Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	ghost_n	holy_a	sin_n	3,325	5	4.9847	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61377	The mystical union of believers with Christ, or, A treatise wherein that great mystery and priviledge of the saints union with the Son of God is opened in the nature, properties, and necessity of it, the way how it is wrought, and the principal Scripture-similitudes whereby it is illustrated, together with a practical application of the whole / by Rowland Stedman ...	Stedman, Rowland, 1630?-1673.	1668 (1668)	Wing S5375; ESTC R22384	295,630	498

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kn●w_v the_o least_o iniquity_n so_o as_o to_o be_v taint_v therewith_o in_o the_o small_a degree_n but_o his_o disciple_n and_o follower_n whilst_o they_o be_v in_o their_o pilgrimage_n here_o even_o the_o best_a of_o they_o have_v much_o corruption_n bern._n corruption_n habitat_fw-la peccatum_fw-la in_o regeniti●_n sed_fw-la non_fw-la regnat_fw-la manet_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la dominatur_fw-la euulsum_fw-la quoda●modo_fw-la nec_fw-la tamen_fw-la exp●lsum_fw-la dejectum_fw-la sed_fw-la not_o pro●si●_n ej●●●um_n bern._n still_o abide_v in_o their_o nature_n and_o be_v under_o manifold_a imperfection_n for_o their_o union_n with_o he_o be_v not_o a_o confornding_n of_o their_o being_n as_o if_o they_o be_v make_v one_o physical_a person_n with_o christ_n but_o it_o lie_v in_o their_o near_a relation_n unto_o christ_n there_o have_v be_v much_o poison_n of_o late_a year_n vomit_v by_o wretch_n of_o profligate_v principle_n who_o turn_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n into_o wantonness_n let_v 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betwixt_o i_o and_o my_o disciple_n and_o again_o joh._n 6.55_o my_o flesh_n be_v meat_n indeed_o and_o my_o blood_n be_v drink_v indeed_o this_o be_v not_o a_o mere_a speculation_n or_o the_o product_n of_o man_n brain_n it_o be_v not_o a_o ens_fw-la r●tionis_fw-la only_o fabricate_v and_o invent_v by_o the_o wit_n of_o man_n but_o there_o be_v much_o truth_n and_o reality_n in_o the_o thing_n nay_o it_o be_v a_o very_o close_o and_o intimate_a union_n what_o expression_n can_v be_v use_v of_o a_o full_a significancy_n than_o those_o eph._n 5.30_o for_o we_o be_v member_n of_o his_o body_n and_o of_o his_o flesh_n and_o of_o his_o bone_n but_o still_o understand_v it_o not_o gross_o and_o carnal_o but_o in_o a_o spiritual_a way_n and_o manner_n efficaciae_fw-la relationes_fw-la sunt_fw-la minimae_fw-la entitatis_fw-la maximae_fw-la verò_fw-la efficaciae_fw-la so_o there_o be_v a_o real_a ground_n on_o which_o it_o be_v bottom_v and_o many_o glorious_a effect_n produce_v by_o it_o it_o be_v the_o inlet_n into_o all_o other_o covenant-blessing_n and_o have_v much_o reality_n in_o itself_o that_o be_v the_o first_o branch_n of_o the_o description_n as_o to_o the_o general_a nature_n of_o this_o grace_n it_o be_v a_o person_n relation_n to_o the_o lord_n jesus_n 2._o here_o be_v a_o note_n of_o difference_n whereby_o it_o be_v distingued_a from_o other_o relation_n unto_o christ_n therefore_o i_o call_v it_o that_o special_a relation_n which_o christian_n have_v to_o he_o as_o mediator_n of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n as_o he_o be_v the_o redeemer_n of_o god_n elect_v and_o as_o they_o be_v person_n knit_v unto_o he_o that_o they_o may_v partake_v of_o the_o redemption_n which_o he_o have_v purchase_v such_o a_o relation_n as_o be_v appropriate_v unto_o they_o that_o be_v sanctify_v and_o whereunto_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n be_v utter_o stranger_n as_o there_o be_v special_a qualification_n put_v into_o the_o godly_a and_o special_a work_n and_o service_n 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