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	know_v	lord_n	3,918	5	3.5901	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46729	A sermon preach'd at St. Mary-le-Bow, June 27, 1698, before the societies, for reformation of manners in the city of London and Westminister by Tho. Jekill ...	Jekyll, Thomas, 1646-1698.	1698 (1698)	Wing J538; ESTC R16844	18,229	49

concern_v yourselves_o no_o further_o in_o it_o unless_o it_o be_v to_o bless_v god_n for_o they_o that_o be_v willing_a thus_o to_o take_v it_o out_o of_o your_o hand_n and_o to_o recommend_v they_o to_o his_o grace_n for_o all_o necessary_a assistance_n to_o prosper_v so_o good_a a_o work_n here_o and_o for_o a_o eternal_a recompense_n of_o reward_n suitable_a to_o it_o hereafter_o as_o i_o now_o most_o hearty_o do_v all_o those_o that_o be_v already_o engage_v in_o it_o be_v in_o all_o sincerity_n wesim_n june_n 30._o 1698._o gentleman_n your_o most_o affectionate_a and_o faithful_a friend_n and_o servant_n in_o christ_n jesus_n tho._n jekill_n advertisement_n there_o be_v now_o in_o the_o press_n a_o treatise_n which_o give_v a_o most_o exact_a account_n of_o those_o just_a and_o prudent_a measure_n whereby_o the_o reformation_n of_o manner_n among_o we_o have_v be_v hitherto_o carry_v on_o with_o instruction_n for_o the_o beginning_n and_o advance_v it_o in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o with_o many_o move_a argument_n to_o excite_v all_o rank_n of_o man_n thereunto_o they_o will_v be_v sell_v by_o ralph_n simpson_n at_o the_o harp_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n and_o many_o other_o bookseller_n prov_n xvi_o 7._o when_o a_o man_n way_n please_v the_o lord_n he_o make_v even_o his_o enemy_n to_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o he_o the_o word_n have_v no_o difficulty_n in_o themselves_o nor_o any_o dependence_n upon_o the_o context_n will_v not_o need_v any_o enquiry_n either_o into_o their_o mean_v or_o coherence_n so_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v whole_o at_o liberty_n to_o enter_v immediate_o upon_o that_o which_o i_o chief_o intend_v in_o the_o choice_n of_o they_o which_o be_v to_o show_v the_o truth_n and_o certainty_n of_o what_o be_v so_o positive_o affirm_v in_o they_o and_o to_o apply_v they_o to_o the_o present_a occasion_n for_o if_o the_o work_n of_o reform_v man_n life_n and_o manner_n and_o reclaim_v they_o from_o their_o vice_n which_o we_o 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his_o hand_n that_o be_v necessary_a for_o it_o and_o work_v all_o way_n after_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o own_o will_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v eph._n 1.11_o the_o wise_a man_n therefore_o tell_v we_o prov._n 21.1_o that_o the_o king_n heart_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o as_o the_o river_n of_o water_n he_o turn_v it_o whither_o soever_o he_o will_v as_o the_o husbandman_n or_o gardener_n in_o water_v of_o his_o ground_n can_v so_o order_v the_o trench_n as_o to_o water_v what_o part_n he_o please_v either_o more_o or_o less_o turn_v the_o stream_n every_o way_n as_o he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o it_o so_o can_v the_o lord_n do_v by_o the_o heart_n of_o the_o king_n incline_v it_o which_o way_n soever_o he_o think_v fit_a and_o as_o may_v best_o serve_v the_o wise_a and_o gracious_a end_n of_o all_o his_o providential_a dispensation_n and_o if_o he_o can_v do_v this_o by_o the_o king_n heart_n which_o solomon_n also_o tell_v we_o prov._n 25.3_o be_v 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a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o st._n mary-le-bow_n june_n 27._o 1698._o before_o the_o society_n for_o reformation_n of_o manner_n in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o westminster_n publish_a at_o their_o request_n by_o tho._n jekill_n d._n d._n and_o preacher_n at_o the_o new_a church_n in_o westminster_n london_n print_v by_o r._n and_o t._n mead_n for_o ralph_n simpson_n and_o richard_n cumberland_n at_o the_o harp_n and_o at_o the_o angel_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1698._o to_o the_o society_n for_o reformation_n of_o manner_n in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o westminster_n gentleman_n although_o i_o never_o have_v so_o much_o vanity_n as_o to_o incline_v i_o to_o think_v any_o thing_n of_o my_o worthy_a to_o be_v make_v thus_o public_a much_o less_o so_o mean_a a_o performance_n as_o this_o yet_o have_v always_o a_o earnest_a zeal_n for_o the_o interest_n of_o religion_n in_o general_n and_o bear_v a_o hearty_a affection_n to_o your_o pious_a undertake_n in_o particular_a 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