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	great_a	word_n	1,789	5	3.7263	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73880	The holy love of heauenly vvisdome. With many other godly treatises Newly set forth, perused, and augmented by the author. Translated out of French into English, by Tho. Sto. gent.	Du Vair, Guillaume, 1556-1621.; Stocker, Thomas, fl. 1569-1592.	1594 (1594)	STC 7373.4; ESTC S125323	170,458	458

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give_v they_o all_o power_n and_o ●…thoritie_n over_o thou_o sade_n but_o god_n in_o the_o end_n begin_v to_o wax_v weary_a of_o their_o insolency_n because_o they_o carry_v themselves_o too_o too_o proud_o of_o their_o conquest_n for_o after_o they_o have_v tread_v under_o foot_n the_o greatness_n of_o jerusalem_n they_o mean_v again_o to_o deal_v with_o his_o majesty_n and_o blaspheme_v his_o name_n and_o have_v overthrow_v the_o wall_n of_o this_o holy_a city_n they_o brag_v that_o they_o will_v make_v war_n against_o god_n himself_o and_o triumph_v over_o the_o spoil_n of_o his_o temple_n let_v their_o example_n o_o jerusalem_n serve_v thy_o turn_n and_o take_v occasion_n to_o appease_v god_n by_o thy_o repentance_n that_o he_o may_v turn_v the_o punishment_n which_o he_o have_v prepare_v for_o thou_o upon_o thy_o enemy_n let_v thy_o eye_n forthwith_o burst_v into_o bloody_a tear_n and_o weep_v continual_o day_n and_o night_n geve_v no_o rest_n to_o thy_o sigh_n let_v thy_o 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and_o true_o thy_o will_n have_v be_v do_v upon_o all_o the_o child_n which_o i_o have_v bring_v up_o nay_o there_o be_v not_o one_o of_o they_o save_v my_o enemy_n have_v make_v a_o shambles_n of_o they_o they_o have_v murder_v and_o massacre_v they_o till_o they_o cry_v hoe_v withal_o and_o lo_o see_v thou_o they_o weary_a with_o kill_v &_o yet_o care_v thou_o not_o to_o see_v they_o do_v it_o to_o let_v they_o to_o do_v it_o and_o to_o cause_v they_o do_v it_o have_v the_o remembrance_n of_o our_o sin_n make_v thou_o forget_v the_o remembrance_n of_o thy_o clemency_n have_v thou_o create_v we_o in_o thy_o mercy_n to_o destroy_v we_o in_o thy_o fury_n be_v thou_o then_o no_o more_o almighty_a if_o thou_o will_v not_o become_v both_o all_o courteous_a &_o all_o kind_n to_o be_v short_a be_v thou_o no_o more_o god_n without_o thou_o will_v be_v likewise_o pitiful_a ha_o o_o lord_n why_o have_v thou_o call_v we_o thy_o people_n if_o thou_o will_v be_v no_o more_o our_o protector_n why_o have_v thou_o call_v we_o thy_o child_n if_o thou_o will_v not_o deal_v with_o we_o as_o a_o father_n have_v therefore_o o_o lord_n compassion_n upon_o we_o and_o see_v thy_o mercy_n be_v infinite_a ever_o since_o before_o the_o world_n be_v cause_n that_o thy_o ire_n which_o be_v never_o until_o our_o sin_n be_v may_v take_v end_n and_o die_v with_o they_o and_o that_o as_o our_o repentance_n have_v set_v we_o again_o into_o the_o especial_a way_n of_o obedience_n &_o godliness_n so_o also_o it_o may_v bring_v we_o again_o into_o thy_o favour_n chapter_n iii_o aleph_fw-la it_o be_v i_o even_o i_o myself_o that_o have_v so_o many_o time_n foresee_v and_o