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	time_n	4,794	5	3.3956	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72443	A mirrour to confesse well for such persons as doe frequent this sacrament / abridged out of sundry confessionals, by a certaine deuout and religious man.	Heigham, John, fl. 1639.; Charles Borromeo, Saint, 1538-1584.	1624 (1624)	STC 14570; ESTC S5316	47,553	316

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or_o envy_n it_o be_v a_o m._n s._n for_o one_o to_o vaunt_v himself_o to_o have_v commit_v a_o m._n s._n which_o he_o have_v not_o commit_v if_o it_o be_v with_o notable_a harm_n of_o himself_o or_o other_o or_o with_o other_o man_n infamy_n or_o with_o some_o evil_a intention_n or_o to_o take_v pleasure_n as_o if_o he_o have_v do_v such_o thing_n be_v a_o m._n s._n but_o without_o these_o condition_n it_o be_v a_o v._o be_v forsomuch_o as_o he_o be_v prodigal_a of_o his_o own_o fame_n whereof_o himself_o be_v the_o owner_n i_o have_v not_o hear_v mass_n upon_o sunday_n and_o holy_a day_n or_o have_v lose_v a_o great_a part_n thereof_o without_o any_o lawful_a cause_n it_o be_v a_o m._n s._n so_o also_o to_o have_v a_o mind_n not_o to_o hear_v mass_n on_o such_o day_n likewise_o to_o be_v occasion_n that_o other_o do_v not_o hear_v it_o at_o such_o time_n without_o any_o lawful_a reason_n moreover_o to_o talk_v the_o great_a time_n of_o mass_n on_o those_o day_n or_o to_o think_v 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self_n it_o be_v a_o mortal_a sin_n and_o if_o at_o the_o same_o time_n thou_o have_v thy_o mind_n set_v upon_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n etc._n etc._n if_o thou_o do_v not_o utter_v this_o circumstance_n in_o confession_n the_o confession_n be_v of_o no_o value_n thou_o must_v also_o confess_v if_o thou_o have_v sin_v with_o any_o other_o and_o with_o what_o sort_n of_o person_n likewise_o of_o touch_v other_o of_o kiss_v of_o promise_n of_o unclean_a word_n to_o any_o evil_a end_n all_o be_v m._n s._n as_o also_o all_o desire_n to_o sin_n when_o there_o be_v a_o full_a purpose_n i_o have_v have_v carnal_a motion_n and_o have_v take_v pleasure_n and_o be_v glad_a of_o they_o &_o this_o willing_o they_o be_v always_o m._n s._n but_o not_o if_o they_o be_v against_o our_o will_n and_o do_v displease_v we_o and_o that_o we_o seek_v to_o be_v rid_v of_o they_o as_o speedy_o as_o we_o may_v but_o if_o we_o be_v a_o little_a negligent_a they_o be_v five_o s._n and_o it_o be_v expedient_a 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