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	lie_n	truth_n	1,698	5	6.1293	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02488	King Dauids vow for reformation of himselfe. his family. his kingdome Deliuered in twelue sermons before the Prince his Highnesse vpon Psalm 101. By George Hakewill Dr. in Diuinity.	Hakewill, George, 1578-1649.; Elstracke, Renold, fl. 1590-1630, engraver.	1621 (1621)	STC 12616; ESTC S103634	122,067	373

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the_o pursuit_n of_o the_o one_o and_o so_o cold_a in_o the_o other_o wherefore_o either_o seem_v to_o be_v as_o thou_o be_v or_o be_v as_o thou_o will_v seem_v either_o have_v a_o care_n and_o conscience_n that_o thou_o make_v not_o a_o lie_n or_o be_v content_a that_o a_o man_n call_v a_o spade_n a_o spade_n a_o liar_n a_o liar_n this_o vice_n of_o all_o other_o be_v so_o universal_o spread_v over_o the_o face_n of_o the_o world_n not_o only_o among_o servant_n but_o all_o sort_n of_o man_n that_o what_o our_o prophet_n speak_v in_o his_o haste_n i_o say_v in_o my_o haste_n all_o man_n be_v liar_n psalm_n 106._o 10_o that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v advise_o rom._n 3._o 4_o let_v god_n be_v true_a and_o every_o man_n a_o liar_n but_o we_o must_v know_v it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o lie_v and_o another_o to_o make_v a_o trade_n or_o custom_n of_o lie_v one_o thing_n to_o slip_v into_o it_o unaware_o another_o deliberate_o to_o forge_v and_o conceive_v it_o and_o which_o be_v worse_o to_o 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