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	part_n	soul_n	2,761	5	5.3627	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93242	Judgement and mercy: or, The plague of frogges [brace] inflicted, removed. Delivered in nine sermons, by the late reverend and learned divine Mr. Iosias Shute, Arch-deacon of Colchester, and preacher at St. Mary Woolnoth, in London: with his usuall prayers before and after sermon. Whereunto is added a sermon preached at his funerall, by Mr. Ephraim Vdall. Imprimatur. Ja. Cranford. Octob. 29. 1644.	Shute, Josias, 1588-1643.; Udall, Ephraim, d. 1647. Sermon preached at the funerall of Mr. Shute.	1645 (1645)	Wing S3715; Thomason E299_1; Thomason E299_2; ESTC R200245	134,491	230

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for_o say_v he_o what_o else_o shall_v i_o do_v to_o the_o daughter_n of_o my_o people_n as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v i_o know_v no_o better_a way_n to_o cure_v they_o then_o to_o put_v they_o into_o the_o melt_a pot_n of_o affliction_n there_o i_o must_v purge_v they_o from_o their_o dross_n certain_o they_o must_v have_v some_o sharp_a medicine_n for_o the_o purge_n out_o of_o the_o malignant_a humour_n second_o since_o affliction_n be_v so_o necessary_a labour_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n that_o they_o may_v be_v profitable_a and_o then_o affliction_n be_v profitable_a when_o they_o bring_v we_o to_o a_o sight_n of_o our_o sin_n