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	lord_n	sin_n	3,005	5	4.4939	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42547	God's soveraignty displayed from Job 9. 12. : Behold he taketh away, who can hinder him? &c., or, A discourse shewing, that God doth, and may take away from his creatures what hee pleaseth, as to the matter what, the place where, the time when, the means and manner how, and the reasons thereof : with an application of the whole, to the distressed citizens of London, whose houses and goods were lately consumed by the fire : an excitation of them to look to the procuring causes of this fiery tryal, the ends that God aims at in it, with directions how to behave themselves under their losses / by William Gearing ...	Gearing, William.; Gearing, William. No abiding city in a perishing world.	1667 (1667)	Wing G435A; ESTC R18630	101,655	265

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ugly_a how_o deform_v how_o pollute_a and_o abominable_a their_o soul_n be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n as_o god_n complain_v of_o the_o jew_n be_v it_o time_n for_o you_o to_o dwell_v in_o your_o seiled_a house_n and_o this_o house_n lie_v waste_v hag._n 1.4_o so_o god_n may_v complain_v be_v it_o time_n for_o the_o daughtet_n of_o england_n for_o the_o daughter_n of_o london_n to_o be_v haughty_a and_o walk_v with_o stretch_a out_o neck_n and_o wanton_a eye_n walk_v and_o mince_v as_o they_o go_v when_o the_o lord_n be_v pour_v out_o his_o fury_n like_o fire_n upon_o they_o and_o mar_v the_o pride_n of_o england_n and_o the_o great_a pride_n of_o london_n as_o sometime_o he_o threaten_v to_o mar_v the_o pride_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o great_a pride_n of_o jerusalem_n jer._n 13.9_o ah_o how_o do_v many_o people_n spend_v more_o precious_a time_n in_o dress_v their_o body_n than_o in_o trim_v their_o soul_n and_o delight_v more_o to_o see_v their_o face_n in_o a_o glass_n than_o to_o view_v their_o heart_n in_o the_o glass_n of_o the_o word_n oh_o what_o will_v become_v of_o their_o soul_n when_o god_n shall_v strip_v they_o of_o their_o gaudy_a clothes_n and_o pamper_a body_n what_o confusion_n will_v fall_v on_o they_o when_o their_o soul_n shall_v appear_v naked_a before_o the_o lord_n then_o they_o will_v cry_v out_o the_o joy_n of_o our_o heart_n be_v cease_v 16_o our_o dance_n be_v turn_v into_o mourning_n the_o crown_n be_v fall_v from_o our_o head_n woe_n unto_o we_o that_o we_o have_v sin_v our_o crown_n of_o honour_n our_o crown_n of_o pleasure_n our_o crown_n of_o pride_n be_v fall_v from_o our_o head_n woe_n unto_o we_o that_o we_o have_v sin_v and_o walk_v in_o pride_n pride_n be_v the_o usher_n of_o ruin_n pride_n go_v before_o destruction_n prov._n 16._o 18._o one_o ask_v a_o heathen_a philosopher_n what_o god_n be_v do_v he_o answer_v totam_fw-la ejus_fw-la occupationem_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o elevatione_fw-la humilium_fw-la in_fw-la 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