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	see_v	5,670	5	3.0830	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59696	Wine for Gospel wantons, or, Cautions against spirituall drunkenness being the brief notes of a sermon preached at Cambridge in New-England, upon a day of publick fasting and prayer throughout the colony / by that reverend servant of the Lord, Mr. Thomas Shepard, deceased.	Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.	1668 (1668)	Wing S3150; ESTC R38169	10,388	16

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man_n with_o false_a doctrine_n it_o be_v call_v the_o cup_n of_o the_o wine_n of_o fornication_n by_o drink_v these_o in_o the_o mind_n it_o be_v make_v drink_v the_o second_o particular_a to_o be_v open_v be_v those_o effect_n by_o which_o this_o spirit_n of_o drunkenness_n do_v appear_v and_o manifest_v itself_o drunkenness_n appear_v in_o stagger_v and_o reel_v so_o this_o spiritual_a drunkenness_n appear_v 1._o in_o a_o spirit_n of_o unstedfastness_n and_o unsetledness_n both_o in_o holy_a resolution_n in_o matter_n of_o faith_n and_o opinion_n in_o matter_n of_o judgement_n in_o faith_n there_o be_v no_o hold_n of_o man_n but_o unsettle_a and_o unsteadfast_a in_o doctrine_n and_o in_o matter_n of_o practice_n isai._n 29.9_o they_o be_v drunken_a but_o not_o with_o wine_n they_o stagger_v but_o not_o with_o strong_a drink_n when_o man_n heart_n be_v grow_v unsteadfast_a and_o for_o this_o the_o lord_n he_o profess_v that_o he_o will_v never_o forgive_v this_o sin_n until_o they_o 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to_o a_o spirit_n of_o rage_n and_o division_n a_o 〈…〉_z and_o the_o lord_n leave_v man_n here_o even_o his_o own_o dear_a people_n that_o shall_v one_o day_n meet_v in_o heaven_n no_o mean_n no_o friend_n can_v persuade_v they_o to_o agree_v but_o they_o be_v give_v up_o of_o god_n unto_o a_o spirit_n of_o wrangle_v and_o contention_n this_o be_v that_o which_o go_v before_o the_o calamity_n of_o a_o people_n mica_n 7.4_o the_o best_a of_o they_o be_v a_o briar_n the_o most_o upright_o of_o they_o be_v a_o thorn_n hedge_n the_o day_n of_o thy_o watchman_n and_o visitation_n come_v now_o shall_v be_v their_o perplexity_n look_v as_o you_o see_v it_o be_v often_o with_o drunken_a man_n no_o counsel_n can_v persuade_v they_o to_o be_v quiet_a unless_o that_o you_o use_v violence_n and_o they_o be_v very_o much_o go_v then_o when_o man_n be_v in_o a_o wrangle_a condition_n so_o nabal_n in_o his_o drunkenness_n no_o counsel_n can_v be_v hear_v they_o think_v themselves_o wise_a than_o 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