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	word_n	1,487	5	3.7692	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95612	The uncharitable informer charitably informed, that sycophancy is a sin, pernicious to all, but most of all to himself. By Faithfull Teate, minister of the Gospel of peace and truth.	Teate, Faithful, b. 1621.	1660 (1660)	Wing T619; Thomason E1921_1; ESTC R209965	36,242	85

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22.6_o and_o the_o apostle_n reckon_v it_o no_o small_a point_n of_o his_o passion_n that_o he_o endure_v the_o contradiction_n of_o sinner_n against_o himself_o 12.3_o hebr._n 12.3_o and_o therefore_o christ_n reckon_v his_o reproach_n with_o his_o gall_n and_o complain_v that_o it_o even_o break_v his_o heart_n 69.20.21_o ps_n 69.20.21_o and_o therefore_o i_o can_v blame_v thou_o to_o lay_v thy_o suffering_n in_o this_o kind_n to_o heart_n but_o yet_o look_v high_a than_o the_o tongue_n of_o man_n even_o to_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n who_o can_v tongue-tie_v if_o he_o please_v every_o dog_n in_o egypt_n 11.7_o exod._n 11.7_o that_o they_o bark_v not_o at_o a_o israelite_n let_v he_o curse_v say_v david_n of_o shimei_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v 16.10_o 1_o sam._n 16.10_o curse_v david_n not_o that_o david_n justify_v he_o but_o god_n that_o just_o suffer_v he_o unjust_o so_o to_o punish_v david_n sin_n and_o if_o we_o be_v observant_a we_o may_v not_o only_o see_v god_n 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of_o himself_o that_o he_o have_v deserve_v to_o die_v by_o the_o law_n both_o of_o god_n and_o man_n have_v secret_o commit_v in_o that_o very_a field_n bestiality_n not_o fit_a to_o be_v name_v especial_o if_o good_a man_n speak_v evil_a of_o thou_o thou_o have_v the_o more_o cause_n to_o suspect_v that_o all_o be_v not_o well_o with_o thou_o when_o smicythus_n have_v accuse_v nicanor_n and_o urge_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v punish_v for_o speak_v evil_a of_o king_n philip_n not_o so_o say_v philip_n ma●_n plut._n phil._n ma●_n for_o nicanor_n be_v one_o of_o the_o honest_a man_n in_o macedon_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v more_o fit_a to_o inquire_v whether_o the_o fault_n be_v not_o in_o we_o and_o thus_o though_o reproach_n be_v like_o the_o water_n of_o the_o severn_n thick_a and_o muddy_a yet_o if_o they_o have_v like_o that_o but_o a_o scour_a quality_n so_o that_o we_o can_v but_o improve_v unjust_a accusation_n as_o just_a caution_n we_o shall_v have_v cause_n to_o bless_v 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