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	lord_n	see_v	3,711	5	3.5921	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04156	The conuerts happines· A comfortable sermon preached at S. Maries Spittle in London, in Easter-weeke, the 19. April. 1609. By Thomas Iackson, Bachelour of Diuinitie, and preacher of Gods word, at Wye in Kent.	Jackson, Thomas, d. 1646.	1609 (1609)	STC 14298; ESTC S107440	42,495	61

he_o in_o glory_n from_o 5._o everlasting_a indeed_o we_o be_v say_v by_o our_o praise_n to_o 3._o magnify_v or_o make_v he_o facere_fw-la great_a which_o be_v not_o in_o regard_n of_o himself_o who_o be_v already_o most_o maximus_fw-la great_a but_o when_o by_o our_o preach_n and_o praise_v his_o glory_n and_o goodness_n we_o make_v that_o which_o be_v infinite_a in_o itself_o to_o be_v repute_v great_a of_o other_o for_o as_o one_o well_o say_v to_o magnify_v be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o signify_v that_o it_o be_v magnif_n great_a the_o second_o consideration_n tend_v to_o amplify_v his_o indignity_n kindness_n towards_o we_o be_v our_o own_o indignity_n oh_o what_o kindness_n be_v this_o that_o the_o lord_n of_o glory_n vouchsafe_v to_o stand_v &_o knock_v at_o the_o door_n of_o his_o church_n which_o he_o have_v pronounce_v already_o to_o be_v wretched_a and_o miserable_a poor_a and_o blind_a and_o naked_a will_v you_o see_v the_o loathsome_a condition_n of_o we_o all_o by_o 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