Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	death_n	life_n	3,302	5	4.8128	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B14844	Six excellent treatises of life and death collected (and published in French) by Philip Mornay, sieur du Plessis ; and now (first) translated into English.	Mornay, Philippe de, seigneur du Plessis-Marly, 1549-1623.; Cyprian, Saint, Bishop of Carthage.; Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, d. 397.; Cicero, Marcus Tullius.; Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D.	1607 (1607)	STC 18155; ESTC S94239	82,027	544

aside_o of_o imperfection_n and_o put_v on_o of_o that_o grace_n which_o be_v impart_v to_o all_o the_o faithful_a which_o bear_v the_o mortification_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n in_o their_o soul_n and_o body_n now_o this_o mortification_n consist_v in_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o wipe_v away_o of_o offence_n in_o the_o oblivion_n of_o error_n and_o in_o the_o participation_n of_o mercy_n what_o can_v we_o say_v further_o of_o the_o benefit_n of_o death_n except_o we_o shall_v also_o once_o more_o add_v that_o the_o world_n be_v thereby_o redeem_v chap._n 5._o but_o i_o pray_v you_o let_v we_o deliver_v somewhat_o of_o the_o death_n which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o why_o shall_v we_o fear_v it_o see_v it_o procure_v no_o hurt_n or_o prejudice_n unto_o the_o soul_n for_o it_o be_v write_v fear_v not_o they_o which_o kill_v the_o body_n and_o can_v kill_v the_o soul_n now_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o this_o death_n the_o soul_n be_v deliver_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o body_n and_o disintangle_v from_o these_o troublesome_a snare_n for_o which_o cause_n while_o we_o be_v in_o this_o body_n let_v we_o prepare_v ourselves_o for_o death_n let_v we_o raise_v our_o soul_n above_o the_o bed_n of_o our_o flesh_n and_o to_o speak_v apt_o let_v we_o rise_v out_o of_o this_o sepulchre_n let_v we_o retire_v from_o the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o body_n let_v we_o leave_v all_o earthly_a thing_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o adversary_n come_v he_o may_v find_v nothing_o that_o belong_v to_o he_o in_o us._n let_v we_o cheerful_o march_v towards_o this_o eternal_a happiness_n let_v we_o mount_v up_o &_o with_o the_o flight_n of_o love_n &_o charity_n soar_v up_o from_o hence_o which_o be_v to_o say_v from_o these_o frail_a and_o worldly_a thing_n hear_v this_o exhortation_n from_o the_o lord_n rise_v up_o depart_v from_o hence_o mind_v that_o every_o one_o shall_v leave_v the_o earth_n reform_v his_o soul_n which_o hang_v backward_o lift_v it_o up_o to_o heaven_n rouse_v 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