Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	day_n	great_a	know_v	2,521	5	3.4978	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13554	The progresse of saints to full holinesse described in sundry apostolicall aphorismes, or short precepts tending to sanctification, with a sweete and divine prayer to attaine the practise of those holy precepts / by Thomas Taylor ...	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.	1630 (1630)	STC 23850; ESTC S1019	235,792	462

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than_o in_o this_o poison_a air_n to_o kill_v the_o soul_n society_n with_o graceless_a man_n be_v a_o very_a blast_a of_o grace_n fire_n be_v not_o more_o apt_a to_o burn_v than_o we_o to_o learn_v their_o way_n 4._o the_o labour_n and_o pain_n of_o holiness_n and_o mortification_n make_v many_o weary_a of_o the_o good_a way_n but_o consider_v it_o be_v not_o in_o vain_a to_o serve_v the_o lord_n and_o there_o be_v profit_n in_o walk_v humble_o before_o he_o thy_o pain_n shall_v be_v abundant_o recompense_v a_o small_a measure_n of_o holiness_n with_o a_o upheap_a measure_n of_o happiness_n every_o man_n will_v be_v content_v to_o swallow_v much_o pain_n for_o a_o little_a earthly_a profit_n and_o be_v the_o state_n of_o heaven_n worth_a no_o labour_n 5._o persecution_n drive_v many_o away_o much_o seed_n which_o come_v up_o fair_a when_o the_o sun_n of_o persecution_n arise_v wither_v away_o but_o against_o this_o wisdom_n must_v cast_v the_o cost_n and_o prepare_v to_o defray_v 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first_o mover_n in_o himself_o and_o he_o must_v be_v the_o first_o mover_n in_o all_o our_o motion_n and_o action_n ii_o as_o every_o action_n must_v be_v undertake_v by_o his_o word_n so_o also_o it_o must_v be_v do_v in_o his_o presence_n presence_n henoch_n walk_v with_o god_n gen._n 5.22_o david_n set_v the_o lord_n always_o before_o he_o psal._n 16.8_o moses_n by_o faith_n see_v he_o that_o be_v invincible_a hebr._n 11.27_o this_o will_v fear_v we_o from_o sin_n as_o the_o judge_n eye_n curb_v a_o malefactor_n and_o quicken_v we_o in_o good_a duty_n because_o our_o master_n eye_n be_v still_o upon_o we_o and_o comfort_v we_o in_o trouble_n for_o well-doing_n because_o our_o master_n be_v with_o we_o to_o save_v we_o iii_o as_o by_o his_o word_n and_o his_o sight_n 30_o so_o must_v i_o undertake_v every_o thing_n even_o the_o small_a for_o his_o glory_n whether_o i_o eat_v or_o drink_v or_o whatsoever_o i_o do_v i_o must_v therein_o make_v myself_o serviceable_a for_o his_o 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