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	think_v	4,338	5	3.9369	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10602	[The remedy against the troubles of temptations]	Rolle, Richard, of Hampole, 1290?-1349, attributed name. aut	1508 (1508)	STC 20875.5; ESTC S100006	27,131	53

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¶_o the_o remedy_n against_o the_o trouble_n of_o temptacyon_n ●here_o after_o follow_v four_o proufytable_a thing_n to_o have_v in_o mind_n which_o have_v be_v take_v out_o of_o y_z e_z three_o chapter_n of_o a_o devoute_a treatyse_n and_o a_o form_n of_o lyvinge_v that_o the_o dyscrete_a &_o virtuous_a richard_n hampole_a write_v to_o a_o devoute_a &_o a_o holy_a person_n for_o great_a love_n the_o first_o measure_n of_o thy_o lyf_v which_o be_v so_o short_a that_o unnethe_n it_o be_v any_o thing_n for_z we_o live_v here_o but_o in_o a_o point_n that_o be_v the_o least_fw-mi thing_n y_fw-mi it_o may_v be_v and_o for_o to_o say_v sothe_o our_o life_n be_v less_o than_o a_o point_n if_o we_o shall_v liken_v it_o to_o the_o life_n everla_a an_o other_o thing_n be_v the_o uncertaynte_n of_o our_o end_n for_o we_o wot_v not_o when_o we_o shall_v dye_v nor_o how_o we_o shall_v dye_v nor_o whether_o we_o shall_v go_v when_o we_o be_v deed_n and_o the_o will_n of_o god_n be_v that_o it_o 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