Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bishop_n	church_n	roman_a	1,391	5	8.0518	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33943	A modest enquiry, whether St. Peter were ever at Rome, and bishop of that church? wherein, I. the arguments of Cardinall Bellarmine and others, for the affirmative are considered, II. some considerations taken notice of that render the negative highly probable.	Care, Henry, 1646-1688.	1687 (1687)	Wing C529; ESTC R7012	75,600	120

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peter_n be_v not_o there_o bellarmin_n will_v persuade_v we_o that_o paul_n 4._o coloss_n 4._o 11._o speak_v only_o of_o his_o own_o domestic_n or_o such_o as_o be_v his_o proper_a menial_a servant_n and_o in_o the_o 2d_o of_o tim._n 4._o of_o such_o as_o be_v to_o stand_v his_o friend_n to_o nero._n it_o do_v not_o appear_v answ_n nor_o be_v it_o probable_a that_o aristarchus_n who_o he_o call_v his_o fellow_n prisoner_n and_o marcus_n and_o justus_n and_o luke_n who_o he_o style_v the_o belove_a physician_n be_v paul_n domestic_n or_o servant_n the_o good_a holy_a humble_a apostle_n do_v not_o keep_v so_o great_a a_o retinue_n as_o a_o author_n that_o theologise_v in_o purple_a and_o vie_v dignity_n with_o king_n may_v be_v apt_a to_o imagine_v nor_o do_v he_o speak_v only_o of_o they_o but_o of_o all_o his_o fellow_n helper_n in_o the_o gospel_n and_o therefore_o ought_v not_o to_o omit_v peter_n and_o in_o timothy_n he_o speak_v of_o such_o as_o ought_v to_o have_v strengthen_v 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