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	great_a	know_v	5,049	5	3.5427	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86324	The advantage of afflictions: a sermon preached before the Right Honourable House of Peers, Ianuary 28. 1645. being the day of publike humiliation, in the Abbey Church, Westminster. / By Gaspar Hicks, a member of the Assembly of Divines.	Hickes, Gaspar, 1605-1677.	1646 (1646)	Wing H1837; Thomason E319_9; ESTC R200555	25,203	34

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the_o absolute_a necessity_n all-sufficiency_n and_o excellency_n of_o god_n and_o whether_o the_o discovery_n of_o god_n surpass_v soul-satisfying_a goodness_n or_o the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o displeasure_n against_o our_o sinful_a vileness_n be_v most_o prevalent_a to_o effect_v this_o it_o matter_n not_o so_o it_o be_v do_v 2._o it_o be_v hard_a nay_o impossible_a to_o find_v any_o of_o the_o saint_n that_o be_v altogether_o without_o a_o share_n of_o suffering_n which_o they_o may_v improve_v to_o the_o more_o earnest_a and_o effectual_a seek_v of_o god_n etc._n petrus_n mereltur_n etc._n etc._n peter_n sink_v say_v a_o ancient_n and_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o drown_v which_o make_v he_o hasty_o cry_v out_o for_o help_v to_o his_o master_n if_o thou_o meet_v not_o with_o fiery_a trial_n some_o flash_n at_o least_o expect_v if_o as_o yet_o the_o sum_n of_o thy_o suffering_n be_v not_o great_a haply_o there_o be_v the_o more_o to_o come_v you_o have_v not_o yet_o resist_v unto_o 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