Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	according_a	judge_v	law_n	1,465	5	4.9712	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04036	The mirror of mans lyfe Plainely describing, what weake moulde we are made of: what miseries we are subiect vnto: howe vncertaine this life is: and what shal be our ende. Englished by H. Kirton.; De contemptu mundi. English	Innocent III, Pope, 1160 or 61-1216.; Kirton, H. (Henry); Gosson, Stephen, 1554-1624. Speculum humanum. aut	1576 (1576)	STC 14093; ESTC S106262	64,245	170

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change_v the_o unnatural_a use_n of_o money_n into_o the_o unlawful_a gain_n of_o usury_n she_o use_v deceit_n to_o the_o damage_n &_o fraud_n of_o other_o she_o break_v her_o promise_n and_o do●th_n violate_v her_o oath_n she_o corrupt_v witness_n and_o pervert_v judgement_n of_o unjust_a reward_n and_o brib●s●_n chap._n 3._o mark_v well_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n ●_o who_o say_v all_o man_n love_v money_n and_o seek_v after_o reward_n they_o do_v not_o judge_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o orphan_n or_o fatherless_a the_o cause_n of_o the_o widow_n be_v not_o call_v before_o they_o they_o do_v not_o enter_v into_o judgement_n before_o their_o bribe_n &_o reward_n because_o they_o judge_v not_o for_o the_o love_n of_o justice_n but_o bribe_n and_o gift_n do_v prevent_v they_o in_o their_o judgement_n for_o that_o they_o judge_v for_o the_o love_n of_o money_n they_o always_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o gift_n to_o the_o promise_n or_o to_o the_o ●ope_n of_o reward_n and_o therefore_o do_v 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may_v judge_v my_o people_n in_o just_a judgement_n &_o decline_v on_o neither_o side_n thou_o shall_v accept_v no_o person●_n nor_o receive_v any_o reward_n because_o bribe_n &_o gift_n do_v blind_a the_o eye_n of_o wise_a man_n &_o do_v change_v the_o say_n of_o the_o righteous_a but_o thou_o shall_v prosecute_v that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v just_o 5._o &_o thou_o shall_v li●e_z he_o speak_v here_o of_o two_o thing_n just_a and_o just_o for_o some_o man_n do_v prosecute_v that_o which_o be_v unjust_a unjust_o &_o again_o there_o be_v which_o do_v pursue_v that_o unjust_o which_o be_v just_a and_o last_o of_o all_o some_o do_v prosecute_v that_o just_o which_o be_v unjust_a of_o the_o accept_n of_o person_n chap._n 4._o woo_v be_v unto_o you_o which_o be_v corrupt_a by_o petition_n or_o reward_v or_o else_o move_v through_o affection_n affirm_v that_o which_o be_v good_a to_o be_v evil_a &_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a to_o be_v good_a proclaim_v the_o light_n to_o be_v darkness_n 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say_v unto_o him●_n sir_n sit_v you_o down_o here_o make_v place_n for_o he_o but_o to_o the_o poor_a man_n you_o will_v say_v stand_v thou_o there_o or_o sit_v on_o my_o footstool_n do_v you_o not_o in_o this_o case_n judge_v according_a to_o your_o affection_n and_o become_v judge_n of_o unjust_a imagination_n for_o of_o you_o and_o against_o you_o the_o prophet_n speak_v when_o he_o say_v 5._o they_o be_v magnify_v enrich_v make_v fa●te_a and_o gross_a they_o have_v not_o plead_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o fatherless_a and_o have_v not_o judge_v the_o poor_a man_n cause_n but_o it_o be_v command_v in_o the_o law_n 1_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o difference_n of_o person_n you_o shall_v hear_v the_o small_a as_o well_o as_o the_o great_a you_o shall_v accept_v no_o man_n his_o person_n because_o it_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n ●_o for_o there_o be_v no_o acception_n of_o person_n with_o god._n of_o the_o ●elling_n of_o justice_n chap._n 5._o oh_o you_o corrupt_a judge_n which_o 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