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	eternal_a	life_n	3,513	5	5.2991	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28639	A guide to heaven containing the marrow of the holy fathers, and antient philosophers / written in Latine by John Bona ... ; [translated] in English by T.V.; Manuductio ad coelum. English	Bona, Giovanni, 1609-1674.; T. V. (Thomas Vincent), 1604-1681.	1672 (1672)	Wing B3549; ESTC R12920	80,974	225

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they_o but_o only_o put_v it_o too_o thou_o say_v thou_o be_v offend_v at_o the_o foulness_n of_o thy_o former_a life_n i_o believe_v it_o for_o who_o be_v not_o offend_v at_o it_o bad_a man_n both_o love_n and_o hate_v their_o vice_n yea_o they_o detest_v they_o even_o when_o they_o do_v they_o but_o what_o avail_v it_o to_o reject_v they_o in_o word_n and_o in_o deed_n to_o embrace_v they_o no_o man_n have_v a_o conscience_n so_o sear_v but_o that_o he_o sometime_o loathe_v his_o vice_n and_o yet_o he_o soon_o after_o shake_v hand_n with_o they_o but_o he_o who_o be_v true_o convert_v to_o god_n apply_v the_o hatchet_n to_o the_o root_n and_o pare_v away_o the_o small_a hair_n of_o his_o vice_n and_o then_o reflect_v upon_o his_o frailty_n he_o industrious_o shun_v all_o occasion_n of_o sin_v and_o at_o every_o object_n of_o evil_n he_o tremble_o leap_v back_v and_o abhor_v it_o 3._o why_o do_v thou_o vain_o trifle_v and_o oppose_v the_o infirmity_n of_o nature_n to_o god_n command_v 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