Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	child_n	husband_n	wife_n	1,655	5	6.9646	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66445	The blovdy tenent, of persecution, for cause of conscience, discussed, in a conference betweene trvth and peace vvho, in all tender affection, present to the high court of Parliament, as the result of their discourse, these, amongst other passages, of highest consideration.	Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683.; Cotton, John, 1584-1652.	1644 (1644)	Wing W2758; ESTC R2405	232,471	275

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truth_n the_o unknowing_a zeal_n of_o constantine_n and_o other_o emperor_n &c._n do_v more_o hurt_v to_o christ_n jesus_n his_o crown_n and_o kingdom_n than_o the_o rage_a fury_n of_o the_o most_o bloody_a nero_n in_o the_o persecution_n of_o the_o late_a christian_n be_v sweet_a and_o fragrant_a like_a spice_n pound_v and_o beat_v in_o mortar_n but_o those_o good_a emperor_n persecute_v some_o erroneous_a person_n arrius_n etc._n etc._n and_o advance_v the_o professor_n of_o some_o truth_n of_o christ_n for_o there_o be_v no_o small_a number_n of_o truth_n lose_v in_o those_o time_n and_o maintain_v their_o religion_n by_o the_o material_a sword_n i_o say_v by_o this_o mean_v christianity_n be_v eclipse_v and_o the_o professor_n of_o it_o fall_v asleep_a cant._n 5._o babel_n or_o confusion_n be_v usher_v in_o and_o by_o degree_n the_o garden_n of_o the_o church_n of_o saint_n be_v turn_v into_o the_o wilderness_n of_o whole_a nation_n until_o the_o whole_a world_n become_v 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and_o persecute_v other_o etc._n etc._n chap._n lxvi_o peace_n he_o end_v this_o passage_n with_o approbation_n of_o q._n elizabeth_n for_o persecute_v the_o papist_n and_o a_o reproof_n to_o king_n james_n for_o his_o persecute_v the_o puritan_n etc._n etc._n truth_n i_o answer_v if_o queen_n elizabeth_n together_o according_a to_o the_o answerer_n tenent_n and_o conscience_n do_v well_o to_o persecute_v according_a to_o her_o conscience_n king_n james_n do_v not_o ill_a in_o persecute_v according_a to_o his_o for_o mr._n cotton_n must_v grant_v that_o either_o king_n james_n be_v not_o fit_a to_o be_v a_o king_n have_v not_o the_o essential_a qualification_n of_o a_o king_n in_o not_o be_v able_a right_o to_o judge_v who_o ought_v to_o be_v persecute_v and_o who_o not_o or_o else_o he_o must_v confess_v that_o king_n james_n and_o all_o magistrate_n must_v persecute_v such_o who_o in_o their_o conscience_n they_o judge_v worthy_a to_o be_v persecute_v i_o say_v it_o again_o though_o 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