Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	great_a	know_v	5,049	5	3.5427	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81376	Certaine observations concerning the duty of love, and of the contrary evill, vncharitablenesse. VVritten by Thomas Devenish.	Devenish, Thomas.	1642 (1642)	Wing D1213; Thomason E142_21; ESTC R8292	21,289	34

heaven that never saw that glorious light which we see yet that is no ground for us to shut our eyes in the time of this light nay it 's our shame and exceeding aggravation of our sinne so to doe as we may see Acts 17.30 Besides I am perswaded all things are not yet revealed that shall be in due time there is a prophesie to be fulfilled Esa 30.26 The light of the Moone shall be as the light of the Sunne c. the doctrine of grace under the Gospell is a fountaine unmeasurable Ezec. 47.5 It behooves us then to walke as children of the light searching the Scriptures like those men of Berea Acts 17.11 This is a truth undeniable commanded by God and very profitable and in this as in all things else the better the more opposed by the Divell as we finde in all times not onely amongst Papists but also amongst those that will condemne it as an evill in them I have often heard some presse this duty of searching the Scriptures and blame the Papists for hiding the light yet I have heard those men bitterly speak against such as have been forward in the practice thereof The Bereans were commended for searching the Scriptures whether those things Paul taught were true although hee was an Apostle and the Penman of the Scriptures but if you make the least enquirie or doubt of what is received and professed by these men you shall finde the change of their countenance towards you and scarce ever have their good report after or of any other if they can help it and why doe they this Sure upon the same ground with the Papists they know if men looke into the truth they must then see their error Also other mens knowledge bewrayes their ignorance of which they are or have cause to be ashamed and sometimes shewes their wickednesse that know many things to be evill and yet will for by-respects practise them take heed of such you shall know them by their favourits they will hold such in great esteeme that desire to know no more in Religion then may serve to advance their credit and can say of all they heare it is excellent doctrine though they know no reason for it but because such men spake it let not such nor any other draw us from this duty neither keepe us in ignorance in these times of great light we should therefore strive to make good use of our time whilest God holdeth forth this light unto us whilest it 's called to day improve to our best advantage all the helpes God hath afforded for increase of knowledge amongst which the followship of the Saints is not the least it is a sad thing to see how cold and fruitlesse the company of Gods people is the Divell knowes well that Christian society is a great helpe to godlinesse and therefore doth labour by all wayes to hinder it and hath so prevailed that for Gods Saints to meet in that Church way as they should is almost out of use amongst many and we are ashamed to use our Christian fellowship but suit our selves with the times and grow strange to each other in so much that if a familiar friend passe by us without due observation as wee thinke our want of charity is such that wee presently conclude it was purposely done and so in the pride of our hearts withdraw our selves from his not onely familiarity but almost acquaintance wee know what is formerly said Love thinketh not evil let us then shew our love in this to have good thoughts towards our brethren and doe as wee would be done unto would wee have Gods children upon every surmise withdraw themselves from us let us then be more mindfull of this dutie and labour to stirre up one another to the performance of it and to win their affections by our humility and loving carriage towards them we know not how long God will continue these opportunities we see how hee hath dealt with others they are deprived of those things which we enjoy in abundance if God should deale so with us as we know how justly hee may Oh how grievous will be the remembrance of our negligence wee may wish and desire againe to see those times but to no purpose Let us then call to mind what wee have received and how wee have requited the Lord for all his benefits how little our love hath beene to our good God whose love to us is infinite FINIS