Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bring_v	good_a	let_v	1,459	5	4.0417	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26303	Ahitophel's policy defeated a sermon preached on the 9th of September, being the day appointed by His Majesty for a publick thanksgiving for his kingdoms great deliverance from the late treasonable conspiracy against his sacred person and government.		1683 (1683)	Wing A439A; ESTC R19991	19,330	32

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london_n print_v for_o w._n kettilby_n at_o the_o bishop_n head_n in_o s._n paul_n churchyard_n 1683._o 2_o sam._n xv._o 12._o and_o absalon_n send_v for_o ahitophel_n the_o gilonite_n david_n counsellor_n from_o his_o city_n even_o from_o giloh_n while_o he_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o the_o conspiracy_n be_v strong_a for_o the_o people_n increase_v continual_o with_o absalon_n we_o read_v in_o the_o xiii_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n that_o absalon_n have_v kill_v his_o brother_n ammon_n for_o defile_v his_o sister_n tamar_n present_o flee_v unto_o geshur_n in_o syria_n where_o he_o continue_v some_o time_n with_o king_n talmai_n his_o grandfather_n by_o the_o mother_n side_n ammon_n be_v elder_a brother_n and_o therefore_o consider_v absalom_n aspire_v genius_n it_o be_v probable_a that_o he_o commit_v this_o parricide_n rather_o out_o of_o a_o ambition_n he_o have_v to_o be_v the_o more_o near_o relate_v to_o the_o crown_n than_o any_o virtuous_a detestation_n of_o his_o brother_n 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