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	faith_n	grace_n	1,738	5	5.9950	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09869	Want of charitie iustly charged, on all such Romanists, as dare (without truth or modesty) affirme, that Protestancie destroyeth salvation in answer to a late popish pamphlet intituled Charity mistaken &c. / by Christopher Potter ...	Potter, Christopher, 1591-1646.	1633 (1633)	STC 20135.3; ESTC S4420	135,510	274

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any_o of_o our_o teacher_n who_o we_o censure_v as_o well_o as_o follow_v and_o free_o dissent_v from_o their_o judgement_n or_o approve_v it_o when_o we_o have_v weigh_v it_o with_o reason_n we_o love_v and_o honour_v they_o as_o our_o friend_n yet_o so_o that_o we_o honour_v truth_n and_o love_v it_o above_o all_o 〈◊〉_d arist_n eth._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d friendship_n wherefore_o the_o jar_n and_o division_n between_o the_o lutheran_n and_o caluinist_n do_v little_o concern_v the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o follow_v none_o but_o christ_n yet_o to_o speak_v somewhat_o in_o favour_n of_o they_o and_o of_o the_o truth_n edit_n truth_n see_v d._n field_n of_o the_o ch._n l._n 3._o cap._n 42._o the_o append._n pag._n 819._o &_o seqq_fw-la ult._n edit_n their_o dissension_n be_v neither_o many_a nor_o so_o material_a as_o to_o shake_v or_o touch_v the_o foundation_n easy_o reconcileable_a if_o man_n of_o any_o moderation_n have_v they_o in_o handle_v the_o bitter_a 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