Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	evil_a	good_a	reason_n	2,746	5	5.3703	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80146	The marrow of Christianity: or, A spirituall discoverie of some principles of truth, meet to be known of all the saints; represented in ten sections. / By T. Collier, minister of the gospel. Whereunto is added an epistle, written by M. Saltmarsh.	Collier, Thomas, fl. 1691.; Towne, Robert, 1592 or 3-1663. Assertion of grace.	1647 (1647)	Wing C5291; Wing T1978; Thomason E1157_1; Thomason E1157_2; ESTC R208677	55,702	142

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by_o reason_n of_o his_o fall_n pag._n 14._o 15._o man_n misery_n consider_v under_o 3._o head_n pag._n 16._o section_n 4._o what_o be_v the_o mean_v god_n have_v appoint_v for_o the_o recovery_n of_o man_n out_o of_o this_o condition_n that_o be_v iesus_fw-la christ_n pag._n 27._o the_o sin_n and_o fault_n be_v lay_v upon_o christ_n pag._n 17._o 18._o christ_n bear_v the_o sin_n of_o all_o all_o be_v save_v and_o how_o not_o save_v and_o the_o reason_n why_o pag._n 19_o 20._o 21._o christ_n not_o the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o love_n but_o rather_o a_o effect_n of_o love_n pag._n 22._o 23._o 25._o how_o christ_n deliver_v from_o wrath_n pag._n 23._o 24._o section_n 5._o how_o person_n come_v to_o have_v benefit_n by_o this_o mean_n that_o god_n have_v appoint_v as_o the_o way_n of_o life_n which_o be_v by_o faith_n pag._n 26._o what_o faith_n be_v pag._n 26._o 27._o how_o faith_n be_v obtain_v pag._n 28._o i'faith_o not_o a_o condition_n of_o the_o covenant_n pag._n 29._o i'faith_o a_o branch_n of_o the_o covenant_n pag._n 30._o i'faith_o a_o evidence_n of_o the_o covenant_n pag._n 30._o the_o mean_n by_o which_o faith_n be_v wrought_v pag._n 31._o the_o property_n and_o effect_n of_o faith_n pag._n 32._o how_o faith_n justifi_v pag._n 32._o 33._o faith_n produce_v peace_n with_o god_n pag._n 33._o faith_n put_v the_o soul_n into_o the_o possession_n of_o love_n it_o fill_v the_o soul_n with_o joy_n pag._n 34._o section_n 6._o wherein_o the_o condition_n of_o person_n restore_v by_o christ_n and_o their_o union_n with_o god_n be_v discover_v which_o be_v first_o a_o freedom_n from_o sin_n pag._n 35._o second_o in_o be_v one_o with_o and_o in_o christ_n pag._n 36._o christ_n and_o the_o christian_n relation_n one_o first_o christ_n a_o son_n so_o the_o saint_n pag._n 36._o second_o relation_n of_o spiritual_a union_n pag._n 37._o in_o the_o spirit_n power_n wisdom_n righteousness_n love_n and_o glory_n pag._n 38._o to_o the_o 49._o saint_n communion_n with_o the_o father_n son_n and_o each_o other_o pag._n 50._o 51._o 52._o section_n 7._o wherein_o be_v declare_v what_o the_o law_n be_v and_o what_o the_o gospel_n with_o the_o difference_n between_o they_o both_o in_o the_o letter_n and_o in_o the_o spirit_n pag._n 55._o first_o what_o the_o law_n be_v in_o the_o letter_n pag._n 55._o 56._o 57_o second_o what_o the_o law_n be_v in_o the_o spirit_n pag._n 56._o what_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o letter_n be_v pag._n 61_o 62._o what_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o spirit_n be_v pag._n 64._o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n what_o pag._n 65._o the_o life_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o most_o spiritual_a pag._n 67._o 68_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n pag._n 70._o 71._o the_o

glorious_a effect_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n in_o the_o spirit_n pag._n 63._o section_n 8._o the_o matter_n of_o the_o church_n what_o pag._n 75._o section_n 9_o the_o spiritual_a kingdom_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o church_n in_o the_o latter_a day_n of_o the_o gospel_n discover_v pag._n 80._o who_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n pag._n 81._o the_o external_a glory_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o latter_a day_n pag._n 82._o 83._o the_o spiritual_a glory_n of_o the_o church_n pag._n 85._o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n whole_o spiritual_a pag._n 90._o objection_n answer_v concern_v the_o personal_a reign_n of_o christ_n pag._n 93._o section_n 10._o of_o death_n resurrection_n and_o judgement_n pag._n 108._o 2_o part._n a_o brief_a discovery_n of_o antichrist_n or_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n both_o in_o the_o history_n and_o in_o the_o mystery_n pag._n 113._o to_o the_o reader_n peruse_v this_o treatise_n i_o can_v not_o but_o take_v notice_n of_o some_o 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