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	good_a	work_n	3,639	5	6.0437	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62392	The faithful souldier's reward, or, A glimpse of the saints happiness discovered in two sermons, occasioned by the death of that truly vertuous and religious gentle woman, Mrs. Katherine Disney : the former preached at Kirkstead, the place of her last abode here upon the earth, on the 18th day of May, 1690, being the Lord's Day, and the latter at Swinderly, near Lincoln, where she was interr'd the Tuesday following / by William Scoffin.	Scoffin, William, 1655?-1732.	1692 (1692)	Wing S933; ESTC R11432	41,514	126

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to_o care_n for_o we_o here_o 5.7_o 1_o pet._n 5.7_o and_o provide_v so_o well_o for_o we_o hereafter_o 5._o psal_n 17.14_o 15.1_o pet._n 1.3_o 5._o we_o have_v not_o yet_o receive_v our_o portion_n but_o it_o be_v lay_v up_o and_o in_o safe_a keep_n for_o we_o and_o within_o a_o while_n we_o shall_v come_v to_o enjoy_v it_o fear_v not_o little_a flock_n say_v christ_n it_o be_v your_o father_n good_a pleasure_n to_o give_v you_o the_o kingdom_n luke_n 12.32_o sure_o you_o that_o be_v adopt_v the_o child_n of_o god_n 7_o joh._n 1.12_o 13._o rom._n 8.17_o gal._n 4.4_o 7_o and_o have_v thereby_o a_o right_n to_o the_o heavenly_a inheritance_n may_v well_o be_v content_a with_o your_o condition_n in_o this_o world_n you_o be_v so_o much_o better_o provide_v for_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v what_o if_o your_o earthly_a estate_n be_v sequester_v or_o any_o way_n take_v from_o you_o 14.2_o joh._n 14.2_o so_o long_o as_o you_o have_v a_o better_a estate_n in_o heaven_n that_o none_o can_v 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