Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	work_n	work_v	write_v	138	4	5.3337	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66605	The memorial of the just shall not rot, or, A collection of some of the letters of that faithful servant of the Lord, William Wilson who departed this life the tenth day of the fifth month 1682 ... together with several testimonies concerning his faithfulness in his day : unto which is added a brief accompt of some of the buffetings, imprisonments, and spoiling of goods he patiently suffered for his testimonies sake.	Wilson, William, d. 1682.	1685 (1685)	Wing W2955; ESTC R30210	52,995	72

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to_o it_o in_o time_n the_o lord_n decree_n be_v go_v out_o against_o injustice_n and_o ungodly_a deed_n that_o be_v do_v against_o his_o people_n that_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o preserve_v and_o deliver_v out_o of_o all_o their_o trouble_n though_o they_o suffer_v for_o the_o trial_n of_o their_o faith_n therefore_o repent_v for_o thou_o must_v come_v to_o judgement_n and_o a_o account_n must_v thou_o give_v and_o how_o can_v thou_o appear_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o those_o thing_n that_o make_v thou_o shame_n before_o man_n the_o world_n cry_v out_o of_o thou_o and_o say_v it_o will_v never_o be_v forget_v it_o deserve_v to_o be_v post_v up_o in_o the_o market_n and_o steplehouse_n when_o seven_o year_n be_v come_v and_o go_v the_o lord_n abhor_v thy_o do_n it_o stink_v in_o his_o nostril_n but_o the_o poor_a innocent_a sufferer_n be_v a_o sweet_a smell_n in_o his_o sight_n this_o be_v in_o love_n to_o thy_o soul_n that_o thou_o may_v remember_v thy_o evil_a deed_n do_v and_o pass_v that_o thou_o may_v learn_v repentance_n in_o due_a time_n before_o it_o be_v too_o late_a for_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n but_o rather_o that_o he_o will_v turn_v from_o his_o wickedness_n and_o live_v thy_o friend_n and_o lover_n of_o thy_o soul_n willam_n wilson_n write_a in_o the_o 9th_o month_n 1664._o with_o my_o own_o hand_n a_o letter_n to_o john_n ambrose_n priest_n of_o gaissiner_n in_o the_o county_n of_o westmoreland_n jo._n ambrose_n will_v thou_o remember_v thy_o prisoner_n that_o thou_o have_v in_o prison_n for_o the_o lord_n cause_n and_o not_o for_o any_o due_a debt_n i_o owe_v thou_o for_o if_o thou_o be_v a_o minister_n of_o christ_n thou_o will_v ask_v i_o none_o and_o as_o thou_o be_v not_o a_o minister_n of_o christ_n i_o owe_v thou_o none_o therefore_o let_v i_o forth_o of_o prison_n that_o i_o may_v go_v at_o liberty_n and_o do_v my_o service_n as_o it_o be_v require_v at_o my_o hand_n or_o else_o let_v it_o fall_v on_o 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in_o the_o night_n and_o come_v upon_o thou_o as_o a_o arm_a man_n when_o there_o be_v none_o to_o deliver_v thou_o so_o send_v thy_o letter_n to_o fetch_v i_o forth_o if_o thou_o will_v if_o thou_o will_v not_o do_v even_o as_o thou_o will_v so_o i_o leave_v thou_o william_n wilson_n jo._n amborse_n i_o be_o here_o in_o prison_n upon_o thy_o account_n for_o about_o six_o penny_n or_o seven_o penny_n by_o the_o year_n which_o i_o shall_v never_o have_v refuse_v to_o pay_v to_o thou_o if_o i_o be_v convince_v that_o thou_o be_v one_o of_o christ_n minister_n but_o as_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o thou_o be_v not_o i_o rather_o choose_v to_o suffer_v for_o the_o non_fw-fr payment_n of_o it_o then_o to_o pay_v it_o contrary_a to_o that_o of_o god_n in_o my_o own_o conscience_n thou_o have_v better_o have_v take_v a_o cow_n or_o a_o horse_n form_v my_o wife_n and_o childred_n then_o have_v cast_v i_o into_o prison_n from_o they_o the_o lord_n will_v hear_v their_o cry_n of_o oppression_n 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of_o their_o natural_a father_n who_o the_o lord_n of_o life_n and_o glory_n be_v as_o subject_a to_o hear_v as_o they_o be_v to_o mourn_v and_o have_v say_v ah_o ah_o i_o will_v ease_v i_o of_o my_o adversary_n i_o will_v be_v avenge_v of_o my_o oppressor_n i_o will_v be_v know_v that_o i_o be_o the_o lord_n notwithstanding_o my_o enemy_n who_o promise_v themselves_o ease_n and_o peace_n when_o they_o have_v do_v the_o devil_n work_v by_o cast_v into_o prison_n as_o it_o be_v say_v the_o devil_n shall_v cast_v some_o of_o you_o into_o prison_n but_o the_o lord_n remember_v these_o thing_n and_o will_v