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	law_n	person_n	1,451	5	4.8874	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00177	Articles to be enquired of, within the archdeaconry of Essexx, by the church-wardens & sworne-men in euery parish, and presentment to be made thereof to the Arch-deacon with partciular [sic] answeres vnto euery article.	Church of England. Archdeaconry of Essex.	1615 (1615)	STC 10198.5; ESTC S860	12,470	18

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morning_n prayer_n be_v do_v and_o whether_o any_o market_n or_o sell_v of_o ware_n be_v use_v or_o suffer_v in_o any_o churchyard_n on_o the_o subbath_n day_n by_o common_a pack_n man_n and_o pedlar_n go_v about_o or_o any_o butcher_n 35_o whether_o have_v your_o minister_n or_o any_o of_o the_o parish_n without_o the_o consent_n or_o privity_n of_o the_o ordinary_a cause_v any_o to_o do_v penance_n or_o to_o be_v punish_v either_o open_o or_o otherwise_o by_o any_o vestry_n meeting_n or_o take_v money_n for_o any_o crime_n punishable_a by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a law_n only_o and_o what_o be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o party_n that_o have_v be_v so_o punish_v and_o in_o what_o manner_n 36_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o in_o your_o parish_n who_o will_v come_v to_o hear_v the_o sermon_n but_o will_v not_o come_v to_o the_o public_a prayer_n appoint_v by_o the_o book_n of_o common_a prayer_n make_v a_o schism_n or_o division_n as_o it_o be_v between_o the_o use_n of_o public_a prayer_n 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