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	soul_n	spirit_n	3,520	5	5.4686	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19336	Here after foloweth the prologue of the foure last thynges ...; Cordiale quattuor novissimorum. English.	Denis, the Carthusian, 1402-1471, attributed name.; Gerardus, de Vliederhoven, 14th cent, attributed name.; Rivers, Anthony Woodville, Earl, 1442?-1483.; Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491. ed.	1496 (1496)	STC 5759; ESTC S114682	87,652	186

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to_o have_v live_v virtuous_o in_o great_a need_n &_o poverte_a all_o his_o life_n than_o to_o have_v great_a habondaunce_n of_o riches_n and_o atte_n last_o for_o his_o sinful_a life_n to_o be_v damn_a alas_o what_o proufyte_v it_o thenne_v the_o great_a tresour_n and_o hepe_n of_o gold_n &_o silver_n when_o sinner_n shall_v be_v send_v in_o to_o low_a tenebre_n of_o hell_n there_o to_o be_v pain_v &_o torment_v ever_o lastyng_o without_o seize_v my_o right_a dear_a brother_n &_o friend_n what_o say_v that_o of_o the_o scotfree_a &_o mighty_a people_n of_o this_o world_n dye_v they_o not_o as_o well_o as_o other_o in_o good_a faith_n i_o seem_v they_o be_v no_o thing_n privylege_v for_o as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o sapience_n the_o vii_o chapytre_fw-fr the_o

a_o man_n to_o myslyke_v alle_fw-mi erthe_o vain_a thing_n and_o to_o repute_v they_o as_o no_o thing_n therefore_o say_v saint_a iherome_n in_o his_o prologue_n of_o the_o bible_n that_o easy_o he_o dyspyse_v all_o bad_a thing_n that_o always_o remember_v how_o he_o must_v dye_v the_o concupyscence_n of_o eye_n be_v dyspyse_v whenne_n one_o remember_v that_o he_o shall_v short_o part_n and_o leave_v alle_fw-mi erthe_o thing_n the_o concupyscence_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v dispyse_v whenne_fw-fr one_o remember_v that_o his_o body_n shall_v become_v worm_n mete_v in_o a_o moment_n the_o pomp_n and_o pride_n of_o this_o life_n be_v set_v atte_fw-mi nought_o whenne_fw-fr a_o man_n counterpeyse_v in_o his_o herte_n how_o he_o that_o will_v be_v above_o all_o other_o shall_v be_v hasty_o cast_v in_o to_o earth_n under_o the_o foot_n of_o other_o for_o this_o cause_n say_v saint_n iherome_n in_o a_o pystle_n that_o he_o send_v unto_o lypryane_n remember_v the_o well_o of_o thy_o dethe_v and_z thou_o shall_v not_o sin_n he_o thenne_v that_o always_o bererth_n in_o remembrance_n how_o he_o must_v dye_v disprayse_v easy_o alle_fw-mi thing_n present_v dyspose_n himself_o to_o alle_fw-mi good_a thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v certain_o esau_n consyder_v how_o dethe_v be_v nyghe_a unto_o he_o dyspraysed_a lyghte_o all_o worldly_a thing_n it_o be_v also_o write_v in_o genesis_n in_o the_o fyve_o and_o twenty_o chapytre_n 'loo_o behold_v i_o dye_v and_o what_o shall_v proufyte_n i_o all_o thoo_n thing_n that_o i_o be_o bear_v unto_o isydore_v also_o advertyse_v himself_o of_o the_o shortness_n of_o this_o present_a life_n which_o be_v so_o soon_o pass_v and_o that_o all_o that_o man_n seem_v to_o have_v in_o possessyon_n here_o shall_v be_v leave_v sodeyn_o by_o death_n exort_n every_o man_n to_o dysprayse_n such_o thing_n sa_v if_o thou_o wylte_n be_v in_o rest_n and_o pease_n desire_v no_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n and_o so_o thou_o shall_v be_v quyete_a in_o thy_o courage_n 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be_v vanytee_n thou_o ween_v to_o live_v long_o and_o many_o a_o year_n to_o possess_v delycyous_o thy_o temporal_a good_n ▪_o certain_a my_o right_a dear_a friend_n it_o shall_v be_v alle_fw-mi other_o wise_n for_o man_n be_v make_v semblable_a unto_o vanyte_n and_o his_o day_n pass_v as_o a_o shadow_n behold_v now_o and_o see_v how_o thy_o day_n shall_v be_v but_o short_a and_o thenne_fw-fr a_o other_o shall_v come_v and_o take_v thy_o possessyon_n unto_o this_o purpose_n say_v cathon_n promytte_n never_o to_o thy_o self_n that_o thou_o shall_v have_v long_o space_n of_o life_n for_o in_o what_o place_n so_o ever_o thou_o entre_fw-fr dethe_v follow_v always_o the_o shadow_n of_o thy_o body_n and_o therefore_o if_o thou_o look_v upon_o the_o word_n that_o be_v say_v and_o also_o conceyve_v dilygente_o in_o thy_o herte_n that_o shall_v be_v show_v the_o here_o after_o thou_o shall_v rather_o say_v these_o word_n than_o otherwise_o i_o go_v now_o to_o my_o dethe_v and_o trust_v to_o 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spyrytuall_a thing_n for_o if_o they_o be_v let_v other_o by_o defaute_n of_o spirit_n or_z by_o sekenesse_n of_o the_o body_n he_z that_o so_o shall_v take_v away_o from_o his_o body_n theffect_n of_o good_a werke_n the_o true_a desire_n of_o his_o spirit_n the_o good_a example_n to_o be_v show_v to_o his_o neighbour_n &_o the_o honour_n to_o god_n his_o maker_n he_o shall_v do_v sacrylege_n and_o be_v culpable_a of_o all_o this_o thing_n ayenste_n god_n yet_o say_v faint_a gregory_n in_o his_o moralys_n in_o the_o one_o and_o therty_n chapitre_fw-fr by_o abstynence_n shall_v the_o vice_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v quench_v certain_o yet_o whenne_n we_o put_v away_o our_o enemy_n we_o gryve_v our_o own_o flesh_n secondely_n our_o lord_n shall_v ask_v we_o if_o we_o have_v correct_v our_o body_n with_o the_o rod_n of_o dyscyplyne_v in_o refrain_v hit_v from_o rebellyon_n and_o other_o vain_a jolytee_n sayut_n bernarde_n say_v upon_o the_o cantycle_n that_o the_o dysacustome_n of_o good_a 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