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
A80426	Higayon selah. Ierusalem fatall to her assailants. Discovered in a sermon before the Honorable House of commons August 29. 1649. At Margarets Westminster, upon their solemne day of thanksgiving for that signall victory over the Lord Ormond, in routing his whole army, and raising the seige of Dublin in Ireland, by the garrison thereof under the command of lieutenant Generall Jones. / By William Cooper M.A. minister of the gospel at Olaves Southwark.	Cooper, William, minister at St. Olave's Southwark.	1649 (1649)	Wing C6064; Thomason E572_4; ESTC R206160	37,133	45

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her_o adversary_n 2._o the_o besieger_n a_o numerous_a host_n all_o the_o people_n round_o about_o sundry_a nation_n bad_a neighbour_n such_o as_o bear_v evil_a will_n to_o zion_n all_o these_o come_v up_o against_o juda_n and_o against_o jerusalem_n this_o be_v clear_o employ_v v._o 2._o nay_o its_o presuppose_a that_o all_o the_o people_n of_o the_o earth_n may_v design_n a_o siege_n and_o sack_v to_o jerusalem_n five_o 3._o beside_o they_o shall_v come_v up_o well_o provide_v with_o horse_n and_o foot_n and_o all_o warlike_a equipage_n and_o they_o shall_v advance_v so_o far_o as_o to_o attach_v it_o they_o shall_v be_v lift_v at_o it_o presume_v to_o carry_v it_o v._o 2_o 3_o 4._o compare_v together_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o siege_n of_o jerusalem_n 2._o the_o signal_n raise_v of_o the_o siege_n wherein_o observe_v we_o first_o the_o cause_n second_o the_o consequent_n the_o cause_n be_v twofold_a principal_a and_o instrumental_a the_o principal_a cause_n of_o this_o work_n of_o 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jerusalem_n speak_v hearty_a praise_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n acknowledge_v wherein_o their_o strength_n lie_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o people_n and_o withal_o we_o have_v a_o act_n of_o faith_n in_o the_o governor_n resolve_v to_o make_v choice_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n for_o their_o protector_n cleave_v to_o he_o and_o be_v assure_v of_o he_o upon_o this_o score_n and_o interest_n that_o they_o have_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n with_o they_o and_o for_o they_o i._n e._n god_n people_n who_o have_v always_o god_n presence_n and_o power_n by_o which_o they_o be_v invincible_a v._o 5._o thus_o you_o have_v the_o lord_n do_v and_o our_o duty_n these_o be_v our_o part_n and_o the_o parallel_n be_v clear_a between_o jerusalem_n case_n and_o this_o occasion_n it_o need_v not_o further_a repetition_n or_o application_n for_o as_o the_o word_n seem_v literal_o mean_v of_o jerusalem_n assault_v and_o distress_v by_o antiochus_n defend_v and_o relieve_v by_o the_o maccabee_n so_o be_v it_o mystical_o mean_v of_o the_o christian_a church_n or_o any_o part_n of_o it_o persecute_v by_o antichrist_n and_o his_o power_n of_o who_o antiochus_n be_v no_o obscure_a type_n or_o forerunner_n jerusalem_n forerunner_n the_o interest_n of_o god_n people_n in_o dublin_n and_o the_o enemy_n rage_n against_o it_o together_o with_o the_o righteous_a in_o it_o may_v well_o entitle_v such_o another_o city_n jerusalem_n now_o oh_o that_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o prophecy_n v._o 8._o be_v fulfil_v upon_o we_o this_o day_n as_o it_o be_v upon_o they_o that_o in_o that_o day_n i._n e._n when_o god_n put_v forth_o his_o power_n in_o and_o for_o his_o people_n then_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o he_o that_o be_v feeble_a among_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o david_n and_o the_o house_n of_o david_n as_o god_n and_o as_o the_o angel_n of_o god_n before_o he_o they_o have_v be_v in_o power_n and_o valour_n oh_o let_v we_o be_v as_o david_n and_o as_o 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verse_n behold_v i_o will_v make_v jerusalem_n a_o cup_n of_o tremble_a etc._n etc._n i_o thus_o arm_v thus_o resolve_v will_v now_o show_v my_o glory_n at_o this_o great_a undertake_n come_v and_o see_v a_o famous_a spectacle_n your_o god_n engage_v for_o jerusalem_n when_o the_o lord_n once_o engage_v eminent_o for_o jerusalem_n to_o defend_v and_o deliver_v it_o note_n note_n he_o summon_v all_o to_o be_v spectator_n and_o observer_n of_o it_o before_o he_o show_v his_o power_n what_o he_o can_v do_v here_o he_o declare_v his_o will_n what_o he_o be_v resolve_v to_o do_v behold_v i_o will_v make_v etc._n etc._n a_o solemn_a summons_n this_o be_v worth_a note_n god_n look_v to_o be_v observe_v and_o admire_v in_o his_o great_a working_n for_o a_o distress_a people_n he_o call_v for_o it_o aloud_o revel_v 6._o when_o the_o lamb_n open_v the_o first_o seal_n john_n say_v he_o hear_v a_o noise_n as_o of_o thunder_n one_o of_o the_o four_o beast_n say_v come_v and_o see_v and_o when_o 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