Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	nourishment_n	yield_v	young_a	12	3	5.5923	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37483	Tropologia, or, A key to open Scripture metaphors the first book containing sacred philology, or the tropes in Scripture, reduc'd under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each / partly translated and partly compil'd from the works of the learned by T.D. The second and third books containing a practical improvement (parallel-wise) of several of the most frequent and useful metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes of the Old and New Testament / by B.K.	De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685.; Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1681 (1681)	Wing D895; ESTC R24884	855,682	1,006

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9_o hence_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v propose_v as_o a_o faithless_a and_o adulterous_a woman_n jer._n 3.1_o 3_o 4._o and_o 4.30_o ezek._n chap._n 1st_a and_o 23._o by_o which_o the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o church_n with_o god_n be_v compare_v to_o humane_a wedlock_n god_n himself_o be_v propose_v in_o this_o allegory_n as_o the_o husband_n the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n as_o the_o mother_n out_o of_o which_o spring_v the_o two_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n and_o juda_n which_o be_v compare_v with_o daughter_n ezek._n 23.2_o there_o be_v two_o woman_n the_o daughter_n of_o one_o mother_n ver_fw-la 3._o and_o they_o commit_v whoredom_n in_o egypt_n and_o when_o they_o be_v espouse_v in_o a_o covenant_n way_n to_o god_n they_o most_o wicked_o forsake_v he_o and_o commit_v frequent_a adultery_n etc._n etc._n for_o they_o be_v spiritual_a adultery_n and_o whoredom_n which_o jehovah_n so_o often_o reprehend_v and_o detest_v by_o his_o prophet_n when_o join_v with_o 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to_o be_v understand_v be_v propose_v by_o way_n of_o interrogation_n if_o the_o grape_n gatherer_n come_v to_o thou_o will_v they_o not_o leave_v some_o glean_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v they_o will_v but_o thy_o enemy_n send_v by_o i_o will_v carry_v away_o all_o that_o be_v you_o even_o to_o the_o very_a glean_n see_v jer._n 6.9_o in_o that_o symbolical_a vision_n the_o vineyard_n denote_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n against_o the_o church_n enemy_n rev._n 14.18.19_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o metaphor_n be_v because_o in_o a_o vintage_n or_o wine_n harvest_n the_o vineyard_n together_o with_o its_o fruit_n be_v strip_v of_o all_o and_o left_a as_o it_o be_v desolate_a hence_o it_o be_v that_o little_a glean_n small_a cluster_n remain_v on_o the_o vine_n glean_n after_o the_o vintage_n be_v over_o because_o hide_v behind_o the_o leave_n denote_v a_o small_a remnant_n of_o people_n after_o war_n or_o other_o public_a calamity_n esa._n 17.6_o so_o the_o verb_n racemare_n to_o 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31_o 38._o luke_n 8.8_o 15._o etc._n etc._n to_o which_o refer_v the_o similitude_n of_o the_o apostle_n heb._n 6.7.8_o who_o cal._n apodosis_n reddition_n or_o answer_v part_n of_o the_o comparison_n be_v not_o express_o set_v down_o yet_o it_o be_v tacit_o hint_v at_o by_o the_o term_n rejection_n curse_v and_o burn_v v_o 8._o that_o be_v that_o unbeliever_n and_o wicked_a man_n who_o like_o a_o field_n untilled_a bring_v forth_o thorn_n and_o brier_n and_o act_v nothing_o but_o evil_a shall_v be_v reprobate_v of_o god_n curse_a and_o consume_v in_o everlasting_a fire_n whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a believer_n and_o godly_a man_n shall_v receive_v the_o blessing_n of_o god_n because_o like_o a_o fertile_a field_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v ver_fw-la 7._o the_o apostle_n paul_n by_o a_o metaphor_n call_v the_o church_n the_o agricolationem_fw-la husbandry_n or_o tillage_n of_o god_n 1_o cor._n 3.9_o or_o rather_o a_o field_n which_o be_v spiritual_o till_v by_o the_o apostle_n and_o 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