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	people_n	3,792	5	4.4298	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30702	Cosmo-meros, the worldly portion, or, The best portion of the wicked, and their misery in the enjoyment of it, opened and applyed together with some directions and helps in order to a heavenly and better portion, enforced with many usef[ul] and divine considerations / by Seth Bushell ...	Bushell, Seth, 1621-1684.	1682 (1682)	Wing B6237; ESTC R40782	133,437	408

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all_o god_n creature_n though_o sin_n have_v deprave_v and_o corrupt_v their_o nature_n and_o render_v they_o trai●urs_n and_o rebel_n to_o their_o crea●●r_n yet_o they_o be_v god_n ●_z still_o though_o rebellious_a ●●ey_n be_v the_o workmanship_n of_o his_o ●nds_n though_o satan_n bear_v sway_n 〈◊〉_d their_o heart_n and_o upon_o that_o ●ry_a account_n as_o be_v his_o workmanship_n god_n have_v some_o respect_n ●r_n they_o 6.35_o luk._n 6.35_o he_o be_v kind_a to_o the_o unthankful_a and_o to_o the_o evil_n though_o ●●ey_n have_v cast_v he_o off_o yet_o he_o ●es_v not_o utter_o cast_v they_o out_o ●om_n all_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o ●●esent_a life_n he_o own_v they_o as_o ●s_a creature_n still_o who_o disown_a ●m_n as_o their_o lord_n and_o sovereign_n ●hough_o they_o will_v not_o have_v he_o 〈◊〉_d rule_v over_o they_o yet_o he_o cannot_v forget_v the_o workmanship_n of_o ●s_a hand_n say_v jehu_n concern_v jezabel_n go_v 9.34_o 2_o king_n 9.34_o take_v away_o this_o arsed_a 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●od_n be_v lead_v man_n to_o repentance_n ●●m_fw-la 2.4_o and_o though_o the_o riches_n ●his_v goodness_n and_o forbearance_n use_v long-suffering_a be_v despise_v ●y_a the_o wicked_a yet_o the_o time_n of_o ●●is_n life_n be_v the_o day_n of_o his_o good●ess_n and_o patience_n still_o and_o herefore_o the_o wicked_a have_v their_o ●_z here_o in_o their_o life-time_n ●●ey_n have_v their_o good_a thing_n god_n ●nows_v oh_o that_o they_o will_v consider_v it_o that_o there_o be_v ●●ternity_n before_o they_o where_o to_o pay_v they_o home_o full_o for_o their_o sin_n 32.42_o deut._n 32.42_o when_o there_o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d time_n of_o revenge_n upon_o the_o enem●_n whereof_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o beginning_n but_o never_o end_n so_o as_o t●●_n time_n of_o this_o life_n be_v the_o d●_n of_o god_n patience_n and_o lon●_n suffer_v therefore_o he_o deal_v o●_n such_o a_o bountiful_a dole_n unto_o ma●_n of_o the_o wicked_a say_v god_n 〈◊〉_d he_o take_v his_o fill_n and_o measure_n 〈◊〉_d his_o sin_n let_v he_o be_v filthy_a sti●●_n since_o it_o be_v his_o wilful_a choice_n 〈◊〉_d wallow_v in_o his_o own_o vomit_n a●●_n to_o defile_v himself_o in_o the_o mire_n 〈◊〉_d his_o lust_n i_o shall_v not_o envy_v hi●_n any_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o this_o present_a life_n 13._o psal_n 37.35_o job_n 21.11_o 12_o 13._o let_v he_o spread_v himse●_n as_o a_o green_a bay-tree_n let_v he_o se●●_n forth_o his_o little_a one_o like_o a_o flock_n a●●_n let_v his_o child_n dance_v let_v the●_n take_v the_o timbrel_n and_o harp_n and_o rejoice_v at_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o organ●_n let_v they_o spend_v their_o day_n in_o wealth_n for_o this_o be_v the_o time_n of_o my_o long-sufferance_a but_o in_o a_o moment_n they_o sha●_n 〈◊〉_d down_o

burn_a like_o the_o burn_a 〈◊〉_d a_o fire_n isa_n 10.12_o 16._o as_o the_o assyrian_a glorify_a himself_o in_o the_o desolation_n of_o israel_n so_o will_v the_o ●ord_n bring_v about_o his_o own_o end_n ●d_a glorify_v his_o great_a name_n on_o ●oud_n assyria_n as_o he_o get_v himself_o glory_n upon_o the_o imperious_a egyptian_n before_o when_o ripe_a for_o ●in_a at_o the_o red_a sea_n 11.8_o z●char_n 11.8_o thus_o the_o pride_n of_o assyria_n be_v bring_v don●_n and_o the_o sceptre_n of_o egypt_n depart_v away_o and_o the_o lord_n alone_o be_v 〈◊〉_d alt_v in_o that_o day_n isa_n 2.17_o 2.17_o isa_n 2.17_o sect._n ix_o nine_o sometime_o the_o wicked_a prosper_v in_o this_o world_n become_v great_a and_o be_v mighty_a 〈◊〉_d power_n that_o so_o by_o they_o go●_n may_v chastise_v and_o correct_v his_o ow●_n people_n and_o thus_o the_o flourish_a rod_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v la●_n upon_o the_o lot_n of_o the_o righteous_a 125.3_o psal_n 125.3_o an●_n wicked_a man_n be_v advance_v th●_n they_o may_v be_v as_o thorn_n and_o br●●ers_n unto_o god_n people_n by_o the_o he_o scourge_v his_o own_o inheritance_n he_o give_v a_o king_n in_o his_o a●ger_n and_o after_o take_v he_o away_o 〈◊〉_d his_o wrath_n hos_fw-la 13.11_o 13.11_o hos_fw-la 13.11_o t●●_n canaanites_n be_v leave_v in_o the_o lan●_n that_o by_o they_o the_o lord_n mig●●_n prove_v israel_n and_o they_o be_v ●_o thorn_n to_o prick_v and_o grieve_v the●_n probably_n many_o of_o these_o wh●_n be_v thus_o bitter_a enemy_n unt●_n israel_n be_v mighty_a and_o prosperous_a in_o the_o world_n not_o b●cause_n god_n love_v they_o but_o that_o ●o_o they_o may_v be_v the_o more_o able_a ●nd_v fit_v and_o so_o employ_v for_o scourge_n unto_o his_o people_n god_n ●ives_n the_o wicked_a such_o a_o large_a dole_n of_o outward_a mercy_n not_o ●ut_v of_o his_o love_n to_o they_o though_o ●hey_n be_v ready_a to_o gather_v that_o argument_n but_o out_o of_o his_o displeasure_n towards_o other_o the_o lord_n make_v use_v of_o 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