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	spirit_n	3,926	5	5.5026	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75536	Comfort for beleevers about their sinnes & troubles. In a treatise shevving. That true beleevers, how weake soever in faith, should not be opprest, or perplext in heart; by any thing whatever befalls them; either in sinne, or afflictions. Together with divers other comfortable observations; gathered out of that counsell, given by Christ to his Apostles: and in them, to all beleevers. In John chap. 14. verses 1,2,3,4. / By John Archer, Master of Art, sometime preacher of All-hallowes Lumbard-street. London.	Archer, John, Master of Art.	1645 (1645)	Wing A3612; Thomason E289_7; ESTC R200122	80,025	82

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befall_v they_o either_o in_o sin_n or_o affliction_n 4._o reason_n  _fw-fr first_n because_o such_o trouble_n arise_v from_o a_o evil_a root_n and_o cause_n viz._n ignorance_n or_o unbelief_n 5._o second_o because_o such_o trouble_n have_v evil_a effect_n show_v in_o six_o particular_n  _fw-fr 1._o it_o be_v troublesome_a to_o god_n heart_n ibid._n 2._o it_o frustrat_n christ_n work_n in_o a_o great_a part_n 6._o 3._o it_o unfitt_v they_o for_o their_o christian_a service_n which_o be_v to_o eat_v the_o holy_a thing_n and_o keep_v a_o continual_a feast_n ibid._n 4._o it_o bring_v a_o consumption_n upon_o their_o spiritual_a strength_n ibid._n 5._o it_o cast_v a_o evil_a report_n on_o god_n ibid._n 6._o it_o give_v great_a occasion_n to_o corruption_n and_o the_o devil_n 7._o uses_n  _fw-fr first_n for_o information_n to_o they_o that_o jugde_v the_o way_n of_o believe_v a_o sad_a way_n show_v it_o be_v the_o only_a way_n of_o joy_n and_o quiettnes_n ibid._n second_o for_o exhortation_n to_o believer_n not_o to_o be_v perplex_v with_o sin_n or_o sorrow_n 8._o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o text._n  _fw-fr is_n the_o mean_n to_o fence_v believer_n heart_n against_o trouble_n which_o be_v partly_o imply_v and_o partly_o express_v 9_o first_o mean_v imply_v be_v that_o believer_n put_v themselves_o under_o the_o command_n ibid._n second_o mean_v imply_v be_v that_o believer_n gather_v up_o and_o present_v to_o their_o judgement_n ground_n of_o comfort_n strong_a than_o they_o of_o trouble_n 10._o third_z mean_v express_v be_v to_o believe_v in_o christ_n as_o in_o god_n both_o which_o explain_v 11._o 12_o faith_n in_o christ_n give_v the_o strong_a ground_n of_o comfort_n for_o divers_a reason_n 13._o first_o because_o it_o give_v more_o boldness_n towards_o god_n upon_o six_o ground_n ibid._n 1._o it_o present_v they_o near_o to_o god_n be_v make_v one_o with_o christ_n god_n natural_a son_n ibid._n 2._o it_o present_v god_n near_o to_o they_o for_o it_o show_v they_o god_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n ibid._n 3._o by_o it_o there_o be_v hold_v lay_v on_o god_n justice_n as_o well_o as_o on_o his_o mercy_n 14._o 4._o by_o it_o there_o be_v a_o access_n with_o boldness_n to_o god_n holiness_n explain_v 15._o 5._o by_o it_o there_o be_v raise_v unlimited_a expectation_n from_o god_n 16._o 16._o reason_n  _fw-fr it_o be_v from_o his_o nature_n 54._o uses_n  _fw-fr first_n for_o instruction_n 1._o that_o god_n be_v most_o tender_a to_o believer_n in_o trouble_n 55._o 2._o that_o believer_n shall_v be_v compassionate_a especial_o church_n officer_n ibid._n second_o for_o exhortation_n to_o get_v assure_v of_o christ_n tenderness_n towards_o they_o in_o all_o their_o trouble_n 56._o second_o observation_n  _fw-fr that_o as_o we_o must_v believe_v in_o christ_n so_o we_o must_v continue_v our_o faith_n in_o the_o father_n 57_o reason_n  _fw-fr because_n though_o god_n put_v the_o promise_v into_o christ_n and_o give_v he_o they_o yet_o he_o 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etc._n with_o three_o observation_n 73._o 74._o 75._o 76._o finis_fw-la

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