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	soul_n	5,160	5	5.5664	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26335	An essay concerning self-murther wherein is endeavour'd to prove that it is unlawful according to natural principles : with some considerations upon what is pretended from the said principles, by the author of a treatise intituled, Biathanatos, and others / by J. Adams ...	Adams, John, 1662-1720.	1700 (1700)	Wing A483; ESTC R22152	139,541	336

set_v it_o free_a in_o this_o manner_n that_o the_o consequence_n of_o so_o do_v will_v be_v slavery_n and_o not_o liberty_n pag._n 356._o errata_fw-la page_n 12._o line_n ●…lt_n read_v obtain_v p._n 35._o for_o too_o r._n to_o ib._n after_o what_o add_v be_v more_o common_a p._n 40._o l._n 2_o r._n author_n p._n 44._o l._n 20._o r._n net_n so_o ill●…itedly_o p._n 45._o l._n 1._o deal_n of_o ib._n 23._o f._n us_o r._n as_o p._n 49._o mark_fw-mi r._n dure_v p._n 57_o mark_fw-mi del_fw-it in_o bis_fw-la p._n 64._o l._n 3._o f._n become_v r._n come_v p._n 68_o l._n 11._o r._n if_o not_o to_o be_v p._n 73._o l._n 21._o del_o be_v p._n 78._o l._n 1._o r._n what_o p._n 80._o l._n 10_o del_o manliness_n and_o the_o ●…ks_n foll_v p._n 107._o l._n 22._o r._n loss_n of_o p._n 110._o mark_fw-mi r._n agostini_n p._n 119._o f._n non_fw-fr compos_fw-la r._n felo_fw-la de_fw-fr se._n p._n 136._o l._n 1._o f._n must_v r._n may_v p._n 139._o l._n 8._o ●…r_n suppose_v p._n 146._o l._n 9_o r._n friend_n p._n ●…47_n l._n 25._o r._n bacchanalia_fw-la p._n 151._o mark_fw-mi r._n projecere_fw-la p._n 160._o l._n 7._o r._n anaxagoras_n p._n 169._o l._n 11._o r._n numantia_n p._n 173._o l._n 7._o f._n be_v r._n he_o p._n 175._o l._n 10._o f._n till_o r._n '_o it_o be_v p._n 176._o l._n 12._o r._n mdan●…lic_a p._n 177._o l._n 20._o r._n but_o how_o p._n 178._o l._n 17._o r._n that_o though_o he_o p._n 191._o l._n 21._o del_o p._n 227._o l._n 24._o r._n suth●…_n one_o p._n 233._o l._n 26._o del_o 〈◊〉_d it_o p._n 242._o mark_fw-mi f._n lib._n 4._o r._n lib._n 43._o p._n 271._o l._n 10_o del_o of_o p._n 291._o l._n 8._o del_o any_o addenda_fw-la page_n 20._o line_n 13._o after_o have_v any_o right_a to_o punish_v he_o add_v that_o be_v as_o to_o those_o fault_n which_o he_o c●…its_v against_o himself_o as_o intemperance_n etc._n etc._n ib._n l._n 22_o after_o destruction_n of_o it_o add_v if_o it_o be_v ●…s_a crime_n as_o shall_v be_v prove_v there_o be_v some_o literal_a mistake_v as_o also_o 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from_o whence_o it_o be_v where_o the_o absolute_a propriety_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v place_v by_o self-murder_n i_o mean_v a_o man_n deprive_v himself_n of_o life_n wilful_o and_o advise_o for_o the_o prove_v this_o act_n to_o be_v unlawful_a we_o be_v to_o consider_v what_o humane_a life_n be_v from_o whence_o man_n receive_v it_o where_o the_o absolute_a propriety_n or_o dominion_n of_o it_o be_v to_o be_v place_v and_o to_o what_o end_v it_o be_v bestow_v man_n consist_v of_o a_o rational_a soul_n and_o body_n unite_v together_o natural_o humane_a life_n be_v the_o result_n of_o this_o union_n there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o neither_o soul_n nor_o body_n have_v any_o be_v therefore_o the_o soul_n can_v not_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o itself_o much_o less_o can_v the_o body_n be_v so_o but_o the_o be_v of_o each_o and_o the_o union_n of_o both_o and_o the_o continuation_n of_o the_o same_o union_n must_v be_v owe_v to_o that_o alwise_a almighty_a universal_a cause_n which_o be_v 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