Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	action_n	case_n	court_n	1,554	5	6.9960	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B02484	Hebdomada magna, or The great weeke of Christs passion. Handled by way of exposition upon the fourth article of the Apostles Creed: He suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead, buried. / By John Crompe, Master of Arts of C.C.C. in Cambridge, and vicar of Thornham in Kent. First preached in his parish church, and now enlarged as here followes for more publike use.	Crompe, John.	1641 (1641)	Wing C7027B; ESTC R175851	123,646	146

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to_o sit_v as_o judge_n which_o be_v a_o most_o wicked_a and_o unlawful_a act_n in_o they_o and_o such_o as_o make_v saint_n chrysostome_n upon_o a_o like_a occasion_n to_o refuse_v to_o stand_v to_o 17._o eccl._n hist_o lib._n 8._o c._n 17._o say_v se_fw-la nolle_fw-la temerarium_fw-la aliquid_fw-la subire_fw-la &_o manifestos_fw-la inimicos_fw-la far_o judices_fw-la as_o sozomen_n relate_v that_o he_o will_v not_o abide_v by_o any_o judgement_n or_o censure_n that_o shall_v be_v give_v by_o his_o enemy_n and_o it_o be_v a_o ordinary_a and_o usual_a practice_n in_o the_o court_n of_o justice_n among_o ourselves_o for_o a_o prisoner_n if_o he_o know_v or_o but_o suspect_v any_o of_o the_o jury_n to_o be_v his_o enemy_n to_o challenge_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v put_v by_o from_o pass_v upon_o his_o life_n or_o cause_n and_o in_o some_o case_n if_o a_o man_n doubt_n of_o the_o integrity_n or_o uprightness_n of_o any_o court_n whether_o spiritual_a or_o temporal_a he_o may_v 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under_o the_o earth_n as_o saint_n paul_n say_v phil._n 20.10_o be_v content_v to_o be_v make_v to_o bend_v and_o bow_v thyself_o at_o the_o bar_n and_o before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o mortal_a and_o sinful_a man_n immo_n pudendum_fw-la planè_fw-la &_o indignum_fw-la say_v another_o quod_fw-la judex_n decretus_fw-la vivorum_fw-la &_o mortuorum_fw-la jam_fw-la judicandus_fw-la trahatur_fw-la ad_fw-la sacrilega_fw-la nequissimorum_fw-la judicum_fw-la subsellia_fw-la which_o be_v a_o shameful_a and_o unworthy_a thing_n that_o he_o which_o be_v decree_v by_o the_o parliament_n and_o court_n of_o heaven_n to_o be_v the_o supreme_a judge_n of_o quick_a and_o dead_a as_o the_o scripture_n testify_v say_v the_o father_n judge_v no_o man_n but_o have_v commit_v all_o judgement_n to_o the_o son_n john_n 5.20_o shall_v yet_o be_v hale_v and_o drag_v along_o by_o the_o violence_n and_o insolence_n of_o a_o rascal_n and_o scurrile_a multitude_n to_o the_o corrupt_a and_o sacrilegious_a bench_n and_o 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naboth_n so_o do_v these_o paint_a wall_n with_o christ_n because_o he_o will_v not_o give_v his_o vineyard_n to_o the_o oppressor_n set_v say_v she_o two_o man_n son_n of_o beliall_a before_o he_o which_o may_v bear_v witness_n against_o he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v blaspheme_v god_n and_o the_o king_n 3_o king_n 21._o so_o because_o christ_n will_v not_o give_v his_o father_n honour_n unto_o the_o devil_n when_o he_o bid_v he_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v he_o false_a witness_n by_o he_o and_o his_o instrument_n instigation_n and_o procure_v be_v seek_v for_o to_o slander_v and_o accuse_v he_o unjust_o lay_v to_o his_o charge_n thing_n that_o he_o do_v not_o that_o he_o know_v not_o say_v the_o psalmist_n psal_n 35.11_o so_o that_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o wicked_a and_o of_o the_o deceitful_a be_v open_v against_o he_o speak_v against_o he_o with_o a_o lie_a tongue_n psal_n 109.2_o compass_v he_o about_o with_o word_n of_o hatred_n and_o fight_v against_o he_o without_o a_o cause_n 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