Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	answer_v	king_n	lord_n	1,968	5	4.1168	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43909	The History of self-defence, in requital to the history of passive obedience	Seller, Abednego, 1646?-1705.	1680 (1680)	Wing H2138B; Wing S2456_CANCELLED; ESTC R14596	33,640	35

evil_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n v._o 6._o and_o make_v he_o high_a place_n in_o the_o mountain_n of_o judah_n and_o cause_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o jerusalem_n to_o commit_v fornication_n and_o compel_v judah_n thereto_o v._o 11_o 13._o and_o because_o he_o have_v thus_o forsake_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o his_o father_n the_o city_n of_o libnah_n revolt_v from_o he_o and_o this_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o several_a learned_a commentator_n cornelius_n à_fw-la lapide_fw-la on_o the_o place_n say_v libna_n make_v defection_n from_o the_o king_n because_o of_o his_o wickedness_n and_o sanctius_n on_o 2_o king_n 8.22_o libnah_n revolt_v from_o be_v under_o his_o hand_n for_o he_o have_v forsake_v the_o god_n of_o his_o father_n and_o peter_n martyr_n the_o cause_n be_v describe_v in_o the_o chronicle_n to_o have_v be_v the_o king_n wickedness_n who_o go_v about_o to_o force_v his_o subject_n to_o idolatry_n which_o even_o those_o of_o libnah_n will_v not_o sit_v with_o and_o that_o with_o good_a reason_n for_o we_o must_v obey_v the_o king_n but_o to_o the_o altar_n and_o since_o they_o have_v the_o possession_n of_o that_o land_n on_o this_o condition_n that_o they_o shall_v worship_v he_o there_o according_a to_o his_o word_n by_o right_a thereof_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o suffer_v idolatry_n and_o whereas_o some_o say_v this_o import_v not_o the_o impulsive_a cause_n of_o the_o revolt_n or_o motive_n which_o they_o have_v before_o their_o eye_n for_o in_o the_o same_o verse_n and_o period_n it_o be_v say_v the_o edomite_n also_o revolt_v from_o he_o because_o he_o have_v forsake_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o his_o father_n and_o the_o edomite_n love_v not_o the_o true_a religion_n but_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n on_o jehorams_fw-mi part_n be_v point_v at_o it_o may_v be_v answer_v that_o the_o text_n itself_o and_o commentator_n to_o who_o we_o may_v add_v jackson_n on_o 2_o king_n 8._o and_o the_o dutch_a annotation_n on_o the_o same_o place_n give_v 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