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	son_n	5,168	5	5.9174	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A23406	The audi filia, or a rich cabinet full of spirituall ievvells. Composed by the Reuerend Father, Doctour Auila, translated out of Spanish into English; Audi filia. English	John, of Avila, Saint, 1499?-1569.; Matthew, Tobie, Sir, 1577-1655.	1620 (1620)	STC 983; ESTC S100239	370,876	626

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o_o my_o friend_n how_o beautiful_a be_v thou_o thy_o eye_n be_v as_o of_o a_o dove_n beside_o that_o which_o be_v hide_v within_o he_o say_v two_o several_a time_n that_o she_o be_v beautiful_a because_o deed_n because_o the_o soul_n that_o serve_v god_n must_v have_v both_o good_a desire_n &_o good_a deed_n she_o must_v be_v so_o both_o in_o body_n and_o soul_n within_o by_o desire_n and_o without_o by_o deed_n and_o because_o that_o which_o be_v within_o be_v to_o exceed_v that_o which_o be_v without_o he_o therefore_o say_v beside_o that_o which_o be_v within_o and_o for_o that_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o s._n augustine_n say_v do_v consist_v in_o love_a god_n he_o therefore_o say_v thy_o eye_n be_v as_o of_o a_o dove_n whereby_o be_v note_v that_o sincere_a and_o amorous_a intention_n which_o only_o aim_v at_o the_o please_a of_o god_n without_o any_o mixture_n of_o proper_a interest_n then_o behold_v thou_o christ_n that_o christ_n may_v behold_v thou_o and_o 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