Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	find_v	great_a	time_n	3,521	5	3.2907	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53891	A dissertation concerning the pre-existency of souls wherein the state of the question is briefly unfolded, and divers arguments and objections on both sides alledged and answered : and a free judgment concerning the summ of the controversie allowed to every one / being originally written in the Latine tongue, several years since by the learned C.P. ; and now made English by D.F. [and] D.P. upon the recommendation of F.M.H., their friend.	C.P.; D. F.; D. P.	1684 (1684)	Wing P10; ESTC R5799	19,339	146

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in_o holy_a writ_n be_v no_o such_o addition_n that_o man_n be_v to_o multiply_v according_a to_o his_o species_n or_o kind_a but_o it_o be_v naked_o put_v thus_o increase_n and_o multiply_v which_o be_v indifferent_a phrase_n without_o all_o determination_n of_o the_o principal_a efficient_a cause_n 2._o from_o gen._n 5._o vers_fw-la 3._o if_o adam_n beget_v a_o son_n according_a to_o his_o own_o image_n &_o likeness_n it_o follow_v then_o that_o his_o son_n be_v also_o beget_v by_o he_o as_o to_o his_o soul_n but_o the_o first_o be_v true_a therefore_o also_o be_v the_o latter_a so_o answer_n we_o deny_v the_o antecedent_n because_o likeness_n may_v be_v understand_v to_o be_v external_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o body_n to_o the_o corruption_n of_o which_o the_o soul_n be_v also_o subject_v although_o it_o come_v into_o it_o from_o without_o 3._o from_o gen._n 46._o vers_fw-la 26._o whatsoever_o go_v forth_o from_o out_o of_o the_o loin_n of_o the_o parent_n that_o do_v not_o 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give_v from_o god_n at_o the_o time_n of_o generation_n viz._n by_o a_o universal_a concurrence_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o it_o then_o at_o length_n begin_v 12._o from_o zach._n 12.1_o the_o lord_n say_v who_o form_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o he_o if_o therefore_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n be_v form_v within_o he_o it_o do_v not_o praeexi_v answer_n by_o spirit_n in_o this_o place_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v the_o animal_n spirit_n as_o often_o it_o be_v elsewhere_o gen._n 6.17_o ch_n 7.15_o compare_v the_o 15._o verse_n import_v the_o same_o sense_n almost_o of_o psalm_n 33._o even_o as_o also_o be_v the_o determination_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o he_o viz._n it_o denote_v it_o to_o be_v in_o his_o bowel_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o it_o so_o follow_v not_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o soul_n finis_fw-la