Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	believe_v	good_a	great_a	1,387	5	2.5396	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56751	The unlawfulness of stretching forth the hand to resist or murder princes with the principal cases about resistance, considered, in two sermons : the first preacht upon the last thirtieth of January, the other, upon the day of thanksgiving, for the deliverance of the King and kingdom from the late treasonable conspiracy / by William Payne ...	Payne, William, 1650-1696.	1683 (1683)	Wing P912; ESTC R22908	23,488	47

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the_o pure_a virtue_n and_o by_o a_o certain_a sleight_n of_o intention_n and_o spiritual_a legerdemain_n to_o put_v the_o worst_a action_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o best_a and_o hocus_n pocus_fw-la vice_n into_o virtue_n when_o ever_o one_o please_v nay_o it_o be_v to_o destroy_v the_o very_a nature_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n and_o to_o make_v nothing_o so_o in_o its_o self_n but_o as_o our_o own_o intention_n put_v a_o stamp_n upon_o it_o if_o we_o can_v but_o graft_v a_o good_a intention_n upon_o never_o so_o bad_a a_o action_n this_o shall_v change_v the_o very_a kind_n and_o make_v all_o it_o bear_v fair_a and_o lovely_a one_o drop_n of_o this_o good_a intention_n shall_v take_v away_o all_o the_o venom_n out_o of_o the_o most_o poisonous_a wickedness_n turn_v bitter_a into_o sweet_a evil_a into_o good_a it_o will_v make_v good_a and_o evil_n that_o be_v natural_o and_o immutable_o fix_v melt_v and_o soften_v in_o our_o hand_n so_o that_o we_o may_v form_v and_o fashion_v 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unite_v we_o all_o unto_o his_o church_n and_o make_v we_o loyal_a and_o faithful_a unto_o his_o anoint_v and_o for_o ever_o bless_v and_o praise_v be_v the_o providence_n of_o that_o god_n who_o have_v bring_v to_o light_v the_o hide_a thing_n of_o darkness_n and_o have_v not_o give_v we_o over_o as_o a_o prey_n to_o bloodthirsty_a man_n who_o lie_v in_o wait_n to_o destroy_v we_o and_o thou_o o_o king_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n who_o haste_v gracious_o deliver_v thy_o anoint_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o wicked_a man_n stretch_v out_o against_o he_o and_o have_v miraculous_o preserve_v he_o from_o the_o plot_n and_o conspiracy_n of_o all_o his_o enemy_n keep_v he_o always_o we_o beseech_v thou_o under_o the_o shadow_n of_o thy_o wing_n preserve_v he_o as_o the_o apple_n of_o thy_o eye_n and_o guard_v thou_o his_o throne_n with_o legion_n of_o angel_n that_o the_o son_n of_o violence_n may_v never_o approach_v to_o hurt_v he_o the_o lord_n preserve_v he_o and_o keep_v he_o alive_a that_o he_o may_v be_v bless_v upon_o earth_n and_o deliver_v thou_o not_o he_o unto_o the_o will_n of_o his_o enemy_n psal_n 41.2_o finis_fw-la

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