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	soul_n	2,575	5	4.9117	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65293	The doctrine of repentance, useful for these times by Tho. Watson ...	Watson, Thomas, d. 1686.	1668 (1668)	Wing W1122; ESTC R38513	84,062	186

more_o that_o we_o have_v fetch_v no_o more_o virtue_n from_o he_o and_o bring_v no_o more_o glory_n to_o he_o it_o shall_v be_v our_o grief_n on_o our_o deathbed_n that_o our_o life_n have_v have_v so_o many_o blank_n and_o blot_n in_o they_o that_o our_o duty_n have_v be_v so_o fly-blown_a with_o sin_n that_o our_o obedience_n have_v be_v so_o imperfect_a and_o we_o have_v go_v so_o lame_a in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n when_o the_o soul_n be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o body_n it_o shall_v swim_v to_o heaven_n in_o a_o sea_n of_o tear_n chap._n fourteen_o the_o remove_v the_o impediment_n of_o repentance_n before_o i_o lay_v down_o the_o expedient_n and_o mean_n conduce_v to_o repentance_n i_o shall_v first_o remove_v the_o impediment_n in_o this_o great_a city_n when_o you_o want_v water_n you_o search_v the_o cause_n whether_o the_o pipe_n be_v break_v or_o stop_v that_o the_o current_n of_o water_n be_v hinder_v so_o when_o no_o water_n of_o repentance_n come_v though_o we_o have_v the_o 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crucify_v but_o clarify_v our_o joy_n and_o take_v it_o off_o from_o the_o fulsome_a lees_n of_o sin_n what_o be_v all_o earthly_a joy_n it_o be_v but_o hilaris_n insania_fw-la a_o pleasant_a frenzy_n falsa_fw-la inter_fw-la gaudia_fw-la noctem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d virgil._n worldly_a mirth_n be_v but_o like_o a_o feign_a laugh_n it_o have_v sorrow_n follow_v at_o the_o heel_n occupo_fw-la as_o the_o magician_n rod_n it_o be_v instant_o turn_v into_o a_o serpent_n but_o divine_a repentance_n like_o sampsons_n lion_n have_v a_o hony-comb_n in_o it_o god_n kingdom_n consist_v as_o well_o in_o joy_n as_o in_o righteousness_n rom._n 4._o 17._o none_o be_v so_o true_o cheerful_a as_o penitent_a one_o est_fw-la quaedam_fw-la flere_fw-la

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