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	know_v	lord_n	3,918	5	3.5901	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85486	The right vvay: or A direction for obtaining good successe in a weighty enterprise. Set out in a sermon preached on the 12th of September, 1648. before the Lords on a day of humiliation for a blessing on a treaty between His Majesties and the Parliaments commissioners. / By W. Gouge.	Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1648 (1648)	Wing G1394; Thomason E463_1; ESTC R202327	28,997	43

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the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_o pillar_n to_o support_v this_o state_n mention_n be_v make_v of_o two_o pillar_n which_o solomon_n make_v in_o the_o temple_n rectum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sunt_fw-la propria_fw-la nomina_fw-la alterun_v derivatur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d persecit_fw-la ind_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rectum_fw-la the_o one_o whereof_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jachin_n and_o the_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d boaz._n those_o two_o word_n be_v use_v as_o proper_a name_n the_o former_a import_v straitnes_n the_o late_a strength_n if_o pillar_n whereon_o edifice_n do_v rest_n be_v not_o as_o jachin_n and_o boaz_n robur_fw-la alterum_fw-la à_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obfirmavit_fw-la ind_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d robur_fw-la straight_o and_o strong_a they_o can_v be_v serviceable_a if_o they_o be_v not_o straight_o but_o crooked_a the_o building_n rest_v on_o they_o may_v sway_v aside_o if_o they_o be_v not_o strong_a but_o weak_a and_o the_o burden_n rest_v on_o they_o heavy_a they_o may_v fail_v and_o the_o building_n fall_v integrity_n and_o magnanimity_n will_v do_v much_o for_o quiet_v our_o present_a distraction_n the_o lord_z pour_v upon_o you_o the_o spirit_n of_o counsel_n and_o courage_n my_o lord_n i_o be_o your_o humble_a servant_n and_o hearty_a orator_n william_n gouge_n blackfrier_n london_n 19_o sept._n 1648._o the_o right_a way_n or_o a_o direction_n for_o obtain_v good_a success_n in_o a_o weighty_a enterprise_n ezra_n 8._o 21._o then_o i_o proclaim_v a_o fast_o there_o at_o the_o river_n ahava_n that_o we_o may_v afflict_v ourselves_o before_o our_o god_n to_o seek_v of_o he_o a_o right_a way_n for_o we_o and_o for_o our_o little_a one_o and_o for_o all_o our_o substance_n this_o text_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o first_o of_o those_o esther_n those_o ezra_n nehemiah_n esther_n three_o historical_a book_n which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n see_v meet_v to_o be_v record_v for_o all_o age_n concern_v the_o state_n of_o the_o jewish_a church_n after_o their_o return_n from_o their_o seventy_o year_n captivity_n under_o the_o babylonian_n jerusalem_n three_o patriot_n come_v from_o the_o captivity_n to_o jerusalem_n they_o have_v three_o famous_a patriot_n who_o each_o of_o they_o one_o after_o another_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n for_o some_o special_a good_a to_o the_o church_n of_o god_n 1._o zerubbabel_n to_o re-edify_a the_o temple_n esa_n zorobbabel_n extronit_fw-la tenplum_fw-la civitas_n extrusta_fw-mi est_fw-la sub_fw-la neemia_fw-la hier._n l._n 13._o comment_fw-fr in_o esa_n which_o notwithstanding_o the_o many_o impediment_n which_o he_o meet_v withal_o at_o length_n he_o effect_v 2._o ezra_n to_o reform_v religion_n which_o notwithstanding_o the_o many_o corruption_n he_o find_v there_o he_o bring_v to_o pass_v 3._o nehemiah_n to_o make_v up_o the_o wall_n of_o their_o city_n for_o their_o better_a safety_n and_o security_n which_o 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