Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	woman_n	womb_n	young_a	82	3	6.1701	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80622	The grounds and ends of the baptisme of the children of the faithfull. Opened in a familiar discourse by way of a dialogue, or brotherly conference. / By the learned and faithfull minister of Christ, John Cotton, teacher of the Church of Boston in New-England.	Cotton, John, 1584-1652.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.	1646 (1646)	Wing C6436; Thomason E356_16; ESTC R201141	171,314	214

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for_o his_o faith_n sake_n gen._n 17.7_o and_o in_o case_n his_o infant_n seed_n shall_v grow_v up_o to_o ripe_a year_n and_o then_o not_o take_v hold_v of_o the_o covenant_n of_o abraham_n but_o profane_o reject_v they_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o their_o church_n estate_n as_o be_v ishmael_n and_o esau_n and_o so_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n can_v never_o grow_v up_o to_o a_o nationall_n church_n unless_o when_o they_o grow_v up_o to_o year_n they_o shall_v continue_v in_o a_o visible_a profession_n of_o the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n or_o unless_o god_n shall_v afterward_o enlarge_v the_o wing_n of_o his_o covenant_n to_o reach_v over_o the_o whole_a nation_n as_o he_o begin_v to_o do_v in_o the_o testament_n of_o jacob_n gen._n 49.26_o and_o more_o full_o and_o solemn_o declare_v the_o same_o exod._n 19.3_o to_o 8._o and_o deut._n 29.10_o to_o 13._o but_o it_o be_v not_o the_o covenant_n of_o jacob_n to_o he_o and_o to_o all_o his_o posterity_n during_o their_o life_n that_o we_o 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jew_n have_v a_o promise_n for_o the_o bring_v forth_o the_o messiah_n the_o promise_a seed_n in_o who_o all_o nation_n shall_v be_v bless_v therefore_o all_o of_o that_o nation_n be_v admit_v to_o the_o outward_a privilege_n as_o figure_n of_o he_o who_o that_o nation_n be_v to_o bring_v forth_o which_o make_v a_o fruitful_a womb_n account_v so_o great_a a_o blessing_n among_o the_o jew_n as_o not_o know_v who_o may_v be_v so_o far_o honour_v as_o to_o bring_v forth_o that_o bless_a seed_n but_o christ_n come_v of_o abraham_n and_o of_o isaae_n as_o well_o as_o of_o judah_n the_o father_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o yet_o that_o do_v not_o admit_v all_o the_o nation_n which_o spring_v of_o they_o to_o the_o outward_a privilege_n as_o you_o call_v they_o though_o very_o absurd_o if_o you_o mean_v as_o you_o seem_v to_o do_v the_o covenant_n and_o the_o seal_n thereof_o for_o the_o covenant_n whereby_o we_o and_o our_o seed_n have_v god_n for_o our_o god_n be_v not_o a_o mere_a outward_a 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the_o church_n in_o which_o respect_n the_o elder_n and_o peoples_n of_o bethlehem_n bless_v ruth_n chap._n 4.11_o and_o boaz_n with_o she_o the_o lord_n make_v this_o young_a woman_n which_o come_v into_o thy_o house_n like_o raechel_n and_o like_o leah_n which_o two_o do_v build_v the_o house_n israel_n how_o will_v you_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o god_n honour_v the_o nationall_n birth_n among_o the_o jew_n with_o such_o outward_a blessing_n and_o privilege_n that_o belong_v not_o to_o the_o gentile_n at_o all_o you_o shall_v have_v do_v well_o to_o have_v tell_v we_o what_o those_o outward_a blessing_n and_o privilege_n be_v and_o to_o have_v clear_v it_o that_o they_o belong_v to_o the_o jew_n and_o not_o to_o the_o gentile_n at_o all_o otherwise_o it_o will_v not_o be_v safe_a for_o you_o to_o take_v up_o doctrine_n of_o religion_n upon_o trust_n of_o man_n word_n the_o gentile_n say_v you_o be_v now_o to_o look_v for_o our_o bring_v forth_o of_o christ_n according_a to_o the_o 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