Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	king_n	law_n	subject_n	4,008	5	6.9192	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57966	The covenant of life opened, or, A treatise of the covenant of grace containing something of the nature of the covenant of works, the soveraignty of God, the extent of the death of Christ ... the covenant of grace ... of surety or redemption between the by Samuel Rutherford ...	Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661.	1655 (1655)	Wing R2374; ESTC R20879	369,430	394

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break_v and_o the_o smoke_a flax_n shall_v he_o not_o quench_v he_o be_v most_o compassionate_a to_o sinner_n invite_v they_o to_o come_v mat._n 11.28_o 29._o cry_a and_o shout_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n to_o the_o thirsty_a sinner_n joh._n 7.37_o journey_v from_o heaven_n to_o seek_v and_o to_o save_v the_o lose_v luk._n 19.10_o come_v to_o serve_v they_o with_o his_o heart_n blood_n mat._n 20.28_o his_o bowel_n be_v turn_v with_o compassion_n to_o perish_a soul_n that_o want_v the_o feed_a pastor_n mat._n 9.36_o he_o sigh_v deep_o in_o his_o spirit_n at_o the_o perverse_a unbeleef_n of_o his_o deadly_a enemy_n the_o pharisee_n mar._n 8.12_o weep_v and_o shed_v tear_n at_o the_o foresee_a destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n mat._n 23.37_o luk._n 19.41_o 42._o and_o yet_o that_o city_n slay_v he_o love_a as_o the_o tender_a physician_n to_o be_v much_o in_o company_n with_o sick_a sinner_n mat._n 9.11_o 12._o luk._n 15.1_o 2_o 3._o luk._n 19.1_o 2_o 3_o 9_o 10._o o_o what_o rejoice_v 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friend_n joh._n 15.10_o even_o when_o we_o be_v enemy_n rom._n 5.10_o love_n he_o please_v not_o himself_o rom._n 15.3_o honour_a his_o father_n joh._n 8._o seek_v not_o his_o own_o glory_n v_o 49.50_o and_o say_v true_a job_n 5.30_o i_o seek_v not_o my_o own_o will_n but_o the_o will_n of_o he_o that_o send_v i_o joh._n 8.29_o due_a i_o do_v always_o these_o thing_n that_o please_v he_o he_o faithful_o expound_v the_o law_n mat._n 5._o refuted_a heresy_n mat._n 22._o glorify_v god_n with_o his_o miracle_n he_o be_v subject_a to_o his_o parent_n luk._n 2.51_o pay_v tribute_n to_o the_o prince_n himself_o mat._n 17.27_o and_o teach_v other_o to_o obey_v lawful_a governor_n mat._n 22.21_o will_v not_o usurp_v the_o place_n of_o a_o judge_n luk._n 12._o v._n 13_o 14._o and_o witness_v a_o good_a confession_n before_o pontius_n pilate_n 1_o tim._n 6.13_o and_o be_v for_o that_o cause_n bear_v and_o for_o that_o end_n come_v he_o into_o the_o world_n that_o he_o may_v bear_v witness_n 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