Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	call_v	know_v	time_n	1,768	5	3.3110	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47743	An essay concerning the divine right of tythes by the author of The snake in the grass.	Leslie, Charles, 1650-1722.	1700 (1700)	Wing L1132; ESTC R11457	102,000	292

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16._o jer._n xxij_o 16._o than_o it_o be_v well_o with_o he_o wa●_n not_o this_o to_o know_v i_o say_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o consequence_n be_v that_o not_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o to_o know_v god_n it_o be_v to_o belie_v he_o to_o blaspheme_n he_o as_o in_o the_o text_n before_o quote_v and_o many_o more_o that_o can_v be_v produce_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n now_o to_o apply_v this_o to_o our_o present_a purpose_n i_o do_v not_o pretend_v to_o draw_v a_o argument_n from_o the_o many_o instance_n of_o god_n remarkable_a judgement_n upon_o both_o their_o person_n and_o family_n who_o have_v rob_v his_o church_n as_o if_o those_o judgement_n must_v of_o necessity_n have_v be_v inflict_v pure_o and_o sole_o for_o this_o sin_n but_o if_o this_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o of_o so_o deep_a a_o dye_n as_o it_o must_v be_v if_o it_o be_v any_o sin_n at_o all_o for_o it_o can_v be_v no_o other_o than_o sacrilege_n and_o if_o that_o be_v the_o most_o open_a and_o 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