Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	father_n	ghost_n	holy_a	5,369	5	5.6194	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61104	Chrysomeson, a golden meane, or, A middle way for Christians to walk by wherein all seekers of truth and shakers in the faith may find the true religion independing upon mans invention, and be established therein : intended as a key to Christianity, as a touchstone for a traveller, as a probe for a Protestant, as a sea-mark for a sailor : in a Christian dialogue between Philalethes and his friend Mathetes, seeking satisfaction / by Benjamin Spencer ...; Way to everlasting happinesse	Spencer, Benjamin, b. 1595?	1659 (1659)	Wing S4944; ESTC R13439	363,024	312

lord_n god_n never_o express_v himself_o by_o more_o than_o three_o as_o appear_v first_o by_o his_o command_a moses_n to_o bless_v the_o people_n but_o thrice_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n deut._n 6.24_o the_o lord_n bless_v thou_o and_o keep_v thou_o intimate_v the_o protection_n and_o providence_n of_o the_o father_n 2._o the_o lord_n make_v his_o face_n to_o shine_v upon_o thou_o and_o be_v gracious_a to_o thou_o i._o in_o pardon_v thy_o sin_n by_o the_o gracious_a redemption_n and_o favour_n of_o the_o son_n well_o express_v by_o st_n paul_n 2_o cor._n 4.6_o call_v it_o the_o light_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o the_o face_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 3._o the_o lord_n lift_v up_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n upon_o thou_o and_o give_v thou_o peace_n i._o the_o joy_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o peace_n of_o conscience_n in_o god_n promise_v which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n seal_v to_o we_o eph._n 1.13_o so_o the_o seraphin_n pronounce_v god_n thrice_o holy_a 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7.54_o be_v describe_v the_o very_a spirit_n of_o remorse_n not_o the_o remorse_n of_o spirit_n by_o say_v they_o be_v cut_v to_o the_o heart_n by_o stephen_n sermon_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o argue_v only_a vexation_n envy_n and_o malice_n this_o kind_n of_o repentance_n may_v go_v before_o faith_n and_o be_v without_o faith_n but_o the_o true_a repentance_n to_o salvation_n be_v cause_v by_o faith_n or_o else_o it_o be_v mere_o sinful_a rom._n 14.23_o nor_o can_v it_o purify_v the_o heart_n without_o faith_n act_v 21.24_o and_o therefore_o the_o argument_n for_o repentance_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o promise_n of_o grace_n exhibit_v in_o christ_n mat._n 3.2_o two_o thing_n must_v especial_o be_v observe_v in_o repentance_n 1._o that_o it_o be_v not_o put_v off_o and_o defer_v 2._o that_o it_o be_v continue_v because_o the_o faithful_a do_v continual_o sin_v little_a or_o much_o as_o appeareth_z psal_n 32._o and_o psal_n 51._o mat._n 18.2_o and_o therefore_o even_o the_o very_a regenerate_v be_v exhort_v upon_o their_o fall_n to_o repentance_n and_o pardon_n be_v promise_v they_o ezek._n 33.11_o and_o rev._n 2.9_o notwithstanding_o the_o rigid_a doctrine_n of_o the_o novatian_o and_o the_o catharist_n who_o deny_v repentance_n to_o those_o that_o have_v sin_v after_o baptism_n for_o though_o god_n in_o christ_n take_v away_o the_o power_n of_o sin_n yet_o not_o the_o power_n of_o sin_v the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n be_v destroy_v but_o sin_n be_v not_o quite_o take_v away_o out_o of_o our_o nature_n in_o this_o life_n that_o so_o we_o may_v the_o more_o aspire_v towards_o heaven_n where_o no_o sin_n shall_v remain_v now_o the_o part_n of_o this_o repentance_n be_v 1._o a_o turn_n of_o the_o heart_n from_o evil_a with_o hatred_n and_o mortification_n of_o the_o old_a man_n and_o a_o turn_n of_o the_o heart_n to_o good_a with_o a_o love_n thereof_o and_o practice_n of_o it_o by_o enliven_a of_o the_o new_a man_n 13._o esa_n 61.2_o v.d._n aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la &_o falsa_fw-la penit_fw-la cap._n 13._o from_o whence_o flow_v a_o sadness_n for_o offend_a god_n and_o a_o joy_n that_o arise_v from_o the_o hope_n of_o pardon_n psal_n 51.10_o for_o we_o need_v not_o hold_v contrition_n confession_n and_o satisfaction_n to_o be_v essential_a part_n of_o true_a repentance_n because_o that_o reprobate_n have_v they_o and_o yet_o have_v not_o true_a repentance_n as_o judas_n yet_o may_v they_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o true_a repentance_n in_o they_o that_o have_v it_o but_o not_o a_o cause_n of_o remission_n nor_o have_v power_n to_o blot_v out_o all_o sin_n as_o the_o papist_n suppose_v as_o not_o the_o sin_n of_o a_o reprobate_n nor_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n nor_o need_v we_o think_v confession_n be_v absolute_o necessary_a to_o salvation_n for_o peter_n weep_v but_o say_v nothing_o as_o we_o read_v of_o yet_o sanctification_n produce_v a_o confession_n of_o sin_n first_o to_o god_n either_o public_o as_o 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