Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	adam_n	death_n	sin_n	5,480	5	6.3830	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12995	A curse become a blessing: or, A sermon preached in the parish church of S. John the Baptist, in the Ile of Thannet, in the country of Kent, at the funerall of that vertuous and worthy gentleman Mr. Paul Cleybrooke Esquire. By William Stone preacher of Gods word: on Tuesday, September 17. 1622	Stone, William, preacher of Gods word.	1623 (1623)	STC 23288; ESTC S106188	46,107	88

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5.14_o 15._o as_o by_o one_o man_n sin_n enter_v into_o the_o world_n and_o death_n by_o sin_n and_o so_o death_n pass_v upon_o all_o man_n for_o that_o all_o have_v sin_v he_o make_v sin_n you_o see_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o man_n mortality_n wherefore_o shun_v sin_n and_o as_o the_o apostle_n jude_n say_v hate_v even_o the_o garment_n spot_v by_o the_o flesh_n and_o be_v not_o like_o those_o head_n of_o jacob_n and_o prince_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n of_o who_o micah_n say_v that_o they_o hate_v the_o good_a and_o love_v the_o evil_n be_v not_o like_a to_o they_o but_o as_o amos_n say_v seek_v good_a and_o not_o evil_a and_o again_o hate_v the_o evil_a and_o love_v the_o good_a for_o say_v we_o must_v die_v and_o can_v avoid_v it_o whatsoever_o we_o do_v yet_o take_v away_o sin_n and_o the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v go_v for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o sting_n of_o death_n be_v sin_n 15.56_o 1_o cor._n 15.56_o let_v sin_n therefore_o be_v away_o and_o death_n when_o 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