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	reward_n	work_n	2,765	5	6.8633	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02741	Tvvo treatises I. The purchase of Grace, shewing the excellency of Christ, and the graces of his spirit. II. The soules delight in Gods tabernacles, shewing the excellency of time, spent in duties of God's solemne service. Instances in the chiefe, viz. prayer, word, and sacraments. Motives and directions for right performance. Lastly, the chiefe usurpers of time discovered, with apt remedies against each of them. The contents of the booke are methodically exprest in the margent, which to the diligent reader may serve instead of a table. By William Harrison, Mr. of Arts, and minister of the Gospell at Canwicke neare Lincolne.	Harrison, William, minister at Canwick.	1639 (1639)	STC 12871; ESTC S103879	208,196	400

for_o this_o purpose_n 2_o pet._n 1._o 5._o 11._o wherefore_o give_v all_o diligence_n add_v to_o your_o faith_n virtue_n and_o to_o your_o virtue_n knowledge_n etc._n etc._n add_v one_o grace_n to_o another_o grow_v in_o the_o number_n of_o grace_n and_o grow_v in_o their_o measure_n too_o if_o these_o thing_n be_v in_o you_o and_o abound_v say_v the_o apostle_n ver._n 9_o see_v the_o benefit_n of_o this_o ver._n 11._o for_o so_o a_o entrance_n shall_v be_v make_v unto_o you_o abundant_o into_o the_o everlasting_a kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n here_o be_v a_o entrance_n into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n which_o also_o assure_v we_o of_o our_o interest_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n rom._n 6._o 22._o have_v your_o fruit_n unto_o holiness_n and_o the_o end_n everlasting_a life_n true_a holiness_n and_o growth_n in_o grace_n heaven_n be_v the_o plain_a and_o direct_a way_n to_o true_a happiness_n and_o everlasting_a life_n four_o and_o last_o the_o more_o grace_n 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golden_a and_o religious_a than_o man_n can_v despise_v thou_o for_o thy_o outward_a poverty_n and_o know_v this_o also_o for_o thy_o comfort_n that_o though_o the_o foolish_a blind_a world_n do_v despise_v thou_o for_o thy_o poverty_n yet_o god_n think_v never_o a_o whit_n the_o worse_a of_o thou_o in_o that_o regard_n for_o he_o regard_v not_o the_o rich_a more_o than_o the_o poor_a job_n 34._o 19_o yea_o he_o think_v better_a of_o every_o godly_a poor_a man_n than_o he_o do_v of_o any_o ungodly_a rich_a man_n whatsoever_o pro._n 28._o 6._o better_a be_v the_o poor_a that_o walk_v in_o his_o integrity_n than_o he_o that_o be_v perverse_a in_o his_o way_n though_o he_o be_v rich_a a_o godly_a poor_a man_n be_v able_a to_o say_v with_o the_o apostle_n in_o some_o measure_n 2_o cor._n 5._o 1._o we_o know_v that_o when_o the_o earthly_a house_n of_o this_o tabernacle_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v we_o have_v a_o build_n of_o god_n not_o make_v with_o hand_n eternal_a in_o the_o heaven_n 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