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	parent_n	sin_n	1,848	5	5.5136	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14028	The policy of the Turkish empire. The first booke	Fletcher, Giles, 1549?-1611, attributed name.	1597 (1597)	STC 24335; ESTC S118698	98,012	170

among_o the_o turk_n though_o they_o be_v not_o circumcise_v indeed_o as_o the_o man_n yet_o they_o be_v make_v or_o admit_v musulman_n with_o the_o like_a solemnity_n by_o pronounce_v the_o same_o word_n that_o be_v before_o rehearse_v but_o when_o any_o christian_a or_o other_o stranger_n be_v by_o his_o own_o choice_n and_o voluntary_a motion_n to_o be_v circumcise_v stranger_n which_o happen_v often_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o excessive_a tribute_n and_o exaction_n lay_v upon_o they_o there_o be_v some_o difference_n in_o the_o form_n of_o the_o ceremony_n for_o he_o be_v bring_v into_o some_o public_a place_n in_o the_o open_a sight_n of_o the_o people_n &_o there_o after_o he_o have_v pronounce_v the_o word_n of_o the_o first_o commandment_n in_o the_o law_n of_o mahomet_n before_o recite_v with_o his_o eye_n and_o forefinger_n lift_v up_o towards_o the_o heaven_n then_o be_v he_o circumcise_v and_o have_v also_o a_o new_a name_n give_v he_o his_o former_a name_n be_v change_v whereas_o the_o turk_n do_v use_v to_o give_v the_o name_n to_o their_o own_o child_n at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o birth_n and_o so_o continue_v they_o after_o their_o circumcision_n now_o after_o that_o any_o christian_n be_v thus_o circumcise_a he_o be_v carry_v about_o all_o the_o quarter_n and_o street_n of_o the_o city_n with_o great_a triumph_n and_o joy_n of_o the_o people_n who_o have_v drum_n and_o trumpet_n sound_v before_o they_o &_o beside_o diverse_a gift_n and_o reward_n bestow_v upon_o he_o he_o be_v make_v free_a for_o ever_o after_o from_o all_o tribute_n and_o exaction_n through_o the_o desire_n of_o which_o gain_n &_o privilege_n many_o of_o the_o greek_n who_o the_o turk_n call_v vrmular_a and_o many_o albanezes_n who_o they_o call_v arnantlar_n do_v willing_o offer_v themselves_o to_o be_v circumcise_v howbeit_o if_o any_o happen_v to_o be_v circumcise_v by_o compulsion_n for_o any_o offence_n commit_v as_o for_o strike_v of_o a_o musulman_n or_o for_o 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