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

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64230	Paidobaptismos orthobaptismos: or, The baptism of infants vindicated by scriptures and reasons Humbly offered in order to a composure of differences at this juncture of time. By Nath. Taylor, M.A.	Taylor, Nathanael, d. 1702.	1683 (1683)	Wing T544A; ESTC R222422	45,201	106

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of_o and_o deal_n and._n p._n 118._o l._n 23._o for_o omne_fw-la corpus_fw-la r._n cum_fw-la e_o corpo●●_n p._n 122._o l._n 18._o for_o diviner_n r._n divi_z were_z p._n 129._o l._n 15._o for_o fumus_fw-la r._n funus_fw-la and_o l._n 18._o r._n mansueti_fw-la p._n 130._o l._n 11._o for_o fides_fw-la r._n fide_fw-la παιδοβα'πτισμος_n '_o ορθοβα'πτισμος_n or_o the_o baptism_n of_o infant_n vindicated_n by_o scripture_n and_o reason_n humble_o offer_v in_o order_n to_o a_o composure_n of_o difference_n at_o this_o juncture_n of_o time_n by_o nath._n taylor_n m._n a._n mark_v 10.13_o and_o they_o bring_v young_a child_n to_o he_o that_o he_o shall_v touch_v they_o and_o his_o disciple_n rebuke_v those_o that_o bring_v they_o 14._o but_o when_o jesus_n see_v it_o he_o be_v much_o displease_v and_o say_v unto_o they_o suffer_v the_o little_a child_n to_o come_v unto_o i_o and_o forbid_v they_o not_o for_o of_o such_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n 15._o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o 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