Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	formal_a	justification_n	righteousness_n	6,175	5	8.2431	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29689	A golden key to open hidden treasures, or, Several great points that refer to the saints present blessedness and their future happiness, with the resolution of several important questions here you have also the active and passive obedience of Christ vindicated and improved ... : you have farther eleven serious singular pleas, that all sincere Christians may safely and groundedly make to those ten Scriptures in the Old and New Testament, that speak of the general judgment, and of that particular judgment, that must certainly pass upon them all immediately after death ... / by Tho. Brooks ...	Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680.; Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680. Golden key to open hidden treasures. Part 2.	1675 (1675)	Wing B4942; ESTC R20167	340,648	428

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he_o can_v have_v stand_v in_o the_o righteousness_n in_o which_o he_o be_v create_v this_o be_v the_o crown_a comfort_n to_o a_o sensible_a and_o understand_a soul_n that_o he_o stand_v righteous_a before_o a_o judgment-seat_n in_o that_o full_a exact_a perfect_a complete_a matchless_a spotless_a pearless_a and_o most_o acceptable_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n impute_v to_o he_o the_o righteousness_n 9_o r●m_fw-la 3._o 21_o 22._o cap._n 10_o 3._o ●hil_fw-la 3._o 9_o of_o christ_n be_v therefore_o call_v the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n because_o it_o be_v it_o which_o god_n have_v assign_v and_o which_o god_n do_v accept_v for_o we_o in_o our_o justification_n and_o for_o and_o in_o which_o he_o do_v acquit_v and_o pronounce_v we_o righteous_a before_o his_o seat_n of_o justice_n there_o be_v a_o indispensible_a necessity_n that_o lie_v upon_o the_o sinner_n to_o have_v such_o a_o righteousness_n to_o his_o justification_n as_o may_v render_v his_o appearance_n safe_a and_o 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dog_n meat_n the_o great_a thing_n that_o he_o most_o strong_o insist_o up_o on_o be_v that_o he_o may_v be_v clothe_v with_o the_o robe_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n for_o then_o he_o know_v that_o the_o law_n can_v not_o say_v black_a be_v his_o eye_n and_o that_o the_o judge_n upon_o the_o bench_n will_v pronounce_v he_o righteous_a and_o bid_v he_o enter_v into_o the_o joy_n of_o his_o lord_n a_o joy_n too_o great_a to_o enter_v into_o 24_o mat._n 25._o 21_o 23_o 24_o he_o and_o therefore_o he_o must_v enter_v into_o that_o when_o the_o match_n be_v make_v up_o between_o christ_n and_o the_o soul_n that_o soul_n bear_v her_o sovereign_n name_n the_o spouse_n of_o the_o first_o adam_n and_o her_o husband_n have_v both_o one_o name_n god_n call_v their_o 2._o gen._n 5._o 2._o name_n adam_n in_o the_o day_n that_o he_o make_v they_o so_o the_o spouse_n of_o the_o second_o adam_n in_o the_o change_n of_o her_o