Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	world_n	year_n	youth_n	37	3	7.4522	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12087	Vindiciæ senectutis, or, A plea for old-age which is senis cujusdam Cygnea cantio. And the severall points on parts of it, are laid downe at the end of the follovving introduction. By T.S. D.D.	Sheafe, Thomas, ca. 1559-1639.; Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1639 (1639)	STC 22391.8; ESTC S114120	74,342	246

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79._o e_o experience_n a_o good_a teacher_n page_n 24._o evil_n of_o former_a age_n follow_v old-age_n page_n 155._o f_o fabius_n maximus_n augur_n 6●…_n year_n p_o 16._o to_o order_v family_n old-age_n the_o fit_a p_o 42_o family_n old-man_n worthy_a governor_n of_o they_o ●…_n 45._o g_o gadera_n a_o city_n in_o spain_n dedicate_v to_o old-age_n p_o 18●…_n georgius_n leontinus_n have_v nothing_o to_o accuse_v old-age_n p●…_n ●…_z glory_n of_o man_n wherein_o it_o consist_v p._n 11._o good_a the_o object_n of_o pleasure_n p._n 59_o the_o kingdom_n of_o grace_n bring_v joy_n p._n 135._o grace_n by_o growth_n get_v strength_n p._n 175._o the_o grave_a as_o a_o goldsmith_n forge_n p._n 145._o good_a thing_n must_v be_v communicate_v p._n 205._o h_o health_n dangerous_a p._n 12●…_n health_n common_a to_o beast_n p._n 1●…_n house_n how_o best_o build_v up_o p._n 122._o i_o employment_n old-age_n make_v not_o unfit_a for_o it_o page_z 10._o great_a employment_n elder_a year_n best_o fit_v 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on_o god_n mercy_n a_o sinner_n cordial_a p_o 194._o meditation_n old-age_n fit_a for_o it_o p._n 195._o middleage_n must_v redeem_v the_o time_n p._n 204._o mind_n ability_n the_o best_a p_o 19_o most_o good_a do_v by_o the_o mind_n p._n 23._o ornament_n of_o the_o mind_n p._n 162._o minister_n work_v a_o weighty_a task_n p._n 34._o minister_n compare_v to_o shepherd_n builder_n husbandman_n watchman_n steward_n ambassador_n p_o 3●…_n etc._n etc._n monk_n of_o old_a p_o 190._o mother_n care_n over_o child_n p._n 94._o n_o in_o what_o case_n child_n may_v be_v put_v out_o to_o nurse_n p._n 152._o o_o old-age_n what_o it_o be_v p_o 2._o old-age_n have_v the_o best_a opportunity_n for_o wisdom_n p._n 24._o old-age_n defect_n most_o in_o the_o body_n p._n 27._o old-age_n fit_a for_o writing_n p._n 40._o old-age_n fit_a for_o order_v of_o family_n p._n 42_o spiritual_a pleasure_n most_o proper_a to_o old-age_n p._n 69._o it_o be_v a_o glory_n to_o old_a age_n that_o it_o take_v off_o from_o pleasure_n p._n 80._o old-age_n work_v joy_n in_o the_o want_n of_o pleasure_n p._n 80_o old-age_n not_o to_o be_v blame_v with_o personal_a vice_n p._n 109._o old-age_n have_v experience_n p_o 124_o 172._o other_o age_n as_o liable_a to_o death_n as_o old-age_n p._n 147._o every_o age_n have_v a_o more_o certain_a period_n then_o old-age_n p_o 150._o distemper_v of_o former_a age_n make_v old-age_n the_o near_a to_o death_n p_o 151._o evil_n of_o former_a age_n follow_v old-age_n p._n 155_o all_o privilege_n meet_v in_o old-age_n 162._o old-age_n external_a privilege_n p._n 164._o discomfort_n be_v no_o disparagement_n to_o old-age_n p_o 167._o old-age_n a_o help_n to_o grace_n p._n 169._o old-age_n have_v best_a mean_n for_o grace_n p._n 170._o the_o old_a age_n of_o the_o world_n have_v great_a mystery_n p_o 173._o old-age_n honourable_a p._n 179._o great_a thing_n do_v by_o old-man_n p_o 13._o old_a age_n have_v least_o disturbance_n p_o 194._o old_a age_n fit_a for_o meditation_n p._n 195._o old_a age_n most_o call_v for_o repentance_n p._n ●…09_n old-man_n must_v think_v of_o their_o former_a fail_n p._n 208._o oldman_n ability_n in_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o mind_n p._n 19_o old_a man_n of_o best_a use_n in_o peace_n p._n 29._o old-man_n best_o general_n in_o war_n page_n 31._o old-man_n best_o counsellor_n for_o war_n p._n 32._o old_a man_n not_o so_o fit_a for_o the_o pulpit_n as_o young_a page_z 37._o old_a man_n worthy_a governor_n of_o family_n p_o 45_o old-man_n best_o furnish_v for_o writing_n p_o 41._o old-man_n fit_a to_o cast_v up_o their_o account_n p_o 48_o old-man_n best_o apprehend_v god_n promise_n p._n 49_o old_a man_n motion_n