Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	joy_n	rejoice_v	2,536	5	8.5850	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47040	The future state, or, A discourse attempting some display of the souls happiness, in regard to that eternally progressive knowledge, or eternal increase of knowledge, and the consequences of it, which is amongst the blessed in heaven by a country gentleman, a worshipper of God in the way of the Church of England.	Whitaker, Edward.; Jones, George, d. 1704.	1683 (1683)	Wing J941B; ESTC R13197	63,632	160

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far_o more_o illustrious_a image_n of_o his_o attribute_n and_o perfection_n than_o any_o or_o all_o of_o they_o 14._o how_o god_n will_v manifest_v a_o various_a and_o different_a affection_n to_o the_o bless_a according_a to_o the_o difference_n of_o their_o perfection_n i_o can_v affirm_v whether_o he_o will_v do_v it_o by_o internal_a effusion_n of_o joy_n and_o consolation_n or_o by_o external_n effect_n and_o demonstration_n or_o by_o both_o which_o seem_v most_o probable_a i_o know_v not_o that_o be_v a_o question_n that_o i_o will_v leave_v for_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o other_o world_n but_o that_o god_n can_v and_o do_v do_v it_o be_v past_a doubt_n with_o i_o he_o manifest_v a_o peculiar_a love_n to_o his_o only_a belove_a son_n and_o can_v do_v so_o to_o all_o the_o member_n of_o his_o body_n in_o several_a measure_n and_o proportion_n 15._o this_o great_a variety_n of_o love_n and_o affection_n will_v cause_n no_o envy_n or_o emulation_n among_o the_o bless_a for_o 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