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	great_a	rome_n	2,179	5	6.6433	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18690	A mirrour of Popish subtilties discouering sundry wretched and miserable euasions and shifts which a secret cauilling Papist in the behalfe of one Paul Spence priest, yet liuing and lately prisoner in the castle of Worcester, hath gathered out of Sanders, Bellarmine, and others, for the auoyding and discrediting of sundrie allegations of scriptures and fathers, against the doctrine of the Church of Rome, concerning sacraments, the sacrifice of the masse, transubstantiation, iustification, &c. Written by Rob. Abbot, minister of the word of God in the citie of Worcester. The contents see in the next page after the preface to the reader. Perused and allowed.	Abbot, Robert, 1560-1618.	1594 (1594)	STC 52; ESTC S108344	245,389	257

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deal_n i_o note_v before_o concern_v the_o mixture_n of_o water_n and_o the_o like_a follow_v in_o the_o next_o place_n concern_v the_o name_n of_o the_o mass_n by_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d such_o speech_n and_o do_n borrow_v ●or_a 〈◊〉_d rather_o from_o the_o old_a church-seruice_n they_o go_v about_o to_o da●le_v the_o eye_n of_o ●en_n th●t_v they_o may_v not_o s●e_v their_o fraud_n and_o falsehood_n but_o a_o ape_n will_v be_v a_o ape_n still_o though_o he_o be_v yclothe_v in_o purple_a &_o the_o mass_n though_o it_o firm_v thus_o to_o be_v deck_v with_o ●●oures_n of_o antiquity_n shall_v remain_v nothing_o else_o but_o ●●ish_a this_o and_o abominable_a idol_n it_o be_v but_o apish_a 〈…〉_o tation_n true_o to_o keep_v the_o word_n of_o the_o father_n and_o so_o absurd_o to_o vary_v from_o the_o 〈…〉_o entice_v and_o meaning_n of_o the_o father_n p._n spence_n sect._n 6._o whither_o