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	suffer_v	suffering_n	2,047	5	9.4271	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25385	Holy devotions, with directions to pray also a brief exposition upon [brace] the Lords prayer, the creed, the Ten commandments, the 7 penitential psalms, the 7 psalms of thanksgiving : together with a letanie / by the Right Reverend Father in God Lancelot Andrews ...; Institutiones piae, or, Directions to pray	Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626.	1663 (1663)	Wing A3129A; ESTC R40284	169,352	493

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the_o high_a and_o more_o eminent_a the_o person_n be_v who_o we_o petition_n the_o more_o reverend_a and_o submiss_a aught_o our_o behaviour_n be_v to_o he_o in_o our_o petition_n perseverance_n in_o the_o next_o place_n we_o must_v resolve_v with_o ourselves_o not_o to_o be_v impatient_a of_o delay_n as_o we_o call_v they_o if_o god_n seem_v not_o to_o hear_v we_o present_o but_o we_o must_v pray_v with_o perseverance_n our_o saviour_n himself_o immediate_o after_o he_o have_v prescribe_v to_o his_o disciple_n that_o absolute_a form_n of_o prayer_n teach_v they_o also_o and_o we_o in_o they_o the_o effect_n of_o this_o virtue_n by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o friend_n which_o come_v in_o the_o night_n to_o borrow_v loaf_n 17._o and_o short_o after_o by_o that_o of_o the_o importunate_a widow_n which_o effect_n also_o david_n and_o the_o woman_n of_o canaan_n feel_v wherefore_o not_o without_o good_a reason_n do_v st._n paul_n so_o often_o counsel_v this_o assiduity_n and_o fervency_n 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of_o thy_o own_o hand_n not_o make_v by_o any_o strange_a god_n but_o by_o thou_o the_o only_a and_o true_a god_n glory_n be_v to_o the_o father_n etc._n etc._n psalm_n 145._o i_o will_v extol_v and_o praise_v thou_o my_o god_n and_o creator_n o_o king_n or_o majesty_n and_o glory_n and_o i_o will_v bless_v and_o magnify_v thy_o name_n o_o preserver_n of_o mankind_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o even_o all_o the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n 2_o every_o day_n not_o a_o day_n shall_v pass_v over_o my_o head_n but_o i_o will_v bless_v thou_o and_o be_v speak_v of_o thy_o mercy_n and_o i_o will_v praise_v and_o give_v thanks_o unto_o thou_o and_o to_o thy_o name_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o as_o long_o as_o i_o live_v 3_o great_a and_o glorious_a be_v the_o lord_n far_o exceed_v all_o the_o false_a god_n of_o the_o heathen_a and_o great_o be_v he_o to_o be_v praise_v for_o all_o his_o work_n and_o his_o greatness_n have_v neither_o end_n nor_o beginning_n but_o be_v unsearchable_a and_o past_a 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man_n they_o be_v over_o his_o justice_n and_o all_o his_o other_o work_n 10_o all_o thy_o work_n and_o creature_n shall_v therefore_o praise_v and_o magnify_v thou_o o_o lord_n in_o general_a and_o above_o the_o rest_n thy_o saint_n and_o servant_n to_o who_o in_o particular_a thou_o extende_v thy_o mercy_n shall_v bless_v and_o continual_o praise_v thou_o for_o the_o same_o 11_o they_o especial_o shall_v not_o be_v silent_a but_o speak_v of_o and_o declare_v unto_o those_o that_o have_v not_o know_v thy_o name_n the_o glory_n and_o majesty_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n which_o be_v above_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o shall_v wheresoever_o they_o come_v talk_z of_o and_o set_v forth_o thy_o mighty_a power_n which_o no_o potentate_n be_v able_a to_o resist_v 12_o to_o make_v know_v and_o to_o make_v manifest_a thereby_o to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n even_o all_o the_o generation_n to_o come_v his_o mighty_a and_o wonderful_a act_n which_o he_o have_v do_v in_o our_o time_n 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