to_o heaven_n the_o strong_a p._n ●…0_n oldman_n care_n for_o other_o good_a p._n 106._o old-man_n best_o use_v wealth_n p._n 108._o old-man_n not_o covetous_a p._n 110._o the_o ground_n of_o oldman_n parsimony_n p._n 111._o old-man_n war_n p._n 112._o old-man_n long_o for_o better_a time_n p._n 112._o old-man_n why_o hard_a to_o please_v p._n 113._o old-man_n praiser_n of_o former_a time_n p._n 113._o old-man_n just_a reprover_n p._n 113._o old-man_n most_o think_v of_o their_o former_a fail_n page_n 208._o old_a man_n see_v how_o former_a year_n may_v have_v be_v better_o employ_v p._n 203._o old-man_n must_v look_v back_o to_o their_o former_a passage_n p._n 206._o old_a servant_n not_o cast_v of_o by_o god_n p._n 49._o old_a servant_n respect_v by_o god_n p._n 178._o p_o parent_n must_v well_o season_v child_n p._n 198._o in_o peace_n old_a man_n of_o best_a use_n p._n 29._o time_n of_o peace_n fit_a for_o god_n house_n p._n 193_o the_o old_a patriarch_n advantage_n p._n 175._o physic_n wherein_o useful_a p._n 118._o plato_n die_v with_o his_o pen_n in_o his_o hand_n at_o 81._o year_n of_o age_n p._n 16._o pleasure_n what_o it_o be_v p._n 59_o pleasure_n the_o object_n of_o it_o be_v good_a p._n 59_o false_a pleasure_n p._n 60._o worldly_n pleasure_n p_o 62._o worldly_n pleasure_n how_o good_a p._n 62._o pleasure_n be_v good_a only_o to_o the_o faithful_a p_o 64_o pleasure_n corporal_a and_o spiritual_a how_o difference_v p._n 64_o etc._n etc._n pleasure_n spiritual_a most_o proper_a to_o old-age_n page_n 69._o pleasure_n corporal_a want_n of_o it_o no_o great_a disadvantage_n p._n 70._o pleasure_n corporal_a the_o vanity_n of_o it_o p._n 70_o etc._n etc._n pleasure_n corporal_a dangerous_a p_o 74._o pleasure_n corporal_a can_v hardly_o be_v well_o use_v pag._n 75._o pleasure_n make_v brutish_a p._n 7●…_n pleasure_n be_v dangerous_a guest_n p._n 81_o etc._n etc._n pleasure_n bodily_a lose_v recompense_v with_o spiritual_a joy_n p._n 83._o prayer_n excellency_n of_o it_o p._n 184._o preach_v the_o chief_a ministerial_a function_n page_n 38._o preach_v by_o pen_n p._n 38._o the_o pen_n go_v further_a than_o the_o voice_n p._n 39_o promise_n of_o god_n best_o apprehend_v by_o old_a man_n p_o 43._o q_o quiet_a acceptable_a to_o old_a age_n p._n 56._o r_o retiredness_n a_o privilege_n p._n 184._o s_o old_a servant_n not_o cast_v off_o by_o god_n p_o 49._o old_a servant_n respect_v by_o god_n p._n 178._o sickness_n whence_o it_o come_v p._n 115._o sickness_n by_o sin_n p._n 119._o sickness_n the_o benefit_n of_o it_o p._n 120._o sickness_n no_o disgrace_n p_o 122._o solitariness_n sweetness_n of_o it_o p._n 191._o sophocles_n write_v tragedy_n in_o his_o dotage_n page_n 16._o soul_n excellency_n p._n 19_o spiritual_a pleasure_n see_v pleasure_n bodily_a strength_n dangerous_a p_o 99_o in_o bodily_a strength_n nor_o all_n nor_o the_o best_a action_n p._n 23._o t_o testimony_n humane_a how_o to_o be_v use_v p._n 2._o time_n common_o too_o much_o misspend_v p._n 55._o time_n loss_n of_o it_o worse_o in_o young_a than_o in_o elder_a year_n

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temperance_n in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o their_o life_n or_o by_o god_n hand_n and_o special_a work_n in_o they_o have_v be_v fit_a and_o able_a to_o manage_v great_a matter_n 7._o moses_n moses_n live_v to_o 120._o and_o then_o his_o eye_n be_v not_o dim_a nor_o his_o natural_a strength_n abate_v and_o how_o wise_a valiant_a and_o industrious_a a_o captain_n be_v he_o ●…o_o that_o people_n how_o faithful_a also_o to_o god_n in_o a_o service_n so_o difficult_a that_o when_o he_o consider_v the_o weight_n of_o it_o and_o cast_v his_o eye_n from_o it_o to_o himself_o he_o draw_v back_o as_o we_o know_v 11._o who_o be_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v go_v to_o pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n behold_v he_o in_o the_o 31_o and_o 32._o chapter_n of_o deutrenomie_n how_o he_o carry_v himself_o towards_o joshua_n in_o put_v courage_n into_o he_o chap._n ●…1_n verse_n 7_o 8._o and_o towards_o the_o priest_n and_o elder_n ibid._n v._n 9_o etc._n etc._n towards_o the_o whole_a people_n also_o throughout_o 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