Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	act_n	sin_n	will_n	1,889	5	6.7849	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19893	Certaine deuout considerations of frequenting the blessed sacrament: written by the reuerent Father Fuluius Androtius of the Societie of Iesus. With sundrie other preceptes and rules of direction, composed for the benefit of such as seeke to attaine to the perfection of vertue. Firste written in Italian: after turned into Latine: and now translated into English; Della frequenza della communione. English	Androzzi, Fulvio, 1523-1575.; I. G., fl. 1606.; Everard, Thomas, 1560-1633.	1606 (1606)	STC 632; ESTC S115242	106,518	327

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hierome_n advise_v we_o to_o be_v very_o respective_a of_o venial_a sin_n and_o not_o to_o think_v that_o they_o be_v but_o small_a but_o to_o remember_v that_o god_n be_v great_a and_o omnipotent_a who_o 3._o rom._n 3._o 1._o first_o because_o according_a to_o s._n paul_n we_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v ensue_v thereof_o 2._o second_o because_o our_o saviour_n say_v in_o the_o gospel_n what_o do_v it_o profit_v a_o man_n if_o he_o gain_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o suffer_v loss_n of_o his_o own_o soul_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o he_o have_v gain_v nothing_o 3._o three_o because_o a_o man_n ought_v to_o love_v his_o soul_n above_o all_o other_o thing_n and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o do_v the_o least_o injury_n unto_o it_o to_o procure_v the_o safety_n of_o all_o other_o thing_n and_o we_o have_v declare_v already_o how_o great_a hurt_n one_o venial_a sin_n bring_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n 4._o four_o because_o the_o end_n why_o man_n be_v 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to_o which_o we_o may_v adjoine_v these_o six_o that_o follow_v 1._o first_o for_o that_o they_o hinder_v the_o devotion_n of_o mental_a prayer_n 2._o they_o keep_v we_o back_o from_o profit_v in_o spiritual_a perfection_n 3._o they_o displease_v and_o offend_v almighty_a god_n and_o debar_v we_o from_o perfect_a fulfil_a his_o divine_a pleasure_n 4._o they_o deprive_v we_o of_o many_o spiritual_a gift_n with_o the_o which_o otherwise_o we_o have_v be_v endue_v if_o they_o have_v not_o hinder_v for_o they_o be_v like_o little_a thief_n who_o by_o degree_n steal_v from_o we_o many_o thing_n who_o theft_n although_o we_o find_v it_o not_o at_o the_o first_o by_o reason_n that_o they_o take_v from_o we_o but_o little_a at_o once_o yet_o the_o end_n show_v their_o theft_n when_o we_o find_v in_o time_n that_o we_o have_v lose_v much_o so_o we_o not_o refrain_v from_o venial_a sin_n although_o at_o the_o first_o we_o perceive_v no_o loss_n yet_o in_o time_n shall_v we_o find_v our_o 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