Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	church_n	see_v	time_n	2,545	5	3.4097	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73805	Mr. Edward Dering, his godly priuate prayers for Christian families Whereunto is annexed, his briefe and necessary catechisme for housholders.	Dering, Edward, 1540?-1576.; Cooper, Thomas, fl. 1626.	1624 (1624)	STC 6690; ESTC S125308	105,149	478

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spring_n and_o harvest_n the_o rain_n &_o fruitful_a time_n and_o the_o joy_n which_o thou_o show_v and_o give_v by_o they_o may_v provoke_v all_o man_n continual_o to_o fear_n and_o love_v thou_o yea_o to_o seek_v thou_o and_o find_v thou_o that_o not_o in_o those_o outward_a blessing_n alone_o but_o much_o more_o in_o thy_o spirit_n they_o wh●me_v thou_o have_v there-unto_a ordain_v may_v rejoice_v in_o thy_o fatherly_a goodness_n by_o jesus_n christ_n and_o that_o to_o this_o end_n it_o may_v please_v thou_o to_o pour_v out_o thy_o grace_n upon_o man_n that_o they_o may_v be_v instruct_v and_o frame_v meet_a instrtment_n for_o the_o call_n of_o all_o such_o as_o thou_o have_v appoint_v to_o be_v of_o thy_o church_n that_o these_o bvilder_n may_v be_v cunning_a and_o expert_a that_o these_o gardiner_n may_v be_v wise_a to_o plant_v &_o water_n with_o judgement_n and_o discretion_n that_o these_o steward_n of_o thy_o mystery_n may_v so_o behave_v themselves_o in_o thy_o church_n 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the_o square_a and_o plummet_n and_o let_v all_o thy_o people_n stand_v and_o shout_n and_o sing_v glory_n at_o the_o lay_n of_o this_o foundation_n let_v thy_o spirit_n guide_v all_o those_o good_a lord_n that_o in_o fear_n and_o reverence_n before_o thou_o walk_v in_o their_o vocation_n in_o the_o university_n and_o in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o realm_n yea_o of_o the_o earth_n look_v &_o labour_v for_o this_o work_n &_o increase_v the_o little_a number_n as_o the_o thousand_o of_o ephraim_n &_o the_o ten_o thousand_o of_o manasses_n and_o those_o that_o laugh_v at_o and_o hinder_v &_o draw_v back_o this_o work_n let_v they_o be_v ashamed_a and_o confound_v and_o all_o thy_o marvellous_a blessiing_n be_v show_v in_o the_o success_n thereof_o but_o let_v they_o have_v no_o force_n nor_o strength_n to_o hinder_v it_o so_o shall_v jacob_n rejoice_v in_o thy_o mercy_n and_o israel_n in_o thy_o everlasting_a truth_n so_o shall_v our_o eye_n see_v thy_o glory_n o_o lord_n and_o we_o sing_v 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