Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	beget_v	father_n	son_n	1,941	5	6.0880	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43289	A ternary of paradoxes the magnetick cure of wounds, nativity of tartar in wine, image of God in man / written originally by Joh. Bapt. Van Helmont and translated, illustrated and amplified by Walter Charleton.	Helmont, Jean Baptiste van, 1577-1644.; Charleton, Walter, 1619-1707.; Helmont, Franciscus Mercurius van, 1614-1699.	1650 (1650)	Wing H1402; ESTC R30770	135,801	208

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melt_v at_o the_o fire_n restore_v to_o it_o a_o small_a quantity_n of_o this_o essential_a vital_a nectar_n the_o story_n be_v introduce_v for_o this_o end_n that_o hence_o it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n by_o a_o natural_a tendency_n fly_v from_o cold_a as_o from_o his_o proper_a enemy_n and_o gentle_o withdraw_v itself_o from_o its_o former_a mansion_n into_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o wine_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a wine_n be_v therefore_o expose_v to_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n that_o they_o may_v grow_v acide_fw-la and_o the_o spirit_n exhale_v leave_v behind_o it_o a_o flat_a cadaverous_a substance_n devoid_a of_o spirit_n and_o life_n which_o be_v vinegar_n but_o since_o it_o be_v far_o more_o noble_a and_o useful_a that_o the_o spirit_n of_o wine_n shall_v retreat_v into_o the_o centre_n then_o perish_v by_o exhalation_n therefore_o have_v necessity_n for_o the_o conservation_n of_o wine_n hint_v the_o invention_n of_o cold_a deep_a cellar_n 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