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	know_v	see_v	2,372	5	3.0503	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08560	How and whither a Christen man ought to flye the horrible plage of the pestilence A sermon out of the Psalme. Qui habitat in adsutorio altissimi. By Andrewe Osiander. Translated out of hye Almayn in to Englishe.; Wie und wohin ein Christ die grausamen Plag der Pestilentz fliehen soll. English	Osiander, Andreas, 1498-1552.; Coverdale, Miles, 1488-1568. aut	1537 (1537)	STC 18878; ESTC S104259	17,345	46

how_o and_o whither_o a_o christian_a man_n ought_v to_o fly_v the_o horrible_a plague_n of_o the_o pestilence_n ¶_o a_o sermon_n out_o of_o the_o psalm_n qui_fw-la habitat_fw-la in_o adsutorio_n altissimi_fw-la by_o andrew_n osiander_n ¶_o translate_v out_o of_o high_a almayn_n in_o to_o english_a ✚_o 1537._o ¶_o a_o sermon_n out_o of_o the_o psalm_n qui_fw-la habitat_fw-la etc._n etc._n how_o and_o unto_o what_o place_n a_o christian_a man_n ought_v to_o fly_v the_o horrible_a plague_n of_o the_o pestilence_n for_o as_o much_o as_o almyghty_a god_n do_v vyset_v handle_v and_o punish_v the_o country_n and_o region_n with_o the_o horrible_a and_o fearful_a plague_n of_o the_o pestilence_n and_o many_o folk_n after_o a_o unmannerly_a fashion_n be_v so_o afraid_a thereof_o that_o there_o be_v herd_n and_o see_v of_o they_o all_o manner_n of_o uncostumable_a word_n and_o work_n which_o become_v not_o well_o a_o christian_a man_n and_o sing_v that_o all_o the_o dede_n of_o charite_n 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