Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	law_n	nature_n	reason_n	3,046	5	5.4661	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91944	The figg-less figg-tree: or, The doome of a barren and unfruitful profession lay'd open. In an exposition upon that parable: a certain man had a figg-tree planted in his vineyard, &c. Luke 13. 6,7,8,9,10. / By Nehemiah Rogers, a minister of the Gospel of Christ.	Rogers, Nehemiah, 1593-1660.	1659 (1659)	Wing R1823; Thomason E973_1; ESTC R203371	458,183	541

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and_o can_v do_v other_o than_o right_a unless_o he_o shall_v deny_v himself_o which_o be_v altogether_o impossible_a for_o he_o to_o do_v gen._n 18_o 25._o deut._n 32.4_o job_n 8.3_o &_o 34.10_o 11_o rom._n 3.5_o 6._o second_o he_o be_v gracious_a and_o slow_a to_o anger_v exod._n 34._o favour_n be_v from_o god_n own_o bowel_n but_o judgement_n always_o be_v force_v as_o the_o bee_n sting_v not_o till_o it_o be_v provoak_v thus_o it_o be_v in_o the_o main_n point_v of_o a_o man_n eternal_a estate_n man_n salvation_n be_v ex_fw-la mero_fw-la beneplacito_fw-la the_o gift_n of_o god_n be_v eternal_a life_n but_o his_o damnation_n be_v never_o without_o a_o cause_n in_o man_n the_o soul_n that_o sin_v shall_v die_v so_o be_v it_o in_o this_o case_n of_o lesser_a good_a or_o evil_a we_o may_v make_v good_a use_n of_o this_o use_v in_o all_o judgement_n and_o affliction_n that_o befall_v ourselves_o or_o other_o seem_v they_o never_o so_o severe_a let_v we_o learn_v to_o justify_v god_n 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that_o lie_v on_o his_o death_n bed_n and_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n he_o complain_v of_o his_o god_n say_v immerenti_fw-la sibi_fw-la vitam_fw-la eripi_fw-la that_o he_o deserve_v not_o to_o die_v have_v never_o commit_v any_o thing_n in_o his_o whole_a life_n whereof_o he_o repent_v but_o one_o sure_o he_o have_v so_o much_o the_o more_o cause_n to_o repent_v he_o now_o but_o why_o speak_v i_o of_o he_o job_n be_v a_o holy_a godly_a man_n and_o confess_v his_o own_o vileness_n and_o guiltiness_n before_o god_n as_o appear_v job_n 40.4_o yet_o he_o have_v in_o himself_o a_o secret_a conceit_n that_o he_o be_v not_o so_o vile_a and_o sinful_a as_o to_o deserve_v such_o heavy_a affliction_n as_o god_n have_v lay_v upon_o he_o which_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o god_n so_o speak_v to_o he_o 8._o job_n 40_o 4._o ver._n 8._o vers_n 8._o will_v thou_o also_o disannul_v my_o judgement_n will_v thou_o condemn_v i_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v righteous_a the_o best_a of_o we_o be_v apt_a under_o 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