Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	punishment_n	sin_n	suffer_v	2,266	5	6.8405	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26270	The government of the passions according to the rules of reason and religion viz, love, hatred, desire, eschewing, hope, despair, fear, anger, delight, sorrow, &c.	Ayloffe, W. (William)	1700 (1700)	Wing A4290; ESTC R23106	50,268	134

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love_n and_o sorrow_n desire_n be_v so_o many_o public_a mark_n of_o some_o private_a necessity_n for_o the_o soul_n that_o wish_n show_v its_o indigency_n this_o make_v tertullian_n say_v that_o desire_n be_v the_o glory_n of_o thing_n desire_v and_o the_o shame_n of_o the_o party_n desire_v the_o honour_n of_o riches_n and_o the_o infamy_n of_o the_o miser_n the_o reputation_n of_o dignity_n but_o the_o scandal_n of_o the_o ambitious_a of_o the_o good_a use_n of_o desire_n although_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o frequent_a than_o desire_v yet_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o rare_a than_o their_o good_a use_n for_o of_o so_o many_o who_o make_v wish_n how_o few_o know_v how_o to_o moderate_v they_o nature_n have_v bestow_v on_o we_o this_o passion_n in_o order_n to_o the_o acquire_v the_o good_a we_o want_v and_o which_o be_v necessary_a for_o we_o we_o must_v be_v cautious_a and_o have_v only_o faint_a desire_n for_o transitory_a thing_n and_o be_v reserve_v in_o our_o wish_v for_o 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