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	law_n	work_n	2,920	5	6.2264	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10577	An instruccyon of Christen fayth howe to be bolde vp on the promyse of God and not to doubte of our saluacyon, made by Urbanus Regius. Tra[n]slated into englyshe; Instruccyon of Christen fayth howe to be bolde up on the promyse of God and not to doubte of our salvacyon.	Rhegius, Urbanus, 1489-1541.; Foxe, John, 1516-1587.	1548 (1548)	STC 20847; ESTC S104513	23,216	78

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we_o free_o in_o christ_n with_o the_o which_o promise_n silly_a conscience_n may_v be_v releve_v and_o confirm_v strong_o against_o all_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n we_o blind_a and_o wretched_a will_v reward_v god_n with_o we_o and_o deserve_v of_o he_o all_o thing_n that_o we_o have_v /_o we_z will_v not_o be_v in_o his_o det_fw-la or_o danger_n /_o we_o dysdayn_v to_o have_v his_o liberality_n come_v free_o unto_o we_o /_o and_o nothing_o will_v take_v of_o he_o by_o grace_n and_o that_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o christ_n be_v not_o ryght_o preach_v but_o only_o moses_n christ_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n wh●_n moses_n be_v prec●yd_v and_o not_o christ_n so_o it_o always_o come_v to_o pass_v when_o the_o commandment_n only_o be_v set_v forth_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n nothing_o speak_v of_o /_o there_o it_o can_v be_v none_o other_o but_o that_o man_n conscience_n must_v needs_o be_v vex_v and_o disquiet_v with_o miserable_a sorrow_n 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so_o that_o the_o law_n be_v not_o able_a to_o damn_n us._n for_o this_o cause_n s._n paul_n do_v call_v christ_n the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n rom._n x._o 10._o rom._n 10._o or_o as_o s._n augustine_n do_v expound_v it_o the_o fulfylling_n of_o the_o law_n he_o that_o have_v christ_n be_v just_a he_o that_o beleve_v in_o christ_n have_v all_o thing_n which_o the_o law_n require_v christ_n have_v reconsyle_v for_o we_o god_n his_o father_n /_o he_z be_v our_o mediator_n and_o everla_a priest_n he_o have_v obtain_v we_o grace_n the_o holy_a goost_n with_o all_o his_o gift_n remyssyon_n of_o sin_n &_o all_o manner_n of_o goodness_n with_o life_n everla_a he_o as_o jeremye_n