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	will_n	3,297	5	6.8462	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29969	The Divine Being and its attributes philosophically demonstrated from the Holy Scriptures, and original nature of things according to the principles of F.M.B. of Helmont / written in Low-Dutch by Paulus Buchius ... ; and translated into English by Philanglus.	Buchius, Paulus, b. 1657 or 8.; Helmont, Franciscus Mercurius van, 1614-1699.; Philanglus.	1693 (1693)	Wing B5299; ESTC R19628	111,522	255

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any_o wise_a be_v in_o a_o perfect_a be_v §_o 18._o and_o as_o this_o be_v be_v so_o powerful_a that_o it_o produce_v all_o thing_n with_o those_o faculty_n that_o render_v they_o capable_a of_o effect_v that_o whereunto_o they_o be_v ordain_v and_o appoint_v so_o it_o be_v also_o not_o only_o good_a in_o or_o with_o respect_n to_o its_o self_n which_o goodness_n in_o that_o respect_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o its_o own_o perfection_n of_o which_o we_o have_v speak_v §_o 11._o but_o it_o must_v needs_o also_o be_v good_a in_o the_o high_a degree_n with_o respect_n to_o the_o creature_n because_o all_o the_o good_a which_o be_v require_v to_o their_o wellbeing_a they_o must_v receive_v from_o he_o as_o not_o be_v able_a to_o subsist_v out_o of_o he_o §_o 19_o and_o this_o perfection_n in_o the_o divine_a be_v be_v demonstrate_v in_o §_o 11._o it_o follow_v that_o it_o can_v be_v without_o operation_n because_o if_o it_o be_v not_o operative_a it_o will_v if_o self_n want_v that_o 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and_o see_v according_a to_o §_o 10._o and_o 11._o god_n be_v neither_o mutable_a in_o his_o be_v nor_o in_o his_o work_v but_o be_v in_o every_o respect_n present_a it_o follow_v that_o god_n must_v always_o have_v be_v operative_a or_o work_v §_o 21._o and_o see_v the_o immutability_n of_o this_o be_v be_v prove_v §_o 10._o and_o its_o perfection_n in_o §_o 11_o it_o follow_v that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o always_o operative_a but_o also_o that_o it_o must_v always_o operate_v or_o work_v the_o same_o thing_n that_o be_v that_o god_n do_v not_o only_o never_o cease_v to_o work_v but_o also_o that_o he_o do_v not_o change_v his_o work_v because_o if_o god_n do_v not_o always_o work_v the_o same_o thing_n it_o must_v be_v either_o that_o he_o may_v make_v his_o work_n better_o or_o worse_o but_o this_o be_v make_v its_o work_n neither_o better_o nor_o worse_o because_o whatsoever_o it_o work_v must_v be_v agreeable_a with_o its_o own_o attribute_n see_v therefore_o that_o it_o be_v 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