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
A92846	The anatomy of secret sins, presumptuous sins, sins in dominion, & uprightness. Wherein divers weighty cases are resolved in relation to all those particulars: delivered in divers sermons preached at Mildreds in Bread-street London, on Psalm 19. 12, 13. Together with the remissibleness of all sin, and the irremissibleness of the sin against the Holy Ghost preached before an honourable auditory. By that reverend and faithfull minister of the Gospel, Mr. Obadiah Sedgwick, B.D. Perfected by himself, and published by those whom he intrusted with his notes.	Sedgwick, Obadiah, 1600?-1658.; Chambers, Humphrey, 1598 or 9-1662.	1660 (1660)	Wing S2363; Thomason E1003_1; ESTC R203493	249,727	327

upright_a person_n the_o lord_n be_v his_o god_n in_o covenant_n p._n 224_o uprightness_n entitle_v the_o person_n to_o the_o blessing_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n p._n 225_o uprightness_n season_v all_o our_o condition_n p._n 226_o uprightness_n will_v be_v a_o good_a friend_n in_o death_n p._n 227_o i_o fear_v i_o be_o not_o upright_a answer_v p._n 228._o divers_a case_n about_o uprightness_n p._n 231_o in_o case_n our_o abstinence_n from_o sin_n be_v out_o of_o fear_n of_o judgement_n therefore_o not_o upright_o p._n 231_o w_n weakness_n great_a weakness_n in_o the_o strong_a christian_n p._n 80_o will._n three_o thing_n appertain_v to_o the_o will._n p._n 109_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_n will_n ibid._n there_o be_v a_o double_a concourse_n of_o the_o will_n consent_n to_o sin_n p._n 111_o world_n heart_n crucify_v to_o the_o world_n preserve_v uprightness_n p._n 257_o be_v not_o peremptory_a for_o worldly_a end_n p._n 296_o work_n all_o the_o work_n of_o a_o christian_a be_v not_o 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be_v rid_v of_o a_o bad_a nature_n the_o virtue_n of_o the_o effect_n always_o lurk_v in_o the_o cause_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n which_o give_v life_n and_o death_n to_o it_o if_o thou_o can_v once_o get_v a_o holy_a nature_n which_o may_v be_v at_o defiance_n with_o sin_n in_o its_o throne_n know_v this_o that_o a_o new_a nature_n and_o daily_a combat_n will_v much_o help_v against_o secret_a sinning_n that_o sin_n be_v least_o of_o all_o act_v with_o life_n which_o be_v most_o of_o all_o combat_v within_o the_o heart_n for_o sin_n have_v least_o practice_v where_o it_o have_v most_o opposition_n and_o of_o all_o opposition_n those_o that_o be_v inward_a be_v most_o weaken_v of_o sin_n 4._o get_v a_o hatred_n of_o sin_n which_o will_v oppose_v sin_n in_o all_o kind_n and_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o place_n 5._o get_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n plant_v in_o thy_o heart_n there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o sin_n which_o this_o fear_n will_v preserve_v a_o man_n god_n 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that_o ignorance_n it_o sol._n there_o be_v four_o thing_n which_o do_v it_o 1._o one_o be_v ignorance_n the_o blindness_n of_o the_o understanding_n be_v a_o principal_a guard_n of_o reign_a sin_n you_o read_v that_o they_o in_o eph._n 4._o 19_o give_v themselves_o over_o unto_o lasciviousness_n to_o work_v all_o uncleanness_n with_o greediness_n like_o a_o soldier_n who_o give_v himself_o up_o and_o take_v pay_v or_o like_o a_o servant_n who_o pass_v away_o himself_o to_o service_n so_o these_o resign_v up_o their_o heart_n and_o life_n to_o all_o uncleanness_n it_o be_v their_o delight_n it_o be_v their_o work_n this_o show_v the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n but_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o this_o see_v v._o 18._o their_o understanding_n be_v darken_v through_o the_o ignorance_n that_o be_v in_o they_o because_o of_o the_o blindness_n of_o their_o heart_n the_o ignorance_n of_o sin_n keep_v up_o their_o earnestness_n and_o practice_n of_o sin_v if_o ignorance_n rule_v the_o mind_n 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