Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	father_n	holy_a	spirit_n	2,571	5	5.5598	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10924	Christian curtesie: or, St. Pauls vltimum vale Deliuered in two sermons, on 2. Cor. 13.11. at St. Margarets on Fish-street-hill in London. By N. Rogers (sometimes preacher there) at his farewel, vpon his remoueal thence to a pastoral charge else-where.	Rogers, Nehemiah, 1593-1660.	1621 (1621)	STC 21194; ESTC S116107	47,357	86

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2.11_o 2_o john_n 5_o abstain_v from_o fleshly_a lust_n etc._n etc._n and_o thus_o saint_n john_n i_o now_o beseech_v thou_o lady_n so_o that_o we_o see_v what_o meekness_n and_o mildness_n we_o ought_v to_o use_v exhort_v and_o entreat_v even_o then_o when_o we_o may_v lawful_o command_v and_o no_o marvel_v when_o god_n himself_o herein_o go_v before_o we_o in_o his_o own_o example_n oh_o that_o israel_n will_v have_v hearken_v 23._o psal_n 81_o 13_o mat._n 23._o and_o our_o saviour_n christ_n invite_v the_o israelite_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n unto_o himself_o that_o the_o hen_n do_v her_o chicken_n let_v this_o serve_v then_o for_o our_o imitation_n and_o instruction_n 1_o use_v 1_o that_o we_o endeavour_v to_o win_v our_o people_n with_o gentleness_n and_o love_n and_o sure_o when_o minister_n speak_v thus_o to_o sinful_a man_n i_o beseech_v you_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n i_o beseech_v thou_o my_o brother_n leave_v thy_o whoredom_n forsake_v thy_o drunkenness_n etc._n etc._n 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