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	england_n	great_a	1,929	5	3.0386	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30035	The pilgrim's progress, from Quakerism to Christianity containing, a farther discovery of the dangerous growth of Quakerism, not only in points of doctrine, but also in their politicks, respecting their government, and opposite to it, together with their fund or common bank to support the same : with a remedy proposed for this malady, and the cure of Quakerism : to which is added an appendix, discovering a most damnable plot, contriv'd and carrying on by New-Rome, by an united confederacy, against the reformed religion and professors thereof, as will appear from the designs of their silent meetings, their monthly, quarterly, second-day, six-week, and yearly meeting, all which are particularly herein treated on / by ... Fr. Bugg.	Bugg, Francis, 1640-1724?	1700 (1700)	Wing B5383; ESTC R20744	232,865	530

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not_o pay_v i_o i_o then_o will_v promise_v to_o pay_v every_o man_n to_o a_o groat_n and_o if_o so_o the_o quaker_n have_v no_o great_a cause_n to_o boast_v and_o yet_o i_o can_v in_o good_a conscience_n say_v that_o great_a part_n of_o my_o difficulty_n have_v be_v by_o and_o through_o the_o great_a injustice_n and_o implacable_a malice_n of_o my_o adversary_n the_o quaker_n who_o have_v yet_o no_o reason_n since_o my_o labour_n have_v be_v for_o their_o good_a though_o against_o their_o will_n and_o for_o which_o they_o have_v by_o all_o their_o endeavour_n seek_v my_o ruin_n and_o their_o resolution_n herein_o have_v be_v very_o strong_a and_o prosecute_v with_o great_a vigour_n for_o as_o on_o the_o one_o hand_n they_o have_v use_v all_o possible_a mean_n to_o render_v i_o unworthy_a of_o the_o clergy_n notice_n a_o hint_n whereof_o you_o have_v in_o p._n 299._o so_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n some_o of_o they_o have_v suggest_v by_o private_a insinuation_n to_o my_o creditor_n 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first_o i_o shall_v name_v of_o this_o sort_n be_v gerald_n roberts_n who_o be_v the_o great_a entertainer_n of_o g._n fox_n in_o that_o day_n a_o great_a preacher_n and_o one_o who_o keep_v the_o public_a stock_n into_o who_o custody_n be_v put_v a_o rich_a orphan_n worth_a 4000_o l._n namely_o abijah_n trot_n who_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o g._n fox_n and_o alex._n parker_n get_v she_o marry_v to_o his_o son_n against_o the_o executor_n consent_n i._n e._n r._n cannam_n and_o fran._n camfield_n against_o which_o clandestine_v proceed_n of_o fox_n parker_n and_o roberts_n i_o have_v much_o to_o say_v which_o at_o present_a i_o forbear_v but_o he_o break_v 2._o though_o

of_o ignorance_n i_o shall_v now_o proceed_v far_a to_o prove_v my_o reason_n and_o that_o from_o plain_a matter_n of_o fact_n that_o so_o it_o may_v appear_v as_o well_o from_o our_o print_a book_n as_o from_o our_o know_a practice_n what_o a_o strange_a effect_v these_o silent_a meeting_n have_v upon_o we_o and_o how_o we_o thereby_o become_v not_o only_o leven_v into_o a_o temper_n to_o throw_v off_o all_o institute_v religion_n but_o to_o a_o degree_n high_o even_o to_o throw_v contempt_n both_o upon_o the_o scripture_n ordinance_n and_o minister_n and_o all_o thing_n sacred_a cry_v down_o all_o form_n and_o constitution_n how_o ancient_a and_o profitable_a soever_o they_o be_v and_o all_o under_o a_o pretence_n of_o a_o high_a dispensation_n even_o the_o light_n within_o etc._n etc._n for_o say_v w._n penn_n we_o quaker_n be_v withdraw_v from_o every_o form_n and_o constitution_n to_o wait_v in_o silence_n for_o life_n from_o god_n and_o not_o from_o beggarly_a element_n and_o 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volume_n contain_v eleven_o distinct_a book_n in_o quarto_n and_o above_o one_o thousand_o page_n and_o so_o like_a to_o george_n fox_n that_o i_o intend_v they_o shall_v stand_v together_o in_o the_o library_n of_o christ_n church_n college_n in_o oxford_n with_o the_o work_n of_o burrough_n bayly_n smith_n and_o other_o that_o so_o any_o who_o be_v concern_v with_o the_o quaker_n error_n may_v be_v furnish_v etc._n etc._n thus_o reader_n you_o see_v that_o muggleton_n and_o fox_n stand_v on_o the_o same_o bottom_n fox_n be_v unerring_a so_o be_v muggleton_n fox_n be_v for_o a_o infallible_a light_n so_o be_v muggleton_n fox_n be_v for_o silent_a saint_n so_o be_v muggleton_n only_a muggleton_n keep_v close_o to_o his_o principle_n for_o as_o he_o deny_v all_o ordinance_n so_o he_o do_v not_o preach_v pray_v nor_o baptise_v nor_o administer_v the_o sacrament_n but_o the_o quaker_n as_o in_o the_o instance_n of_o solomon_n eccles_n above-quoted_n pretend_v to_o be_v against_o all_o 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