Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	lord_n	people_n	sin_n	3,287	5	4.6566	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01094	Foure sermons, lately preached, by Martin Fotherby Doctor in Diuinity, and chaplain vnto the Kings Maiestie. The first at Cambridge, at the Masters Commencement. Iuly 7. anno 1607. The second at Canterbury, at the Lord Archbishops visitation. Septemb. 14. anno 1607. The third at Paules Crosse, vpon the day of our deliuerance from the gun-powder treason. Nouemb. 5. anno 1607. The fourth at the court, before the Kings Maiestie. Nouemb. 15. anno 1607. Whereunto is added, an answere vnto certaine obiections of one vnresolued, as concerning the vse of the Crosse in baptisme: written by him in anno 1604. and now commanded to be published by authoritie	Fotherby, Martin, 1549 or 50-1620.	1608 (1608)	STC 11206; ESTC S102529	138,851	236

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io_n triumph_n which_o the_o israelite_n do_v in_o their_o like_a deliverance_n out_o of_o the_o water_n the_o lord_n have_v triumph_v glorious_o over_o his_o enemy_n 5._o the_o horse_n and_o his_o rider_n the_o ship_n and_o his_o sailer_n have_v he_o overthrow_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o water_n have_v cover_v they_o the_o flood_n have_v overwhelm_v they_o they_o sink_v unto_o the_o bottom_n as_o a_o stone_n therefore_o bless_v be_v the_o lord_n for_o thus_o avenge_a of_o israel_n 5.2_o this_o cause_n have_v we_o to_o jubilate_n unto_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n if_o we_o remember_v his_o great_a mercy_n in_o that_o memorable_a year_n &_o the_o wonderful_a deliverance_n which_o he_o then_o bring_v unto_o we_o out_o of_o those_o great_a water_n which_o have_v almost_o overwhelm_v us._n yea_o and_o never_o a_o white_a less_o have_v we_o nay_o ten_o thousand_o time_n great_a if_o we_o call_v unto_o our_o mind_n our_o miraculous_a deliverance_n from_o that_o rage_a fire_n 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aram_fw-la sanguine_fw-la turpari_fw-la and_o all_o reduce_v to_o the_o true_a face_n of_o sodom_n but_o yet_o here_o be_v one_o difference_n wherein_o the_o malice_n of_o our_o enemy_n do_v as_o it_o be_v erect_v itself_o that_o they_o have_v provide_v for_o our_o destruction_n a_o far_o more_o base_a and_o unworthy_a fire_n then_o that_o wherewith_o the_o sodomite_n themselves_o be_v destroy_v for_o their_o fire_n be_v the_o fire_n of_o god_n 1.16_o as_o it_o be_v express_o call_v in_o the_o book_n of_o job_n but_o our_o fire_n shall_v have_v be_v the_o fire_n of_o of_o the_o devil_n their_o fire_n come_v down_o from_o the_o bosom_n of_o heaven_n but_o our_o fire_n shall_v have_v come_v up_o from_o the_o bowel_n of_o hell_n so_o that_o by_o this_o difference_n their_o fire_n be_v far_o more_o noble_a than_o we_o but_o yet_o there_o be_v another_o difference_n wherein_o maugre_o all_o the_o malice_n of_o our_o hellish_a enemy_n yet_o our_o fire_n have_v be_v more_o noble_a than_o 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