Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	action_n	sin_n	will_n	1,909	5	6.8826	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67005	A sons patrimony and daughters portion payable to them at all times but best received in their first times when they are young and tender : laid-out without expence of money only in the improving time and words with them contained (in an answerablenesse to their ages) in two volumes ...	Woodward, Ezekias, 1590-1675.; Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1643 (1643)	Wing W3506	409,533	506

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in_o humble_a confession_n as_o follow_v 1518._o follow_v oportet_fw-la nos_fw-la esse_fw-la tale_n scilicet_fw-la verè_fw-la poenit●ntes_fw-la &_o non_fw-la possumus_fw-la esse_fw-la tale_n quid_fw-la hic_fw-la faciemus_fw-la oportet_fw-la ut_fw-la cognito_fw-la te_fw-la tali_fw-la non_fw-la neges_fw-la te_fw-la talem_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o angulum_fw-la vadas_fw-la &_o juxta_fw-la consilium_fw-la christi_fw-la in_fw-la abscondito_fw-la oar_n patrem_fw-la tuum_fw-la in_o coelis_fw-la dicens_fw-la sine_fw-la fictione_n ecce_fw-la optime_fw-la deus_fw-la poenitendum_fw-la mihi_fw-la praecipis_fw-la sed_fw-la tal●s_fw-la sum_fw-la ego_fw-la miser_n quod_fw-la sentio_fw-la i_o nolle_fw-la neque_fw-la posse_fw-la qua●●_n tuis_fw-la prostratus_fw-la pedibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n concione_n de_fw-fr poenitentiâ_fw-la an._n 1518._o lord_n thou_o have_v set_v a_o fountain_n open_a but_o to_o we_o it_o be_v seal_v thou_o have_v bid_v we_o wash_v and_o be_v clean_o we_o can_v we_o be_v no_o more_o 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never_o have_v night_n 2._o it_o be_v very_o considerable_a that_o as_o sensual_a pleasure_n continue_v not_o long_o so_o the_o long_o they_o continue_v the_o more_o they_o satiate_v but_o the_o less_o they_o satisfy_v they_o run_v one_o after_o another_o and_o in_o their_o change_n they_o be_v most_o please_v the_o ear_n be_v not_o satisfy_v with_o the_o same_o tune_n be_v it_o never_o so_o sweet_a but_o quick_o it_o desire_v another_o so_o the_o eye_n in_o see_v so_o our_o taste_n in_o relish_v all_o our_o sense_n say_v the_o father_n 338._o father_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n chrysost_o tom._n 1._o hom._n 30._o p._n 338._o have_v their_o measure_n which_o will_v be_v soon_o at_o the_o top_n and_o quick_o satiate_v though_o never_o satisfy_v and_o contrary_a thing_n become_v most_o pleasant_a by_o their_o vicissitude_n and_o change_v what_o be_v sweet_a than_o rest_n to_o the_o weary_a man_n but_o if_o the_o rest_n exceed_v its_o proportion_n but_o some_o few_o 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