Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	child_n	father_n	lord_n	1,414	5	3.7128	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14946	A spyrytuall and moost precyouse pearle Teachyng all men to loue and imbrace the crosse, as a mooste swete and necessary thyng, vnto the sowle, and what comfort is to be taken thereof, and also where and howe, both consolacyon and ayde in all maner of afflyccyons is to be soughte, and agayne, how all men should behaue them selues therein, accordynge to the word of God. Sett forth by the moste honorable lorde, the duke hys grace of Somerset, as appeareth by hys epystle set before the same.; Kleintot, von trost und hilff. English.	Werdmüller, Otto, 1511-1552.; Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568.; Somerset, Edward Seymour, Duke of, 1506?-1552, attributed name.; Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1550 (1550)	STC 25255; ESTC S105089	87,629	226

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the_o ten_o of_o mathewe_n there_o fall_v not_o a_o sparrow_n upon_o the_o earth_n wythoute_n your_o father_n will_n yea_o the_o hear_v of_o your_o head_n be_v all_o u●…mbied_a see_v then_o that_o all_o our_o trouble_n &_o afflic_a tion_n come_v from_o god_n we_o ought_v to_o hum_v ble_a &_o submit_v our_o heart_n and_o mind_n unto_o the_o obedience_n of_o god_n and_o to_o suffer_v he_o to_o worck_v which_o to_o we_o according_a unto_o his_o most_o holy_a will_n and_o pleasure_n wherefore_o whensoever_o unseasonable_a whether_o shall_v hurt_v and_o perish_v the_o corn_n and_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o when_o a_o wicked_a man_n shall_v mysreporte_v we_o or_o raise_v up_o any_o slander_n of_o we_o why_o shall_v we_o murmur_v &_o grudge_v against_o the_o element_n or_o go_v about_o to_o revenge_v we_o of_o our_o enemy_n for_o if_o we_o lift_v not_o up_o our_o mind_n &_o consider_v that_o god_n lay_v his_o hand_n upon_o we_o &_o that_o it_o be_v he_o that_o stryke_v we_o we_o be_v 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