Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	grace_n	work_n	7,426	5	6.4759	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26153	The power of charity to cover sin a sermon preach'd before the President and Governors of Bridewell and Bethlehem, in Bridewell-Chapel, August xvi, 1694, being the election-day / by Francis Atterbvry ...	Atterbury, Francis, 1662-1732.	1694 (1694)	Wing A4150; ESTC R22865	16,602	27

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this_o height_n of_o virtue_n god_n have_v very_o apt_o and_o suitable_o promise_v that_o his_o fault_n and_o offence_n too_o shall_v be_v pardon_v as_o he_o deal_v with_o his_o neighbour_n so_o will_v god_n deal_v with_o he_o mercy_n shall_v be_v show_v upon_o he_o who_o show_v mercy_n if_o we_o forgive_v other_o man_n their_o trespass_n then_o will_v our_o heavenly_a father_n forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n also_o there_o be_v you_o see_v here_o a_o strict_a analogy_n betwixt_o the_o reward_n annex_v and_o one_o great_a instance_n of_o the_o virtue_n enjoin_v which_o be_v god_n method_n of_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n of_o what_o we_o be_v to_o do_v by_o his_o promise_n as_o well_o as_o his_o command_n and_o of_o exciting_a we_o to_o endeavour_v after_o a_o perfection_n not_o easy_o attain_v by_o assure_v we_o that_o the_o exercise_n of_o it_o shall_v in_o the_o very_a same_o kind_n return_v double_o and_o treble_o into_o our_o own_o bosom_n but_o second_o the_o good_a and_o charitable_a 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