Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	hand_n	lord_n	see_v	2,615	5	3.2521	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04886	No power but of God, and yet a power in every creature, or, A word in season, to all men not void of grace, or deprived of reason wherein is held forth that the Almighty God is not wanting to us in impowering of us, but we are wanting to him, in not improving our talent for him ... / by Robert Purnel.	Purnell, Robert, d. 1666.	1651 (1651)	Wing P4238A; ESTC R187132	119,586	280

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secta●●n_n army_n oh_o what_o pride_n and_o selfishnesse_n be_v this_o mon_fw-fr that_o when_o the_o almighty_a do_v se●●_n in_o deliverance_n after_o deliverance_n one_o tu●…ling_v in_o after_o another_o yet_o if_o these_o mer●●_n come_v not_o in_o by_o such_o instrument_n as_o 〈◊〉_d please_v we_o will_v not_o take_v it_o as_o a_o mercy_n 〈◊〉_d mercy_n no_o mercy_n if_o they_o come_v not_o to_o by_o our_o own_o mean_n in_o our_o own_o time_n ●…a●…_n in_o our_o own_o way_n why_o shall_v not_o that_o g●●_n that_o give_v they_o free_o reach_v they_o forth_o we_o by_o what_o hand_n he_o please_v have_v t●●_n lord_n appear_v in_o his_o almighty_a power_n 〈◊〉_d company_v with_o his_o bless_a presence_n in_o 〈◊〉_d head_n of_o our_o army_n and_o yet_o be_v they_o blasphemous_a and_o sectarian_n army_n when_o they_o and_o we_o have_v be_v in_o 〈◊〉_d great_a strait_n and_o at_o the_o far_a distan●…_n from_o all_o humane_a help_n have_v not_o the_o lo●●_n appear_v for_o our_o deliverance_n and_o 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