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	receive_v	truth_n	1,611	5	5.9464	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00406	The right rule of a religious life: or, The glasse of godlinesse Wherein euery man may behold his imperfections, how farre hee is out of the way of true Godlinesse, and learne to reduce his wandring steppes into the pathes of true pietie. In certaine lectures vpon the first chapter of the Epistle of S. Iames. The first part. By William Est preacher of Gods Word.	Est, William, 1546 or 7-1625.	1616 (1616)	STC 10536; ESTC S118323	112,355	335

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wise_a doom_n bacchus_n the_o drunken_a god_n of_o wine_n who_o they_o honour_v with_o beastly_a ceremony_n do_v oftentimes_o lie_v but_o the_o speech_n must_v often_o such_o go_v in_o sheep_n clothing_n but_o inward_o be_v raven_a wolf_n against_o such_o the_o son_n of_o god_n denounce_v woe_n in_o the_o gospel_n qui_fw-la curios_fw-la simulant_fw-la &_o bachanalia_fw-la viwnt_fw-la they_o curious_a grave_n will_v seem_v to_o be_v yet_o bacchus-like_a their_o life_n we_o see_v the_o lie_n in_o substance_n of_o thing_n contain_v all_o falsehood_n in_o buy_v and_o sell_v when_o naughty_a and_o corrupt_a thing_n be_v sell_v and_o warrant_v for_o good_a or_o else_o one_o thing_n be_v sell_v to_o the_o ignorant_a for_o another_o as_o among_o the_o physician_n be_v many_o such_o as_o false_a aloe_n false_a balsamum_n etc._n etc._n whereby_o great_a and_o intolerable_a error_n be_v commit_v by_o unskilful_a physician_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o many_o 4.6_o 1._o thess_n 4.6_o the_o 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speak_v the_o truth_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o qui_fw-la semel_fw-la malus_fw-la semper_fw-la praesumitur_fw-la malus_fw-la in_o eodem_fw-la genere_fw-la mali_fw-la it_o be_v presume_v that_o he_o that_o be_v once_o evil_a be_v always_o evil_a in_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o evil_n now_o it_o remain_v that_o i_o pray_v and_o beseech_v you_o brethren_n to_o who_o your_o life_n and_o salvation_n be_v dear_a that_o you_o careful_o consider_v the_o heap_n of_o evil_n that_o the_o wicked_a tongue_n bring_v with_o it_o you_o will_v call_v daily_o upon_o he_o in_o who_o it_o only_o lie_v to_o govern_v the_o tongue_n and_o say_v with_o the_o holy_a prophet_n 141._o psal_n 141._o set_v a_o watch_n o_o lord_n before_o my_o mouth_n and_o keep_v the_o door_n of_o my_o lip_n and_o