v furthe●…_n that_o as_o this_o power_n be_v give_v free_o to_o 〈◊〉_d from_o he_o so_o it_o be_v limit_v in_o we_o by_o he_o a●●_n when_o the_o creature_n have_v improve_v his_o po●…er_n to_o the_o high_a he_o have_v do_v but_o his_o dut●…_n luk._n 17._o 10._o our_o salvation_n be_v of_o freegrace_n notwit●…standing_n i_o have_v not_o say_v that_o our_o impr●…ving_n or_o not_o improve_n our_o power_n c●●_n save_v we_o or_o damn_v we_o but_o this_o i_o have_v affir●…ed_v and_o do_v affirm_v that_o by_o our_o non-improu●…ment_a it_o will_v exceed_o harm_v we_o for_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v lose_v much_o of_o our_o outward_a and_o pe●…haps_o inward_a joy_n and_o comfort_n both_o in_o 〈◊〉_d and_o death_n i_o do_v not_o say_v our_o eternal_a we●●_n be_v do_v depend_v upon_o it_o all_o our_o shall_fw-mi 〈…〉_o ion_n be_v of_o freegrace_n from_o god_n through_o 〈◊〉_d redemption_n of_o the_o son_n and_o evidence_n of_o spirit_n 1._o so_o that_o our_o obedience_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n 〈◊〉_d our_o salvation_n for_o god_n love_n be_v the_o 〈…〉_o fe_o joh._n 3._o for_o god_n so_o love_v the_o world_n etc._n etc._n 2._o our_o obedience_n and_o good_a work_n be_v 〈…〉_o t_o the_o way_n for_o christ_n be_v the_o way_n the_o truth_n 〈◊〉_d the_o life_n 3._o our_o improvement_n of_o our_o power_n in_o 〈…〉_o y_fw-es of_o good_a work_n be_v not_o the_o evidence_n as_o 〈…〉_o ourselves_o for_o that_o be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o 〈…〉_o irit_n of_o god_n in_o we_o 4._o but_o our_o good_a work_n do_v glorify_v god_n 〈…〉_o d_o inform_v and_o edify_v our_o neighbour_n first_o they_o glorify_v god_n mat._n 5._o 16._o second_o it_o do_v inform_v our_o neighbour_n 〈◊〉_d he_o can_v judge_v of_o we_o but_o by_o our_o fruit_n 〈◊〉_d shall_v know_v a_o tree_n by_o its_o fruit_n say_v christ_n three_o it_o do_v edify_v our_o neighbour_n ●●en_o every_o step_n of_o our_o conversation_n be_v a_o ●●●truction_n to_o he_o and_o the_o apostle_n say_v ●●t_v some_o be_v win_v to_o god_n by_o the_o good_a ●…nversation_n of_o other_o 2._o and_o as_o for_o freewill_n in_o man_n i_o know_v ●…ne_v unless_o it_o be_v such_o a_o freewill_n as_o be_v 〈◊〉_d paul_n rom._n 7._o 18._o for_o to_o will_n be_v present_a with_o 〈◊〉_d and_o ver_fw-la 13._o when_o i_o will_v do_v good_a evil_a be_v present_a with_o i_o i_o know_v no_o freewill_n th●●_n unless_o it_o be_v a_o freewill_n to_o sin_n a_o man_n natural_o can_v act_v in_o thing_n supernatur●…_n as_o to_o instance_n a_o man_n can_v believe_v unl●●_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n work_n faith_n in_o the_o sou●…_n and_o yet_o a_o man_n according_a to_o common_a providence_n may_v bring_v his_o body_n to_o the_o ordnance_n of_o hear_v which_o be_v the_o mean_n ordinary_o by_o which_o the_o lord_n do_v work_v fai●…_n rom._n 10._o 17._o but_o he_o the_o lord_n god_n 〈◊〉_d mighty_a be_v the_o author_n and_o finisher_n of_o heb._n 12._o 2._o and_o he_o make_v we_o willing_a a●…_n desirous_a to_o have_v it_o wrought_v in_o we_o so_o t●●_n he_o do_v not_o work_v it_o whether_o we_o will_v no._n so_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o work_v fai●●_n be_v not_o say_v to_o believe_v man_n be_v say_v to_o ●●lieve_v now_o though_o man_n can_v believe_v of_o hi●…_n self_n without_o the_o power_n of_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d man_n be_v to_o attend_v upon_o all_o mean_n as_o hear_v read_v meditation_n conference_n for_o th●…_n be_v his_o appointment_n and_o he_o have_v promi●●_n his_o presence_n in_o and_o blessing_n upon_o the_o us●●_n these_o mean_n to_o make_v they_o effectual_a h●●●_n it_o be_v that_o the_o lord_n command_v we_o to_o wait_v he_o in_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n prov._n 20._o 22._o 〈◊〉_d wait_n on_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v save_v thou_o isa_n 〈◊〉_d bless_a be_v all_o they_o that_o wait_v for_o he_o isa_n 〈◊〉_d 31._o 〈…〉_o y_fw-es that_o wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n shall_v renew_v their_o 〈…〉_o gth_n isa_n 49._o 23._o for_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v