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	necessary_a	produce_v	6,956	5	9.5140	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56632	A commentary upon the fourth Book of Moses, called Numbers by ... Symon, Lord Bishop of Ely.	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1699 (1699)	Wing P774; ESTC R2078	399,193	690

he_o speak_v these_o word_n i_o see_v he_o as_o balak_n desire_v he_o may_v xxii_o 41._o though_o for_o another_o purpose_n that_o he_o may_v curse_v they_o and_o from_o the_o hill_n i_o behold_v he_o the_o same_o thing_n again_o in_o other_o word_n according_a to_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o eastern_a people_n and_o both_o these_o may_v relate_v not_o only_o to_o the_o present_a view_n he_o have_v of_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n but_o to_o their_o future_a settlement_n in_o their_o own_o land_n wherein_o they_o be_v represent_v to_o he_o as_o dwell_v secure_o under_o the_o special_a protection_n of_o the_o almighty_a lo_o the_o people_n shall_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n alone_a not_o mingle_v with_o other_o nation_n but_o separate_v from_o they_o by_o different_a law_n religion_n and_o manner_n it_o seem_v also_o to_o import_v their_o security_n and_o safety_n by_o the_o situation_n of_o their_o country_n and_o god_n care_n of_o they_o and_o shall_v not_o be_v reckon_v 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