Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	judgement_n	lord_n	sin_n	3,017	5	4.8345	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08981	Christian advertisements and counsels of peace Also disswasions from the separatists schisme, commonly called Brownisme, which is set apart from such truths as they take from vs and other reformed churches, and is nakedly discouered, that so the falsitie thereof may better be discerned, and so iustly condemned and wisely auoided. Published, for the benefit of the humble and godlie louer of the trueth. By Richard Bernard, preacher of Gods word.	Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641.	1608 (1608)	STC 1927; ESTC S113766	84,709	210

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man_n person_n but_o to_o open_v the_o cause_n i_o leave_v man_n to_o judge_v the_o wise_a as_o they_o find_v the_o perverse_a as_o they_o please_v this_o i_o only_o crave_v that_o no_o man_n take_v ill_o any_o thing_n without_o just_a cause_n and_o that_o every_o one_o expound_v well_o a_o man_n meaning_n as_o charity_n shall_v lead_v he_o and_o right_a reason_n persuade_v he_o and_o so_o i_o commend_v thou_o to_o god_n june_n 18._o thou_o in_o the_o lord_n r._n bernard_n the_o content_n of_o this_o book_n i_o christian_a counsel_n tend_v to_o peace_n and_o unity_n pag._n 1-20_a ii_o dissuasion_n from_o brownisme_n pag._n 21._o i._o by_o great_a probability_n that_o that_o way_n be_v not_o good_a and_o they_o be_v in_o number_n seven_o 1._o the_o novelty_n of_o it_o pag._n 21._o 23._o 2._o the_o agreement_n thereof_o with_o ancient_a schismatic_n pag._n 24._o 3._o the_o ill_a mean_n by_o which_o it_o be_v maintain_v viz._n by_o abuse_n of_o scripture_n and_o that_o diverse_a way_n as_o also_o by_o deceivable_a reason_n pag._n 25-29_a 4._o the_o want_n of_o approbation_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n pag._n 30._o 5._o the_o condemnation_n thereof_o by_o all_o our_o divine_n pag._n 30-32_a 6._o god_n judgement_n against_o it_o pag._n 32-42_a 7._o the_o ill_a success_n it_o have_v have_v pag._n 42-44_a two_o by_o reason_n which_o be_v threefold_a 1._o take_a from_o the_o evil_a of_o the_o entrance_n into_o that_o way_n pag._n 44-47_a 2._o from_o their_o person_n so_o grievous_o sin_v in_o that_o way_n pag._n 47._o in_o condemnable_a unthankfulnes_n to_o god_n and_o man_n pag._n 48._o 49._o in_o spiritual_a uncharitableness_n pag._n 49-65_a in_o abuse_v the_o scripture_n pag._n 65._o in_o obstinate_a persist_v in_o schism_n from_o all_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o the_o world_n pag._n 65-70_a in_o rail_v and_o scoff_v above_o

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14._o and_o of_o christ_n ephes_n 3._o 17._o believe_v that_o we_o be_v his_o people_n and_o he_o our_o god_n for_o if_o we_o be_v in_o christ_n and_o he_o in_o we_o we_o have_v union_n with_o the_o father_n ephes_n 4._o 6._o joh._n 17._o 21._o and_o with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 1._o cor._n 13._o 13._o and_o 6._o 19_o rom._n 8._o 9_o thus_o god_n and_o man_n be_v invisiblie_o make_v one_o and_o unite_v 3._o one_o with_o another_o and_o that_o be_v 1._o as_o they_o be_v all_o knit_v to_o the_o head_n by_o faith_n &_o the_o spirit_n 2._o as_o they_o take_v hold_v one_o of_o another_o by_o love_n and_o be_v bind_v together_o colos_n 3._o 4._o joh._n 13._o 35._o thus_o be_v