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	sin_n	world_n	2,522	5	4.6350	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64808	Canaans flovvings, or, A second part of milk & honey being another collation of many Christian experiences, sayings, &c. : with an appendix called The heathen improved, or, The Gibeonites hewing of wood, and drawing of water for the sanctuary / by Ralph Venning.	Venning, Ralph, 1621?-1674.	1653 (1653)	Wing V198; ESTC R7804	72,507	246

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as_o love_v as_o god_n be_v lovely_a how_o oh_o how_o infinite_o shall_v we_o love_v he_o 215._o to_o some_o as_o to_o dives_n death_n be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o comfort_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o all_o misery_n too_o other_o as_o to_o lazarus_n death_n be_v the_o end_n of_o all_o misery_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o all_o comfort_n lord_n let_v my_o condition_n be_v such_o that_o at_o death_n i_o may_v pass_v from_o torment_n to_o comfort_n and_o not_o from_o comfort_n to_o torment_v 216._o every_o man_n love_v to_o be_v belove_v and_o be_v apt_a to_o take_v pleasure_n in_o this_o that_o other_o take_v pleasure_n in_o he_o whence_o that_o which_o ought_v not_o do_v oft_o come_v to_o pass_v man_n comply_v with_o man_n humour_n and_o that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v think_v uncivil_a will_v sin_v for_o company_n and_o to_o please_v other_o displease_v god_n oh_o lord_n let_v i_o never_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o good_a christian_a that_o i_o may_v be_v think_v a_o good_a companion_n 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meditate_v of_o good_a to_o do_v it_o and_o of_o evil_a not_o to_o do_v it_o 220._o if_o it_o be_v good_a for_o we_o to_o draw_v near_o to_o god_n oh_o how_o good_a be_v it_o when_o god_n draw_v near_o to_o we_o 221._o it_o be_v good_a that_o a_o man_n shall_v wait_v for_o god_n lament_n 3.26_o for_o god_n be_v good_a to_o they_o that_o wait_v for_o he_o lament_v 3.25_o 222._o it_o be_v better_a to_o spend_v one_o time_n in_o do_v good_a then_o in_o get_v good_n for_o the_o good_n we_o get_v we_o must_v leave_v but_o the_o good_a we_o do_v will_v never_o leave_v we_o when_o we_o rest_v from_o our_o labour_n our_o work_n shall_v follow_v we_o 223._o god_n stand_v in_o no_o need_n of_o we_o for_o he_o be_v bless_v without_o we_o but_o we_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o god_n for_o we_o can_v be_v bless_v without_o he_o oh_o the_o gracious_a condescension_n of_o god_n 224._o if_o a_o man_n can_v be_v rich_a with_o honesty_n he_o shall_v be_v content_a to_o be_v poor_a for_o it_o be_v better_a 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can_v be_v no_o friend_n to_o thou_o that_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o thy_o fault_n and_o thou_o can_v be_v no_o friend_n to_o thyself_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o enemy_n to_o he_o that_o tell_v thou_o of_o thy_o fault_n will_v thou_o like_v he_o the_o worse_a that_o will_v have_v thou_o be_v better_o 228._o christ_n have_v command_v we_o to_o love_v our_o enemy_n and_o to_o do_v good_a for_o evil_n which_o if_o we_o do_v not_o we_o wrong_v ourselves_o more_o by_o not_o do_v good_a to_o they_o for_o that_o be_v our_o sin_n than_o they_o do_v by_o

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that_o be_v within_o i_o praise_v the_o lord_n and_o bless_v his_o holy_a name_n what_o shall_v i_o render_v to_o the_o lord_n for_o all_o his_o benefit_n and_o among_o all_o for_o that_o for_o that_o which_o be_v the_o worth_n of_o all_o and_o more_o worth_a than_o all_o the_o rest_n herb._n i_o will_v do_v for_o that_o alas_o my_o god_n i_o know_v not_o what_o but_o though_o i_o can_v full_o pay_v the_o shot_n let_v i_o not_o love_v thou_o if_o i_o love_v thou_o not_o let_v all_o the_o glory_n of_o my_o glory_n be_v to_o give_v all_o glory_n and_o myself_o to_o thou_o this_o be_v too_o little_a more_o be_v due_a i_o can_v requite_v it_o lord_n it_o be_v true_a 241._o when_o a_o poor_a soul_n consider_v what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o he_o in_o admit_v he_o into_o communion_n with_o himself_o to_o eat_v bread_n at_o his_o table_n continual_o he_o cry_v out_o even_o weep_v for_o admiration_n as_o mephibosheth_n do_v 2_o sam._n 9.8_o what_o be_v thy_o servant_n that_o thou_o shall_v 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a_o everlasting_a prison_n and_o dungeon_n of_o outer_a darkness_n unless_o they_o repent_v christ_n will_v say_v to_o they_o at_o last_o as_o gideon_n say_v to_o zeba_n and_o zalmunna_n judge_n 8.18_o 19_o what_o manner_n of_o man_n be_v they_o who_o you_o slay_v at_o tabor_n and_o they_o answer_v as_o thou_o be_v so_o be_v they_o each_o one_o resemble_v the_o child_n of_o a_o king_n then_o will_v christ_n reply_v as_o gideon_n they_o be_v my_o brethren_n the_o son_n of_o my_o father_n