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	love_n	love_v	4,041	5	6.5654	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11206	The ymage of loue Here foloweth a goostly pamphlete or mater co[m]pendyously extract of holy scrypture, and doctours of ye chyrche, called ye ymage of loue, very necessary for all vertuous persones to loke vpon.; Ymage of love.	Ryckes, John.; Gough, John, fl. 1528-1556.	1525 (1525)	STC 21471.5; ESTC S110770	28,460	53

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beest_o lust_n of_o the_o body_n with_z many_a other_o parillous_a way_n wander_v with_o great_a jeoperdy_n into_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n for_o lack_v of_o light_n which_o be_v not_o in_o defaute_n of_o the_o light_n of_o grace_n ne_o for_o the_o charyte_n of_o god_n be_v not_o present_a because_o the_o glass_n be_v turn_v from_o the_o light_n and_o than_o it_o be_v so_o infect_a and_o defile_v in_o derkenes_n that_o it_o be_v unapte_v to_o receyve_v the_o light_n of_o grace_n &_o the_o image_n of_o charite_n again_o as_o i_o say_v before_o for_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o remove_v the_o foul_a deed_o image_n of_o sin_n and_z only_a possible_a unto_o he_o that_o be_v author_n of_o life_n &_o maker_n of_o this_o glass_n if_o we_o will_v turn_v it_o again_o redress_v our_o love_n towards_o he_o &_o towards_o our_o neyghboures_n than_o shall_v we_o receyve_v this_o image_n of_o life_n again_o and_o say_v with_o saint_n johan._n nos_n scunꝰ_n cum_fw-la translati_fw-la sumus_fw-la de_fw-la morte_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la iij._n i_o joh_n iij._n qm_fw-la diligunꝰ_n ire_n we_o know_v that_o we_o be_v translate_v from_o death_n to_o life_n if_o we_o love_v every_o person_n as_o our_o self_n for_o if_o we_o can_v not_o love_v they_o that_o we_o see_v every_o day_n with_o our_o bodily_a eye_n how_o shall_v we_o love_v god_n that_o we_o can_v not_o se._n iiij_o i_o joh_n iiij_o therefore_o i_o may_v say_v the_o charite_fw-fr be_v a_o lyve_a image_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n that_o gyve_v only_a life_n unto_o the_o body_n and_z as_o the_o body_n have_v u_o wytte_n &_o work_v all_o his_o work_n by_o they_o so_o the_o soul_n have_v u_o ghostly_a wytte_n whereby_o it_o work_v all_o thing_n that_o be_v merytoryous_a &_o please_v unto_o god_n ¶_o this_o lyve_a image_n have_v u_o wytte_n and_o the_o operacyon_n of_o they_o capi_fw-la viij_o of_z these_o u_o wytte_v saint_n barnarde_n speak_v in_o a_o sarmon_n show_v that_o there_o be_v u_o manner_n of_o love_n the_o first_o 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