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	lord_n	see_v	4,192	5	3.2926	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58143	Light sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart This is to go abroad among all people who are honest-hearted, especially amongst the inhabitants in Fourns Fells, in Lancashire, and among all who have known me after the flesh, that all honest people may see what I was in profession, and also what I now am by the grace of God. From him which hath come through great tribulations, who hath even left all for Christ, and hath not whereon to lay his head, but is forsaken of father and of mother, and of kinred also, even for the testimony of Jesus, and for the Word of God, whom the world calls, Thomas Rawlinson.	Rawlinson, Thomas.	1657 (1657)	Wing R369; ESTC R220567	29,951	42

me and then I called unto my Brother William and bad him let me into the House and he told me that he durst not let me into the House I asked him Why He said That his Father had sent all his children and servants to bed that he went throughout all the House himself to see that all the doors was locked and bolted against me and did charge them all that if I did come not any of them to let me into the House if they did any of them he said that he would turn them also out of the doors with me So William told me these things and that he durst not let me into the House so unto this day I remain a sufferer for righteousness sake and truly I believe that I should not have put pen to paper in reference as to all my sufferings from my natural Father had I not heard how he hath reported it that I ran from him and the like So for the right informing all peoples understandings as to the truth of this matter I have briefly in few Words declared something of what hath been done by him towards me and of what Words passed between us but I might have intimated much more of his rage and cruelty sore usuage of me but that I am against laying open nakedness and have onely cleared my own innocency as touching false reports of running from my Fathers House and the like as also his own Family and others can witness against him to the contrary for me if they wil but testifie So let him consider and look back and see what he hath done against the innocent that seeks not his own who seeketh no revenge but suffereth all things endureth all things and envieth not but in the peace which the World cannot give nor take away rests satisfied in his Fathers love from above and so refers his cause unto him that seeth in secret who rewardeth openly and taketh vengeance For vengeance is mine saith the Lord So I have boldness towards God in all my sufferings and tribulations yea verily I have the answer of a good conscience towards God and man herein Gods Witness in me even the Spirit of truth which bears witness to my spirit that I suffer for well doing and who shall then condemn me And because I cannot for conscience-sake worship the beast nor follow the blind guides any longer I am persecuted and forsaken of Father and Mother and of Brethren and Sisters and of Kinred too and these things have they done unto me that the Scriptures might be fulfilled according to Christs Words who said Ye shall be hated of all men for my sake and marvel not if the World hate you for it hated me before it hated you if ye were of the World the World would love you for the World loves its own but because I have chosen you out of the world therefore the world hates you because ye are not of the world even as I am not of the world said Christ to them that followed him in the regeneration who turned people from the darkness to the Light Christ And he that forsaketh not Father and Mother Brethren and Sisters Husband Wife or children and his own life too for my sake and the Gospel said Christ he cannot be my disciple and he that taketh not up his Cross and followeth not after me he is not worthy of me but every one that hath left Father or Mother Brethren or Sisters Husband Wife or Children or House or Lands for my Names sake and the ●ospel let him rejoice that he is counted worthy to suffer it said the Lord Jesus Christ for he shall not lose his reward but shall receive an hundred-fold in this life and in the world to come everlasting life So it is evident That whosoever will ●ive godly in Christ Jesus must suffer For he that departs from iniquity makes himself a prey to the wicked and to the unrighteous and sinners So Friends think it not strange I run not with you to the same excess of riot into all uncleanness and filthiness and sorrow not for me for the sorrow of the World works death so speak not evil of the things ye know not least ye speak evil against God and though I am counted as the off-scouring of all things unto this day and hath not whereon to lay my head being forsaken of Father and of Mother and counted as one not worthy to live nor to inhabit under them who could not have so much as a servants place under them for I told my Father before he put me from him That I was willing to abide with him and to serve him faithfully and to labour with my hands in the thing that is good yet would he not suffer me to inhabit under him but in all this what evil have I done So I have comfort towards God notwithstanding all his cruel usuage of me and though Father and Mother hath forsaken me yet the Lord hath not forsaken me neither left me comfortless but hath been with me in all my afflictions to support me and though they through the hardness of their hearts hath had no pitty on me but I was even cast out for righteousness sake as though I had been some great transgressor Where are my Accusers If I have done evil let them bear witness of the evil but if well for cleaving unto the Lord why are they so offended in me I could even desire that the Lord would not reward them as they have rewarded me who are even without natural affections and without any pitty towards me yet the Lord hath had pitty because his mercies fails not who in his favour hath redeemed me and hath had compassion when no eye pittyed for he hath said it Thou hadst a little strength and hast trusted in me therefore I will never leave thee nor forsake thee Thou hast hated iniquity and loved righteousness therefore walk before me and be thou perfect and I will help thee I will be with thee and go before thee all the Way that thou shalt go So in the Arms of his everlasting Love doth the Lord carry me and in his hand doth he hide me that so in the pure love of God I might remain under the shadow of his Wings for evermore and in his Name to trust which is a strong Tower for the righteous to flye unto for God hath given me an entrance into the eternal inheritance with the Saints in light Surely I have made a good choice blessed be the Name of the Lord for evermore who hath put it into my heart as to choose the good Way and the fear of the Lord wherein dwelleth righteousness So I am perswaded in my heart to cleave unto the Lord my God with my whole heart that the Lamb of God I may follow wheresoever he goes though I dye with him bearing his reproach for through Christ that strengthens me I am more then a Conqueror and have in measure conquered Death