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	work_n	4,394	5	6.6946	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65701	A discourse of the love of God shewing that it is well consistent with some love or desire of the creature, and answering all the arguments of Mr. Norris in his sermon on Matth. 22, 37, and of the letters philosohical and divine to the contrary / by Daniel Whitby ...	Whitby, Daniel, 1638-1726.	1697 (1697)	Wing W1724; ESTC R1639	108,266	186

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good_a and_o profitable_a to_o man_n which_o be_v in_o no_o sense_n their_o good_a and_o be_v unable_a to_o do_v they_o any_o good_a then_o st._n paul_n teach_v man_n to_o commit_v sacrilege_n and_o idolatry_n in_o afford_v they_o some_o portion_n of_o our_o love_n of_o desire_n for_o say_v he_o if_o the_o creature_n be_v in_o any_o sense_n our_o good_a ibid_fw-la than_o some_o portion_n of_o our_o love_n be_v due_a to_o they_o 2_o dly_a be_v it_o not_o the_o recommendation_n of_o wisdom_n that_o she_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o all_o thing_n desirable_a 8.21_o that_o she_o fill_v our_o house_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o thing_n desirable_a 1.17_o that_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o desirable_a treasure_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o righteous_a 21.20_o be_v not_o fine_a bread_n in_o scripture_n call_v bread_n of_o desire_n the_o pleasant_a land_n of_o canaan_n a_o land_n of_o desire_n 12._o fruitful_a field_n field_n of_o desire_n pleasant_a house_n house_n of_o desire_n pleasant_a vineyard_n vineyard_n of_o desire_n and_o pleasant_a furniture_n vessel_n of_o desire_n do_v not_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n lament_v the_o loss_n jerusalem_n have_v sustain_v of_o all_o her_o pleasant_a thing_n that_o the_o adversary_n have_v spread_v out_o his_o hand_n upon_o all_o her_o pleasant_a thing_n and_o that_o she_o be_v force_v to_o give_v her_o pleasant_a thing_n for_o meat_n to_o relieve_v her_o soul_n and_o be_v not_o these_o pleasant_a thing_n in_o the_o hebrew_n her_o desirable_a thing_n and_o in_o the_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o be_v not_o wisdom_n thus_o recommend_v to_o we_o that_o we_o may_v be_v induce_v to_o court_v she_o for_o these_o desirable_a thing_n these_o concupiscible_a treasure_n with_o which_o she_o fill_v the_o wise_a man_n house_n and_o must_v they_o not_o then_o be_v lovely_a and_o proper_a object_n of_o desire_n do_v we_o reap_v no_o pleasure_n from_o these_o pleasant_a land_n field_n vineyard_n house_n furniture_n or_o this_o pleasant_a bread_n be_v they_o not_o all_o declare_v by_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n to_o be_v desirable_a and_o can_v that_o be_v desirable_a which_o be_v in_o no_o sense_n our_o good_a nor_o can_v communicate_v any_o good_a to_o we_o if_o so_o why_o may_v not_o the_o creature_n be_v desirable_a though_o they_o do_v we_o no_o good_a 19.1_o 3_o dly_z do_v not_o the_o psalmist_n say_v the_o heaven_n declare_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o the_o firmament_n show_v his_o handy_a work_n and_o the_o apostle_n that_o the_o invisible_a thing_n 20._o viz._n the_o godhead_n and_o eternity_n of_o he_o that_o make_v they_o be_v see_v by_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v make_v that_o god_n have_v by_o they_o clear_o make_v know_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o be_v know_v of_o god_n do_v not_o the_o author_n of_o the_o book_n wisdom_n true_o say_v 13.1_o that_o vain_a be_v they_o that_o can_v not_o out_o of_o the_o good_a thing_n that_o be_v see_v know_v he_o that_o be_v neither_o by_o consider_v the_o work_n acknowledge_v the_o work_n master_n since_o by_o the_o beauty_n and_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o creature_n proportionable_o their_o maker_n be_v see_v now_o can_v it_o be_v say_v of_o those_o creature_n which_o declare_v to_o we_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o show_v we_o by_o the_o beauty_n that_o be_v in_o they_o the_o beauty_n of_o their_o maker_n in_o who_o that_o which_o be_v know_v of_o god_n be_v manifest_a be_v see_v in_o his_o work_n can_v that_o which_o thus_o afford_v we_o the_o knowledge_n of_o that_o god_n who_o to_o know_v be_v life_n eternal_a be_v in_o no_o sense_n our_o good_a whole_o unable_a to_o do_v we_o any_o good_a can_v they_o in_o no_o measure_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o happiness_n of_o those_o heathen_n to_o who_o they_o give_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o god_n and_o a_o testimony_n of_o his_o goodness_n to_o they_o can_v they_o not_o give_v we_o so_o much_o as_o one_o grateful_a 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creature_n by_o the_o ministry_n of_o angel_n pitch_v their_o tent_n about_o we_o may_v we_o not_o love_v those_o angel_n that_o thus_o minister_v to_o we_o may_v we_o not_o desire_v of_o god_n that_o he_o will_v give_v they_o charge_v concern_v we_o if_o he_o do_v we_o any_o good_a by_o the_o conversation_n example_n write_n of_o good_a man_n may_v we_o not_o desire_v they_o and_o their_o write_n as_o our_o good_a i._n e._n to_o improve_v our_o knowledge_n and_o our_o piety_n and_o why_o th●n_n may_v we_o not_o desire_v any_o other_o of_o god_n good_a creature_n why_o not_o fruitful_a season_n why_o not_o food_n if_o as_o st._n paul_n affirm_v god_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 14.17_o do_v we_o good_a by_o give_v we_o fruitful_a season_n and_o by_o fill_v our_o heart_n with_o food_n and_o gladness_n and_o do_v enable_v we_o to_o do_v good_a to_o other_o by_o they_o again_o be_v not_o god_n equal_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o our_o please_a sensation_n in_o we_o whether_o we_o 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