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	world_n	1,708	5	4.6899	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61391	The husbandmans calling shewing the excellencies, temptations, graces, duties &c. of the Christian husbandman : being the substance of XII sermons preached to a country congregation / by Richard Steele.	Steele, Richard, 1629-1692.	1668 (1668)	Wing S5387; ESTC R30650	154,698	309

from_o i_o you_o evil-doer_n for_o i_o will_v keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o my_o god_n but_o this_o excess_n of_o the_o husbandman_n be_v not_o ordinary_a but_o chief_o at_o the_o great_a festival_n and_o yearly_a wake_n and_o then_o he_o be_v in_o exceed_a fault_n for_o though_o it_o be_v convenient_a for_o friend_n sometime_o to_o meet_v together_o and_o be_v cheerful_a yet_o the_o principal_a end_n of_o such_o observation_n must_v not_o be_v forget_v which_o be_v to_o praise_n god_n and_o not_o pamper_v the_o flesh_n to_o spend_v time_n in_o religious_a exercise_n and_o feast_v only_o to_o attend_v upon_o that_o but_o by_o no_o mean_n to_o dishonour_n god_n by_o excess_n or_o keep_v such_o feast_n as_o jesus_n christ_n will_v not_o keep_v you_o company_n in_o or_o like_o nabal_n to_o be_v prodigal_a once_o a_o year_n and_o penurious_a ever_o after_o the_o wise_a husbandman_n will_v not_o do_v so_o temperance_n and_o cheerfulness_n be_v constant_a dish_n on_o his_o table_n he_o that_o will_v be_v devout_a to_o god_n or_o charitable_a to_o other_o must_v not_o be_v indulgent_a to_o himself_o sect_n ii_o 2._o ii_o the_o second_o abuse_n of_o husbandry_n be_v creature_n cruelty_n to_o the_o creature_n a_o unreasonable_a unmerciful_a use_n of_o the_o creature_n whereby_o a_o man_n beat_v the_o heart_n out_o of_o his_o cattle_n the_o heart_n out_o of_o his_o ground_n yea_o the_o heart_n out_o of_o his_o servant_n and_o child_n it_o be_v say_v prov._n 12.10_o a_o righteous_a man_n regard_v the_o life_n of_o his_o beast_n but_o the_o tender_a mercy_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v cruel_a he_o regard_v his_o very_a beast_n out_o of_o pity_n not_o only_o out_o of_o policy_n but_o pity_n now_o to_o weary_a out_o and_o break_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o harmless_a and_o laborious_a beast_n out_o of_o a_o immoderate_a desire_n to_o do_v much_o work_n or_o get_v much_o gain_n this_o be_v a_o abuse_n in_o husbandry_n and_o a_o spot_n upon_o christian_n if_o god_n shall_v give_v 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