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	king_n	time_n	1,388	5	3.3713	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05846	A letter from Mr Alexander Sheilds, minister to the regiment whereof the late noble Earl of Angus was colonel, now in Flanders: directed to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which was to have met at Edinburgh in December 1693.	Shields, Alexander, 1660?-1700.	1694 (1694)	Wing S3432A; ESTC R184106	8,941	11

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prosecution_n of_o this_o war._n ●●at_n be_v so_o necessary_a for_o their_o preservation_n and_o ●●●o_o clear_o and_o declare_o ●ated_v not_o for_o the_o petty_a intrigue_n and_o emulation_n of_o particular_a ●●inces_n but_o for_o the_o necessary_a defence_n of_o these_o great_a concern_v so_o eminent_o expose_v to_o hazard_v and_o lie_v at_o stake_n 〈◊〉_d in_o britain_n and_o ireland●●ly_n ●●ly_z but_o all_o europe_n over_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o grass●●●_n and_o gr●●ing_a usurpation_n of_o the_o declare_a enemy_n of_o god_n and_o mankind_n the_o quarrel_n i_o grant_v be_v not_o formal_o declare_v for_o religion_n in_o that_o case_n associati●●_n 〈◊〉_d papist_n will_v not_o be_v so_o clear_a in_o a_o war_n wherein_o a_o religion_n contra●●●●_n 〈◊〉_d they_o must_v be_v both_o our_o motive_n measure_n and_o end_n but_o consequential_o 〈◊〉_d have_v such_o a_o near_a connexion_n with_o and_o concern_v in_o this_o great_a and_o righteous_a cause_n that_o if_o the_o enemy_n be_v 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in_o these_o war_n that_o be_v so_o necessary_a for_o the_o p●●●●●vation_n of_o these_o privilege_n shall_v the_o prelatic_a party_n th●●_n canno●_n be_v so_o sensible_a of_o the_o good_a effect_n of_o the_o change_n of_o the_o government_n but_o rather_o reckon_v themselves_o injure_v by_o the_o favour_n bestow_v upon_o we_o be_v ●o_o thankful_o forward_a in_o his_o service_n for_o the_o kindness_n extend_v to_o th●m_n 〈◊〉_d they_o can_v muster_n so_o many_o brave_a regiment_n ready_a and_o 〈◊〉_d for_o the_o war●●nd_n will_v not_o the_o presby●●●ians_n f●r_v more_o oblige_v for_o all_o the_o kindness_n the_o king_n have_v sh●w●_n they_o do_v so_o much_o as_o make_v one_o regiment_n good_a to_o serve_v he_o abroad_o whe●_n he_o require_v and_o expect_v it_o be_v not_o his_o constancy_n justice_n and_o reg●●●●_n our_o better_a right_n great_a than_o the_o encouragement_n he_o get_v by_o any_o proof_n of_o our_o thankfulness_n he_o may_v be_v tempt_v to_o weary_a of_o bellow_v favour_n 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the_o blessing_n of_o god_n contribute_v to_o the_o accelerate_v the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o publ●●k_a enemy_n and_o secure_v the_o common_a great_a interest_n but_o in_o a_o nea●●r_a prospect_n this_o proof_n of_o your_o zeal_n for_o the_o king_n service_n may_v be_v none_o of_o the_o most_o despicable_a or_o desperate_a mean_n and_o as_o little_a inconvenient_a as_o any_o you_o can_v use_v to_o ingratiat_a yourselves_o in_o his_o favour_n and_o promote_v your_o interest_n at_o court_n the_o see_a of_o this_o your_o concernedness_n to_o strengthen_v his_o army_n will_v open_v his_o ear_n and_o heart_n to_o your_o just_a request_n will_v con●●●●_n friend_n and_o give_v they_o confidence_n to_o appear_v in_o your_o cause_n and_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o your_o undermine_a traducer_n when_o they_o shall_v have_v to_o more_o occasion_n to_o reproach_n that_o you_o will_v do_v the_o king_n no_o service_n and_o in_o case_n of_o after_o revolution_n which_o all_o thing_n in_o time_n be_v