Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	city_n	great_a	people_n	1,556	5	4.4120	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31112	A sermon preach'd before the Honourable House of Commons at St. Margaret's Westminster, upon the 16th of April, 1696 being a day of thanksgiving unto Almighty God for discovering and disappointing an horrid and barbarous conspiracy of papists and other traiterous persons to assassinate and murder His Most Gracious Majesty's royal person and for delivering this kingdom from an invasion intended by the French / by Samuel Barton ...	Barton, Samuel, 1647 or 8-1715.	1696 (1696)	Wing B993; ESTC R4253	13,984	40

mr._n barton_n thansgiving-sermon_n before_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_z april_n 16._o 1696._o veneris_fw-la 17._o die_v aprilis_n 1696._o ordered_n that_o the_o thanks_o of_o this_o house_n be_v give_v to_o mr._n barton_n for_o the_o sermon_n preach_v before_o they_o yesterday_o at_o st._n margaret_n westminster_n and_o that_o he_o be_v desire_v to_o print_v the_o same_o and_o that_o mr._n conyers_n do_v acquaint_v he_o therewith_o paul_n jodrell_n cl._n dom._n com._n a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_o at_o st._n margaret_n westminster_n upon_o the_o 16_o of_o april_n 1696._o be_v a_o day_n of_o thanksgiving_n unto_o almighty_a god_n for_o discover_v and_o disappoint_v a_o horrid_a and_o barbarous_a conspiracy_n of_o papist_n and_o other_o traitorous_a person_n to_o assassinate_n and_o murder_n his_o most_o gracious_a majesty_n royal_a person_n and_o for_o deliver_v this_o kingdom_n from_o a_o invasion_n intend_v by_o the_o french_a by_o samvel_n barton_n b._n d._n chaplain_n to_o the_o house_n london_n print_v for_o tho._n cockerill_n sen_n r_o and_o jun_n r_o at_o the_o three_o leg_n in_o the_o poultry_n mdcxcvi_o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o honourable_a house_n of_o commons_o etc._n etc._n psalm_n lxxv_o 1._o unto_o thou_o o_o god_n do_v we_o give_v thanks_o unto_o thou_o do_v we_o give_v thanks_o for_o that_o thy_o name_n be_v near_o thy_o wondrous_a work_n declare_v if_o we_o reflect_v on_o the_o wicked_a and_o traitorous_a design_n of_o our_o enemy_n and_o think_v how_o near_o they_o late_o be_v to_o put_v they_o in_o execution_n and_o what_o the_o consequence_n of_o that_o must_v have_v be_v we_o can_v but_o see_v cause_n to_o acknowledge_v god_n goodness_n to_o adore_v his_o wonderful_a and_o gracious_a providence_n and_o to_o think_v ourselves_o exceed_v happy_a in_o that_o we_o be_v now_o here_o peaceable_o meet_v together_o to_o render_v our_o devour_n praise_n and_o thanksgiving_n unto_o he_o 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