Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	aaron_n	office_n	speak_v	16	3	4.1116	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45330	The beauty of magistracy in an exposition of the 82 Psalm, where is set forth the necessity, utility, dignity, duty, and mortality of magistrates : here many other texts of Scripture occasionally are cleared, many quæries and cases of conscience about the magistrates power, are resolved, many anabaptistical cavils are confuted, and many seasonable observations containing many other heads of divinity, are raised : together with references to such authors as clear any point more fully / by Thomas Hall ... ; with an additional sermon on verse 6, by George Swinnock.	Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665.; Swinnock, George, 1627-1673. Men are gods.	1660 (1660)	Wing H427; ESTC R18061	228,882	316

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the_o afflict_a and_o the_o needy_a they_o be_v that_o great_a tree_n which_o must_v shelter_v such_o as_o be_v under_o they_o from_o storm_n dan._n 4_o 20_o 21_o 22._o they_o be_v call_v god_n and_o in_o this_o they_o must_v act_v like_o he_o who_o name_n they_o bear_v now_o 1._o sometime_o the_o poor_a lie_n in_o deep_a distress_n and_o then_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o refuge_n to_o they_o isa._n 25._o 4._o he_o hear_v their_o cry_n psal._n 34._o 6._o &_o 69._o 33._o whether_o it_o be_v vocal_a or_o virtual_a for_o sometime_o the_o poor_a man_n afflict_a condition_n cry_v though_o he_o say_v nothing_o and_o god_n hear_v this_o cry_n psal_n 12._o 5._o for_o the_o oppression_n of_o the_o poor_a will_v i_o arise_v though_o the_o oppress_v shall_v not_o vocal_o cry_v yet_o their_o very_a oppression_n virtual_o cry_v for_o help_v james_n 5._o 4._o 2._o sometime_o they_o lie_v in_o the_o dust_n and_o then_o he_o raise_v they_o psal._n 113._o 7._o they_o lie_v among_o the_o pot_n and_o be_v 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they_o orphan_n or_o fatherless_a i●hn_n 14._o 18._o god_n have_v style_v himself_o a_o father_n to_o they_o psal._n 68_o 5._o hos._n 14._o 3._o 2._o he_o have_v make_v many_o law_n for_o they_o exod._n 22._o 22_o de●t_fw-la 16._o 11_o 14._o &_o 24._o 17._o &_o 26._o 12_o 13._o and_o curse_v those_o that_o wrong_v they_o deut._n 27._o 19_o 3._o he_o charge_v magistrate_n in_o the_o text_n to_o be_v tender_a over_o they_o so_o isa._n 1._o 17._o job_n 29._o 12._o &_o 31._o 17_o 18_o 21._o 4._o when_o magistrate_n be_v negligent_a in_o defend_v they_o he_o hear_v their_o cry_n and_o threaten_v to_o visit_v for_o that_o sin_n isa._n 1._o 23_o 24._o jer._n 5._o 28_o 29._o &_o 21._o 12._o mal._n 3._o 5._o 5_o if_o magistrate_n will_v not_o plead_v their_o cause_n yet_o god_n will_v d●ut_o 10._o 18._o psal._n 10_o ult_n &_o 146._o 9_o prov._n 23._o 11._o 6._o s._n james●_n sum_v up_o all_o religion_n as_o it_o be_v into_o this_o one_o duty_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o we_o hear_v pray_v 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