Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	death_n	die_v	life_n	5,110	5	5.0778	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37030	A contemplation of mans mortalitie. Preached at Reading, by John Dashfield, M.A.	Dashfield, John.	1649 (1649)	Wing D279A; ESTC R214401	10,075	24

a_o contemplation_n of_o man_n mortality_n preach_v at_o read_v by_o john_n dashfield_n m.a._n print_a at_o london_n 1649_o to_o the_o true-lover_n of_o virtue_n and_o learning_n john_n penrice_n esquire_n john_n dashfield_n wish_v all_o happiness_n sir_n in_o the_o view_n of_o these_o bleed_a time_n i_o be_o bold_a to_o present_v unto_o you_o a_o contemplation_n of_o man_n mortaitie_n a_o subject_n indeed_o real_o intend_v upon_o the_o death_n of_o your_o most_o valiant_a and_o undaunted_a kinsman_n major_a william_n p●●chard_n the_o world_n valour_n who_o of_o all_o man_n choose_v i_o for_o his_o minister_n at_o his_o execution_n and_o i_o in_o lieu_n of_o his_o approbation_n presume_v to_o present_v this_o unto_o you_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o friend_n and_o kindred_n and_o as_o hannah_n when_o she_o have_v present_v her_o young_a son_n samuel_n unto_o the_o lord_n do_v make_v he_o a_o little_a coat_n so_o have_v i_o put_v this_o my_o little_a child_n into_o a_o new_a coat_n and_o be_o bold_a to_o present_v it_o to_o your_o noble_a favour_n for_o protection_n vouchsafe_v therefore_o to_o take_v it_o by_o the_o hand_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o the_o ephramite_n shall_v be_v hear_v here_o to_o speak_v as_o plain_a at_o the_o smooth-tongued_a canaanite_n and_o so_o i_o pray_v god_n to_o bless_v your_o person_n and_o affair_n here_o that_o you_o may_v be_v keep_v blameless_a unto_o the_o come_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n and_o this_o shall_v ever_o be_v the_o prayer_n of_o he_o that_o be_v you_o in_o all_o christian_a service_n john_n dashfield_n ovid_n nec_fw-la leges_fw-la metuunt_fw-la maestaque_fw-la victrici_fw-la jura_n sub_fw-la ense_fw-mi ●acent_fw-la the_o contemplation_n of_o man_n mortality_n eccle._n the_o 7_o chap._n part_n of_o the_o 36_o ver_fw-la recordare_fw-la novissima_fw-la remember_v thy_o end_n it_o be_v the_o general_a opinion_n of_o the_o best_a writer_n perfectissimam_fw-la vitam_fw-la esse_fw-la continuam_fw-la 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