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	king_n	parliament_n	3,554	5	6.8839	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89918	Problemes necessary to be determined by all that have, or have not taken part on either side in the late unnaturall warre. For the making of their peace with God and disposing them to a hearty peace one with another. By reflecting upon what they have done, before they engage in a new more dangerous and doubtfull warre: dedicated to the Lord Major, aldermen and Common-Councel of the Honorable City of London. / By P.D.	Nethersole, Francis, Sir, 1587-1659.	1648 (1648)	Wing N497; Thomason E458_20; ESTC R203004	17,363	31

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well-meaning_a but_o unskilful_a man_n have_v with_o great_a prudence_n distinguish_v the_o justify_n cause_n of_o their_o have_v raise_v and_o continue_v a_o army_n and_o force_n from_o the_o thing_n which_o may_v by_o consequent_a have_v come_v into_o danger_n if_o they_o have_v not_o raise_v a_o army_n and_o force_n to_o defend_v they_o among_o which_o religion_n be_v one_o and_o this_o the_o penner_n of_o his_o majesty_n say_v declaration_n have_v do_v as_o careful_o from_o the_o beginning_n in_o these_o word_n our_o quarrel_n be_v not_o against_o the_o parliament_n but_o against_o particular_a man_n etc._n etc._n 42._o whether_o by_o the_o perusal_n of_o the_o say_v respective_a declaration_n and_o of_o the_o say_a preface_n it_o be_v not_o also_o most_o evident_a that_o his_o majesty_n and_o his_o two_o house_n of_o parliament_n do_v both_o pretend_v to_o have_v take_v up_o defensive_a arm_n and_o in_o defence_n of_o all_o and_o every_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o whether_o it_o 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and_o yet_o more_o full_o and_o clear_o ibidem_fw-la yet_o willing_o will_v we_o give_v his_o majesty_n satisfaction_n in_o these_o particular_n and_o so_o have_v we_o offer_v it_o can_v we_o be_v secure_v that_o disarm_v ourselves_o and_o deliver_v they_o up_o to_o his_o majesty_n we_o shall_v not_o for_o our_o own_o destruction_n put_v the_o military_a sword_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o evil_a councillor_n and_o ill-affected_a person_n who_o be_v so_o prevalent_a with_o his_o majesty_n and_o whether_o the_o penner_n of_o certain_a late_a declaration_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o particular_o that_o 4_o martii_fw-la 1647._o concern_v the_o paper_n of_o the_o scot_n commissioner_n wherein_o be_v these_o word_n page_n 68_o as_o to_o the_o militia_n although_o that_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o security_n to_o we_o and_o our_o posterity_n and_o be_v the_o principal_a immediate_a ground_n of_o our_o quarrel_n etc._n etc._n and_o these_o in_o the_o same_o page_n have_v we_o 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