asha_n 〈…〉_o that_o wait_v for_o i_o lam._n 3_o 25._o the_o lord_n be_v 〈◊〉_d unto_o they_o that_o wait_v for_o he_o to_o the_o soul_n 〈◊〉_d seek_v he_o isa_n 64._o 4._o eye_n have_v not_o see_v 〈◊〉_d have_v not_o hear_v what_o the_o lord_n have_v prepare_v ●…hose_v that_o wait_n for_o he_o now_o a_o man_n can_v be_v say_v to_o wait_v upon_o use_v unless_o he_o wait_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o use_n of_o ●●ans_n to_o which_o he_o have_v promise_v his_o pre●●ce_n which_o be_v his_o appointment_n and_o ●●lks_n wherein_o he_o have_v be_v now_o be_v and_z 〈…〉_o eafter_o will_v be_v find_v next_o i_o shall_v come_v unto_o the_o reason_n why_o ●…ave_v write_v of_o the_o natural_a and_o spiritual_a ●●wer_n viz._n first_o i_o have_v hear_v many_o say_v they_o ought_v 〈…〉_o to_o pray_v read_v meditate_v confer_v or_o assemble_v themselves_o together_o to_o the_o practice_n of_o any_o know_a 〈…〉_o y_fw-es until_o the_o spirit_n by_o its_o fresh_a gale_n and_o move●…s_n put_v they_o upon_o it_o and_o i_o be_o mighty_o mi●●●ken_v if_o some_o have_v not_o stay_v so_o long_o for_o 〈…〉_o se_fw-es fresh_a gale_n and_o move_n of_o the_o spirit_n ●…till_o they_o have_v quite_o forget_v to_o pray_v or_o ●…ar_v or_o confer_v of_o any_o spiritual_a thing_n un●●●se_v it_o be_v in_o a_o carnal_a way_n now_o it_o be_v true_a ●●at_o be_v the_o principal_a time_n in_o which_o a_o soul_n ●●ght_n to_o act_n but_o not_o the_o only_a time_n i_o say_v ●●ain_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a time_n but_o not_o the_o only_a time_n first_o that_o it_o be_v the_o princ_fw-la 〈…〉_o time_n i_o have_v no_o need_n to_o prove_v for_o all_o 〈…〉_o tional_a man_n will_v and_o do_v grant_v that_o 〈◊〉_d then_o second_o it_o be_v not_o the_o only_a ti_fw-mi 〈…〉_o for_o we_o find_v that_o the_o command_n lie_v up_o 〈…〉_o we_o 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design_n have_v you_o not_o ●●de_a use_n of_o the_o power_n and_o strength_n of_o em●●ours_n and_o king_n to_o war_n one_o with_o another_o and_o by_o this_o mean_n have_v not_o you_o be_v 〈◊〉_d cause_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o thousand_o of_o chri●●ns_n life_n their_o blood_n spill_v and_o all_o this_o ●●th_v be_v under_o the_o pious_a pretence_n of_o reformation_n church-order_n punish_v 〈◊〉_d heretic_n and_o schismatic_n and_o so_o p●●tending_v to_o reform_v the_o church_n of_o its_o here●●_n and_o schism_n on_o the_o contrary_a you_o ha●●_n deform_v it_o into_o formality_n superstitio●●_n and_o idolatry_n i_o say_v when_o i_o do_v a_o little_a co●…sider_v this_o than_o i_o do_v not_o wonder_v that_o 〈◊〉_d same_o generation_n of_o man_n in_o our_o day_n ha●●trod_v in_o their_o predecessor_n step_n therefore_o now_o o_o all_o you_o minister_n of_o engla●…_n that_o have_v seek_v yourselves_o more_o than_o 〈◊〉_d glory_n of_o god_n for_o to_o you_o i_o do_v speak_v 〈◊〉_d ear_n a_o 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church_n or_o state_n but_o these_o man_n have_v have_v hand_n in_o it_o if_o not_o the_o chief_a contriver_n 〈…〉_o of_o it_o and_o so_o if_o you_o please_v to_o observe_v the_o ol_n 〈…〉_o testament_n when_o ever_o you_o find_v the_o church_n before_o christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n in_o apostasy_n or_o decline_v from_o the_o true_a worship_n of_o god_n to_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n the_o origina●●_n or_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o it_o arise_v from_o th●…_n lie_v spirit_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o prophet_n but_o to_o say_v no_o more_o of_o that_o and_o to_o come_v 〈◊〉_d little_o near_a home_n and_o search_v the_o new_a testament_n and_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o when_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n come_v in_o the_o flesh_n who_o be_v then_o the_o great_a opposer_n of_o he_o be_v they_o not_o the_o learned_a clergyman_n yea_o sure_o if_o the_o scripture_n be_v true_a these_o be_v the_o people_n that_o be_v the_o most_o cruel_a pesecuter_n that_o christ_n meet_v with_o 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