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	sin_n	world_n	2,522	5	4.6350	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28531	The second apologie to Balthazar Tylcken treating of the eternall predestination and election of God, and of the incarnation, or becoming man and person, of Christ, and concerning the Virgin Mary / written in the yeare 1621, finished the 3. of July by Jacob Behme, also called Teutonicus Philosophus ; Englished by John Sparrow.; Zweyte Schutz-Schrift wieder Balthasar Tilken. English	Böhme, Jakob, 1575-1624.; Sparrow, John, 1615-1665?	1661 (1661)	Wing B3416; ESTC R14771	54,352	66

and_o christ_n say_v 15._o the_o holy_a spirit_n shall_v receive_v of_o i_o and_o make_v it_o know_v to_o you_o within_o you_o 21._o all_o outward_a teach_v do_v not_o lay_v fast_o hold_v in_o man_n unless_o man_n cast_v his_o desirous_a will_n thereinto_o how_o will_v it_o then_o take_v hold_v in_o the_o scorner_n who_o bring_v a_o envious_a opposition_n against_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n 22._o dear_a sir_n and_o brethren_n do_v but_o see_v and_o consider_v he_o what_o the_o poor_a blind_a man_n in_o his_o pride_n and_o state_n set_v before_o he_o he_o reprove_v that_o which_o he_o know_v nothing_o of_o and_o that_o which_o he_o have_v no_o apprehension_n of_o which_o i_o very_o much_o lament_v that_o the_o man_n run_v on_o thus_o without_o any_o ground_n 23._o he_o begin_v to_o reprove_v that_o i_o have_v write_v concern_v the_o great_a mystery_n of_o the_o eternal_a nature_n out_o of_o which_o the_o three_o principle_n viz_o the_o outward_a world_n with_o the_o star_n and_o element_n be_v become_v generate_v and_o create_v and_o yet_o bring_v nothing_o to_o light_n that_o man_n may_v see_v that_o he_o understand_v somewhat_o of_o the_o ground_n and_o centre_n he_o say_v the_o word_n and_o the_o wisdom_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o mystery_n viz_o the_o outpoured_a glance_n of_o his_o glory_n in_o which_o every_o thing_n be_v create_v who_o be_v it_o now_o that_o strive_v with_o he_o about_o that_o that_o 16._o all_o thing_n be_v create_v by_o god_n through_o his_o wisdom_n i_o have_v in_o all_o my_o write_n write_v so_o and_o it_o need_v not_o his_o gloss_n or_o exposition_n at_o all_o 24._o only_o the_o question_n be_v out_o of_o what_o god_n have_v create_v they_o if_o he_o will_v say_v that_o evil_n as_o also_o earth_n and_o stone_n also_o all_o venomous_a or_o poisonous_a creature_n and_o particular_o sin_n be_v generate_v out_o of_o the_o outpoured_a glance_n or_o lustre_n of_o his_o wisdom_n then_o he_o speak_v as_o a_o blind_a man_n of_o colour_n 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