Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	experience_n	young_a	youth_n	30	3	8.3636	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12087	Vindiciæ senectutis, or, A plea for old-age which is senis cujusdam Cygnea cantio. And the severall points on parts of it, are laid downe at the end of the follovving introduction. By T.S. D.D.	Sheafe, Thomas, ca. 1559-1639.; Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1639 (1639)	STC 22391.8; ESTC S114120	74,342	246

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for_o page_z 12._o infirmity_n what_o it_o be_v page_z 86._o infirmity_n of_o child_n hood_n page_z 99_o infirmity_n of_o youngman_n page_n 95._o infant_n infirmity_n page_n 86._o infant_n come_v into_o the_o world_n cry_v p._n 89._o infant_n how_o first_o handle_v p._n 90._o infant_n deatli_fw-la cause_n of_o it_o p._n 152._o l_o lawful_a thing_n in_o danger_n let_v go_v p._n 77._o learn_v increase_v by_o age_n p_o 26._o true_a learning_n what_o it_o be_v p_o 40._o liberty_n abuse_v by_o youth_n p._n 96._o a_o ill_a life_n imbitter_v death_n p._n 138._o life_n uncertain_a p._n 151._o m._n man_n age_n when_o it_o begin_v p._n 103._o man-age_n in_o evil_a irremoveable_a p_o 103._o man_n age_n aspire_v high_a p_o 104._o man_n age_n prone_a to_o wrong_v p_o 105._o cause_n of_o death_n in_o man-age_n p._n 154._o man_n glory_n wherein_o it_o consist_v p_o 21._o massarissa_n go_v barehead_a and_o barefoot_a at_o 90_o year_n age_n p._n 16._o matter_n of_o meditation_n p_o 187._o meditation_n on_o god_n mercy_n a_o sinner_n cordial_a p_o 194._o meditation_n old-age_n fit_a for_o it_o p._n 195._o middleage_n must_v redeem_v the_o time_n p._n 204._o mind_n ability_n the_o best_a p_o 19_o most_o good_a do_v by_o the_o mind_n p._n 23._o ornament_n of_o the_o mind_n p._n 162._o minister_n work_v a_o weighty_a task_n p._n 34._o minister_n compare_v to_o shepherd_n builder_n husbandman_n watchman_n steward_n ambassador_n p_o 3●…_n etc._n etc._n monk_n of_o old_a p_o 190._o mother_n care_n over_o child_n p._n 94._o n_o in_o what_o case_n child_n may_v be_v put_v out_o to_o nurse_n p._n 152._o o_o old-age_n what_o it_o be_v p_o 2._o old-age_n have_v the_o best_a opportunity_n for_o wisdom_n p._n 24._o old-age_n defect_n most_o in_o the_o body_n p._n 27._o old-age_n fit_a for_o writing_n p._n 40._o old-age_n fit_a for_o order_v of_o family_n p._n 42_o spiritual_a pleasure_n most_o proper_a to_o old-age_n p._n 69._o it_o be_v a_o glory_n to_o old_a age_n that_o it_o take_v off_o from_o pleasure_n p._n 80._o old-age_n work_v joy_n in_o the_o want_n of_o pleasure_n p._n 80_o old-age_n not_o to_o be_v blame_v with_o personal_a vice_n p._n 109._o old-age_n have_v experience_n p_o 124_o 172._o other_o age_n as_o liable_a to_o death_n as_o old-age_n p._n 147._o every_o age_n have_v a_o more_o certain_a period_n then_o old-age_n p_o 150._o distemper_v of_o former_a age_n make_v old-age_n the_o near_a to_o death_n p_o 151._o evil_n of_o former_a age_n follow_v old-age_n p._n 155_o all_o privilege_n meet_v in_o old-age_n 162._o old-age_n external_a privilege_n p._n 164._o discomfort_n be_v no_o disparagement_n to_o old-age_n p_o 167._o old-age_n