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	day_n	holy_a	1,485	5	4.9570	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28174	An useful case of conscience learnedly and accuratly discussed and resolved concerning associations and confederacies with idolaters, infidels, hereticks, malignants, or any other knoun enemies of truth and godlinesse : useful for these times and therefore published for the benefit of all those who desire to know or retain the sworn to principles of the sometimes famous Church of Christ in Scotland / by Hugh Binning.	Binning, Hugh, 1627-1653.	1693 (1693)	Wing B2934; ESTC R24656	57,320	52

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of_o england_n and_o restitution_n of_o the_o king_n parallel_n with_o eccl_n 4._o 8._o chap._n 16_o 7._o when_o a_o man_n way_n please_v the_o lord_n he_o make_v even_o his_o enemy_n to_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o he_o can_v our_o state_n way_n then_o please_v the_o lord_n see_v they_o can_v find_v the_o way_n of_o peace_n they_o will_v not_o walk_v in_o it_o and_o see_v they_o make_v the_o godly_a in_o the_o land_n to_o fall_v out_o with_o they_o and_o none_o to_o be_v at_o peace_n but_o the_o wicked_a who_o may_v thereby_o get_v opportunity_n to_o crush_v the_o godly_a ver_fw-la 17._o the_o highway_n of_o the_o upright_o be_v to_o depart_v from_o evil_n this_o be_v the_o high_a way_n only_o to_o depart_v from_o evil_n not_o carnal_a policy_n nor_o advantage_n he_o think_v the_o step_v aside_o to_o any_o of_o these_o be_v not_o the_o high_a way_n can_v then_o man_n change_v their_o way_n and_o go_v cross_a to_o it_o and_o keep_v the_o right_a way_n in_o both_o no_o the_o godly_a 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