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	see_v	soul_n	2,772	5	5.0753	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17510	The vvidovves ioy. Or Christ his comfortable saluation to a comfortlesse widow being obseruations no lesse profitable then comfortable for the losse of our deceased friends. By W.C.	Cragge, William, 1595 or 6-1636.	1622 (1622)	STC 4323; ESTC S114181	18,275	52

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o very_a young_a man_n as_o his_o tender_a year_n can_v not_o patronize_v good_a counsel_n and_o want_v of_o gravity_n give_v authority_n to_o his_o person_n to_o be_v a_o precedent_n of_o virtue_n so_o it_o be_v likely_a he_o be_v not_o yet_o mislead_v by_o the_o error_n of_o youth_n much_o less_o can_v he_o have_v be_v a_o ringleader_n unto_o evil_n or_o why_o shall_v we_o lay_v sin_n to_o his_o charge_n when_o the_o holy_a ghost_n lay_v none_o but_o rather_o charitable_o yea_o confident_o persuade_v ourselves_o that_o he_o that_o be_v now_o about_o to_o do_v so_o much_o for_o his_o body_n have_v before_o do_v much_o more_o for_o his_o soul_n happy_o god_n take_v he_o away_o that_o he_o shall_v not_o see_v the_o evil_a to_o come_v and_o true_o if_o the_o mother_n have_v right_o consider_v this_o it_o have_v be_v a_o cause_n rather_o to_o mitigate_v than_o any_o way_n to_o exasperate_v or_o aggravate_v her_o grief_n that_o god_n have_v so_o timely_o 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