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	son_n	5,168	5	5.9174	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61104	Chrysomeson, a golden meane, or, A middle way for Christians to walk by wherein all seekers of truth and shakers in the faith may find the true religion independing upon mans invention, and be established therein : intended as a key to Christianity, as a touchstone for a traveller, as a probe for a Protestant, as a sea-mark for a sailor : in a Christian dialogue between Philalethes and his friend Mathetes, seeking satisfaction / by Benjamin Spencer ...; Way to everlasting happinesse	Spencer, Benjamin, b. 1595?	1659 (1659)	Wing S4944; ESTC R13439	363,024	312

lord_n god_n never_o express_v himself_o by_o more_o than_o three_o as_o appear_v first_o by_o his_o command_a moses_n to_o bless_v the_o people_n but_o thrice_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n deut._n 6.24_o the_o lord_n bless_v thou_o and_o keep_v thou_o intimate_v the_o protection_n and_o providence_n of_o the_o father_n 2._o the_o lord_n make_v his_o face_n to_o shine_v upon_o thou_o and_o be_v gracious_a to_o thou_o i._o in_o pardon_v thy_o sin_n by_o the_o gracious_a redemption_n and_o favour_n of_o the_o son_n well_o express_v by_o st_n paul_n 2_o cor._n 4.6_o call_v it_o the_o light_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n in_o the_o face_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 3._o the_o lord_n lift_v up_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n upon_o thou_o and_o give_v thou_o peace_n i._o the_o joy_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o peace_n of_o conscience_n in_o god_n promise_v which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n seal_v to_o we_o eph._n 1.13_o so_o the_o seraphin_n pronounce_v god_n thrice_o holy_a holy_a holy_a esa_n 6.3_o so_o we_o see_v in_o christ_n baptism_n 1._o the_o father_n speak_v from_o heaven_n 2._o the_o spirit_n descend_v and_o 3._o the_o son_n suscept_v baptism_n mat._n 3.16_o and_o our_o savivour_n affirm_v but_o three_o person_n john_n 16.36_o say_n when_o the_o comforter_n be_v come_v i._o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o i_o will_v send_v i_o i_o the_o son_n who_o proceed_v from_o the_o father_n i._o the_o first_o person_n mathe._n be_v there_o any_o reason_n to_o prove_v this_o phila._n as_o much_o as_o any_o reasonable_a man_n can_v desire_v and_o that_o be_v the_o impression_n of_o it_o upon_o his_o work_n and_o his_o gift_n and_o in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n 1._o he_o have_v give_v three_o principle_n of_o all_o body_n airy_a watery_a mercury_n chemist_n say_v salt_n sulphur_n and_o mercury_n and_o earthy_a matter_n and_o three_o kind_n of_o life_n or_o soul_n the_o vegetative_a or_o grow_a life_n or_o soul_n to_o plant_n the_o sensitive_a with_o vegetation_n 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not_o the_o personality_n so_o he_o say_v i_o be_o in_o the_o father_n 14.10_o john_n 14.10_o and_o the_o father_n in_o i_o that_o be_v by_o mutual_a immanency_n in_o the_o same_o essence_n so_o he_o say_v i_o come_v forth_o from_o the_o father_n that_o be_v first_o by_o his_o divine_a and_o eternal_a generation_n and_o by_o his_o temporal_a mission_n into_o the_o world_n 16.28_o john_n 16.28_o so_o he_o say_v all_o that_o the_o father_n have_v be_v i_o therefore_o i_o say_v he_o shall_v take_v of_o i_o and_o give_v it_o to_o you_o i._o the_o holy_a ghost_n 16.15_o john_n 16.15_o by_o which_o be_v understand_v the_o communication_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n one_o to_o another_o and_o the_o communication_n of_o gift_n of_o man_n a_o similitude_n of_o this_o divine_a reflection_n and_o procession_n god_n give_v in_o the_o first_o marriage_n he_o made_z adam_z one_o then_o he_o join_v he_o to_o another_o make_v out_o of_o himself_o of_o these_o two_o he_o produce_v a_o three_o i_o child_n beside_o he_o make_v all_o thing_n but_o by_o a_o threefold_a virtue_n his_o power_n wisdom_n and_o love_n a_o representative_a of_o the_o three_o person_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o more_o than_o three_o principal_a efficient_a cause_n from_o who_o by_o who_o and_o through_o who_o a_o thing_n be_v rom._n 11._o and_o so_o all_o thing_n be_v from_o the_o father_n by_o the_o son_n through_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o receive_v and_o give_v a_o procession_n to_o thing_n so_o that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o god_n the_o father_n 8.6_o 1_o cor._n 8.6_o and_o we_o in_o he_o and_o one_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o we_o by_o he_o and_o one_o holy_a spirit_n and_o we_o through_o he_o mathe._n but_o this_o be_v hard_a to_o conceive_v right_a and_o dangerous_a to_o conceive_v wrong_a i_o desire_v a_o rule_n or_o two_o to_o direct_v i_o aright_o in_o the_o conceive_n hereof_o phila._n 1._o that_o you_o be_v to_o believe_v the_o divine_a essence_n to_o be_v one_o yet_o the_o person_n to_o 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his_o spirit_n that_o be_v not_o his_o member_n indeed_o there_o be_v some_o thing_n that_o bear_v a_o resemblance_n with_o it_o in_o which_o the_o world_n be_v receive_v and_o that_o be_v 1._o civility_n or_o common_a honesty_n and_o the_o next_o be_v restrain_v grace_n by_o which_o they_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v sanctify_v sacramental_o or_o putative_o 10.26_o heb._n 10.26_o or_o dispose_v towards_o it_o heb._n 6.4_o 5._o but_o this_o be_v but_o to_o have_v it_o fieri_fw-la but_o none_o in_o facto_fw-la esse_fw-la i._o in_o a_o way_n towards_o it_o but_o not_o in_o thorough_o or_o true_o and_o therefore_o man_n must_v distinguish_v between_o civility_n which_o be_v wrought_v mere_o by_o moral_a education_n according_a to_o natural_a principle_n without_o any_o knowledge_n or_o desire_n of_o know_v god_n word_n but_o they_o be_v careful_a to_o maintain_v equity_n and_o common_a honesty_n for_o the_o keep_n up_o of_o trade_n and_o commendation_n of_o themselves_o upon_o which_o 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