Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	circumstance_n	good_a	great_a	254	4	2.1093	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70803	A decad of caveats to the people of England of general use in all times, but most seasonable in these, as having a tendency to the satisfying such as are not content with the present government as it is by law establish'd, an aptitude to the setling the minds of such as are but seekers and erraticks in religion an aim at the uniting of our Protestant-dissenters in church and state : whereby the worst of all conspiracies lately rais'd against both, may be the greatest blessing, which could have happen'd to either of them : to which is added an appendix in order to the conviction of those three enemies to the deity, the atheist, the infidel and the setter up of science to the prejudice of religion / by Thomas Pierce ...	Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691.	1679 (1679)	Wing P2176; Wing P2196; ESTC R18054	221,635	492

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all_o evil_a our_o three_o care_n must_v be_v that_o in_o the_o management_n of_o our_o abstinence_n we_o be_v wise_a and_o prudent_a as_o well_o as_o impartial_a and_o sincere_a which_o be_v not_o only_o a_o very_a laudable_a but_o in_o one_o respect_n at_o least_o a_o very_a needful_a qualification_n for_o we_o know_v it_o be_v very_o needful_a that_o we_o be_v innocent_a as_o dove_n which_o we_o can_v very_o hardly_o be_v unless_o we_o be_v wise_a also_o as_o serpent_n i_o mean_v so_o wise_a as_o to_o abstain_v from_o those_o indifferent_a sort_n of_o good_a which_o be_v incentives_n and_o occasion_n and_o introductory_n to_o evil_a this_o we_o learn_v from_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o here_o it_o be_v take_v by_o our_o translator_n in_o its_o second_o signification_n abstain_v not_o only_o from_o all_o the_o sort_n but_o over_z and_o above_z from_o all_o the_o appearance_n of_o evil_a not_o only_o from_o the_o kind_n but_o occasion_n of_o it_o and_o these_o i_o intend_v shall_v be_v the_o boundary_n of_o my_o follow_a discourse_n §_o 5._o to_o show_v the_o goodness_n and_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o first_o particular_a of_o the_o three_o to_o wit_n our_o abstain_v from_o what_o be_v evil_a i_o can_v better_o take_v my_o rise_n then_o from_o this_o pertinent_a observation_n that_o even_o abstinence_n in_o itself_o be_v a_o considerable_a virtue_n 77._o although_o it_o be_v only_o from_o thing_n indifferent_a 414._o although_o it_o be_v but_o from_o thing_n whereof_o we_o be_v permit_v a_o free_a enjoyment_n augustus_n caesar_n in_o suetonius_n 441._o the_o emperor_n tacitus_n in_o vopiscus_n 8._o the_o phliasii_n in_o xenophon_n and_o the_o abstemii_fw-la in_o athenaeus_n have_v be_v deserve_o applaud_v for_o this_o one_o reason_n 3._o and_o as_o the_o rechabite_v be_v commend_v by_o god_n himself_o for_o not_o depart_v from_o the_o will_n of_o their_o father_n jonadab_n so_o be_v it_o jonadab_n commendation_n 14._o that_o he_o command_v 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