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	soul_n	world_n	1,708	5	4.6899	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33770	Theophilus and Philodoxus, or, Several conferences between two friends the one a true son of the Church of England, the other faln off to the Church of Rome, concerning 1. praier in an unknown tongue, 2. the half communion, 3. the worshipping of images, 4. the invocation of saints / by Gilbert Coles.	Coles, Gilbert, 1617-1676.	1674 (1674)	Wing C5085; ESTC R27900	233,018	224

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these_o be_v god_n martyr_n and_o our_o bishop_n overseer_n of_o our_o life_n and_o action_n let_v we_o not_o pignora_fw-la c_o lib._n de_fw-fr viduis_fw-la ultra_fw-la medium_n obsecrandi_fw-la sunt_fw-la ang._n etc._n etc._n obs_o sunt_fw-la martyr_n corporis_fw-la pignora_fw-la blush_v to_o admit_v these_o as_o intercessor_n for_o our_o infirmity_n because_o they_o when_o they_o do_v overcome_v be_v yet_o sensible_a of_o the_o infirmity_n of_o the_o body_n theoph._n saint_n ambrose_n be_v but_o a_o young_a divine_a a_o novice_n and_o cathechumen_n when_o he_o be_v choose_v bishop_n of_o millam_n he_o be_v train_v up_o in_o civil_a affair_n plead_v cause_n &_o as_o a_o deputy_n of_o the_o country_n administer_a justice_n &_o therefore_o we_o have_v no_o teason_n to_o ground_v our_o faith_n upon_o he_o dictate_v he_o speak_v often_o pious_o but_o not_o always_o orthodox_o do_v you_o allow_v that_o passage_n of_o he_o in_o this_o very_a proof_n