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	word_n	2,775	5	4.0281	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96951	The only sovereign salve for the wounded spirit: approved by the author in himself Delivered by him in several sermons after his recovery: and now, published for the glory of his most gracious restorer, and for the comfort and settlement of any afflicted soul, that doth, or may labour under that weighty burden. By Richard Wortley, minister of Christ in his church, in Edworth in Bedfordshire.	Wortley, Richard, d. 1680.	1661 (1661)	Wing W3642A; ESTC R231974	144,585	300

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negative_a mercy_n be_v great_a text_n 2_o cor._n 12_o 9_o my_o grace_n be_v sufficient_a for_o thou_o mat._n 8._o 21_o 22._o and_o another_o of_o his_o disciple_n say_v unto_o he_o lord_n suffer_v i_o first_o to_o go_v and_o bury_v my_o father_n but_o jesus_n say_v unto_o he_o follow_v i_o and_o let_v the_o dead_a bury_v their_o dead_a inst._n christ_n as_o man_n pray_v thrice_o that_o the_o cup_n of_o his_o passion_n may_v pass_v from_o he_o yet_o be_v deny_v mat._n 26._o 39_o 12_o 44._o saint_n paul_n beseech_v the_o lord_n thrice_o that_o the_o thorn_n in_o his_o flesh_n the_o messenger_n of_o satan_n to_o buffet_v he_o may_v be_v remove_v yet_o prevail_v not_o 2_o cor._n 12._o 7_o 8_o 9_o reas_n man_n think_v that_o what_o he_o desire_v will_v be_v beneficial_a unto_o he_o the_o lord_n know_v it_o will_v prove_v hurtful_a mat._n 8._o 22._o use_v 1_o there_o be_v a_o particular_a overrule_a providence_n prov._n 21._o 1._o 2._o thy_o judgement_n may_v err_v leave_v all_o to_o god_n 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