Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

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cause_n	great_a	time_n	world_n	2,761	5	4.2527	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10491	A sermon of meekenesse preached at the Spittle vpon Easter Tuesday, M.D.C.XXIII. By William Rawley, Doctor of Diuinity.	Rawley, William, 1588?-1667.	1623 (1623)	STC 20767; ESTC S105187	19,945	60

matth._n 13_o what_o and_o if_o god_n willing_a to_o show_v his_o wrath_n and_o to_o make_v his_o power_n know_v endure_v with_o much_o long_a suffering_n the_o vessel_n of_o wrath_n fit_v to_o destruction_n rom._n 9_o and_o this_o be_v to_o appease_v the_o first_o motive_n of_o our_o murmur_a and_o indignation_n against_o god_n for_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a the_o other_o motive_n which_o arm_v we_o with_o indignation_n and_o murmur_a against_o god_n be_v the_o sense_n of_o some_o present_a misery_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o our_o soul_n or_o our_o body_n or_o our_o good_n or_o any_o other_o way_n wherein_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n lay_v heavy_a upon_o us._n this_o second_o motive_n touch_v we_o more_o near_o than_o the_o former_a and_o be_v like_a unto_o that_o wherewith_o the_o devil_n think_v to_o have_v get_v a_o overthrow_n against_o job_n patience_n but_o put_v forth_o thy_o hand_n now_o and_o touch_v his_o bone_n and_o his_o flesh_n and_o he_o will_v curse_v thou_o to_o thy_o face_n in_o this_o distress_n the_o say_v of_o the_o same_o holy_a man_n job_n will_v be_v very_o proper_a to_o enter_v into_o our_o consideration_n shall_v we_o receive_v good_a from_o god_n and_o shall_v we_o not_o receive_v evil_a also_o the_o fountain_n of_o all_o our_o good_a be_v god_n and_o if_o he_o be_v please_v to_o turn_v our_o sweet_a into_o a_o little_a bitterness_n why_o shall_v we_o repine_v against_o the_o omnipotent_a wisdom_n of_o our_o maker_n again_o if_o we_o be_v god_n child_n the_o affliction_n that_o come_v from_o he_o be_v not_o for_o our_o destruction_n but_o for_o our_o trial_n and_o to_o make_v we_o shine_v more_o glorious_o wherefore_o it_o will_v turn_v to_o our_o advantage_n when_o we_o shall_v come_v to_o reap_v the_o fruit_n of_o our_o suffering_n and_o that_o quantò_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la seculo_fw-la frangimur_fw-la tantò_fw-la in_o futaro_fw-la solidamur_fw-la as_o saint_n bern_n say_v the_o more_o we_o be_v shake_v in_o this_o world_n the_o 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