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	know_v	see_v	4,988	5	3.1452	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52174	Spiritual songs, or, Songs of praise to Almighty God upon several occasions Together with the Song of Songs which is Solomons: [F]irst turn'd, then par[ap]hrased in English verse. To which may be added, Penitential cries.	Mason, John, 1646?-1694.	1699 (1699)	Wing M922A; ESTC R217649	48,183	153

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master_n hand_n which_o give_v we_o daily_a bread_n thy_o house_n my_o lord_n be_v full_a of_o guest_n thy_o table_n rich_o spread_v earth_n be_v thy_o table_n where_o thy_o guest_n do_v daily_o sit_v and_o feed_v thy_o hand_n carve_v every_o one_o his_o part_n and_o suffer_v none_o to_o need_n 2._o naked_a come_v i_o into_o the_o world_n and_o nothing_o with_o i_o bring_v and_o nothing_o have_v i_o here_o deserve_v yet_o have_v i_o lack_v nought_o i_o do_v not_o bless_v my_o labour_a hand_n my_o labour_a head_n or_o chance_n thy_o providence_n most_o gracious_a god_n be_v my_o inheritance_n 3._o thy_o bounty_n give_v i_o bread_n with_o peace_n a_o table_n free_a from_o strife_n thy_o blessing_n be_v the_o staff_n of_o bread_n which_o be_v the_o staff_n of_o life_n the_o people_n sit_v in_o company_n my_o saviour_n feed_v they_o all_o so_o all_o the_o family_n of_o the_o earth_n have_v table_n in_o god_n hall_n 4._o the_o vine_n and_o olive_n branch_n too_o be_v nourish_v by_o thy_o 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