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	lord_n	time_n	2,016	5	3.3947	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A10083	The doctrine of superioritie, and of subiection, contained in the fift commandement of the holy law of almightie God Which is the foundamentall ground, both of all Christian subiection: and also of like Christian gouernment, as well in church, and common-wealth, as in euery schoole and priuate familie. A pretious memorial of the substance of manie godly sermons, preached by the learned and faithfull seruant of God, Ma. Robert Pricke, minister of the vvord, at Denham in Suffolke.	Pricke, Robert, d. ca. 1608.; Allen, Robert, fl. 1596-1612.	1609 (1609)	STC 20337; ESTC S101170	80,674	204

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a._n that_o his_o heart_n be_v not_o lift_v up_o above_o his_o brethren_n as_o appear_v deut._n chap._n 17._o ver_fw-la 18._o &_o 20._o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o the_o magistrate_n in_o what_o degree_n soever_o may_v not_o be_v proud_a and_o haughty_a but_o behave_v himself_o in_o a_o lowly_a sweet_a and_o love_a manner_n towards_o his_o subject_n as_o a_o father_n towards_o his_o child_n q._n what_o shall_v be_v the_o reason_n hereof_o see_v they_o be_v advance_v into_o so_o high_a a_o place_n it_o the_o virtue_n require_v to_o be_v in_o a_o magistrate_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o a._n first_o of_o all_o if_o magistrate_n be_v proud_a they_o will_v easy_o degenerate_v into_o cruelty_n and_o tyranny_n second_o their_o subject_n be_v hinder_v through_o fear_n will_v hardly_o without_o great_a constraint_n resort_n to_o they_o for_o justice_n and_o make_v their_o case_n know_v three_o the_o cheerful_a countenance_n of_o a_o magistrate_n and_o his_o love_a and_o kind_a behaviour_n cause_v 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cor._n 4_o 1._o tim._n 1.2_o again_o they_o be_v say_v heb._n chap._n 13._o ver_fw-la 17._o to_o watch_v over_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o people_n reason_n 2._o reason_n as_o those_o that_o must_v give_v account_n thereof_o that_o be_v god_n have_v appoint_v they_o over_o his_o people_n and_o inheritance_n not_o only_o to_o procure_v all_o thing_n for_o their_o good_a but_o also_o to_o defend_v and_o preserve_v they_o from_o all_o spiritual_a enemy_n and_o danger_n three_o the_o lord_n have_v set_v they_o as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o watch_n tower_n 33._o 3._o reason_n ezek._n 33._o and_o deliver_v as_o it_o be_v a_o heavenly_a trumpet_n into_o their_o hand_n not_o only_o to_o give_v the_o people_n warning_n of_o the_o plague_n and_o judgement_n of_o god_n to_o come_v but_o also_o to_o advise_v and_o direct_v they_o how_o to_o prevent_v and_o avoid_v they_o and_o last_o reason_n 4._o reason_n they_o be_v to_o stand_v up_o in_o the_o gap_n and_o to_o pray_v and_o make_v intercession_n to_o 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