Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	act_n	action_n	adversary_n	31	3	7.9308	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41191	A sober enquiry into the nature, measure and principle of moral virtue, its distinction from gospel-holiness with reflections upon what occurs disserviceable to truth and religion in this matter : in three late books, viz. Ecclesiastical policy, Defence and continuation, and Reproof to The rehearsal transpos'd / by R.F.	Ferguson, Robert, d. 1714.	1673 (1673)	Wing F760; ESTC R15565	149,850	362

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molesta_fw-la &_o tranquillitatem_fw-la turbantia_fw-la se_fw-la emittit_fw-la nec_fw-la hoc_fw-la tantum_fw-la in_o necessitate_v ultimâ_fw-la facit_fw-la sed_fw-la cum_fw-la primum_fw-la illi_fw-la ceperit_fw-la suspecta_fw-la esse_fw-la fortuna_fw-la nihil_fw-la existimat_fw-la suâ_fw-la refer_v ficiat_a finem_fw-la a_o accipiat_fw-la idem_fw-la epist._n 70._o vid._n epist._n 58.91.98_o &_o m._n antonin_n lib._n 5._o §_o 29._o ac_fw-la epictet_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 29._o &_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 16._o nor_o be_v their_o practice_n dissonant_n from_o their_o sentiment_n witness_n democritus_n zeno_n cleanthes_n cato_n brutus_n cassius_n etc._n etc._n who_o all_o dip_v their_o hand_n in_o their_o own_o blood_n act_v therein_o both_o repugnant_o to_o the_o instinct_n of_o self-preservation_n all_o man_n be_v by_o nature_n imbue_v with_o and_z below_z that_o true_a fortitude_n which_o all_o of_o they_o celebrate_v as_o a_o prime_a virtue_n for_o the_o epigrammatist_n censure_v of_o 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say_v a_o late_a author_n that_o the_o scot_n from_o their_o antipathy_n to_o bishop_n be_v become_v the_o most_o barbarous_a people_n of_o all_o europe_n so_o as_o that_o they_o will_v not_o have_v any_o traffic_n with_o any_o other_o country_n for_o fear_n of_o corrupt_v their_o language_n &_o gentility_n though_o that_o be_v little_o better_a than_o wild_a irish_a &_o they_o little_a better_a than_o jack-gentleman_n and_o though_o they_o have_v some_o dark_a and_o general_a notion_n of_o christianity_n still_o remain_v among_o they_o yet_o be_v they_o since_o their_o picque_n against_o bishop_n fall_v into_o such_o rudeness_n and_o ignorance_n that_o they_o have_v scarce_o any_o knowledge_n at_o all_o of_o the_o particular_a article_n of_o their_o faith_n and_o precept_n of_o their_o religion_n repr_fw-la to_o the_o rehear_n pag._n 502._o it_o will_v seem_v by_o this_o gentleman_n that_o faith_n virtue_n etc._n etc._n be_v to_o be_v measure_v by_o respect_n to_o the_o mitre_n and_o crosier-staff_n and_o that_o subjection_n to_o prelacy_n be_v the_o only_a standard_n of_o learning_n righteousness_n gentility_n and_o good-breeding_a and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o belief_n of_o the_o bible_n and_o obedience_n to_o the_o gospel_n that_o do_v constitute_v we_o christian_n but_o submission_n to_o the_o bishop_n cannon_n only_o i_o wonder_v how_o other_o nation_n have_v escape_v the_o same_o misfortune_n or_o be_v all_o the_o foreign_a protestant_a church_n involve_v in_o the_o same_o unhappiness_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o be_v tart_a and_o severe_a upon_o this_o occasion_n but_o i_o shall_v leave_v it_o to_o the_o wisdom_n of_o authority_n in_o vindication_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o religion_n a_o nobility_n famous_a for_o whatsoever_o be_v true_o great_a and_o honourable_a and_o a_o ministry_n no_o less_o learned_a than_o pious_a to_o chasten_v this_o excess_n of_o insolence_n of_o moral_a virtue_n &_o grace_n chap._n i._n the_o occasion_n of_o this_o discourse_n 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