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	nature_n	power_n	3,155	5	5.1866	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55142	Loyalty and conformity asserted, in two parts the first preached the seventh of August, 1681 ... : the second preached the sixteenth of October, 1681 ... / by Jos. Pleydell ...	Pleydell, Josiah, d. 1707.	1682 (1682)	Wing P2568; ESTC R17033	24,967	48

loyalty_n and_o conformity_n assert_v in_o two_o sermon_n the_o first_o preach_v the_o seven_o of_o august_n 1681._o in_o the_o abbey_n church_n of_o bath_n the_o second_o preach_v the_o sixteenth_o of_o october_n 1681._o at_o badminton_n by_o jos_n pleydell_n archdeacon_n of_o chichester_n london_n print_v for_o joanna_n brome_n at_o the_o gun_n at_o the_o west-end_a of_o st._n paul_n 1682._o to_o the_o most_o honourable_a henry_n lord_n marquis_n of_o worcester_n etc._n etc._n my_o lord_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n other_o usual_o pretend_v in_o choose_v the_o patronage_n of_o great_a man_n i_o shall_v industrious_o decline_v your_o lordship_n above_o all_o man_n i_o know_v viz._n for_o those_o extraordinary_a ability_n and_o great_a judgement_n your_o lordship_n master_n of_o i_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o excuse_v to_o myself_o the_o vanity_n and_o presumption_n of_o this_o address_n to_o a_o person_n of_o far_o inferior_a character_n to_o your_o lordship_n have_v you_o not_o first_o discover_v your_o inclination_n to_o accept_v it_o then_o it_o become_v my_o duty_n i_o must_v confess_v i_o never_o do_v value_v myself_o upon_o any_o thing_n so_o much_o as_o your_o lordship_n favourable_a estimation_n and_o shall_v do_v it_o more_o if_o i_o think_v the_o performance_n may_v answer_v or_o deserve_v it_o if_o in_o do_v myself_o this_o honour_n i_o have_v not_o disserve_v the_o cause_n therein_o assert_v nor_o your_o lordship_n sink_v by_o it_o in_o the_o veneration_n all_o man_n have_v before_o of_o your_o exact_a judgement_n i_o have_v exceed_v my_o own_o hope_n my_o lord_n i_o be_o your_o lordship_n most_o humble_a and_o most_o obedient_a servant_n jos_n pleydell_n loyalty_n &_o conformity_n assert_v in_o a_o sermon_n on_o romans_z 13.4_o for_o he_o bear_v not_o the_o sword_n in_o vain_a let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n verse_n 1._o say_v this_o submit_v yourselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n say_v another_o 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