Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	love_n	love_v	see_v	3,860	5	4.0181	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59194	Daniel Sennertus his meditations setting forth a plain method of living holily and dying happily / written originally in Latin, and now translated into English.	Sennert, Daniel, 1572-1637.	1694 (1694)	Wing S2536; ESTC R19038	74,434	198

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you_o and_o pray_v for_o they_o which_o despiteful_o use_v you_o 31._o verse_n 31._o and_o as_o you_o will_v that_o man_n shall_v do_v unto_o you_o do_v you_o also_o to_o they_o likewise_o 32._o verse_n 32._o for_o if_o you_o love_v they_o which_o love_v you_o what_o thank_v have_v you_o for_o sinner_n also_o love_v those_o that_o love_v they_o 35._o verse_n 35._o but_o love_v you_o your_o enemy_n and_o do_v good_a and_o your_o reward_n shall_v be_v great_a and_o you_o shall_v be_v the_o child_n of_o the_o high_a for_o he_o be_v kind_a unto_o the_o unthankful_a and_o to_o the_o evil_n 36._o verse_n 36._o be_v you_o therefore_o merciful_a as_o your_o father_n also_o be_v merciful_a 37._o verse_n 37._o judge_v not_o and_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v judge_v condemn_v not_o and_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v condemn_v forgive_v and_o you_o