Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	let_v	lord_n	see_v	4,698	5	3.6890	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16543	The importunate begger for things necessary, or necessity, without deniall Or a treatise, wherein is shewed the lawfullnesse of praying absolutely for necessary temporall things, without doubting or wavering, and that the saints of God may and ought, as absolutely depend upon God, for their dayly bread, as they may for the pardon of their sinnes, and that the cause is in themselves, who doe not obtaine them. Whereunto is annexed an answer to Mr. Norrice his 5 arguments, which were framed against it, together with an answer to his Prosopopeia, wherein, as well the insufficiency of those arguments, as the deceitfullnesse of his collections, is plainely manifested by R.B.	Boye, Rice.	1635 (1635)	STC 3450; ESTC S106818	69,334	88

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whole_a matter_n they_o affirm_v that_o for_o outward_a necessary_a thing_n we_o ought_v to_o pray_v with_o a_o if_o but_o we_o affirm_v that_o if_o in_o all_o such_o prayer_n must_v be_v lay_v aside_o wherefore_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v unmeete_a before_o we_o speak_v particular_o of_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n to_o show_v how_o this_o word_n if_o be_v take_v in_o the_o scripture_n this_o particle_n if_o than_o be_v take_v in_o the_o scripture_n either_o for_o a_o term_n of_o condition_n or_o else_o for_o a_o term_n of_o doubt_n it_o be_v a_o term_n of_o condition_n deut._n 4.30.31_o if_o thou_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n and_o shall_v be_v obedient_a unto_o his_o voice_n he_o will_v not_o forsake_v thou_o neither_o destroy_v thou_o etc._n etc._n this_o and_o all_o other_o such_o like_a place_n may_v be_v turn_v participial_o thus_o thou_o turn_v to_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v obedient_a unto_o he_o he_o will_v not_o forsake_v thou_o nor_o destroy_v thou_o second_o this_o 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