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	faith_n	great_a	1,696	5	2.8785	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18922	Henoch Clapham his demaundes and answeres touching the pestilence methodically handled, as his time and meanes could permit.	Clapham, Henoch.; Re., Pere.	1604 (1604)	STC 5343; ESTC S108006	28,520	38

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malignant_a venomous_a or_o vicious_a disposition_n which_o may_v be_v impart_v and_o bestow_v on_o another_o by_o nature_n touch_v produce_v the_o same_o and_o as_o dangerous_a effect_n in_o he_o to_o who_o it_o be_v communicate_v as_o in_o he_o that_o first_o commmunicate_v and_o spread_v the_o infection_n so_o far_o he._n it_o be_v remember_v that_o infection_n proper_o understand_v be_v not_o that_o which_o beget_v another_o but_o the_o same_o evil_n so_o argumentate_n that_o stroke_n which_o the_o angel_n inflict_v be_v supernatural_a and_o not_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o physical_a cause_n but_o infection_n be_v natural_a and_o within_o the_o compass_n of_o physical_a cause_n therefore_o the_o angel_n strike_v not_o infectious_a for_o the_o second_o proposition_n i_o leave_v it_o till_o anon_o mean_a time_n the_o first_o proposition_n will_v be_v clear_v see_v the_o conclusion_n depend_v primordial_o of_o it_o that_o the_o angel_n stroke_n be_v supernatural_a it_o may_v 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the_o same_o psalm_n the_o hebrue-greekes_a read_v thou_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a apò_fw-la toû_fw-fr pragmatos_fw-la of_o the_o thing_n in_o steed_n of_o pestilence_n why_o because_o it_o be_v such_o a_o rhema_n such_o a_o pragma_n such_o a_o thing_n as_o they_o know_v not_o proper_o how_o to_o term_v it_o in_o the_o greek_a language_n they_o well_o understand_v that_o the_o heathen-greekes_a do_v term_v it_o loimos_n and_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o popular_a spread_a epidemia_n wherefore_o then_o in_o their_o translation_n shall_v they_o so_o avoid_v these_o word_n and_o rather_o choose_v such_o a_o term_n as_o shall_v drive_v the_o heathen_a to_o a_o nonplus_n no_o reason_n i_o can_v render_v but_o that_o thereby_o they_o fine_o check_v the_o gentile_n as_o ignorant_a of_o that_o plague_n cause_n and_o therefore_o must_v be_v glad_a leave_v their_o great_a naturian_o to_o come_v unto_o the_o write_a word_n of_o god_n for_o better_a learning_n and_o in_o so_o do_v they_o shall_v 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