Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	grace_n	life_n	sin_n	2,939	5	4.9686	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68674	Gesta romanorum; Gesta Romanorum. English.		1510 (1510)	STC 21286.3; ESTC S4864	107,969	170

mary_n the_o emperor_n soon_o betoken_v our_o lord_n ihesu_n cryste_n the_o sergeaunt_n that_o be_v send_v thrughe_v the_o cyte_n betoken_v saint_n johan_n that_o baptist_n which_o be_v send_v afore_o our_o lord_n /_o to_o make_v ready_a for_o he_o accord_v to_o the_o scrypture_n ecce_fw-la mitto_fw-la angelum_fw-la lo_o i_o send_v my_o angel_n afore_o i_o etc._n etc._n the_o state_n which_o desire_v the_o emperor_n soon_o to_o nourysshe_v betoken_v the_o patryarke_n and_o prophet_n which_o desire_n grete_o to_o nourysshe_v our_o lord_n &_o so_o to_o see_v he_o but_o they_o may_v not_o see_v he_o /_o ne_o norysshe_v he_o for_o fire_n and_o water_n which_o shall_v be_v causet_v of_o their_o sight_n be_v not_o with_o hy_o persyght_o the_o fire_n betoken_v the_o holy_a goost_n that_o have_v not_o yet_o a_o pered_a in_o they_o /_o for_z they_o be_v not_o wasshen_v the_o water_n of_o the_o fonte_fw-la also_o you_o may_v understonde_v by_o the_o fire_n perfyght_v charyte_v /_o and_z by_o 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