Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	hand_n	lord_n	2,576	5	3.5295	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64453	A testimony for the Lord and his truth given forth by the women friends, at their yearly meeting, at York, being a tender salutation of love, to their friends and sisters, in their several monthly meetings, in this county, and else where, greeting.	Waite, Mary. Warning to all Friends who professeth the everlasting truth of God.$4aut.	1688 (1688)	Wing T810B; ESTC R222431	10,163	26

daughters of Sion shake yourselves from the dust of the earth put on the beautiful garments even the robes of righteousness the saints cloathing the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit And be not too careful for preferment or riches in this world but be careful to know the Lord to be your portion and the lot of your inheritance Then testimonies will arise as in the days of old our lot is fallen in a good ground we have large possessions And friends be not concerned in reference to marriage out of God's fear but first wait to know your Maker to become your husband and the bridegroom of your souls then you will come to know that you are not your own but that he must have the ordering and disposing of you in soul body and spirit which are all his for he being the only one unto you and the chiefest of ten thousand among you will be your beloved and your friend Oh! friends this state is happy and blessed are they that attain it and live in it the Lord is not unmindful of them but in his own time if he see it good for them can provide meet helps for them then will your marriage be honourable being orderly accomplished with the assent of parents and the unity of friends and an honour to God and comfort to your own souls then husbands and children are a blessing in the hands of the Lord and you will arise in your day age and generation as mothers in Israel as those holy ancients whose living testimonies reacheth unto us and blessed memories liveth with us according to our measures as Lydia open hearted to God and one to another as Dorcas careful to do one another good as Deborah concerned in the common wealth of Israel and as Iael zealous for the truth who was praised above women And you friends who are under the present concern and in your day's work do it not negligently not with careless minds but be you diligent in every of your womens meetings and order two faithful women in every meeting to take the care upon them and so far as may answer truth do you endeavour that nothing be practised among you but what tends to God's honour and one another's comfort let nothing be indulged or connived at in any whereby truth is dishonoured and let that be cherished and encouraged in all wherewith truth is honoured and these our testimonies cast not carelesly into a corner but some time peruse them and mark well the wholesome advice therein that our travel may be answered the Lord honoured and you reap the benefit and let a record be kept from month to month and from year to year of the Lord 's dealing with us and mercy to us to future ages that from age to age and one generation to another his own works may praise him to whom all praises do belong and be ascribed both now and for ever From our yearly meeting at York the 28th of the 4th month 1688. Signed on the behalf of the meeting by Catharine Whitton Judith Boulby Elizabeth Sedman Frances Taylor Mary Waite Deborah Winn Eliz. Beckwith Mary Lindley A WARNING to all friends who profess the everlasting truth of God which he hath revealed and made manifest in this his blessed day whether on this side or beyond the seas Dear friends IN tender bowels of love do I feel from the Lord a warning spring in my heart to you that you all may be kept low in his humble self-denying life where safety is to be found for assuredly the great and notable day of the Lord is at hand in which he will arise in the greatness of his strength to plead the cause of his suffering seed with all its enemies whether within or without So all dear friends be faithful under your several dispensations for in our Father's house are many mansions Keep in the low vallies for there will be your safety there will the green pastures of God's love be partaken of and with such will he delight to dwell So all friends keep to your watch that the day of the Lord come not in an hour you look not for it and so you receive the unfaithful servant's reward for indeed friends my soul is in a great travel for the prosperity of Sion that her walls may be builded her breaches repaired and made up for for many months yea some years hath my spirit been bowed down and groaned under the sense of an easeful selfish lukewarm spirit that hath crept in upon many for want of watchfulness and keeping to the daily cross of Christ Jesus and in the narrow way and savoury life that only will bring honour and praise to the name of the Lord. And how to be eased of these weights and burdens I did not know my cry was to the Lord that he would give me wisdom and strength to do his will. And it pleased him to lay his hand upon me and bring me near to the gates of death so far as I saw and was pleased to hide himself from me and my soul was in a languishing condition and my cries were great unto the Lord that he would not hide his face from me but let me feel of his wonted goodness and mercy by which I had received daily comfort and satisfaction from him in his unerring path in which he had been pleased to lead me And at length the Lord appeared and said he would be my physician and cure my disease and came in and comforted my spirit with his overcoming love which greatly revived me And in the openings of the bowels of his endless love he shewed me a terrible day drew near even as one may say at the door and laid it upon me to go warn his people in this city and elsewhere to depart from all filthiness both of flesh and spirit from all lukewarmness from the fashions customs and friendships of this world from pride covetousness and every sin that separateth from the Lord and brings dryness barrenness and deadness upon many and makes as unsavory salt that is good for nothing but to be cast forth and trodden upon And to warn them not to delay time but come into the true humility lowliness of spirit and self-denying life that the Lord might be a hiding place to them for terrible will that day be to all the unfaithful and disobedient All the sinners in Sion shall be afraid fearfulness shall take hold on the hypocrite dread and horror shall surprise them O whither will you unfaithful fly Would you not be glad that either rocks or mountains could hide you from the presence of the Lord and the wrath of the Lamb O this will be a terrible day indeed unto all those that have had a form of godliness but denied the power that would have saved them out of all defilements and pollutions of this world For long hath the spirit of the Lord been grieved with these who have long come and sitten among God's people