Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	know_v	lord_n	time_n	3,131	5	3.5997	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96869	Ioseph paralled [sic] by the present Parliament, in his sufferings and advancement. A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, on their solemn day of Thanksgiving, Feb. 19. 1645. For the great mercy of God in the reducement of the city of Chester, by the forces under the command of Sr William Brereton. By Fra. Woodcock minister of Olaves Southwarke, one of the Assembly of Divines. Published by order of the said House.	Woodcock, Francis, 1614?-1651.	1646 (1646)	Wing W3430; Thomason E323_5; ESTC R200595	19,383	35

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a_o little_a the_o archer_n sore_o grieve_v he_o shoot_v at_o he_o hate_v he_o oderunt_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la ver●um_fw-la &_o amarificaverunt_fw-la cum_fw-la &_o jaculati_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o oderunt_fw-la the_o archer_n shoot_v at_o he_o by_o which_o be_v mean_v josephs_n brethren_n that_o hate_v he_o sell_v he_o who_o therefore_o the_o patriarch_n may_v now_o in_o his_o last_o word_n glance_v at_o at_o once_o to_o leave_v a_o record_n of_o his_o abominate_v their_o cruelty_n towards_o their_o brother_n as_o also_o haply_o to_o beget_v in_o they_o a_o deep_a sense_n of_o their_o faultinesse_n therein_o of_o which_o they_o can_v not_o easy_o be_v over_o sensible_a josephs_n brethren_n i_o say_v be_v the_o archer_n that_o jacob_n aim_v at_o as_o also_o all_o those_o other_o that_o do_v practice_v against_o the_o life_n or_o welfare_n of_o joseph_n nor_o be_v it_o strange_a in_o scripture_n for_o persecutor_n of_o the_o saint_n to_o be_v account_v archer_n and_o their_o malicious_a practise_v against_o they_o either_o in_o word_n or_o deed_n to_o be_v reckon_v a_o shoot_a arrow_n at_o they_o thus_o i_o be_o sure_a the_o persecutor_n be_v describe_v psal_n 11._o 2._o for_o lo_o say_v he_o the_o wicked_a bend_v their_o bow_n they_o make_v ready_a their_o arrow_n upon_o the_o string_n that_o they_o may_v privy_o shoot_v at_o the_o upright_a in_o heart_n in_o like_a manner_n you_o find_v he_o describe_v psal_n 64._o 3._o to_o which_o purpose_n also_o if_o need_n be_v may_v be_v add_v several_a other_o scripture_n in_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v the_o master_n of_o arrow_n shoot_v at_o iran_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ●omini_fw-la sagittarum_fw-la uti_fw-la supra_fw-la cap._n 37._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dominus_fw-la sumniorum_fw-la peritus_fw-la so●●iorum_fw-la ita_fw-la pro●_n 22._o ●4_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d procl●●●●_n ad_fw-la iran_fw-la he_o and_o hate_v he_o the_o master_n of_o arrow_n that_o be_v your_o prime_a archer_n subtle_a wily_a enemy_n accurate_a markes-man_n such_o as_o know_v how_o to_o kill_v dead_a with_o their_o malice_n thereby_o intimate_v the_o worse_a the_o persecutor_n be_v he_o be_v the_o better_a archer_n have_v thou_o therefore_o a_o malicious_a heart_n against_o the_o saint_n a_o bad_a tongue_n thou_o be_v then_o in_o scripture_n language_n although_o be_v no_o commendation_n a_o good_a archer_n the_o archer_n sore_o grieve_v he_o etc._n etc._n it_o follow_v but_o his_o bow_n abode_n in_o strength_n and_o the_o riu._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ad_fw-la verbum_fw-la et_fw-la habita_fw-la vit_fw-mi in_fw-la forti_fw-la ar●us_fw-la ejus_fw-la &_o roberaverunt_fw-la se_fw-la brachia_fw-la ejus_fw-la chald._n contriti_fw-la sunt_fw-la sortitud_n ne_fw-la arcu_fw-la corum_fw-la &_o dissoluti_fw-la sunt_fw-la neru_n brachij_fw-la corum_fw-la sed_fw-la obstat_fw-la