Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	free_a	grace_n	love_n	2,934	5	6.6495	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53685	A discourse of the work of the Holy Spirit in prayer with a brief enquiry into the nature and use of mental prayer and forms / by John Owen ...	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1682 (1682)	Wing O738; ESTC R11815	119,966	289

5._o 2._o luk._n 2._o 52._o act_n 4._o 33._o and_o sometime_o for_o the_o free_a effectual_a efficacy_n of_o grace_n in_o those_o in_o who_o it_o be_v act_v 14._o 26._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 10._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 9_o and_o sometime_o for_o our_o justification_n and_o salvation_n by_o the_o free_a grace_n or_o favour_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n john_n 1._o 17._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 13._o for_o the_o gospel_n itself_o as_o the_o instrument_n of_o the_o declaration_n and_o communication_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n 2_o cor._n 6._o 1._o eph._n 3._o 2._o col._n 1._o 6._o tit._n 2._o 11._o for_o the_o free_a donation_n of_o the_o grace_n and_o gift_n of_o the_o spirit_n john_n 1._o 16._o eph._n 4._o 7._o and_o many_o other_o signification_n it_o have_v which_o belong_v not_o unto_o our_o purpose_n three_o thing_n may_v be_v intend_v in_o this_o adjunct_n of_o grace_n 1._o a_o respect_n of_o the_o sovereign_a cause_n of_o his_o dispensation_n which_o be_v no_o other_o but_o the_o mere_a grace_n of_o god_n he_o may_v be_v call_v a_o spirit_n of_o grace_n because_o his_o donation_n be_v a_o effect_n of_o grace_n without_o the_o least_o respect_n unto_o any_o desert_n in_o those_o unto_o who_o he_o be_v give_v this_o reason_n of_o the_o appellation_n be_v declare_v titus_n 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o the_o sole_a cause_n and_o reason_n in_o opposition_n unto_o our_o own_o work_n or_o deserve_n of_o the_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o spirit_n upon_o we_o be_v the_o love_n and_o kindness_n of_o god_n in_o jesus_n christ_n whence_o he_o may_v be_v just_o call_v a_o spirit_n of_o grace_n 2._o because_o he_o be_v the_o author_n of_o all_o grace_n in_o and_o unto_o they_o on_o who_o he_o be_v pour_v out_o so_o god_n be_v call_v the_o god_n of_o all_o grace_n because_o he_o be_v the_o fountain_n and_o author_n of_o it_o and_o that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n be_v the_o immediate_a efficient_a cause_n of_o all_o grace_n in_o we_o have_v be_v elsewhere_o prove_v both_o in_o general_a and_o in_o the_o principal_a instance_n of_o regeneration_n and_o sanctification_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v yet_o further_o confirm_v in_o what_o do_v ensue_v 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v common_o use_v for_o that_o grace_n or_o favour_n which_o one_o have_v with_o another_o let_v i_o find_v grace_n in_o thy_o sight_n as_o in_o the_o instance_n before-quoted_n and_o so_o the_o spirit_n also_o may_v be_v call_v a_o spirit_n of_o grace_n because_o those_o on_o who_o he_o be_v pour_v out_o have_v grace_n and_o favour_n with_o god_n they_o be_v gracious_a with_o he_o as_o be_v accept_v in_o the_o belove_a eph._n 2._o 18._o whereas_o therefore_o all_o these_o concur_v wherever_o this_o spirit_n be_v communicate_v i_o know_v no_o reason_n why_o we_o may_v not_o judge_v they_o all_o here_o include_v though_o that_o in_o the_o second_o place_n be_v especial_o intend_v the_o spirit_n be_v promise_v to_o work_v grace_n and_o holiness_n in_o all_o on_o who_o he_o be_v bestow_v he_o be_v as_o thus_o pour_v out_o a_o spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o supplication_n that_o be_v of_o prayer_n for_o grace_n and_o mercy_n the_o word_n be_v form_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o other_o to_o be_v gracious_a or_o merciful_a and_o express_v our_o act_n towards_o god_n it_o be_v prayer_n for_o grace_n supplication_n and_o the_o original_a word_n be_v never_o use_v but_o to_o express_v vocal_a prayer_n either_o in_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n or_o by_o private_a person_n harken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o my_o supplication_n be_v render_v by_o the_o apostle_n paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d heb._n 5._o 7._o in_o which_o place_n alone_o in_o the_o scripture_n that_o word_n be_v use_v original_o it_o signify_v a_o bough_n or_o olive_n branch_n wrap_v about_o with_o wool_n or_o bay_n or_o something_o of_o the_o like_a nature_n which_o those_o carry_v in_o their_o hand_n and_o lift_v up_o who_o be_v suppliant_n unto_o other_o for_o the_o obtain_n of_o peace_n or_o the_o avert_n of_o their_o displeasure_n hence_o come_v the_o phrase_n of_o velamenta_fw-la praeferre_fw-la to_o hold_v out_o such_o