Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	authority_n	church_n	king_n	2,752	5	4.0125	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54714	God and the King. Gods strength the Kings salvation A sermon preached at Aylesham in the county of Norfolk, upon the 29 day of May 1661, being the anniversary day of thanksgiving, for the thrice happy and glorious restauration of our most Gracious Soveraign King Charles the second, to the royal government of all his Majesties kingdoms and dominions. By John Philips, B.D. sometime fellow of Magdalen College in Cambridge, and vicar of Aylesham in Norfolk.	Philips, John, vicar of Aylesham, Norfolk.	1661 (1661)	Wing P2031B; ESTC R218926	24,258	38

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ps._n 73._o 26._o his_o inward_a strength_n 2_o and_o also_o which_o be_v the_o second_o kind_n of_o strength_n the_o lord_n be_v the_o outward_a strength_n of_o king_n and_o so_o the_o word_n be_v take_v in_o scripture_n two_o way_n first_o for_o right_n and_o authority_n second_o for_o power_n and_o ability_n to_o act_v according_a to_o that_o right_n and_o authority_n and_o both_o these_o strength_n king_n have_v from_o the_o lord_n 1_o strength_n that_o be_v the_o right_n and_o authority_n of_o king_n be_v from_o the_o lord_n and_o though_o the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d potentia_fw-la not_o potestas_fw-la and_o most_o common_o be_v take_v for_o ability_n yet_o sometime_o i_o conceive_v it_o may_v be_v take_v in_o that_o sense_n we_o now_o speak_v of_o as_o in_o ps._n 99_o 4._o the_o king_n strength_n love_v judgement_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n honour_n and_o dignity_n so_o the_o septuagint_n imperium_fw-la 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