Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	church_n	communion_n	separate_v	1,943	5	9.5273	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43343	A brief enquiry into the true nature of schism: or a persuasive to Christian love and charity. Humbly submitted to better judgments; by M.H. Licensed Jan. 8. 1689/90	Henry, Matthew, 1662-1714.	1690 (1690)	Wing H1474; ESTC R216726	13,006	36

be_v mean_v of_o any_o breach_n of_o communion_n for_o it_o be_v say_v express_o v_o 20._o that_o they_o come_v together_o into_o one_o place_n and_o that_o into_o the_o church_n too_o i._n e._n the_o place_n of_o meeting_n but_o the_o schism_n be_v quarrel_n and_o contention_n about_o some_o little_a thing_n relate_v to_o the_o circumstance_n of_o public_a worship_n and_o the_o quarrel_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v about_o the_o time_n of_o begin_v their_o worship_n especial_o when_o they_o be_v to_o join_v in_o the_o lord_n supper_n or_o their_o love-feast_n it_o see_v as_o they_o do_v not_o come_v exact_o at_o the_o time_n therefore_o the_o apostle_n bid_v they_o tarry_v one_o for_o another_o v_o 33._o those_o that_o come_v early_o quarrel_v with_o those_o that_o come_v late_o for_o come_v no_o soon_o and_o those_o that_o come_v late_o quarrel_v with_o the_o other_o for_o beginning_n before_o they_o come_v some_o quarrel_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v the_o schism_n here_o speak_v of_o 3._o the_o word_n be_v use_v 1_o cor._n 12._o 25._o that_o there_o be_v no_o schism_n in_o the_o body_n the_o apostle_n be_v there_o carry_v on_o a_o metaphor_n betwixt_o the_o natural_a body_n and_o the_o church_n and_o this_o clause_n clear_o relate_v to_o the_o natural_a body_n for_o he_o do_v not_o come_v to_o the_o reddition_n of_o the_o comparison_n till_o v_o 27._o now_o what_o he_o mean_v by_o the_o schism_n in_o the_o body_n be_v plain_a from_o the_o antithesis_fw-la in_o the_o follow_a word_n but_o that_o the_o member_n shall_v have_v the_o same_o care_n one_o for_o another_o so_o that_o when_o the_o member_n care_v not_o one_o for_o another_o when_o the_o eye_n say_v to_o the_o hand_n i_o have_v no_o need_n of_o thou_o v_o 21._o when_o there_o be_v not_o a_o sympathy_n and_o fellow-feeling_n among_o christian_n v._n 26._o here_o be_v schism_n that_o be_v schism_n which_o break_v or_o slacken_v the_o bond_n by_o which_o the_o member_n be_v knit_v together_o now_o that_o bond_n 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