Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	evil_a	evil_n	sin_n	4,011	5	5.5536	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18603	A cordiall of comfort To preserue the heart, from fainting with griefe or feare: for our friends, or our owne visitation, by the plague. Also a thankes-giuing to almightie God, for staying the visitation in London, and the suburbs thereof. Both which may be of vse to Christians in other places, that are cleere, visited, or recouered. By William Chibald.	Chibald, William, 1575-1641.	1625 (1625)	STC 5131; ESTC S118343	43,911	197

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for_o when_o god_n people_n 14._o 2_o chron._n 7.13_o 14._o on_o who_o his_o name_n be_v call_v shall_v turn_v from_o their_o wicked_a way_n he_o have_v promise_v to_o heal_v they_o of_o the_o pestilence_n for_o by_o this_o we_o cause_n god_n to_o repent_v of_o the_o evil_n and_o by_o this_o we_o remove_v and_o put_v away_o the_o evil_a of_o our_o do_v from_o before_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o it_o 3.10_o jonah_n 3.10_o 1.16_o isai_n 1.16_o &_o punish_v ourselves_o for_o our_o sin_n that_o we_o may_v not_o be_v punish_v of_o the_o lord_n sixth_o the_o sixth_o the_o three_o mean_n which_o concern_v

o_o lord_n our_o god_n thus_o confess_v our_o sin_n unto_o thou_o as_o if_o thou_o know_v they_o not_o who_o art_n great_a than_o our_o conscience_n &_o know_v allthing_n 3.20_o 1_o joh._n 3.20_o but_o that_o by_o the_o repetition_n and_o remembrance_n of_o they_o we_o may_v be_v draw_v more_o sound_o to_o repent_v of_o they_o and_o to_o have_v our_o eye_n open_v more_o clear_o to_o discern_v thy_o justice_n in_o punish_v of_o we_o with_o this_o thy_o visitation_n and_o thy_o righteousness_n in_o afflict_v we_o with_o many_o misery_n thereby_o 52.4_o ps_n 52.4_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v clear_a when_o thou_o be_v judge_v 9.7_o dan._n 9.7_o for_o righteousness_n belong_v unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n but_o unto_o we_o open_a shame_n as_o at_o this_o day_n all_o this_o be_v come_v upon_o we_o plague_n iii_o acknowledge_v god_n justice_n in_o send_v the_o plague_n for_o our_o evil_a deed_n and_o for_o our_o great_a trespass_n and_o thou_o have_v punish_v we_o less_o than_o our_o iniquity_n deserve_v 9.13_o jer_z 9.13_o therefore_o will_v we_o be_v dumb_a and_o not_o open_v our_o mouth_n 39.9_o psal_n 39.9_o thou_o have_v not_o do_v without_o cause_n 14.28_o ezek._n 14.28_o all_o that_o thou_o have_v do_v unto_o we_o 26.43_o leu._n 26.43_o and_o therefore_o will_v we_o accept_v the_o punishment_n of_o our_o iniquity_n though_o thou_o have_v not_o punish_v we_o according_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o our_o sin_n as_o they_o deserve_v in_o measure_n which_o be_v thy_o mercy_n yet_o have_v thou_o punish_v we_o according_a to_o the_o kind_n &_o manner_n of_o our_o sin_n which_o be_v thy_o justice_n for_o we_o have_v profane_v thy_o house_n and_o sanctuary_n with_o our_o formal_a and_o hypocritical_a serve_v of_o thou_o without_o the_o inward_a part_n both_o of_o ourselves_o and_o of_o thy_o worship_n and_o therefore_o have_v thou_o shut_v the_o door_n of_o thy_o house_n upon_o we_o when_o we_o be_v visit_v and_o haste_n by_o lawful_a authority_n and_o good_a order_n shut_v 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and_o therefore_o have_v thou_o o_o lord_n weaken_a and_o deform_v the_o body_n of_o some_o with_o blane_n and_o sore_n boil_n and_o carbuncle_n and_o fill_v the_o body_n of_o other_o with_o the_o token_n of_o thy_o displeasure_n we_o have_v corrupt_v one_o another_o wirh_n the_o evil_a example_n of_o our_o work_n and_o make_v they_o sin_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v just_a with_o thou_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v a_o mean_n to_o infect_v one_o another_o to_o sickness_n and_o death_n many_o of_o our_o minister_n thy_o faithful_a servant_n we_o regard_v not_o while_o they_o live_v and_o therefore_o have_v thou_o deprive_v we_o of_o they_o yea_o many_o of_o we_o have_v defraud_v they_o of_o their_o double_a honour_n 5.17_o 1._o ti._n 5.17_o reverend_a respect_n and_o plentiful_a maintenance_n and_o therefore_o have_v thou_o take_v from_o we_o the_o mean_n of_o our_o maintenance_n by_o commerce_n and_o traffic_n we_o have_v be_v hard-hearted_a and_o close-fisted_n to_o the_o necessity_n 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