Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	work_n	work_v	wrought_v	459	4	8.0041	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08457	The pearle of perfection sought after by Charles Odingsells, Doctour of Divinitie	Odingsells, Charles, d. 1637.	1637 (1637)	STC 18782; ESTC S113411	51,839	106

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himself_o for_o i_o cornelius_n bishop_n of_o bitonto_n ult_n corn._n bitont_n apud_fw-la whitak_n conc._n ult_n upon_o the_o first_o to_o the_o roman_n say_v that_o faith_n be_v not_o a_o bare_a credulity_n but_o a_o trust_n and_o confidence_n and_o include_v some_o operation_n of_o the_o will_n god_n indeed_o as_o the_o principal_a predominant_a efficient_a cause_n work_v faith_n in_o man_n this_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n 6.29_o john_n 6.29_o that_o we_o believe_v on_o he_o who_o he_o have_v send_v but_o man_n in_o who_o faith_n be_v wrought_v formal_o believe_v and_o that_o willing_o not_o against_o his_o will_n 34._o aug._n de_fw-fr spir._n &_o light_v ca._n 34._o all_o this_o st._n augustine_n plain_o insinuate_v say_v voluntas_fw-la qua_fw-la credimus_fw-la dono_fw-la dei_fw-la tribuitur_fw-la the_o will_v whereby_o we_o believe_v be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n so_o then_o it_o be_v necessary_o infer_v out_o of_o the_o precedent_a ground_n that_o both_o the_o 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measura_fw-la other_o grace_n free_o give_v but_o also_o faith_n itself_o which_o work_v by_o love_n now_o although_o almighty_a god_n do_v give_v unto_o every_o man_n in_o his_o first_o conversion_n a_o certain_a measure_n of_o faith_n yet_o do_v he_o not_o always_o give_v unto_o every_o man_n that_o full_a measure_n which_o he_o shall_v after_o attain_v unto_o but_o he_o shall_v go_v on_o from_o one_o degree_n to_o another_o and_o still_o receive_v further_a increase_n and_o improvement_n of_o his_o faith_n until_o that_o measure_n allot_v he_o be_v accomplish_v eor_fw-la even_o as_o plant_n when_o they_o first_o bud_n and_o herb_n in_o the_o garden_n when_o they_o first_o put_v forth_o be_v not_o adorn_v with_o that_o beauty_n stature_n and_o perfection_n which_o they_o shall_v after_o have_v so_o neither_o be_v grace_n and_o virtue_n give_v of_o god_n to_o man_n at_o the_o first_o such_o so_o great_a and_o perfect_a as_o afterward_o they_o shall_v be_v 3._o ambr._n de_fw-fr voc_fw-la gent._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 3._o semina_fw-la charisonatum_fw-la plantaeque_fw-la virtutnus_fw-la non_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la agrecordis_fw-la humani_fw-la totum_fw-la hoc_fw-la pariter_fw-la quod_fw-la futurae_fw-la sunt_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la nec_fw-la facilè_fw-la reperitur_fw-la in_o exordio_fw-la maturitas_fw-la &_o in_o inchoatione_fw-la perfectio_fw-la exerit_fw-la quidem_fw-la frequenter_a potens_fw-la &_o misericors_fw-la deus_fw-la mir_fw-fr abiles_fw-la istes_fw-la suae_fw-la operationis_fw-la effectus_fw-la &_o quibusdam_fw-la mentibus_fw-la non_fw-la expectatâ_fw-la profectuum_fw-la morâ_fw-la totum_fw-la simul_fw-la quicquid_fw-la collaturus_fw-la est_fw-la invehit_fw-la the_o seed_n of_o grace_n say_v st._n ambrose_n and_o plant_n of_o virtue_n do_v not_o in_o every_o field_n of_o man_n heart_n spring_v up_o at_o the_o first_o all_o that_o which_o they_o shall_v after_o be_v neither_o be_v ripeness_n easy_o find_v in_o the_o beginning_n and_o perfection_n at_o the_o first_o god_n mighty_a and_o merciful_a do_v indeed_o ofttimes_o show_v forth_o these_o wonderful_a effect_n of_o his_o operation_n and_o put_v into_o some_o mind_n at_o once_o all_o that_o he_o bestow_v of_o they_o not_o expect_v any_o delay_n of_o proficiency_n thus_o some_o have_v their_o proper_a measure_n of_o faith_n full_o measure_v out_o unto_o they_o at_o the_o first_o but_o other_o be_v to_o labour_n and_o pray_v for_o proficiency_n to_o receive_v further_a increase_n and_o augmentation_n of_o their_o faith_n say_v or_o rather_o pray_v with_o the_o bless_a apostle_n unto_o the_o lord_n increase_v our_o faith_n 9.5_o luk._n 9.5_o and_o with_o the_o father_n of_o he_o that_o be_v possess_v with_o the_o dumb_a spirit_n lord_n i_o believe_v 24_o mark_n 9_o v._n 24_o help_v thou_o my_o unbelief_n this_o man_n believe_v yet_o pray_v he_o for_o decrease_v of_o unbelief_n the_o apostle_n believe_v yet_o pray_v they_o to_o the_o lord_n for_o increase_v of_o faith_n when_o as_o 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we_o that_o do_v righteousness_n be_v bear_v of_o he_o and_o in_o the_o same_o eplistle_n he_o that_o do_v righteousness_n be_v righteous_a as_o he_o be_v righteous_a in_o this_o fence_n the_o trumpet_n of_o grace_n te●●eth_v the_o law_n the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n say_v of_o the_o jew_n 9.31_o rom._n 9.31_o 〈◊〉_d israel_n which_o follow_v after_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n have_v not_o attain_v unto_o the_o law_n of_o righteousness_n so_o god_n by_o ezechiel_n 18.20_o ezech._n 18.20_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o righteous_a shall_v be_v upon_o he_o and_o after_o speak_v of_o the_o reform_a penitent_a vers_fw-la 22._o in_o his_o rightenousnesse_n that_o he_o have_v do_v he_o shall_v live_v where_o he_o imply_v all_o duty_n of_o obedience_n enjoin_v in_o the_o law_n to_o be_v the_o way_n unto_o life_n according_a to_o that_o of_o moses_n ●●_o levit._fw-la 18._o ●●_o he_o that_o do_v they_o shall_v line_v in_o they_o chap._n xxiii_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o inherent_a 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