Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	ghost_n	holy_a	sin_n	3,325	5	4.9847	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43703	A sermon preached before the Queen, at White-hall, on Sunday the 26th of October, 1690 by Charles Hickman.	Hickman, Charles, 1648-1713.	1690 (1690)	Wing H1900; ESTC R11429	12,291	29

a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o queen_n at_o whitehall_n on_o sunday_n the_o 26_o of_o october_n 1690._o by_o charles_n hickman_n d.d._n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o their_o majesty_n by_o her_o majesty_n special_a command_n london_n print_v for_o walter_n kettilby_n at_o the_o bishop_n head_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1690._o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o queen_n psalm_n iu._n four_o stand_v in_o awe_n and_o sin_v not_o commune_fw-la with_o your_o own_o heart_n and_o in_o your_o chamber_n and_o be_v still_o the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o sanctify_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v mighty_a in_o operation_n but_o then_o his_o motion_n be_v unaccountable_a he_o pierce_v like_o the_o lightning_n but_o like_o the_o wind_n he_o blow_v where_o he_o list_v and_o this_o be_v one_o cause_n why_o so_o many_o man_n be_v the_o less_o solicitous_a to_o procure_v his_o gift_n and_o neglect_v the_o mean_n of_o their_o salvation_n they_o stand_v gaze_v when_o the_o good_a hour_n shall_v come_v that_o some_o kind_a light_n from_o heaven_n shall_v convince_v they_o of_o their_o error_n and_o some_o powerful_a influence_n shall_v reclaim_v their_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o they_o give_v a_o loose_a to_o their_o own_o inclination_n and_o think_v they_o have_v no_o more_o to_o do_v but_o it_o be_v a_o dangerous_a and_o a_o great_a mistake_n for_o as_o all_o other_o excellency_n in_o man_n require_v industry_n and_o practice_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o perfection_n so_o religion_n also_o among_o the_o rest_n be_v to_o be_v improve_v by_o exercise_n and_o application_n of_o mind_n and_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a art_n of_o virtue_n though_o the_o principle_n of_o it_o be_v bear_v within_o we_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o diligent_a laborious_a education_n that_o must_v make_v they_o serviceable_a and_o fit_a for_o use_v the_o foundation_n indeed_o be_v lay_v by_o god_n but_o for_o the_o superstructure_n we_o must_v be_v behold_v to_o ourselves_o and_o in_o this_o art_n 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