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	sorrow_n	2,802	5	8.8668	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66053	Of the principles and duties of natural religion two books / by the Right Reverend Father in God, John, late Lord Bishop of Chester ; to which is added, A sermon preached at his funerals, by William Lloyd ...	Wilkins, John, 1614-1672.; Lloyd, William, 1627-1717. Sermon preached at the funeral of John, late Lord Bishop of Chester.; Tillotson, John, 1630-1694.	1675 (1675)	Wing W2204; Wing L2705_PARTIAL; ESTC R20334	178,528	530

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2._o de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d nat._n quaest._n lib._n 1._o praef._n py●●●_n carm._n amyraldus_n d●_n benefi●_n lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr ira._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 27._o ibid._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 25._o de_fw-fr benefic_n 7._o 31._o de_fw-fr benefic_n lib._n 4._o pythag._n carm._n theatetus_fw-la de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr repub._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr divinat_fw-la symposiac_a lib._n 8._o q._n 1._o nat._n deor._n dan._n 4._o 34_o 35._o psal._n 100_o 3._o tuscu_n q._n lib._n 1_o tuse_a lib._n 1._o epist._n 117._o 2_o tim._n 1._o 10._o 1_o cor._n 15._o 19_o amyraldus_n psa._n 58._o 11_o topic._n 1._o 9_o nat._n deor._n lib._n 1._o psal._n 89._o 9_o 10_o sen._n nat._n qu._n lib._n 7._o cap._n 30._o heb._n 1._o 1._o gal._n 4._o 3._o prepar_fw-la evang_v lib._n 14_o cap._n 13._o lib._n 4._o cap_n 13._o dissert_n 38._o epist._n 95._o de_fw-fr nat._n deorum_n lib._n 2._o satyr_n 2._o isa._n 40._o 6._o 1_o thes._n 5._o 8._o eph._n 6._o 17._o heb._n 6._o 19_o psal._n 65._o 5._o prov._n 3._o 26._o rom._n 15._o 13._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 21._o psal._n 147._o 5._o psa._n 17._o 14._o eccles._n 9_o 11._o hag._n 1._o 6._o psa._n 27._o 10._o job_n 6._o 15._o psal._n 68_o 5._o 145._o 14._o 146._o 9_o psal._n 10._o 14._o psal._n 22._o 11._o psal_n 135._o 6._o psa._n 62._o 10_o 11._o isa._n 26._o 4._o rom._n 4._o 18._o 21._o zech._n 1._o 5._o jer._n 17._o 7._o mat._n 6._o 34._o mat._n 10._o 3._o luk._n 14._o 26._o philem_n 3._o psa._n 50._o 21._o mr._n smith_n of_o superstition_n mat._n 19_o 7._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 17._o ch_n 6._o 15_o 16._o zech._n 9_o 17_o psal._n 100_o 3._o psal._n 23._o act_n 17._o 27._o joh._n 5._o 42._o mr._n pink_v benefic_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 19_o epist._n 123._o de_fw-fr legib._n lib._n 2._o hosea_n 3._o 5._o psal._n 130._o 4._o rom._n 13._o mat._n 10._o 18_o psa._n 76._o 11._o v_o 12._o psa._n 25._o 13._o deut._n 28._o 58._o ver_fw-la 65._o judg._n 9_o 2._o rom._n 7._o 12_o rom._n 7._o 16_o psal._n 19_o 7_o 119._o 142._o de_fw-fr vita_fw-la beata_fw-la 15._o jon._n 3._o 9_o lib._n 6._o 39_o lib._n 8._o 23._o lib._n 4._o 6._o 7._o lib._n 1._o c._n 23._o enchyrid_a dissert_n 3._o 7._o 2._o 26._o psal._n 119._o 75._o heb._n 12._o 11._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 32._o psal._n 25._o 10._o exod._n 34._o 6._o rom._n 2._o 4._o lam._n 3._o 22._o 2_o cor._n 1._o 5._o job_n 2._o 10._o ad_fw-la polyb._n cap._n 29._o dissertat_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 26._o 1_o sam._n 3._o 18._o psal._n 39_o epist._n 96._o epist._n 107._o enchyrid_a cap._n 23._o dissert_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 24._o lib._n 10._o cap._n 25._o lam._n 3._o 39_o psal._n 8._o 4._o job_n 5._o 