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	great_a	life_n	1,451	5	4.1995	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06866	An inuectyue agenst the moost wicked [and] detestable vyce of swearing, newly co[m]piled by Theodore Basille	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1543 (1543)	STC 1730.5; ESTC S115309	64,946	210

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they_o repent_v believe_v &_o amend_v so_o likewise_o i_o at_o this_o time_n use_v the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n do_v not_o lament_v such_o as_o have_v taste_v the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n and_o be_v go_v but_o they_o that_o be_v yet_o alyve_a in_o this_o world_n as_o concern_v their_o body_n but_o dead_a through_o sin_n as_o towching_n their_o soul_n these_o i_o lament_v these_o i_o bewail_v these_o i_o sorrow_n &_o sygh_v for_o ●oth_a day_n and_o night_n these_o make_v i_o to_o lay_v aside_o all_o mirth_n and_o joy_n &_o to_o walk_v as_o one_o desolate_a ▪_o and_o confortelesse_a these_o cause_n i_o to_o with_o that_o i_o be_v one_o &_o a_o private_a parson_n may_v be_v banish_v yea_o curse_a from_o christ_n so_o that_o so_o great_a a_o multitude_n may_v be_v save_v my_o faith_n be_v y●_z i_o be_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o number_v among_o the_o vessel_n of_o mercy_n notwithstond_v will_v god_n i_o may_v be_v wipe_v out_o ix_o rom._n ix_o so_o that_o these_o 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have_v not_o do_v ix_o rom._n ix_o s._n paul_n wysh_v himself_o to_o be_v banish_v from_o christ_n for_o his_o brethren_n and_o kynnesfolke_n as_o pertaynyi●g_v to_o the_o flesh_n which_o be_v the_o israelite_n certes_o he_o be_v no_o true_a christian_a man_n that_o provide_v for_o his_o own_o salvation_n and_o carethe_v not_o for_o the_o health_n of_o other_o god_n say_v chrisostome_n genes●_n hom._n seven_o i●●_n genes●_n will_v not_o that_o a_o christian_a man_n shall_v be_v conteme_v with_o himself_o alone_o but_o that_o he_o also_o edify_v other_o not_o by_o teach_v only_o but_o by_o lyve_a and_o conversation_n also_o charite_n say_v saint_n paul_n two_o i_o cor._n xiii_o phil._n two_o seak_v not_o her_o own_o again_o let_v no_o man_n seake_v his_o own_o but_o the_o profyt_n of_o other_o this_o make_v all_o the_o holy_a father_n in_o time_n past_a to_o be_v so_o desirous_a of_o the_o health_n of_o other_o that_o they_o wysh_v even_o wythe_v the_o loss_n of_o their_o own_o health_n 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wytnes_n in_o uniuste_a and_o trifle_a matter_n vain_o to_o swear_v by_o his_o moost_n blyss_v name_n to_o take_v it_o in_o our_o mouth_n wythoute_n a_o necessary_a &_o urgent_a cause_n and_o to_o obscure_v the_o glory_n of_o it_o through_o wicked_a &_o ungodly_a oath_n all_o they_o that_o thus_o do_v shall_v not_o escape_v unponyssh_v o_o lord_n god_n how_o many_o be_v there_o at_o this_o time_n that_o transgress_v this_o holy_a precepte_v how_o many_o call_v god_n a_o wytnes_n in_o unjust_a &_o trifle_v matter_n how_o many_o pollute_v &_o defile_v y●_z in_o they_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n moo_v blyss_v name_n how_o many_o swear_v continual_o not_o only_a by_o god_n &_o all_o y●_z ever_o he_o make_v again_o not_o only_o by_o his_o dere_o belove_a son_n our_o lo●d_n &_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n but_o also_o with_o honour_n &_o reverence_n i_o speak_v it_o by_z all_z y●_z holy_a member_n of_o his_o moost_n glorioꝰ_n body_n how_o common_a a_o oothe_a now_o day_n be_v god_n flesh_n 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