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	life_n	live_v	1,552	5	5.7392	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18109	A treatise of vse and custome	Casaubon, Meric, 1599-1671.	1638 (1638)	STC 4753; ESTC S107685	65,850	196

who_o in_o one_o day_n shift_v themselves_o often_o and_o be_v not_o the_o man_n that_o they_o be_v neither_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o mind_n nor_o happy_o of_o their_o fashion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v excellent_o saint_n nazianzen_n to_o this_o purpose_n orat._n de_fw-fr spir._n sancto_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o be_v not_o mix_v creature_n only_o but_o also_o contrary_a both_o to_o other_o and_o to_o our_o own_o self_n not_o continue_v true_o and_o entire_o the_o same_o not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o day_n much_o less_o our_o whole_a life_n but_o both_o in_o regard_n of_o our_o body_n and_o in_o regard_n of_o our_o soul_n or_o mind_n perpetual_o flow_v and_o perpetual_o change_v from_o this_o mutability_n and_o inconstancy_n of_o man_n will_n we_o may_v first_o deduce_v variety_n of_o fashion_n and_o custom_n but_o second_o difference_n of_o place_n and_o time_n cause_n difference_n of_o fashion_n and_o custom_n and_o this_o of_o necessity_n for_o it_o be_v 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as_o both_o philosopher_n and_o the_o scripture_n be_v wont_a to_o speak_v god_n that_o be_v and_o his_o service_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o truth_n which_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n that_o be_v permanent_a and_o have_v reality_n of_o existence_n in_o this_o world_n and_o therefore_o commend_v unto_o we_o by_o christ_n as_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o all_o our_o many_o care_n and_o business_n in_o this_o world_n the_o one_o only_a thing_n that_o be_v profitable_a &_o necessary_a but_o to_o forbear_v that_o which_o i_o find_v already_o do_v by_o divers_a divine_n naturalist_n and_o other_o full_o and_o sufficient_o i_o shall_v here_o only_o observe_v the_o power_n and_o providence_n of_o almighty_a god_n who_o as_o he_o can_v out_o of_o darkness_n bring_v forth_o light_a so_o can_v turn_v these_o wretched_a effect_n in_o themselves_o of_o man_n frailty_n and_o corruption_n to_o be_v the_o mean_n in_o part_n of_o his_o happiness_n i_o say_v therefore_o that_o 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