Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	appear_v	great_a	king_n	1,466	5	3.5285	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43978	De corpore politico, or, The elements of law, moral and politick with discourses upon severall heads, as of [brace] the law of nature, oathes and covenants, several kinds of government : with the changes and revolutions of them / by Tho. Hobbs of Malmsbury.	Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.	1652 (1652)	Wing H2221; ESTC R41339	83,707	190

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forth_o as_o lamb_n among_o wolf_n and_o it_o be_v to_o no_o end_n to_o give_v they_o the_o right_n of_o compel_v without_o strength_v the_o same_o with_o great_a power_n than_o of_o lamb_n among_o wolf_n moreover_o math_n 10._o where_o our_o saviour_n give_v a_o commission_n to_o his_o twelve_o apostle_n to_o go_v forth_o and_o convert_v the_o nation_n to_o the_o faith_n he_o give_v they_o no_o authority_n of_o coercion_n and_o punishment_n but_o only_o say_v vers._n 14._o whosoever_o shall_v not_o receive_v you_o nor_o hear_v your_o word_n when_o you_o depart_v out_o of_o that_o house_n or_o that_o city_n shake_v off_o the_o dust_n of_o your_o fee_n it_o shall_v be_v easy_o for_o the_o land_n of_o sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n in_o the_o day_n of_o judgmemt_fw-mi then_o for_o that_o city_n whereby_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o all_o that_o the_o apostle_n can_v do_v by_o their_o authority_n be_v no_o more_o than_o to_o renounce_v communion_n with_o they_o and_o leave_v their_o 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