Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	accusation_n	accuse_v	accuser_n	114	3	10.1625	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39574	Rusticus ad academicos in exercitationibus expostulatoriis, apologeticis quatuor The rustick's alarm to the rabbies, or, The country correcting the university and clergy, and ... contesting for the truth ... : in four apologeticall and expostulatory exercitations : wherein is contained, as well a general account to all enquirers, as a general answer to all opposers of the most truly catholike and most truly Christ-like Chistians [sic] called Quakers, and of the true divinity of their doctrine : by way of entire entercourse held in special with four of the clergies chieftanes, viz, John Owen ... Tho. Danson ... John Tombes ... Rich. Baxter ... by Samuel Fisher ...	Fisher, Samuel, 1605-1665.; Owen, John, 1616-1683.; Danson, Thomas, d. 1694.; Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.; Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.	1660 (1660)	Wing F1056; Wing F1050_PARTIAL; Wing F1046_PARTIAL; ESTC R16970	1,147,274	931

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work_n and_o if_o any_o doubt_n which_o of_o these_o two_o selfe-overturning_a testimony_n of_o t.d._n may_v most_o secure_o be_v take_v for_o truth_n see_v they_o be_v 2._o contrary_a testimony_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o man_n viz._n that_o in_o p._n 14._o wherein_o he_o wrong_v i_o or_o that_o of_o his_o own_o in_o p._n 58._o which_o i_o appeal_v to_o for_o right_v and_o be_o willing_a to_o be_v try_v by_o as_o touch_v his_o false_a charge_n of_o i_o as_o say_v our_o good_a work_n justify_v i_o say_v unless_o the_o reader_n mean_v to_o wrong_v more_o than_o himself_o or_o i_o either_o by_o his_o misbelief_n namely_o not_o only_o such_o of_o my_o friend_n as_o witness_v truth_n with_o i_o but_o also_o ●_o of_o t._n d_n own_o most_o eminent_a and_o credible_a witness_n so_o as_o to_o judge_v they_o also_o to_o be_v all_o liar_n he_o must_v believe_v what_o t.d._n say_v p._n 58._o namely_o that_o i_o affirm_v good_a work_n justify_v and_o believe_v that_o to_o be_v a_o lie_n which_o t.d._n say_v p._n 14._o namely_o that_o i_o affirm_v our_o good_a work_n justify_v for_n t.d._n alone_o on_o his_o own_o head_n only_o say_v this_o last_o but_o t.d._n together_o with_o his_o 5._o witness_n assert_v the_o other_o thus_o then_o stand_v this_o case_n between_o i_o and_o thyself_o t.d._n thou_o arraign_a i_o open_o at_o the_o bar_n before_o the_o world_n p._n 14._o as_o a_o ra●k_n papist_n as_o say_v in_o these_o term_n that_o our_o good_a work_n be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o our_o justification_n to_o which_o indictment_n i_o plead_v not_o guilty_a of_o say_v our_o good_a work_n but_o good_a work_n be_v the_o cause_n etc._n etc._n how_o will_v thou_o be_v try_v quoth_v the_o impartial_a judge_n the_o honest_a heart_a reader_n that_o will_v ●ain_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n in_o the_o court_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n whether_o thou_o be_v guilty_a of_o affirm_v and_o dispute_v the_o say_a position_n express_o in_o those_o term_n or_o not_o guilty_a 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not_o accusatum_fw-la but_o accusantem_fw-la reum_fw-la confitentem_fw-la not_o the_o false_o accuse_v but_o the_o false_o accuse_v malefactor_n own_o confession_n to_o his_o own_o confutation_n and_o confusion_n that_o the_o position_n be_v assert_v not_o in_o the_o same_o term_n in_o which_o at_o first_o he_o relate_v it_o to_o be_v assert_v in_o so_o that_o what_o need_v any_o further_a witness_n for_o you_o yourselves_o of_o all_o sort_n that_o read_v t._n d_n book_n may_v read_v the_o truth_n in_o his_o own_o testimony_n but_o if_o any_o find_v t.d._n so_o fickle_a as_o to_o say_v and_o unsay_v judge_v he_o not_o fit_a to_o be_v heed_v in_o what_o he_o say_v whether_o against_o i_o or_o against_o himself_o and_o will_v needs_o hear_v what_o other_o say_v in_o the_o matter_n whether_o i_o affirm_v our_o good_a work_n or_o good_n work_v only_o meritorious_a i_o need_v not_o trouble_v the_o world_n with_o the_o summon_n in_o of_o more_o witness_n since_o fas_fw-la est_fw-la vel_fw-la ab_fw-la host_n doceri_fw-la such_o as_o t.d._n have_v appeal_v to_o himself_o shall_v stand_v for_o i_o for_o as_o t.d._n say_v p._n 58._o to_o the_o prove_v of_o t.d._n to_o be_v a_o liar_n in_o what_o he_o say_v p._n 14._o that_o it_o be_v good_a work_n so_o h._n oxenden_n i._o boy_n n._n barry_n t._n seyliard_n c._n nicols_n agree_v in_o their_o witness_n with_o he_o and_o for_o aught_o i_o find_v as_o he_o say_v p._n 58._o so_o they_o say_v all_o and_o he_o that_o will_v not_o believe_v they_o do_v what_o in_o he_o lie_v make_v they_o to_o be_v liar_n like_o he_o as_o well_o as_o t.d._n in_o gain-saing_a p._n 14._o that_o truth_n which_o himself_o and_o they_o with_o he_o do_v all_o assert_v p._n 58._o do_v not_o only_o make_v himself_o a_o liar_n but_o also_o what_o in_o he_o lie_v abuse_n not_o only_o i_o and_o himself_o but_o all_o they_o also_o so_o as_o to_o make_v they_o seem_v liar_n also_o together_o with_o he_o now_o then_o t._n d._n let_v i_o expostulate_v with_o thou_o a_o little_a on_o thy_o own_o and_o thy_o friend_n behalf_n can_v thou_o not_o b●ly_o i_o in_o some_o better_a way_n than_o that_o p._n 14._o whereby_o thou_o give_v the_o lie_n if_o man_n be_v such_o fool_n as_o to_o believe_v thy_o single_a self_n before_o thyself_o and_o 5._o witness_n both_o to_o thyself_o and_o they_o all_o in_o that_o truth_n you_o all_o 6._o testify_v together_o p._n 58_o if_o thou_o will_v in_o no_o wise_a spare_v i_o who_o can_v expect_v no_o spare_v but_o rather_o a_o shoot_v out_o of_o your_o poison_a arrow_n against_o i_o even_o lie_v word_n who_o also_o can_v and_o do_v forgive_v thy_o forgery_n so_o far_o as_o it_o reach_v only_o to_o the_o ill_a reputation_n of_o myself_o yet_o thou_o may_v have_v be_v content_v to_o have_v spare_v thy_o friend_n thy_o gentleman_n and_o minister_n who_o as_o thou_o saift_v of_o they_o in_o thy_o epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n be_v witness_n of_o the_o term_n of_o the_o question_n agree_v to_o by_o the_o qua._n to_o free_v 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