Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	faith_n	good_a	love_n	2,550	5	5.7551	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08552	The Christian conflict a treatise, shewing the difficulties and duties of this conflict, with the armour, and speciall graces to be exercised by Christian souldiers. Particularly applied to magistrates, ministers, husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, servants. The case of vsury and depopulation, and the errours of antinomists occasionally also discussed. Preached in the lecture of Kettering in the county of Northampton, and with some enlargement published by Ioseph Bentham, rector of the Church of Broughton in the same county.	Bentham, Joseph, 1594?-1671.	1635 (1635)	STC 1887; ESTC S113626	266,437	390

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the_o righteous_a judge_n shall_v give_v i_o at_o that_o day_n etc._n etc._n but_o the_o halt_a treacherous_a hypocrite_n the_o downright_a profane_a wretch_n yea_o every_o one_o who_o be_v against_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o christ_n with_o the_o devil_n that_o deceive_v they_o shall_v be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n and_o torment_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o revelation_n 20._o 10._o chap._n iii_o christianity_n be_v a_o good_a warfare_n christianity_n be_v a_o good_a warfare_n 1_o tim._n 6._o 12_o fight_v the_o doct._n 2_o good_a fight_n of_o faith_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 7._o i_o have_v fight_v a_o good_a fight_n that_o warfare_n which_o be_v with_o a_o good_a warrant_n for_o a_o good_a reas_n 1_o cause_n after_o a_o good_a manner_n and_o for_o a_o good_a end_n be_v a_o good_a warfare_n but_o christianity_n be_v a_o warfare_n which_o be_v 1._o with_o a_o good_a warrant_n namely_o god_n own_o commission_n jam._n 4._o 7._o resist_v the_o devil_n 2._o for_o a_o 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angry_a for_o their_o ●●ury_n and_o oppression_n neh._n 5._o 6._o like_o that_o of_o jeremie_n who_o be_v angry_a for_o their_o impenitency_n and_o contempt_n of_o the_o word_n jer._n 6._o 11._o like_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n who_o be_v angry_a for_o the_o hardness_n of_o their_o heart_n mar._n 3_o 5._o 2._o let_v the_o motive_n or_o move_a cause_n of_o our_o anger_n be_v a_o earnest_a desire_n to_o maintain_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n exo._n 16_o 20._o fervent_a love_n of_o necessity_n and_o virtue_n psal_n 119_o 39_o utter_a hatred_n and_o detestation_n of_o vice_n a_o industrious_a care_n to_o pacify_v god_n wrathful_a displeasure_n josh_n 7._o 8._o and_o a_o careful_a endeavour_n to_o save_v the_o party_n with_o who_o we_o be_v angry_a 3._o let_v the_o proper_a and_o principal_a object_n of_o our_o anger_n be_v sin_n only_o offend_v our_o good_a and_o gracio_fw-la be_v god_n namely_o our_o own_o 2_o cor._n 7._o 11._o and_o other_o num._n 25._o by_o accident_n consequent_a 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