Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	court_n	justice_n	law_n	3,065	5	4.7299	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65857	The conscientious cause of the sufferers, called Quakers pleaded and expostulated with their oppressors in this nation of England, and particularly in and about the city of London : and those in power that go about to transport, banish, or suppress them for their meetings, innocently informed, and impartially cautioned, from the innocent and oppressed seed of God, which herein calls for justice and equity, and utterly exclaims against severity and persecution for matters of conscience or religion : wherein first and principally is shewed, the use and end of the publick assemblies of the said sufferers, in answer to several objections against them, 1. with respect to their conscientiousness, as it being their duty to meet, 2. with respect to their innocency and peaceable deportment both to the nation and government therein / by G.W.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1664 (1664)	Wing W1918; ESTC R20036	11,816	16

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etc._n without_o due_a process_n fair_a and_o legal_a examination_n and_o trial_n and_o lawful_a judgement_n of_o his_o equal_n or_o verdict_n of_o twelve_o lawful_a honest_a and_o competent_a man_n etc._n etc._n see_v 37._o ed._n 3._o ch_n 8._o and_o 28._o ed._n 3._o chap._n 3._o and_o 42._o ed._n 3._o ch_n 3._o and_o cook_n second_o part_n inst._n pag._n 49._o and_o 50._o but_o this_o manner_n of_o proceed_v as_o be_v now_o against_o innocent_a man_n and_o person_n to_o imprison_v and_o banish_v they_o out_o of_o the_o nation_n be_v both_o inconvenient_a and_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o nation_n many_o way_n though_o they_o who_o heart_n be_v harden_v in_o sin_n and_o enmity_n will_v not_o see_v it_o but_o whilst_o our_o plea_n for_o right_a by_o the_o law_n as_o subject_n may_v not_o be_v hear_v i_o shall_v say_v the_o less_o