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	work_n	6,191	5	6.9192	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68672	Certaine sermons, vpon seuerall texts of Scripture: preached by that reuerend and faithfull seruant of Iesus Christ M. Robert Rollok, minister of the Church (and rector of the Colledge) of Edinburgh. Whereof the first eleuen were before published, and the remnant seuen, are newly adjoyned thereunto; Certaine sermons upon severall places of the Epistles of Paul	Rollock, Robert, 1555?-1599.; Charteris, Henry, 1565-1628.; Arthur, William, fl. 1606-1619.	1616 (1616)	STC 21272; ESTC S116139	202,286	389

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force_n enough_o in_o a_o evil_a work_n to_o condemn_v thou_o but_o in_o a_o thousand_o good_a work_n no_o force_n to_o save_v the_o apostle_n say_v not_o here_o they_o shall_v receive_v a_o reward_n for_o that_o which_o they_o have_v do_v but_o according_a as_o they_o have_v do_v he_o say_v not_o propter_fw-la make_v work_v a_o cause_n but_o secundum_fw-la that_o be_v according_a to_o the_o testification_n of_o the_o work_n but_o to_o leave_v the_o large_a insist_v in_o this_o as_o more_o pertinent_a to_o another_o place_n and_o to_o come_v to_o our_o purpose_n weigh_v the_o word_n for_o every_o word_n be_v a_o word_n of_o weight_n import_v a_o terrible_a judgement_n a_o appear_v a_o necessity_n of_o appear_v a_o universal_a appear_v without_o exception_n no_o respect_n of_o person_n of_o the_o king_n more_o than_o of_o the_o beggar_n no_o mitigation_n of_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o judge_n etc._n etc._n christ_n will_v have_v no_o mitigation_n but_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o reprobate_n 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wisdom_n know_v say_v paul_n that_o terror_n of_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v do_v my_o duty_n in_o this_o life_n my_o duty_n be_v to_o preach_v to_o bring_v man_n to_o the_o faith_n in_o christ_n i_o will_v walk_v in_o the_o discharge_n of_o that_o duty_n night_n and_o day_n he_o say_v know_v perfect_o that_o terror_n of_o the_o lord_n it_o be_v not_o a_o blind_a terror_n that_o will_v make_v a_o man_n to_o do_v his_o duty_n in_o this_o life_n but_o it_o be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o tribunal_n to_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o judge_n and_o a_o tribunal_n in_o heaven_n and_o that_o there_o be_v a_o most_o terrible_a day_n abide_v and_o if_o a_o man_n believe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o tribunal_n in_o heaven_n a_o terrible_a judge_n sit_v there_o to_o take_v account_n of_o his_o do_n in_o earth_n for_o all_o the_o world_n he_o will_v not_o offend_v that_o god_n but_o this_o can_v sink_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n he_o will_v say_v there_o be_v a_o general_a judgement_n but_o 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as_o thou_o be_v speak_v unto_o man_n thou_o may_v draw_v the_o lord_n to_o be_v witness_n as_o paul_n do_v to_o the_o sincerity_n of_o thy_o heart_n and_o may_v say_v i_o have_v be_v traveil_v with_o what_o sincerity_n the_o lord_n know_v that_o which_o i_o have_v do_v i_o have_v do_v it_o in_o sincerity_n not_o be_v content_a to_o call_v god_n only_o to_o be_v witness_n he_o turn_v he_o to_o the_o corinthian_n and_o he_o appeal_v their_o conscience_n to_o bear_v record_n of_o his_o sincerity_n in_o his_o do_v and_o he_o say_v as_o for_o you_o corinthian_n speak_v spare_o i_o trust_v

nor_o seek_v to_o none_o other_o thing_n but_o to_o the_o please_a of_o that_o fleshly_a body_n without_o regard_n of_o the_o precious_a soul_n alas_o in_o pleasure_v thy_o body_n thou_o lose_v thy_o soul_n thou_o make_v thy_o body_n thy_o heaven_n and_o thou_o testifie_v plain_o that_o thou_o want_v that_o light_n and_o sense_n of_o that_o heavenly_a body_n which_o shall_v be_v after_o this_o life_n thus_o far_o for_o the_o description_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v the_o house_n of_o the_o soul_n learn_v we_o to_o esteem_v of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o they_o be_v indeed_o and_o that_o not_o with_o a_o fleshly_a sense_n but_o with_o the_o spiritual_a eye_n of_o faith_n now_o we_o come_v to_o the_o life_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o death_n there_o be_v two_o part_n of_o man_n his_o soul_n and_o body_n this_o glory_n of_o the_o which_o we_o speak_v be_v not_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o soul_n only_o but_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o body_n likewise_o a_o glory_n 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