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	time_n	5,928	5	3.4202	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17154	Christian praiers and holie meditations as wel for priuate as publique exercise: gathered out of the most godly learned in our time, by Henrie Bull. Whereunto are added the praiers, commonly called Lidleys praiers.; Christian praiers and holy meditations	Bull, Henry, d. 1575?; Ledley, John.; Bradford, John, 1510?-1555. Godlie instruction, conteining the summe of all the divinitie necessary for a Christian conscience. aut	1596 (1596)	STC 4032; ESTC S120490	133,439	444

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our_o tentation_n give_v we_o truce_n so_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o need_v to_o hasten_v unto_o god_n for_o help_v final_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o glory_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o draw_v we_o whole_o unto_o it_o not_o by_o fit_n but_o continual_o that_o all_o time_n shall_v be_v fit_a and_o convenient_a for_o we_o to_o pray_v wherefore_o not_o without_o cause_n we_o be_v so_o often_o command_v to_o pray_v continual_o and_o though_o we_o be_v not_o drive_v with_o like_a necessity_n at_o all_o time_n to_o pray_v yet_o in_o this_o case_n s_o james_n teach_v we_o what_o we_o ought_v to_o do_v if_o any_o man_n be_v heavy_a or_o afflict_a say_v he_o let_v he_o pray_v that_o be_v let_v he_o crave_v god_n help_n and_o comfort_n and_o who_o so_o be_v merry_a let_v he_o sing_v that_o be_v let_v he_o praise_v god_n moreover_o the_o benefit_n and_o blessing_n of_o god_n be_v large_a and_o plentiful_a towards_o we_o which_o way_n soever_o we_o turn_v we_o that_o we_o can_v never_o 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