Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	earth_n	heaven_n	lord_n	2,528	5	3.5705	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12202	The spirituall favorite at the throne of grace. By the late learned, and reverend divine Richard Sibbs Doctor in Divinity. Published by the authors owne appointment, subscribed with his hand; to prevent unperfect copies	Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635.	1640 (1640)	STC 22512; ESTC S103004	21,096	106

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their_o course_n to_o be_v vain_a at_o length_n to_o be_v wind_n and_o come_v to_o nothing_o prosper_v now_o thy_o servant_n say_v he_o let_v we_o learn_v this_o lesson_n likewise_o if_o we_o come_v to_o god_n in_o a_o particular_a business_n that_o we_o be_v not_o so_o confident_a in_o to_o be_v please_v to_o god_n yet_o in_o general_a to_o submit_v ourselves_o lord_n prosper_v thy_o servant_n go_v before_o thy_o servant_n let_v i_o deal_v in_o nothing_o against_o thy_o will_n direct_v i_o what_o be_v for_o thy_o glory_n and_o not_o to_o prescribe_v or_o limit_v god_n prosper_v thy_o servant_n this_o day_n and_o grant_v he_o mercy_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o this_o man_n he_o come_v more_o particular_o to_o his_o request_n grant_v i_o mercy_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o this_o man_n we_o see_v that_o a_o king_n be_v a_o great_a organ_n or_o instrument_n to_o convey_v good_a thing_n from_o god_n the_o king_n of_o king_n to_o man_n man_n therefore_o he_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v give_v he_o 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