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	justification_n	salvation_n	3,187	5	7.5508	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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of_o the_o lord_n with_o you_o etc._n etc._n 2_o chronicl_n 20._o 14_o 15_o 17._o hence_o be_v it_o that_o although_o some_o trust_n in_o chariot_n and_o some_o in_o horse_n yet_o the_o church_n and_o choose_v of_o god_n will_v remember_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n they_o rise_v and_o stand_v upright_o when_o those_o other_o be_v bring_v down_o and_o fall_v psal_n 20._o 8._o 1._o for_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n be_v a_o lord_n of_o host_n psal_n 80._o 19_o 84._o 1_o 3_o 8_o 12._o 46._o 7_o 12._o have_v angel_n element_n sun_n moon_n star_n wind_n rain_v storm_n tempest_n cloud_n darkness_n lice_n locust_n fly_n frog_n and_o whatsoever_o have_v breath_n or_o be_v at_o hi●_n check_v and_o command_v at_o his_o order_n and_o dispose_n 2._o from_o he_o safety_n and_o security_n defence_n and_o deliverance_n in_o and_o from_o danger_n and_o distress_n of_o all_o sort_n be_v 2_o tim._n 4._o 18._o 3._o those_o who_o he_o will_v defend_v and_o deliver_v 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etc._n 21._o 13._o therefore_o will_v i_o give_v thanks_n etc._n etc._n psalm_n 18._o 49_o 50._o exod._n 15._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o i_o will_v sing_v etc._n etc._n judge_n 5._o 2._o 3._o to_o pray_v to_o he_o for_o help_v succour_n safety_n and_o defence_n plead_v my_o cause_n o_o lord_n with_o they_o that_o strive_v with_o i_o fight_v against_o they_o that_o fight_v against_o i_o take_v hold_v of_o shield_n and_o buckler_n and_o stand_v up_o for_o my_o help_n draw_v out_o also_o the_o spear_n and_o stop_v the_o way_n against_o they_o that_o persecute_v i_o and_o say_v unto_o my_o soul_n i_o be_o thy_o salvation_n psal_n 35._o 1_o 2_o 3._o thus_o jacob_n when_o esau_n come_v against_o he_o