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	let_v	lord_n	3,558	5	3.9045	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20960	Theophilus, or Loue diuine A treatise containing fiue degrees, fiue markes, fiue aides, of the loue of God. Translated by Richard Goring, out of the third French edition: renewed, corrected and augmented by the author M. Peter Moulin, preacher the reformed Church of Paris.; Theophile ou de l'amour divin. English.	Du Moulin, Pierre, 1568-1658.; Goring, Richard.	1610 (1610)	STC 7339; ESTC S118661	51,058	311

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rom._n 8._o because_o it_o be_v not_o give_v to_o any_o other_o than_o the_o child_n of_o god_n which_o he_o have_v adopt_v in_o jesus_n christ_n and_o that_o therefore_o he_o frame_v their_o heart_n unto_o a_o childlike_a love_n and_o to_o have_v recourse_n unto_o god_n as_o their_o father_n it_o be_v requisite_a that_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n shall_v prevent_v our_o will_n to_o make_v they_o willing_a that_o it_o may_v accompany_v they_o that_o they_o may_v will_v fervent_o and_o that_o it_o follow_v they_o to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v not_o will_n in_o vain_a and_o without_o fruit_n 13._o it_o be_v god_n which_o bring_v forth_o in_o we_o with_o efficacy_n both_o the_o will_n and_o the_o deed_n according_a to_o his_o good_a pleasure_n notwithstanding_o god_n move_v we_o not_o like_o stone_n he_o make_v we_o follow_v willing_o he_o bend_v our_o will_n by_o a_o unconstrained_a necessity_n for_o this_o cause_n be_v it_o that_o we_o be_v call_v worker_n together_o with_o god_n 9_o &_o 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