Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	motion_n	soul_n	1,821	5	5.5524	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31706	The commentaries of C. Julius Cæsar of his warres in Gallia, and the civil warres betwixt him and Pompey / translated into English with many excellent and judicious observations thereupon ; as also The art of our modern training, or, Tactick practise, by Clement Edmonds Esquire, ... ; where unto is adjoyned the eighth commentary of the warres in Gallia, with some short observations upon it ; together with the life of Cæsar, and an account of his medalls ; revised, corrected, and enlarged.; De bello civili. English	Caesar, Julius.; Edmondes, Clement, Sir, 1566 or 7-1622. Observations upon Caesars commentaries of the civil warres.; Hirtius, Aulus. De bello Gallico. Liber 8. English.; Edmondes, Clement, Sir, 1566 or 7-1622. Manner of our modern training or tactick practise.; Caesar, Julius. De bello Gallico. English.	1655 (1655)	Wing C199; ESTC R17666	660,153	403

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and_o have_v they_o in_o great_a honour_n and_o reputation_n for_o they_o do_v determine_v almost_o of_o all_o controversy_n both_o public_a and_o private_a for_o if_o any_o offence_n be_v commit_v as_o murder_v or_o manslaughter_n or_o any_o controversy_n arise_v touch_v their_o land_n or_o inheritance_n they_o sentence_v it_o reward_v the_o virtuous_a and_o punish_v the_o wicked_a if_o any_o private_a man_n or_o state_n do_v not_o obey_v their_o decree_n they_o interd●d_v he_o from_o holy_a duty_n which_o be_v the_o great_a punishment_n that_o be_v among_o they_o such_o as_o be_v thus_o interdict_v be_v repute_v in_o the_o number_n of_o impious_a and_o wicked_a man_n every_o man_n leave_v their_o company_n and_o do_v avoid_v to_o meet_v they_o or_o speak_v with_o they_o lest_o they_o shall_v receive_v any_o hurt_n by_o their_o contagion_n neither_o have_v they_o law_n or_o justice_n when_o they_o require_v it_o nor_o

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the_o reputation_n which_o they_o desire_v to_o hold_v touch_v assistance_n and_o protection_n of_o their_o friend_n before_o any_o inconvenience_n which_o may_v happen_v to_o their_o army_n and_o not_o without_o good_a reason_n which_o may_v be_v draw_v as_o well_o from_o the_o worthiness_n of_o the_o cause_n as_o from_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o effect_n for_o duty_n of_o virtue_n and_o respect_n of_o honesty_n as_o the_o noble_a part_n of_o the_o mind_n do_v not_o only_o challenge_v the_o service_n of_o the_o inferior_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o do_v also_o command_v the_o body_n and_o the_o casaulty_n thereof_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o be_v fit_v the_o excellency_n of_o their_o prerogative_n for_o otherwise_o virtue_n will_v find_v but_o bare_a attendance_n and_o may_v leave_v her_o sceptre_n for_o want_v of_o lawful_a authority_n and_o therefore_o caesar_n choose_v rather_o to_o adventure_v the_o army_n upon_o the_o casualty_n of_o hard_a provision_n then_o to_o blemish_v 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