cover_a branch_n so_o livy_n de_fw-fr bel._n punic_n ramas_n oleae_fw-la ac_fw-la velamenta_fw-la alia_fw-la supplicantium_fw-la portantes_fw-la orant_fw-la ut_fw-la reciperent_fw-la sese_fw-la hold_v forth_o olive_n branch_n and_o other_o cover_a token_n use_v by_o suppliant_n they_o pray_v that_o they_o may_v be_v receive_v into_o grace_n and_o favour_n which_o custom_n virgil_n declare_v in_o his_o aeneas_n address_v himself_o to_o evander_n optime_fw-la grajugenum_fw-la cui_fw-la i_o fortuna_fw-la precari_fw-la et_fw-la vitta_fw-la comptos_fw-la voluit_fw-la praetendere_fw-la ramos_n and_o they_o call_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d branch_n of_o supplication_n or_o prayer_n and_o they_o constant_o call_v those_o prayer_n which_o they_o make_v solemn_o unto_o their_o god_n supplicia_fw-la and_o supplicationes_fw-la liv._o lib._n 10._o eo_fw-la anno_fw-la multa_fw-la prodigia_fw-la erant_fw-la quarum_fw-la avertendarum_fw-la causa_fw-la supplicationes_fw-la in_o biduum_fw-la senatus_n decrevit_fw-la a_o form_n of_o which_o kind_n of_o prayer_n we_o have_v in_o cato_n de_fw-fr re_fw-mi rustica_fw-la cap_n 13._o mars_n pater_fw-la te_fw-la precor_fw-la quaesoque_fw-la ut_fw-la calamitates_fw-la some_o tender_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o miserationes_fw-la or_o lamentationes_fw-la and_o interpret_v it_o of_o man_n bemoan_v themselves_o in_o their_o prayer_n for_o grace_n and_o mercy_n which_o in_o the_o issue_n vary_v not_o from_o the_o sense_n insist_v on_o but_o whereas_o it_o be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o signify_v to_o be_v merciful_a or_o gracious_a and_o express_v a_o act_n of_o we_o towards_o god_n it_o can_v proper_o signify_v nothing_o but_o supplication_n for_o mercy_n and_o grace_n nor_o be_v it_o otherwise_o use_v in_o the_o scripture_n see_v job_n 40._o 21._o prov._n 18._o 23._o dan._n 9_o 3._o jer._n 31._o 60._o 2_o chron._n 6._o 21._o jer._n 3._o 21._o psal._n 28._o 2_o 6._o 31_o 23._o 116._o 1._o 130._o 2._o 140._o 7._o 143._o 1._o dan._n 9_o 18._o 25._o psal._n 46._o 6._o which_o be_v all_o the_o place_n beside_o this_o where_o the_o word_n be_v use_v in_o all_o which_o it_o denote_v deprecation_n of_o evil_a and_o supplication_n for_o grace_n constant_o in_o the_o plural_a number_n to_o denote_v the_o earnestness_n of_o men._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d these_o be_v proper_o supplication_n for_o grace_n and_o mercy_n in_o freedom_n and_o deliverance_n from_o evil_a but_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n for_o all_o sort_n of_o prayer_n whatever_o we_o may_v therefore_o inquire_v in_o what_o sense_n the_o holy_a spirit_n of_o god_n be_v call_v a_o spirit_n of_o supplication_n or_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o this_o attribution_n unto_o he_o and_o he_o must_v be_v so_o either_o formal_o or_o efficient_o either_o because_o he_o be_v so_o in_o himself_o or_o unto_o we_o if_o in_o the_o former_a way_n than_o he_o be_v a_o spirit_n who_o himself_o pray_v and_o according_a to_o the_o import_n of_o those_o hebraism_n abound_v in_o that_o duty_n as_o a_o man_n of_o wickedness_n isaiah_n 55._o 7._o or_o a_o man_n of_o blood_n be_v a_o man_n whole_o give_v to_o wickedness_n and_o violence_n so_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n a_o spirit_n of_o supplication_n shall_v be_v a_o spirit_n abound_v in_o prayer_n for_o mercy_n and_o the_o divert_v of_o evil_a as_o the_o word_n import_v now_o the_o holy_a ghost_n can_v be_v thus_o a_o spirit_n of_o supplication_n neither_o for_o himself_o nor_o we_o no_o imagination_n of_o any_o such_o thing_n can_v be_v admit_v with_o respect_n unto_o himself_o without_o the_o high_a blasphemy_n nor_o can_v he_o in_o his_o own_o person_n make_v supplication_n for_o we_o for_o beside_o that_o any_o such_o interposition_n in_o heaven_n on_o our_o behalf_n be_v in_o the_o scripture_n whole_o confine_v unto_o the_o priestly_a office_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o intercession_n all_o prayer_n whether_o oral_a or_o interpretative_a only_a be_v the_o act_n of_o a_o nature_n inferior_a unto_o that_o which_o be_v pray_v unto_o this_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v not_o he_o have_v no_o nature_n inferior_a unto_o that_o which_o be_v divine_a we_o can_v therefore_o suppose_v he_o to_o be_v formal_o a_o spirit_n of_o supplication_n unless_o we_o deny_v his_o deity_n he_o be_v therefore_o so_o efficient_o with_o respect_n unto_o we_o and_o as_o such_o he_o be_v promise_v unto_o we_o our_o enquiry_n therefore_o in_o general_n be_v how_o or_o in_o what_o sense_n he_o be_v so_o and_o there_o be_v but_o two_o way_n conceivable_a whereby_o this_o may_v be_v affirm_v of_o he_o 1._o by_o work_v gracious_a inclination_n and_o disposition_n in_o we_o unto_o this_o duty_n 2._o by_o give_v