Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	sin_n	suffer_v	suffering_n	2,120	5	9.4937	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44026	Innocency, though under a cloud, cleared By P.H. a poor prisoner, when almost sunk under pretended friends censures in the day of his sufferings. And also, a discovery of the comforts that attends innocency in a prison. As also, twenty four usefull particulars left by him for his children and friends, and being left in a friends hand for his relations, I could not but make them publick; judging it will be no loss to the author, and great gain to the reader, and justly give offence to none.	Hobson, Paul.	1664 (1664)	Wing H2274A; ESTC R222586	80,187	179

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and_o sometime_o from_o the_o evil_a to_o come_v isa_n 57.1_o three_o there_o be_v no_o cause_n of_o fear_n of_o that_o which_o accomplish_v no_o evil_a but_o always_o good_a if_o all_o do_v rom._n 8.28_o then_o suffering_n ●o_o be_v part_n four_o there_o be_v ground_n of_o fear_n of_o they_o or_o that_o which_o be_v conquer_v before_o we_o encounter_v with_o it_o as_o all_o suffering_n and_o censure_n ●●e_v rom._n 8.33_o 35_o 39_o five_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n to_o walk_v in_o that_o way_n which_o christ_n our_o captain_n have_v go_v before_o we_o in_o and_o try_v it_o and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o he_o hold_v we_o by_o the_o hand_n nay_o heart_n all_o the_o way_n six_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n of_o that_o though_o never_o so_o great_a a_o cross_n if_o it_o be_v the_o eminent_a way_n to_o the_o crown_n as_o suffering_n be_v see_v act_n 14.22_o 2_o tim._n 3.12_o seven_o there_o be_v no_o fear_n to_o meet_v with_o god_n in_o the_o way_n and_o day_n of_o his_o favour_n for_o saint_n 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but_o as_o a_o man_n four_o when_o man_n interest_n be_v so_o interweave_v with_o the_o interest_n of_o christ_n that_o if_o they_o do_v not_o stand_v by_o christ_n they_o will_v lose_v their_o own_o so_o to_o gain_v their_o own_o they_o stand_v by_o he_o this_o be_v not_o right_a a_o soul_n be_v say_v to_o suffer_v as_o a_o saint_n and_o 〈◊〉_d become_v a_o christian_n so_o as_o god_n and_o christ_n will_v own_v it_o and_o crown_v it_o first_o when_o they_o single_o suffer_v for_o be_v saint_n and_o rather_o than_o they_o will_v deny_v it_o 〈◊〉_d forsake_v it_o they_o will_v forsake_v all_o as_o in_o h●●●_n 11.35_o they_o accept_v not_o deliverance_n second_o when_o they_o suffer_v for_o their_o own_n or_o stand_v by_o god_n and_o christ_n ca●●●_n or_o interest_n and_o rather_o than_o they_o will_v forsake_v either_o they_o will_v forsake_v their_o life_n or_o 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v dear_a to_o they_o in_o the_o world_n so_o david_n suffer_v so_o do_v daniel_n suffer_v and_o the_o thre●_n child_n and_o the_o apostle_n act_n 4._o and_o act_n 5._o and_o so_o paul_n three_o when_o soul_n be_v bring_v to_o such_o state_n that_o unless_o they_o willing_o suffer_v some_o other_o of_o god_n people_n must_v suffer_v now_o rather_o than_o they_o shall_v suffer_v the_o soul_n be_v willing_a to_o suffer_v this_o be_v that_o which_o god_n will_v own_v and_o it_o be_v what_o christ_n do_v for_o we_o and_o herefore_o we_o ought_v say_v the_o apostle_n to_o lay_v own_o our_o life_n for_o the_o brethren_n 1_o john_n 3.16_o and_o this_o it_o be_v that_o christ_n intend_v in_o that_o john_n 13.14_o chap._n 15.12_o it_o be_v paul_n joy_n 〈◊〉_d suffer_v for_o the_o colossian_n col._n 1.24_o these_o scripture_n be_v a_o sufficient_a ground_n to_o suffer_v rather_o than_o to_o free_v ourselves_o from_o it_o the_o manner_n of_o some_o be_v by_o accuse_v other_o use_v bring_v other_o to_o suffer_v to_o free_v themselves_o and_o say_v charity_n begin_v at_o home_n these_o ●●uls_n have_v little_a acquaintance_n with_o christ_n ●●w_a command_n and_o they_o will_v one_o day_n see_v 〈◊〉_d the_o way_n to_o lose_v and_o not_o to_o save_v as_o christ_n ●●th_v mat._n 16.25_o and_o now_o if_o any_o will_v demand_v by_o what_o rule_n ●●ey_n shall_v rather_o suffer_v than_o save_v themselves_o 〈◊〉_d put_v other_o upon_o suffer_v let_v they_o ●●●k_v well_o upon_o those_o bless_a scripture_n aforemention_v and_o they_o will_v see_v it_o a_o duty_n and_o ●●●nt-like_a to_o suffer_v for_o the_o brethren_n and_o it_o not_o the_o action_n of_o a_o saint_n but_o of_o satan_n to_o 〈◊〉_d themselves_o by_o accuse_v other_o 〈◊〉_d bless_a be_v my_o dear_a father_n that_o of_o all_o the_o evil_n that_o attend_v i_o thou_o do_v never_o suffer_v that_o to_o come_v into_o my_o heart_n four_o to_o suffer_v as_o a_o saint_n be_v when_o the_o world_n out_o of_o their_o envy_n against_o saint_n holiness_n and_o piety_n as_o be_v contrary_a to_o they_o they_o be_v carry_v out_o in_o envy_n to_o 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