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
A47031	A sermon upon Ember-Week, preached before the University of Oxford, at Christ-Church in Oxford, 1698 by David Jones ...	Jones, David, 1663-1724?	1699 (1699)	Wing J939; ESTC R2427	21,461	34

or_o i_o shall_v live_v to_o go_v out_o of_o this_o church_n or_o ever_o to_o come_v into_o it_o again_o to_o be_v tell_v of_o and_o stir_v up_o to_o the_o conscientious_a discharge_n of_o our_o ministerial_a office_n thus_o plain_o thus_o impartial_o thus_o convince_o and_o i_o hearty_o pray_v to_o god_n effectual_o oh_o my_o belove_a brethren_n do_v not_o think_v that_o i_o be_o too_o earnest_a ot_fw-mi too_o much_o concern_v for_o you_o and_o your_o people_n immortal_a soul_n for_o i_o know_v i_o know_v that_o your_o soul_n have_v cost_n christ_n very_o dear_a they_o have_v cost_v he_o his_o heart_n blood_n they_o have_v cost_v he_o his_o life_n and_o can_v i_o be_v too_o much_o concern_v or_o can_v i_o ever_o be_v concern_v enough_o for_o the_o salvation_n of_o those_o soul_n which_o have_v cost_v my_o lord_n my_o god_n and_o my_o saviour_n which_o have_v cost_n christ_n crucify_a so_o much_o oh_o those_o emphatical_a word_n of_o his_o to_o simon_n peter_n be_v always_o sound_v in_o my_o ear_n and_o deep_o root_v in_o my_o very_a heart_n and_o soul_n love_v thou_o i_o feed_v my_o lamb_n love_v thou_o i_o feed_v my_o sheep_n love_v thou_o i_o feed_v my_o sheep_n john_n 21._o 15_o 16_o 17._o and_o do_v christ_n repeat_v this_o thrice_o that_o it_o may_v make_v the_o deep_o impression_n upon_o we_o and_o be_v we_o so_o insensible_a and_o so_o sear_v and_o so_o judicial_o harden_a as_o not_o to_o take_v the_o least_o notice_n of_o it_o do_v christ_n here_o try_v a_o minister_n love_n to_o he_o only_o by_o catechise_v his_o lamb_n and_o preach_v to_o his_o sheep_n and_o can_v i_o pretend_v to_o love_n christ_n when_o i_o neither_o catechise_v nor_o preach_v in_o my_o own_o parish_n all_o the_o year_n or_o perhaps_o all_o my_o life_n long_o or_o can_v i_o ever_o be_v too_o strict_a in_o recommend_v these_o duty_n wherein_o my_o love_n to_o christ_n do_v only_o consist_v my_o love_n to_o christ_n who_o love_v i_o and_o give_v himself_o for_o i_o when_o i_o be_v 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