Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	king_n	lord_n	time_n	4,864	5	3.7091	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91061	Englands impenitencie under smiting, causing anger to continue, and the destroying hand of God to be stretched forth still. Set out in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, at a publike fast, Sept. 25. 1644. By Nicolas Proffet, late rector of Peters in Marlebrough, now Minister of Edminton, and one of the Assembly of Divines. Published by Order from that House.	Proffet, Nicolas, d. 1669.	1645 (1645)	Wing P3647; Thomason E16_22; ESTC R18136	45,814	55

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that_o smite_v they_o than_o it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o germany_n smite_v and_o miserable_o waste_v it_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o smite_v they_o ireland_n smite_v and_o almost_o consume_v the_o lord_n have_v smite_v they_o england_n at_o this_o time_n smite_v divide_v and_o much_o weaken_v it_o be_v the_o lord_n that_o have_v smite_v we_o this_o doctrine_n do_v assure_v we_o as_o the_o woman_n of_o tekoa_n do_v inform_v david_n that_o the_o hand_n of_o joab_n be_v in_o all_o that_o so_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v in_o all_o this_o his_o hand_n have_v smite_v both_o they_o and_o we_o the_o more_o therefore_o to_o blame_v we_o and_o the_o great_a our_o sin_n who_o look_v much_o below_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n 26.11_o isa_n 26.11_o it_o be_v a_o just_a complaint_n of_o our_o prophet_n chap._n 26.11_o lord_z when_o thy_o hand_n be_v lift_v up_o they_o will_v not_o see_v and_o in_o this_o chap._n as_o be_v note_v before_o he_o charge_v this_o people_n that_o they_o be_v so_o 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