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	sin_n	3,567	5	5.2223	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68815	The imitation or following of Christ, and the contemning of worldly vanities wherevnto, as springing out of the same roote, we haue adioyned another pretie treatise, entituled, The perpetuall reioyce of the godly, euen in this lyfe.; Imitatio Christi. English. 1568.	Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471.; Castellion, Sébastien, 1515-1563.; Hake, Edward, fl. 1560-1604.	1568 (1568)	STC 23971; ESTC S118357	145,208	331

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thing_n that_o ever_o be_v what_o shall_v they_o be_v else_o but_o a_o vain_a spectacle_n and_o sight_n life_n up_o thine_o e●●●_n aloft_o unto_o god_n and_o man._n crave_v pardon_n for_o thy_o sin_n and_o offence_n gyve_v over_o vain_a thing_n unto_o vain_a person_n and_o busy_a thou_o thyself_o about_o those_o which_o god_o do_v command_v to_o meddle_v with_o shut_v thyself_o close_o within_o thy_o house_n and_o call_v thy_o belove_a jesus_n unto_o thou_o abide_v still_o with_o he_o in_o thyself_o for_o elsewhere_o shall_v thou_o never_o find_v so_o great_a peace_n if_o thou_o have_v not_o go_v abroad_o nor_o hear_v any_o rumour_n of_o thing_n thou_o shall_v soon_o have_v continue_v still_o in_o quiet_a peace_n now_o see_v that_o it_o do_v sometime_o delight_n thou_o to_o hear_v noveltye_n it_o fall_v out_o that_o thou_o must_v be_v fain_o to_o bear_v the_o trouble_n and_o unquietness_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o chastise_v thy_o soul_n and_o keep_v the_o same_o in_o awe_n the_o xxi_o 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beyond_o all_o measure_n love_n feel_v no_o burden_n pass_v nothing_o upon_o pain_n endeavour_v above_o her_o strength_n nothing_o at_o all_o weigh_v whether_o the_o same_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v do_v or_o not_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o think_v nothing_o to_o hard_a for_o itself_o nothing_o unlawful_a therefore_o it_o be_v of_o force_n unto_o all_o thing_n and_o bring_v many_o thing_n to_o a_o end_n if_o the_o lover_n do_v not_o give_v over_o and_o be_v tire_v love_n watch_v and_o sleep_a do_v not_o slumber_n labour_v be_v not_o weary_v press_v down_o be_v not_o oppress_v make_v afeard_a be_v not_o trouble_v but_o like_a as_o the_o lively_a flame_n and_o burn_a torch_n do_v covet_v out_o upward_o and_o do_v pierce_v through_o safe_o if_o any_o man_n do_v love_n he_o know_v what_o this_o say_n mean_v the_o very_a ardent_a affection_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v a_o great_a cry_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o lord_n whilst_o it_o say_v thus_o oh_o my_o god_n oh_o my_o love_n thou_o be_v whole_o 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command_v love_n be_v swift_a sincere_a godly_a delectable_a and_o pleasant_a strong_a patient_a faithful_a wise_a long_o suffer_v manlike_a and_o never_o apply_v itself_o to_o her_o own_o commodity_n for_o when_o a_o man_n be_v give_v to_o himself_o then_o do_v love_n fall_v away_o love_n be_v circumspect_a modest_a straight_o not_o dainty_a not_o light_n nor_o bend_v to_o vanity_n sober_a chaste_a constant_a quiet_a and_o temperate_a in_o all_o the_o sense_n love_n be_v subject_a and_o obedient_a to_o his_o better_n always_o vile_a and_o despise_v in_o his_o own_o conceit_n virtuous_a and_o thankful_a towards_o god_n full_a of_o confidence_n and_o trust_n and_o always_o in_o hope_n even_o then_o when_o itself_o be_v loathe_v of_o god_n forasmuch_o as_o without_o grief_n &_o pain_n there_o be_v no_o live_n in_o love_n he_o that_o be_v not_o ready_a to_o suffer_v all_o thing_n &_o to_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o will_n of_o his_o friend_n &_o lover_n the_o same_o be_v unworthy_a to_o be_v call_v a_o lover_n in_o conclusion_n a_o lover_n must_v embrace_v all_o hard_a &_o bitter_a thing_n for_o his_o friend_n sake_n &_o not_o to_o be_v divide_v from_o he_o because_o of_o adversity_n of_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o true_a lover_n and_o how_o the_o enemy_n must_v be_v resist_v the_o vij_o chapter_n lord_n son_n thou_o be_v not_o yet_o a_o strong_a and_o wise_a lover_n servant_n why_o so_o lord_n lord_n bycanse_o thou_o leave_v off_o thine_o enterprise_n for_o a_o small_a assault_n and_o temptation_n and_o seek_v after_o comfort_n with_o over_o much_o greediness_n a_o valiant_a lover_n stand_v still_o by_o temptation_n and_o do_v not_o credit_n the_o crafty_a persuasion_n trouble_n of_o the_o enemy_n &_o be_v so_o delight_v with_o prosperity_n that_o he_o be_v nothing_o offend_v with_o adversity_n the_o wise_a lover_n do_v not_o so_o much_o way_n the_o gift_n of_o his_o lover_n as_o the_o love_n of_o the_o giver_n the_o same_o rather_o consider_v the_o mind_n and_o 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