Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	effect_n	evil_a	good_a	4,841	5	4.5571	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41868	Great and weighty considerations relating to the D[uke of York] or successor of the crown humbly offer'd to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty and both Houses of Parliament / by a true patriot.	True patriot.; Hunt, Thomas, 1627?-1688.	1679 (1679)	Wing G1660; ESTC R5871	12,981	12

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he_o sufficient_o demonstrate_v by_o the_o sincerity_n of_o his_o intention_n how_o faithful_a he_o be_v to_o god_n and_o how_o loyal_a to_o his_o prince_n this_o plain_a and_o undoubted_a verity_n most_o gracious_a sovereign_n encourage_v i_o at_o present_a to_o offer_v unto_o your_o most_o excellent_a majesty_n this_o my_o humble_a address_n brief_o comprise_v such_o reason_n as_o persuade_v i_o so_o much_o to_o mislike_v many_o particular_n of_o our_o present_a proceed_n whereby_o most_o preposterous_o we_o endeavour_v to_o establish_v the_o true_a reform_a religion_n in_o this_o kingdom_n by_o overthrow_v the_o chief_a principle_n and_o maxim_n thereof_o which_o be_v fulln_v epitomise_v in_o this_o excellent_a precept_n give_v every_o one_o his_o due_a i_o can_v indeed_o but_o high_o extol_v the_o rare_a constancy_n of_o our_o lead_a man_n in_o the_o true_a protestant_a religion_n and_o their_o fervent_a zeal_n to_o maintain_v and_o establish_v the_o same_o for_o ever_o as_o also_o 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the_o fanatical_a leven_n who_o make_v a_o cloak_n of_o religion_n to_o palliate_v their_o black_a design_n by_o their_o seditious_a pamphlet_n do_v daily_a labour_n to_o persuade_v the_o world_n that_o nothing_o can_v be_v so_o sacred_a which_o must_v not_o be_v sacrifice_v to_o their_o pretend_a religion_n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n as_o the_o rump-parliament_n have_v sacrifice_v the_o best_a of_o king_n so_o some_o fiery_a zealot_n now_o endeavour_v to_o sacrifice_v the_o best_a of_o prince_n your_o majesty_n only_a brother_n but_o the_o best_a and_o most_o conscientious_a protestant_n do_v utter_o abhor_v and_o detest_v such_o antichristian_a attempt_n as_o be_v whole_o repugnant_a to_o the_o ordnance_n of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o this_o kingdom_n neither_o do_v they_o ever_o approve_v of_o that_o anarchical_a bill_n late_o frame_v by_o some_o turbulent_a zealot_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o against_o his_o royal_a highness_n wherein_o they_o 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but_o by_o rob_v those_o we_o shall_v honour_v and_o obey_v and_o deprive_v they_o of_o that_o which_o god_n and_o nature_n have_v bestow_v upon_o they_o i_o mean_v their_o birthright_n far_o be_v it_o from_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o christian_a especial_o a_o protestant_n to_o think_v so_o ill_o of_o the_o all-seeing_a providence_n of_o the_o almighty_a for_o what_o be_v this_o but_o exact_o to_o follow_v the_o footstep_n of_o that_o monster_n of_o ingratitude_n the_o wicked_a jeroboam_n who_o after_o god_n of_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n have_v raise_v he_o from_o nothing_o and_o establish_v he_o monarch_n of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n of_o israel_n yet_o be_v he_o so_o mistrustful_a of_o god_n power_n in_o preserve_v his_o kingdom_n for_o the_o future_a that_o he_o think_v nothing_o can_v secure_v it_o but_o his_o own_o accurse_a policy_n 1_o king_n 12.26_o 27._o be_v not_o the_o true_a protestant_a religion_n settle_v in_o this_o nation_n by_o the_o same_o mighty_a hand_n of_o god_n 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