Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	christian_a	church_n	religion_n	1,433	5	5.5815	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01698	The only rule to walke by guiding Christs ministers, and all his members, how to frame their conuersation in the way to saluation. A sermon preached at a synod, or meeting of ministers in S. Michaels Church in Couentry the second of October. 1615. By S. Gibson, preacher of the word, and pastor in the same city.	Gibbons, Samuel.	1616 (1616)	STC 11837; ESTC S118451	20,003	53

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to_o conformity_n or_o imitation_n of_o good_a example_n where_o he_o make_v himself_o the_o form_n or_o type_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o which_o he_o will_v have_v they_o conform_v yet_o do_v he_o not_o propound_v himself_o alone_o for_o a_o example_n but_o he_o join_v other_o with_o he_o etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n who_o he_o will_v have_v the_o philippian_n to_o imitate_v also_o wherein_o they_o walk_v as_o he_o walk_v in_o the_o first_o exhortation_n there_o be_v diverse_a thing_n worthy_a to_o be_v observe_v and_o consider_v of_o of_o which_o i_o desire_v to_o speak_v rather_o profitable_o then_o plausible_o doctrine_n 1_o 1._o it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o he_o require_v walk_v by_o rule_n 〈◊〉_d that_o we_o 〈◊〉_d canonica●●bedience_n god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o thence_o