Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	harden_v	heart_n	pharaoh_n	2,001	5	11.6391	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65285	A body of practical divinity consisting of above one hundred seventy six sermons on the lesser catechism composed by the reverend assembly of divines at Westminster : with a supplement of some sermons on several texts of Scripture / by Thomas Watson ...	Watson, Thomas, d. 1686.	1692 (1692)	Wing W1109; ESTC R32148	1,021,388	604

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will_v strengthen_v we_o in_o our_o suffering_n psal._n 37.39_o he_o be_v their_o strength_n in_o the_o time_n of_o trouble_n either_o god_n make_v our_o burden_n light_a or_o our_o faith_n strong_a he_o will_v compensate_a and_o recompense_v our_o suffering_n mat._n 19.29_o every_o one_o that_o have_v forsake_v house_n or_o land_n for_o my_o name_n sake_n shall_v receive_v a_o hundred_o fold_n and_o inherit_v life_n everlasting_a here_o be_v encouragement_n to_o suffer_v affliction_n but_o there_o be_v no_o encouragement_n to_o sin_n god_n have_v brandish_v a_o flame_a sword_n of_o threaten_n to_o deter_v we_o from_o sin_n psal._n 68.21_o god_n shall_v wound_v the_o hairy_a scalp_n of_o such_o a_o one_o as_o go_v on_o still_o in_o his_o trespass_n there_o be_v a_o fly_a roul_n of_o curse_n which_o enter_v into_o the_o house_n of_o a_o sinner_n zac._n 5.4_o if_o a_o man_n sin_n be_v it_o at_o his_o peril_n deut._n 32.42_o i_o will_v make_v my_o arrow_n drink_v with_o blood_n god_n 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