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	drink_v	eat_v	1,720	5	7.3129	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66967	Motives to holy living, or, Heads for meditation divided into consideratins, counsels, duties : together with some forms of devotion in litanies, collects, doxologies, &c.	R. H., 1609-1678.	1688 (1688)	Wing W3449; ESTC R10046	220,774	378

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much_o secrecy_n know_v that_o god_n and_o his_o angel_n see_v you_o and_o thus_o you_o shall_v seldom_o do_v amiss_o for_o according_a to_o the_o praise_n we_o look_v after_o god_n or_o man_n either_o not_o the_o same_o action_n will_v be_v do_v by_o we_o or_o not_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n 2._o upon_o some_o good_a do_v by_o you_o sudden_o divert_v any_o thought_n of_o receive_v praise_n from_o man_n for_o it_o lest_o such_o a_o thought_n if_o long_o dwell_v on_o stain_v the_o purity_n of_o your_o good_a deed_n and_o this_o praise_n be_v your_o empty_a reward_n thereof_o and_o you_o lose_v your_o reward_n with_o god_n consider_v matt._n 6.2.5.16_o faciunt_fw-la ut_fw-la honorificentur_fw-la ab_fw-la hominibus_fw-la amen_o dico_fw-la vobis_fw-la receperunt_fw-la mercedem_fw-la svam_fw-la luk._n 14.12_o hinder_v it_o also_o as_o not_o indeed_o due_a to_o you_o but_o to_o god_n and_o only_o by_o their_o error_n it_o be_v if_o by_o man_n give_v to_o you_o and_o if_o your_o good_a 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