Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	hand_n	lord_n	see_v	2,615	5	3.2521	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B10083	Tracts theological. I. Asceticks, or, the heroick piety and vertue of the ancient Christian anchorets and coenobites. II. The life of St. Antony out of the Greek of Sr. Athanasius. III. The antiquity and tradition of mystical divinity among the Gentiles. IV. Of the guidance of the spirit of God, upon a discourse of Sir Matthew Hale's concerning it. V. An invitation to the Quakers, to rectifie some errors, which through the scandals given they have fallen into.	Stephens, Edward, d. 1706.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Asceticks, or, the heroick piety and virtue of the ancient Christian anchorets and coenobites.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Life of St. Antony.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Antiquity, tradition, and succession of mystical divinity among the Gentiles.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Enthusiasmus divinus: the guidance of the spirit of God.; Stephens, Edward, d. 1706. Apology for, and an invitation to, the people call'd Quakers, to rectifie some errors, which through the scandals given they have fallen into.	1697 (1697)	Wing S5444E; Wing S5444E; ESTC R184630	221,170	486

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how_o many_o do_v we_o see_v by_o these_o orator_n convert_v from_o their_o covetousness_n vanity_n and_o superfluity_n to_o obedience_n to_o the_o positive_a command_n of_o christ_n in_o antony_n the_o power_n and_o spirit_n of_o christianity_n shine_v glorious_o even_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o heathen_n and_o infidel_n but_o our_o little_a morality_n make_v ourselves_o suspect_v first_o and_o then_o our_o religion_n too_o for_o our_o sake_n and_o give_v great_a occasion_n to_o such_o as_o have_v more_o wit_n than_o solid_a virtue_n to_o turn_v atheist_n and_o deist_n and_o such_o as_o have_v some_o sense_n of_o religion_n to_o turn_v separatist_n or_o dissenter_n nay_o the_o very_a read_n of_o this_o life_n have_v produce_v more_o noble_a convertion_n than_o all_o their_o preach_n and_o write_n put_v all_o together_o who_o cavil_v at_o it_o whereof_o we_o have_v particular_a instance_n in_o st._n augustin_n confession_n l._n 8._o c._n 6._o and_o indeed_o how_o can_v they_o expect_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n upon_o their_o labour_n who_o so_o unadvised_o oppose_v so_o considerable_a a_o part_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o saviour_n in_o general_n and_o resist_v his_o inspiration_n in_o such_o as_o consult_v they_o in_o their_o own_o particular_a case_n be_v this_o the_o way_n to_o prepare_v a_o people_n for_o the_o lord_n they_o may_v do_v well_o to_o consider_v what_o they_o shall_v answer_v when_o they_o be_v call_v to_o account_v for_o it_o and_o be_v more_o wary_a in_o such_o case_n that_o they_o do_v not_o obstruct_v the_o work_n of_o god_n but_o as_o they_o ought_v promote_v it_o a_o abstract_n of_o the_o life_n of_o st._n antony_z out_o of_o sozomon_n l._n 1._o c._n 13._o whether_o they_o be_v egyptian_n or_o any_o other_o who_o be_v the_o first_o beginner_n of_o that_o monastic_a philosophy_n this_o be_v confess_v of_o all_o that_o that_o great_a antony_z the_o monk_n do_v excellent_o practise_v that_o kind_n of_o life_n with_o proper_a exercise_n and_o action_n of_o diligence_n and_o perfection_n who_o at_o that_o time_n grow_v famous_a in_o the_o desert_n of_o egypt_n the_o emperor_n constantine_n in_o honour_n of_o his_o virtue_n receive_v into_o his_o favour_n and_o friendship_n honour_v he_o with_o his_o letter_n and_o desire_v he_o to_o write_v to_o he_o for_o what_o he_o have_v occasion_n he_o be_v a_o egyptian_a bear_v of_o a_o noble_a family_n at_o a_o place_n call_v coma_n which_o be_v a_o village_n near_o heraclea_n when_o he_o be_v a_o well-grown_a youth_n the_o land_n descend_v to_o he_o from_o his_o father_n he_o give_v to_o the_o people_n of_o the_o place_n and_o sell_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o estate_n he_o distribute_v the_o price_n among_o the_o poor_a for_o he_o consider_v that_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o student_n of_o philosophy_n not_o only_o to_o deprive_v himself_o