Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	embrace_v	fair_a	good_a	12	3	2.1128	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62865	Christs commination against scandalizers, or, A treatise wherein the necessitie, nature, sorts, and evils of scandalizing are clearly and fully handled with resolution of many questions, especially touching the abuse of Christian liberty, shewing that vengeance is awarded against such as use it to the grievance of their weake brethren / by Iohn Tombes ...	Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.	1641 (1641)	Wing T1802; ESTC R1928	96,775	467

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error_n in_o it_o it_o be_v easy_o scandalize_v but_o light_n and_o understanding_n preserve_v a_o man_n safe_a 2._o to_o look_v well_o to_o thy_o go_n without_o which_o thou_o may_v stumble_v though_o thou_o have_v light_a before_o thou_o remember_v then_o that_o of_o solomon_n prov._n 14._o 15._o the_o simple_a beleive_v every_o word_n but_o the_o prudent_a man_n look_v well_o to_o his_o go_n be_v not_o easy_o credulous_a then_o of_o man_n counsel_n trust_v not_o light_o to_o their_o judgement_n try_v their_o spirit_n examine_v their_o counsel_n &_o opinion_n afore_o thou_o embrace_v they_o forget_v not_o s._n paul_n rule_n rom._n 16._o 17._o to_o mark_v they_o which_o cause_n division_n and_o offence_n contrary_a to_o the_o doctrine_n which_o be_v deliver_v to_o we_o and_o avoid_v they_o for_o they_o that_o be_v such_o serve_v not_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n but_o their_o own_o belly_n and_o by_o good_a word_n and_o fair_a speech_n deceive_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o simple_a 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