7._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 13._o sen._n ep._n 95._o luke_n 23._o 41._o rom._n 3._o 19_o v_o 4._o ezek._n 18._o 25._o prov._n 19_o 3._o job_n 34._o 31._o lam._n 3._o 39_o psal._n 118._o 18._o lam._n 3._o 22._o heb._n 12._o 5._o rev._n 3._o 19_o psa._n 94._o 12._o prov._n 3._o 12._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 32._o act_n 9_o 15._o phil._n 1._o 29._o heb._n 12._o 8._o luke_n 16._o 25._o psal._n 73._o 5._o psal._n 119._o 75._o sen._n ep._n 107._o dissert_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 26._o seneca_n de_fw-fr ira._n lib._n 3._o c._n 16._o ep._n 42._o seneca_n ep._n 41._o ep._n 64._o job_n 2._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 13._o heb._n 12._o 11._o job_n 15._o 11._o 1_o sam._n 3._o 18._o job_n 1._o 15_o 17._o 2._o sam._n 15._o 26_o ver_fw-la 10._o 1_o sam._n 25._o 22._o 2_o sam._n 18._o 33._o psal._n 39_o sen._n helu._n cap._n 5._o lib._n 2._o c._n 7._o 1_o king_n 20._o 3._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 13._o rom._n 8._o 28._o 2_o sam._n 19_o ver_fw-la 27_o 28._o greg._n moral_a chap._n 40._o 4._o sen._n ep._n 76._o ep._n 91._o s●●_n tranq_fw-fr a●_n cap._n 11._o sen._n ad_fw-la mutium_fw-la cap._n 9_o gen._n 32._o 10._o 1_o sam._n 17._o 37._o 2_o chron._n 20._o 7._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 10._o eccl._n 12._o 13._o de_fw-fr leg._n lib._n 1._o jur._n sit_v 15._o de_fw-fr superstistitione_fw-la nat._n deor._n lib._n 2._o lactant._n against_o colotes_n nat._n deor._n lib._n 1._o lord_n bacon_n essay_n cap._n 11._o rom._n 13._o 5._o de_fw-fr benef._n lib._n 3._o c._n 6._o lib._n 10._o lib._n 4._o cap._n de_fw-fr haeret._n grotius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_fw-la &_o pacis_fw-la l._n 2._o cap._n 20._o sect_n 51._o lib._n 8._o eccles._n 2._o 3._o act_n 24._o 16._o moral_a 1._o ad_fw-la eudem_fw-la dissert_n 1._o 6._o lib._n 8._o sect._n 19_o seneca_n idem_fw-la epist._n 85._o epist._n 31._o mag._n moral_a lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o epist._n 74._o epist._n 74._o deut._n 28._o 61._o exod._n 23._o 25._o deut._n 7._o 15._o prov._n 4._o 22._o isa._n 58._o 8._o prov._n 17._o 22._o 15._o 13._o 12._o 25._o deut._n 34._o 7._o leu._n 25._o 18_o prov._n 1._o 33._o prov._n 12._o 21._o psal._n 34._o 17_o prov._n 23._o 29._o rhet._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 5._o psal._n 34._o 10_o prov._n 3._o 16_o c._n 7._o 8_o 18._o 8._o 21._o psal._n 37._o 16._o ethic._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 1._o jer._n 17._o 11._o prov._n 11._o 24._o cap._n 13._o 11_o 22._o cap._n 22._o 16._o cap._n 28._o 8._o jam._n 2._o 5._o tit._n 3._o 3_o matt._n 11._o 30._o 1_o joh._n 5._o 3._o gal._n 5._o 22._o job_n 20._o 5._o prov._n 5._o 5._o 20._o 17._o 23._o 32._o prov._n 22._o 1._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 15._o cap._n 12._o 26._o deut._n 32._o 9_o exod._n 19_o 5._o jer._n 12._o 7._o psal._n 4._o 3._o prov._n 1._o 9_o chap._n 4._o 8_o 9_o deut._n 28._o 13._o 1_o sam._n 2._o 30._o joh._n 12._o 26._o epist._n 76._o tusc._n q._n 2._o prov._n 14._o 34._o 2_o pet._n 1._o prov._n 14._o 14._o v_o 26._o c._n 28._o 1._o isa._n 26._o 3._o isa._n 32._o 17._o rom._n 2._o 9_o 10._o gal._n 5._o 22._o isa._n 57_o mat._n 12._o ep._n 105._o job_n 20._o 25_o 26._o rom._n 1._o 28_o eph._n 4._o 18_o 19_o 1_o tim._n 4._o 2._o lib._n 5._o 6._o 9_o ephes._n 2._o matt._n 7._o matt._n 13._o matt._n 20._o luke_n 14._o matt._n 25._o matt._n 25._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 1_o cor._n 9_o rom._n 2._o 14_o 15._o col._n 3._o 17._o