Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	eternal_a	good_a	life_n	4,162	5	5.3241	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55301	Armatura Dei, or, A preparation for suffering in an evil day shewing how Christians are to bear sufferings, and what graces are requisite thereunto : suited for all good Christians in this present time / by Edward Polhil ..., Esq.	Polhill, Edward, 1622-1694?	1682 (1682)	Wing P2750; ESTC R3431	68,313	156

will_v his_o wrath_n come_v down_o upon_o all_o apostate_n if_o they_o be_v not_o dumb_a before_o man_n they_o will_v be_v speechless_a before_o god_n if_o devil_n vex_v not_o their_o body_n they_o will_v yet_o possess_v their_o soul_n if_o there_o be_v no_o torment_n in_o their_o bowel_n yet_o there_o be_v in_o their_o conscience_n the_o misery_n which_o apostate_n incur_v be_v much_o great_a than_o those_o which_o they_o avoid_v by_o their_o apostasy_n it_o be_v therefore_o high_o reasonable_a that_o we_o shall_v prepare_v for_o suffering_n lest_o by_o apostasy_n we_o make_v ourselves_o more_o miserable_a than_o any_o outward_a suffer_v can_v make_v we_o chap._n iii_o preparation_n for_o suffering_n consider_v more_o general_o a_o christian_n that_o will_v be_v prepare_v for_o suffering_n must_v secure_v to_o himself_o three_o thing_n that_o be_v a_o good_a cause_n a_o good_a heart_n and_o a_o good_a god_n have_v see_v the_o necessity_n of_o persecution_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o 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