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	sin_n	soul_n	4,646	5	5.4196	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56801	A beam of divine glory, or, The unchangeableness of God opened, vindicated, and improved : whereunto is added, The soul's rest in God / by Edward Pearse ; to which is prefixed the author's last letter, written in the time of his sickness to some peculiar friends.	Pearse, Edward, 1633?-1674?	1674 (1674)	Wing P970; ESTC R32172	116,330	239

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19.11_o 12._o the_o good_a prophet_n have_v be_v off_o his_o rest_n in_o god_n he_o have_v be_v in_o a_o passion_n and_o under_o great_a discomposure_n of_o spirit_n as_o you_o may_v see_v vers_n 4_o and_o now_o god_n give_v he_o this_o vision_n of_o the_o wind_n the_o earthquake_n and_o the_o fire_n to_o let_v he_o see_v that_o that_o be_v not_o the_o way_n to_o communion_n with_o he_o loc_n admonetur_fw-la eiias_n ut_fw-la sibi_fw-la ab_fw-la ira_fw-la caveat_n ad_fw-la quam_fw-la natura_fw-la suapte_v ferebatur_fw-la groti_n in_o loc_n and_o so_o to_o caution_n he_o against_o passion_n and_o all_o discom_fw-la posure_n of_o spirit_n which_o he_o be_v natural_o very_o prone_a unto_o o_o god_n love_v to_o dwell_v in_o and_o meet_v with_o a_o sedate_n serene_a compose_a spirit_n a_o spirit_n compose_v and_o at_o rest_n in_o himself_o and_o those_o that_o be_v so_o be_v the_o soul_n who_o usual_o have_v the_o clear_a sight_n the_o sweet_a taste_n and_o the_o full_a communication_n of_o 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