Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	effect_n	faith_n	good_a	3,186	5	4.5750	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68672	Certaine sermons, vpon seuerall texts of Scripture: preached by that reuerend and faithfull seruant of Iesus Christ M. Robert Rollok, minister of the Church (and rector of the Colledge) of Edinburgh. Whereof the first eleuen were before published, and the remnant seuen, are newly adjoyned thereunto; Certaine sermons upon severall places of the Epistles of Paul	Rollock, Robert, 1555?-1599.; Charteris, Henry, 1565-1628.; Arthur, William, fl. 1606-1619.	1616 (1616)	STC 21272; ESTC S116139	202,286	389

nor_o seek_v to_o none_o other_o thing_n but_o to_o the_o please_a of_o that_o fleshly_a body_n without_o regard_n of_o the_o precious_a soul_n alas_o in_o pleasure_v thy_o body_n thou_o lose_v thy_o soul_n thou_o make_v thy_o body_n thy_o heaven_n and_o thou_o testifie_v plain_o that_o thou_o want_v that_o light_n and_o sense_n of_o that_o heavenly_a body_n which_o shall_v be_v after_o this_o life_n thus_o far_o for_o the_o description_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v the_o house_n of_o the_o soul_n learn_v we_o to_o esteem_v of_o the_o soul_n and_o body_n as_o they_o be_v indeed_o and_o that_o not_o with_o a_o fleshly_a sense_n but_o with_o the_o spiritual_a eye_n of_o faith_n now_o we_o come_v to_o the_o life_n that_o be_v contrary_a to_o death_n there_o be_v two_o part_n of_o man_n his_o soul_n and_o body_n this_o glory_n of_o the_o which_o we_o speak_v be_v not_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o soul_n only_o but_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o body_n likewise_o a_o glory_n 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foot_n who_o be_v ever_o traveil_v and_o journey_v nor_o to_o kiss_v the_o lord_n when_o he_o enter_v into_o his_o house_n after_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o country_n nor_o show_v none_o heartsomenesse_n towards_o the_o lord_n a_o hypocrite_n can_v never_o do_v any_o thing_n hearty_o neither_o to_o god_n nor_o man_n then_o will_v thou_o know_v a_o true_a christian_a man_n or_o woman_n you_o hear_v never_o a_o word_n out_o of_o her_o mouth_n all_o this_o time_n that_o she_o be_v wash_v the_o lord_n foot_n with_o tear_n kiss_v they_o anoint_v they_o with_o ointment_n so_o a_o true_a christian_a have_v few_o word_n but_o many_o deed_n one_o good_a deed_n be_v worth_a ten_o word_n and_o when_o thou_o speak_v look_v that_o thy_o word_n be_v hearty_a and_o savour_n of_o love_n look_v that_o thou_o bless_v not_o with_o thy_o mouth_n and_o curse_v with_o thy_o heart_n &_o whatsoever_o thou_o do_v do_v it_o hearty_o and_o though_o thou_o be_v but_o present_v a_o cup_n full_a of_o cold_a 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