Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	israel_n	lord_n	people_n	2,601	5	4.8657	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47399	[The ax laid to the root, or, One blow more at the foundation of infant baptism and church-membership containing an exposition of that metaphorical text of Holy Scripture, Mat. 3, 10].	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1693 (1693)	Wing K48_pt2; ESTC R20690	57,342	56

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thing_n that_o he_o affirm_v but_o he_o take_v a_o liberty_n to_o say_v any_o thing_n so_o far_o as_o i_o can_v see_v no_o doubt_n ●●●_o john_n take_v great_a care_n to_o baptize_v only_o such_o who_o be_v true_a penitent_n sin●●_n he_o require_v so_o severe_o fruit_n meet_v for_o repentance_n of_o such_o that_o come_v to_o ●●●_o baptism_n though_o no_o doubt_n he_o may_v be_v mistake_v in_o some_o of_o they_o as_o p●●●_n be_v in_o simon_n act._n 8._o though_o he_o send_v some_o of_o his_o disciple_n to_o jesus_n to_o be_v flecther_o confirm_v in_o the_o certain_a belief_n that_o he_o be_v the_o true_a messiah_n that_o ●●●_o to_o come_v nor_o do_v christ_n word_n imply_v as_o this_o man_n signify_v in_o p._n 53._o that_o joh●●_n disciple_n have_v bad_a end_n in_o go_v out_o into_o the_o wilderness_n to_o see_v and_o he●●_n he_o though_o some_o of_o the_o multitude_n may_v probable_o go_v out_o of_o curiosity_n ●●_o for_o other_o end_n etc._n etc._n how_o mr._n exell_n or_o any_o other_o man_n can_v rational_o deny_v a_o confession_n ●●●_o necessary_a or_o doubt_v whether_o such_o a_o confession_n be_v require_v before_o baptism_n viz._n of_o that_o faith_n and_o repentance_n they_o then_o have_v i_o see_v not_o for_o he_o purpose_v that_o john_n baptize_v they_o though_o ungodly_a and_o without_o faith_n or_o the_o ●●●_o thereof_o appear_v tell_v they_o they_o shall_v afterward_o believe_v in_o ●●●_o that_o be_v to_o come_v whereas_o it_o be_v evident_a he_o require_v faith_n and_o repentance_n immediate_o of_o they_o as_o antecedent_n to_o baptism_n but_o i_o shall_v proceed_v no_o further_o o_o when_o shall_v this_o controversy_n cease_v doubtless_o none_o have_v just_a cause_n ●●_o blame_v we_o to_o defend_v that_o which_o we_o believe_v to_o be_v a_o precious_a truth_n of_o chri●●_n when_o so_o many_o still_o appear_v to_o deny_v it_o and_o write_v against_o it_o the_o lo●●_n open_v their_o eye_n and_o send_v love_n and_o union_n among_o all_o t●●_n lord_n people_n amen_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la i_o be_o force_v to_o repeat_v this_o answer_n again_o also_o you_o have_v be_v at_o large_a in_o rector_n rectify_v in_o answer_n to_o mr._n burket_n pag._n 108_o 109_o 110._o

a_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o with_o what_o good_a conscience_n a_o man_n of_o his_o function_n can_v give_v a_o book_n such_o a_o title_n i_o know_v not_o for_o if_o there_o be_v such_o plain_a scripture_n proof_n that_o johu_n the_o baptist_n do_v baptize_v jufant_n as_o he_o positive_o assert_n it_o be_v strange_a none_o ever_o see_v nor_o find_v out_o those_o proof_n neither_o paedo-baptist_n nor_o antipaedo-baptists_n till_o now_o but_o i_o will_v appeal_v to_o all_o think_v and_o impartial_a person_n whether_o or_o no_o this_o new_a and_o bold_a attempt_n of_o this_o man_n do_v not_o give_v cause_n to_o all_o people_n to_o doubt_v of_o all_o the_o former_a pretend_a argument_n and_o proof_n for_o paedo-baptism_n since_o new_a way_n be_v think_v necessary_a to_o