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	see_v	work_n	3,903	5	5.7692	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36515	A friendly debate between Satan and Sherlock containing a discovery of the unsoundness of Mr. William Sherlocks principles in a late book entituled A discourse concerning the knowledge of Jesus Christ &c., by this only medium, that they afford the Devil the same grounds for his hope of salvation that they do mankind, and so subvert the Gospel and transform Christianity into Mahumetanism / by an hearty enemy of Mahumetanism.	Danson, Thomas, d. 1694.	1676 (1676)	Wing D213; ESTC R24867	29,839	72

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design_n and_o desire_v the_o happiness_n of_o all_o his_o creature_n according_a to_o the_o capacity_n of_o their_o nature_n p._n 42._o either_o therefore_o thou_o be_v none_o of_o his_o creature_n or_o thy_o nature_n uncapable_a of_o happiness_n or_o god_n design_n and_o desire_v thy_o happiness_n as_o well_o as_o of_o other_o of_o his_o creature_n satan_n what_o assurance_n the_o light_n of_o nature_n and_o work_n of_o creation_n and_o providence_n give_v you_o i_o know_v not_o but_o to_o i_o it_o give_v none_o of_o god_n pardon_v mercy_n to_o sinner_n i_o have_v hear_v that_o the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o sinner_n and_o his_o pardon_v mercy_n eould_v never_o have_v enter_v into_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n or_o angel_n but_o by_o christ_n and_o the_o scripture_n which_o i_o believe_v against_o my_o will_n seem_v to_o countenance_v the_o assertion_n for_o this_o love_n be_v call_v a_o mystery_n hide_v in_o god_n and_o make_v know_v to_o gentile_n and_o to_o principality_n and_o power_n 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