Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bring_v	good_a	great_a	3,132	5	2.4770	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17297	Conflicts and comforts of conscience a treatise, shewing how the conscience, in cases of deepest distresse and distraction, may recollect it selfe, and recouer solid and sound comfort / collected from priuate proofe, for publike profit, by H.B. ...	Burton, Henry, 1578-1648.	1628 (1628)	STC 4140.4; ESTC S259	75,671	324

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yet_o be_v desert_v of_o his_o friend_n who_o will_v not_o wonder_v at_o this_o to_o hear_v a_o king_n complain_v my_o lover_n and_o my_o friend_n stand_v aloof_o from_o i_o 38.11_o psal._n 38.11_o and_o my_o kinsman_n stand_v a_o far_o off_o and_o 18._o psal._n 88_o 18._o lover_n and_o friend_n have_v thou_o put_v away_o far_o from_o i_o and_o hide_v my_o acquaintance_n out_o of_o my_o sight_n and_o 69.8_o ps._n 69.8_o i_o be_o become_v a_o stranger_n unto_o my_o brethren_n even_o a_o alien_n unto_o my_o mother_n child_n but_o wherefore_o all_o this_o because_o he_o be_v now_o fall_v into_o poverty_n no_o such_o thing_n for_o he_o be_v still_o a_o great_a king_n or_o be_v it_o because_o he_o be_v a_o type_n of_o christ_n and_o therefore_o must_v look_v to_o fare_v so_o much_o the_o worse_o with_o the_o world_n and_o be_v evil_o entreat_v of_o his_o near_a friend_n as_o christ_n be_v for_o the_o like_a to_o christ_n the_o worse_o like_v of_o the_o world_n nor_o that_o neither_o for_o 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to_o they_o they_o that_o sit_v in_o the_o gate_n speak_v against_o i_o and_o i_o be_v the_o song_n of_o the_o drunkard_n here_o let_v iob_n patience_n take_v breathe_v awhile_o &_o solace_v itself_o sen._n ●●stum_fw-la &_o tenacem_fw-la propositi_fw-la virum_fw-la non_fw-la civium_fw-la arbour_n prava_fw-la iubentium_fw-la non_fw-la vultus_fw-la instant●s_fw-la tyranni_fw-la ment_fw-la quatit_fw-la solida_fw-la hor._n and_o alium_n multis_fw-la gloria_fw-la terris_fw-la tradat_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la fama_fw-la per_fw-la urbes_fw-la garrula_fw-la laudet_fw-la caeloque_fw-la parem_fw-la tollat_fw-la &_o astrii_fw-la i_fw-mi meatellus_fw-la lare_z secre_n to_o tutoque●egat_n sen._n yea_o let_v he_o with_o astonishment_n be_v silent_a at_o dauid_n trial_n in_o be_v thus_o forsake_v of_o his_o friend_n and_o dauid_n case_n it_o be_v that_o suit_n with_o this_o present_a conflict_n tell_v i_o not_o my_o brother_n of_o thy_o friend_n forsake_v thou_o be_v fall_v into_o poverty_n or_o into_o 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