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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55504	The sovles life exercising it selfe in the sweet fields of divine meditations and prayers. Collected for the comfort of all those who willingly adventure their lives for the defence of the Gospel, in these blood-thirsty times of war.	Portman, Richard.	1645 (1645)	Wing P3001B; ESTC R220485	26,310	146

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be_v divers_a as_o also_o of_o our_o prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n in_o regard_n whereof_o hilary_n compare_v the_o psalm_n of_o david_n to_o a_o bunch_n of_o key_n which_o as_o by_o several_a door_n give_v we_o access_n to_o god_n as_o some_o admire_v he_o in_o his_o creature_n and_o wonderful_a work_n some_o of_o thanksgiving_n for_o his_o mercy_n and_o wonderful_a deliverance_n of_o his_o people_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n other_o of_o exhortation_n to_o all_o nation_n to_o know_v and_o rejoice_v in_o he_o and_o the_o like_a meditation_n it_o be_v true_a though_o it_o be_v most_o proper_a to_o the_o private_a and_o solitary_a soul_n retire_v from_o worldly_a affair_n and_o business_n yet_o be_v it_o a_o duty_n most_o necessary_a for_o all_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n at_o all_o time_n and_o in_o all_o place_n wheresoever_o to_o exercise_v themselves_o in_o isaac_n we_o read_v go_v out_o to_o meditate_v at_o the_o eventide_n gen._n 24._o 63._o when_o i_o remember_v thou_o upon_o 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