a_o help_n to_o grace_n p._n 169._o old-age_n have_v best_a mean_n for_o grace_n p._n 170._o the_o old_a age_n of_o the_o world_n have_v great_a mystery_n p_o 173._o old-age_n honourable_a p._n 179._o great_a thing_n do_v by_o old-man_n p_o 13._o old_a age_n have_v least_o disturbance_n p_o 194._o old_a age_n fit_a for_o meditation_n p._n 195._o old_a age_n most_o call_v for_o repentance_n p._n ●…09_n old-man_n must_v think_v of_o their_o former_a fail_n p._n 208._o oldman_n ability_n in_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o mind_n p._n 19_o old_a man_n of_o best_a use_n in_o peace_n p._n 29._o old-man_n best_o general_n in_o war_n page_n 31._o old-man_n best_o counsellor_n for_o war_n p._n 32._o old_a man_n not_o so_o fit_a for_o the_o pulpit_n as_o young_a page_z 37._o old_a man_n worthy_a governor_n of_o family_n p_o 45_o old-man_n best_o furnish_v for_o writing_n p_o 41._o old-man_n fit_a to_o cast_v up_o their_o account_n p_o 48_o old-man_n best_o apprehend_v god_n promise_n p._n 49_o old_a man_n motion_n to_o heaven_n the_o strong_a p._n ●…0_n oldman_n care_n for_o other_o good_a p._n 106._o old-man_n best_o use_v wealth_n p._n 108._o old-man_n not_o covetous_a p._n 110._o the_o ground_n of_o oldman_n parsimony_n p._n 111._o old-man_n war_n p._n 112._o old-man_n long_o for_o better_a time_n p._n 112._o 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pleasure_n how_o good_a p._n 62._o pleasure_n be_v good_a only_o to_o the_o faithful_a p_o 64_o pleasure_n corporal_a and_o spiritual_a how_o difference_v p._n 64_o etc._n etc._n pleasure_n spiritual_a most_o proper_a to_o old-age_n page_n 69._o pleasure_n corporal_a want_n of_o it_o no_o great_a disadvantage_n p._n 70._o pleasure_n corporal_a the_o vanity_n of_o it_o p._n 70_o etc._n etc._n pleasure_n corporal_a dangerous_a p_o 74._o pleasure_n corporal_a can_v hardly_o be_v well_o use_v pag._n 75._o pleasure_n make_v brutish_a p._n 7●…_n pleasure_n be_v dangerous_a guest_n p._n 81_o etc._n etc._n pleasure_n bodily_a lose_v recompense_v with_o spiritual_a joy_n p._n 83._o prayer_n excellency_n of_o it_o p._n 184._o preach_v the_o chief_a ministerial_a function_n page_n 38._o preach_v by_o pen_n p._n 38._o the_o pen_n go_v further_a than_o the_o voice_n p._n 39_o promise_n of_o god_n best_o apprehend_v by_o old_a man_n p_o 43._o q_o quiet_a acceptable_a to_o old_a age_n p._n 56._o r_o retiredness_n a_o privilege_n p._n 184._o s_o old_a servant_n not_o cast_v off_o by_o god_n p_o 49._o old_a servant_n respect_v by_o god_n p._n 178._o sickness_n whence_o it_o come_v p._n 115._o sickness_n by_o sin_n p._n 119._o sickness_n the_o benefit_n of_o it_o p._n 120._o sickness_n no_o disgrace_n p_o 122._o solitariness_n sweetness_n of_o it_o p._n 191._o sophocles_n write_v tragedy_n in_o his_o dotage_n page_n 16._o soul_n excellency_n p._n 19_o spiritual_a pleasure_n see_v pleasure_n bodily_a strength_n dangerous_a p_o 99_o in_o bodily_a strength_n nor_o all_n nor_o the_o best_a action_n p._n 23._o t_o testimony_n humane_a how_o to_o be_v use_v p._n 2._o time_n common_o too_o much_o misspend_v p._n 55._o time_n loss_n of_o it_o worse_o in_o young_a than_o in_o elder_a year_n