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	king_n	law_n	3,272	5	4.8232	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30871	The storming and totall routing of tythes wherein is shewed the unlawfullnesse of claiming them by the now pretended tribe of Levy, and both takers and payers therein denying Christ to be come in the flesh / by Edward Barber.	Barber, Edward, d. 1674?	1651 (1651)	Wing B695; ESTC R24192	16,063	22

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be_v that_o prince_n of_o peace_n see_v the_o lord_n have_v say_v isaiah_n 6._o 1●_z the_o nation_n and_o kingdom_n that_o will_v not_o serve_v he_o shall_v perish_v yea_o those_o nation_n shall_v be_v utter_o waste_v which_o i_o can_v but_o judge_v to_o be_v one_o cause_n of_o the_o distraction_n war_n shed_v of_o blood_n in_o the_o nation_n of_o christian_n as_o they_o pretend_v to_o wit_n the_o civil_a magistrate_n entrench_v upon_o the_o prerogative_n royal_a of_o king_n jesus_n and_o not_o permit_v he_o to_o rule_v and_o reign_v by_o his_o own_o law_n in_o his_o kingdom_n to_o wit_n over_o the_o saint_n in_o the_o church_n as_o before_o be_v show_v these_o thing_n consider_v we_o can_v not_o but_o in_o obedience_n to_o god_n love_v to_o the_o truth_n and_o ease_n of_o our_o own_o conscience_n discharge_v our_o duty_n herein_o to_o remind_v you_o of_o the_o protestation_n covenant_n declaration_n etc._n etc._n desire_v to_o be_v ease_v of_o these_o burden_n of_o popish_a tithe_n 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