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	place_n	time_n	2,365	5	3.3450	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33710	A relation of a very sudden and extraordinary cure of a person bitten by a viper, by the means of acids together with some remarks upon Dr. Tuthill's vindication of his objections against the doctrine of acids : wherein are contained several things in order to the further clearing of the said doctrine / by John Colbatch.	Colbatch, John, Sir, 1670-1729.	1698 (1698)	Wing C5007; ESTC R12746	37,062	130

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and_o in_o case_n where_o the_o pox_n do_v not_o come_v out_o kind_o and_o the_o pulse_n be_v low_a a_o infusion_n of_o that_o root_n in_o vinegar_n or_o some_o such_o thing_n will_v do_v very_o good_a feat_n i_o confess_v the_o testaceous_a powder_n in_o benign_a pox_n be_v frequent_o give_v without_o any_o evil_a consequence_n but_o the_o reason_n be_v that_o the_o patient_n be_v general_o in_o so_o good_a a_o condition_n and_o have_v so_o much_o strength_n of_o nature_n to_o support_v they_o that_o it_o be_v almost_o impossible_a to_o kill_v they_o but_o what_o fatal_a work_n they_o make_v in_o flux_n pox_n or_o any_o other_o of_o a_o malignant_a kind_n be_v but_o too_o frequent_o see_v here_o observe_v the_o difference_n between_o your_o method_n and_o i_o even_o by_o your_o own_o confession_n i_o be_v principal_o serviceable_a in_o dangerous_a case_n you_o in_o those_o wherein_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n grant_v this_o you_o may_v still_o keep_v your_o own_o method_n to_o 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etc._n now_o there_o be_v scarce_o a_o disease_n attend_v man_n body_n but_o some_o of_o the_o morbific_a particle_n be_v impart_v to_o the_o urine_n and_o if_o the_o urine_n in_o general_n partake_v of_o they_o the_o spirit_n and_o salt_n must_v do_v so_o in_o a_o more_o eminent_a degree_n so_o that_o i_o think_v a_o necessary_a consequence_n of_o give_v such_o a_o medicine_n must_v be_v the_o sow_v the_o seed_n of_o disease_n in_o man_n body_n and_o i_o believe_v in_o my_o conscience_n that_o one_o great_a reason_n of_o the_o late_a frequency_n of_o some_o tyrannical_a disease_n more_o than_o heretofore_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v have_v proceed_v from_o the_o exorbitant_a use_n of_o spirit_n and_o salt_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a and_o those_o other_o thing_n of_o which_o they_o be_v prime_a ingredient_n now_o i_o desire_v that_o our_o lady_n who_o be_v subject_a to_o histerical_a distemper_n will_v well_o consider_v this_o matter_n because_o they_o be_v general_o arm_v with_o it_o to_o fright_v away_o that_o distemper_n of_o which_o i_o be_o afraid_a it_o be_v in_o great_a measure_n if_o not_o altogether_o the_o cause_n or_o at_o least_o of_o the_o saline_a particle_n of_o the_o same_o kind_n with_o which_o their_o blood_n abound_v i_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o at_o this_o time_n but_o hope_v this_o further_a hint_n to_o deter_v people_n from_o the_o use_n of_o volatile_a alkalious_a spirit_n and_o salt_n of_o which_o the_o spirit_n and_o salt_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a be_v most_o common_a may_v not_o be_v unserviceable_a i_o have_v make_v use_n of_o the_o word_n spirit_n and_o salt_n of_o sal_fw-la ammoniac_a as_o of_o thing_n somewhat_o different_a though_o indeed_o there_o be_v no_o real_a difference_n between_o they_o that_o which_o be_v call_v spirit_n be_v only_o a_o proportion_n of_o the_o salt_n dilute_v in_o a_o proper_a quantity_n of_o phlegm_n this_o be_v well_o know_v to_o physician_n but_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o other_o person_n into_o who_o hand_n these_o paper_n may_v chance_v to_o fall_v may_v have_v labour_v under_o some_o difficulty_n about_o it_o without_o this_o intimation_n finis_fw-la pag._n 6_o 7_o 8._o