evince_v it_o but_o such_o who_o read_v over_o this_o man_n be_v plain_a scripture_n proof_n etc._n etc._n will_v certain_o conclude_v that_o his_o title_n contain_v a_o grand_a untruth_n to_o speak_v no_o 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put_v for_o the_o whole_a and_o sometime_o the_o far_o lesser_a part_n also_o it_o be_v say_v all_o the_o cattle_n of_o egypt_n die_v exod._n 9.6_o that_o be_v all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o field_n as_o famous_a glassius_n and_o other_o tropical_a writer_n note_v so_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o die_v for_o all_o yet_o we_o know_v he_o die_v in_o a_o proper_a and_o true_a spiritual_a sense_n but_o for_o a_o few_o i._n e._n for_o none_o but_o the_o elect._n christ_n say_v when_o he_o be_v lift_v up_o he_o will_v draw_v all_o man_n unto_o he_o joh._n 12.32_o do_v that_o import_n every_o man_n or_o some_o of_o all_o degree_n or_o sort_n of_o man_n see_v the_o late_a learned_a annotator_n on_o that_o place_n it_o signify_v no_o more_o than_o many_o or_o some_o of_o all_o nation_n see_v these_o scripture_n exod._n 32.3.26_o jer._n 6.3_o 1_o cor._n 10_o 7._o so_o isa._n 2.2_o 3._o mark_n 9.23_o joh._n 10.8_o act._n 2.5_o phil._n 2.21_o for_o all_o seek_v their_o own_o etc._n etc._n mat._n 10.22_o you_o shall_v be_v hate_v of_o all_o man_n for_o my_o sake_n gen._n 24.10_o all_o the_o good_n of_o his_o master_n be_v in_o his_o hand_n these_o and_o many_o other_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v take_v synecdoccal_o and_o so_o be_v this_o see_v glassius_n ill●ricus_n also_o philol●giae_n sacra_fw-la and_o our_o annotator_n on_o mat._n 3.5_o the_o term_n all_o say_v they_o here_o be_v twice_o repeat_v be_v enough_o to_o let_v we_o know_v that_o it_o be_v often_o in_o scripture_n significative_v no_o further_o than_o many_o for_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v that_o every_o individual_a person_n in_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o region_n round_o about_o jordan_n go_v to_o h●ar_v john_n the_o baptist_n but_o a_o great_a many_o joh._n 3.26_o behold_v the_o same_o bap●●th_n and_o all_o m●n_z come_v to_o he_o that_o be_v to_o jesus_n christ._n if_o john_n baptize_v they_o all_o and_o jesus_n baptize_v they_o all_o than_o they_o be_v all_o rebaptise_v all_o judea_n and_o jerusalem_n come_v to_o 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that_o by_o all_o jerusalem_n and_o judea_n etc._n etc._n must_v be_v intend_v either_o every_o individual_a person_n both_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n or_o some_o of_o all_o sort_n degree_n sex_n and_o condition_n but_o only_o it_o show_v that_o multitude_n come_v to_o hear_v john_n baptist_n and_o many_o of_o they_o be_v baptize_v by_o he_o 2._o i_o will_v have_v he_o consider_v though_o all_o jerusalem_n may_v sometime_o intend_v every_o individual_a yet_o it_o be_v when_o the_o matter_n speak_v of_o do_v equal_o refer_v to_o and_o concern_v all_o as_o when_o the_o famine_n be_v in_o that_o city_n no_o doubt_n the_o child_n be_v as_o much_o concern_v in_o that_o matter_n as_o the_o adult_n of_o which_o passage_n he_o will_v fain_o make_v great_a improvement_n but_o when_o the_o holy_a ghost_n give_v a_o account_n of_o a_o great_a prophet_n preach_v god_n word_n in_o the_o wilderness_n of_o judea_n and_o of_o multitude_n go_v forth_o to_o hear_v he_o it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o 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