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	lord_n	sin_n	4,134	5	4.6488	4	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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wine_n for_o gospel_n wanton_n or_o caution_n against_o spiritual_a drunkenness_n be_v the_o brief_a note_n of_o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o cambridge_n in_o new-england_n upon_o a_o day_n of_o public_a fasti●●_n and_o prayer_n throughout_o the_o colony_n june_n 25._o 1645._o in_o reference_n to_o the_o sad_a estate_n of_o the_o lord_n people_n in_o england_n by_o that_o reverend_a servant_n of_o the_o lord_n mr._n thomas_n shepard_n decease_v sometime_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n there_o jer._n 7.12_o but_o go_v you_o now_o to_o my_o place_n which_o be_v in_o shiloh_n whe●●_n i_o set_v my_o name_n at_o the_o first_o and_o see_v what_o i_o do_v to_o it_o for_o t●●_n wickedness_n of_o my_o p●●●le_a israel_n 〈…〉_z yet_o let_v no_o man_n strive_v nor_o reprove_v another_o for_o 〈…〉_z they_o that_o strive_v with_o the_o priest_n ●●●●imatur_fw-la charles_n chauncy_n john_n sherman_n 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o year_n 1668._o wine_n for_o gospel_n wanton_n jerem._n 13._o 12_o 13._o 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