Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	call_v	death_n	sin_n	2,635	5	5.2185	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64835	Things worth thinking on, or, Helps to piety being remains of some meditations, experiences, and sentences &c. never published till now : and now are as an addition to them which were formerly made publick: together with a sermon entituled The beauty of holines / by Ralph Venning ...	Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674.	1664 (1664)	Wing V227; ESTC R38004	77,776	241

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unlawfulness_n illegality_n disorder_n confusion_n filthiness_n corruption_n and_o every_o thing_n that_o admit_v of_o the_o name_n of_o bad_a and_o evil_a of_o odious_a and_o abominable_a it_o be_v good_a for_o nothing_o but_o to_o be_v hate_v scorn_a and_o put_v to_o death_n it_o be_v worse_o than_o death_n for_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n and_o sting_v of_o it_o too_o it_o be_v worse_o than_o the_o devil_n for_o it_o be_v only_a sin_n that_o make_v angel_n devil_n so_o that_o the_o devil_n may_v call_v it_o father_n more_o than_o it_o can_v call_v the_o devil_n so_o it_o be_v not_o only_o the_o cause_n but_o the_o hell_n of_o hell_n and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o other_o it_o be_v damnation_n to_o be_v a_o sinner_n for_o as_o such_o he_o be_v separate_v from_o god_n and_o under_o a_o curse_n and_o indeed_o sin_n and_o damnation_n have_v one_o name_n they_o be_v both_o a_o separation_n and_o departure_n from_o god_n this_o alas_o will_v you_o think_v it_o be_v the_o thing_n shall_v i_o say_v that_o wicked_a and_o devilish_a man_n and_o such_o as_o the_o jew_n of_o old_a prefer_v before_o the_o holiness_n of_o bless_a jesus_n i_o can_v yet_o give_v over_o but_o i_o must_v tell_v you_o that_o this_o sin_n which_o the_o world_n be_v so_o enamour_a of_o be_v so_o rot_a a_o thing_n and_o have_v so_o stink_v a_o breath_n that_o one_o can_v come_v near_o it_o without_o danger_n of_o be_v infect_v who_o can_v touch_v this_o pitch_n and_o not_o be_v defile_v it_o be_v infinite_o worse_a and_o more_o contagious_a than_o the_o plague_n and_o we_o shall_v abhor_v the_o garment_n spot_v with_o this_o flesh_n the_o face_n of_o it_o have_v not_o one_o good_a feature_n the_o air_n of_o it_o be_v ghastly_a its_o complexion_n be_v so_o like_a hell_n that_o it_o will_v fright_v any_o one_o that_o have_v not_o lose_v the_o eye_n of_o his_o understanding_n mean_v or_o measure_v it_o have_v none_o it_o be_v altogether_o indecent_a and_o unsatiable_a and_o be_v 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live_v after_o the_o flesh_n you_o shall_v die_v but_o if_o you_o through_o the_o spirit_n do_v mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n you_o shall_v live_v and_o gal._n 4.24_o 25._o they_o that_o be_v christ_n have_v crucify_v the_o flesh_n with_o its_o affection_n and_o lust_n and_o if_o we_o live_v in_o the_o spirit_n let_v we_o walk_v in_o the_o spirit_n 74_o as_o in_o good_a man_n though_o the_o outward_a man_n perish_v the_o inward_a man_n may_v be_v renew_a day_n by_o day_n 2_o cor._n 4.16_o so_o in_o bad_a man_n the_o lust_n of_o the_o old_a man_n may_v be_v strong_a when_o the_o man_n be_v old_a and_o weak_a concupiscentia_fw-la non_fw-la senescit_fw-la lust_n grow_v not_o decrepit_a and_o feeble_a when_o the_o man_n do_v 1_o king_n 11.4_o 76_o some_o person_n make_v so_o bold_a with_o none_o as_o with_o god_n for_o who_o we_o shall_v have_v the_o great_a reverence_n and_o they_o who_o dare_v not_o take_v a_o man_n name_n in_o vain_a nor_o give_v he_o the_o lie_n yet_o dare_v to_o blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o god_n and_o make_v he_o a_o liar_n luke_n 22.65_o 1_o john_n 1.10_o 77_o wickedness_n may_v well_o be_v compare_v to_o a_o bottomless_a pit_n into_o which_o it_o be_v more_o easy_a to_o keep_v one_o self_n from_o fall_v than_o be_v fall_v to_o give_v one_o self_n any_o stay_n from_o fall_v infinite_o take_v heed_n then_o of_o the_o first_o motion_n and_o beginning_n of_o evil_a for_o then_o sin_n be_v weak_a and_o we_o be_v strong_a but_o if_o we_o give_v way_n to_o and_o gratify_v it_o sin_n grow_v upon_o we_o that_o get_v and_o we_o lose_v strength_n prov._n 23.27_o and_o 3.18_o