Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	england_n	king_n	lord_n	4,602	5	4.1139	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B08918	A descent from France:, or, The invasion of England, considered and discours'd		1692 (1692)	Wing D1137A; ESTC R224508	4,109	7

a_o descent_n from_o france_n or_o the_o french_a invasion_n of_o england_n consider_v and_o discourse_v license_v may_v 10._o 1692._o that_o there_o be_v or_o at_o least_o have_v be_v a_o intend_a invasion_n from_o france_n head_v by_o king_n james_n be_v too_o apparent_a and_o that_o the_o great_a encouragement_n to_o such_o a_o undertake_n must_v be_v the_o expect_a if_o not_o promise_v succour_n ready_a to_o join_v he_o upon_o the_o descent_n be_v as_o plain_o evident_a now_o that_o there_o can_v be_v such_o a_o party_n of_o englishman_n and_o those_o profess_v themselves_o protestant_n too_o for_o the_o romanist_n be_v no_o part_n of_o our_o wonder_n who_o reason_n and_o sense_n can_v be_v so_o lose_v and_o deprave_a as_o to_o conspire_v with_o such_o a_o design_n be_v not_o a_o little_a stupendous_a the_o business_n of_o this_o paper_n therefore_o be_v to_o examine_v what_o consequence_n they_o can_v expect_v from_o the_o success_n of_o such_o a_o invasion_n and_o what_o patriot_n they_o shall_v make_v themselves_o in_o assist_v the_o return_n of_o king_n james_n in_o the_o first_o place_n do_v they_o flatter_v themselves_o because_o forsooth_o the_o great_a part_n of_o our_o invader_n for_o the_o more_o plausible_a pretext_n be_v compose_v of_o english_a scotch_a and_o irish_a native_n and_o subject_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n that_o therefore_o king_n james_n service_n so_o poor_a a_o mask_n be_v all_o the_o business_n of_o this_o expedition_n have_v we_o forget_v since_o so_o late_o in_o ireland_n the_o french_a king_n can_v hardly_o hold_v the_o vizor_n on_o till_o the_o conquest_n of_o that_o kingdom_n where_o the_o very_a irish_a themselves_o begin_v to_o be_v jealous_a and_o with_o too_o much_o cause_n of_o their_o pretend_a friend_n but_o intend_a lord_n the_o french_a and_o that_o no_o anguis_fw-la in_o herbâ_fw-la no_o french_a reserve_n lie_v at_o the_o bottom_n of_o this_o invasion_n second_o do_v they_o think_v this_o succour_n 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tie_n upon_o he_o no_o quite_o to_o the_o contrary_n for_o example_n the_o church_n of_o england_n have_v then_o twice_o oblige_v he_o and_o never_o once_o offend_v he_o beside_o there_o be_v not_o only_o a_o coronation_n oath_n but_o his_o first_o voluntary_a declaration_n at_o his_o assumption_n of_o the_o government_n one_o will_v reasonable_o think_v enough_o to_o bind_v he_o to_o performance_n but_o how_o little_a all_o those_o bond_n signify_v when_o the_o cancel_v hand_n of_o rome_n come_v into_o play_n we_o have_v but_o too_o much_o reason_n to_o remember_v and_o if_o all_o those_o tie_v i_o say_v can_v not_o hold_v then_o what_o can_v we_o hope_v for_o when_o there_o neither_o be_v nor_o can_v be_v any_o tie_n at_o all_o to_o hold_v he_o now_o for_o example_n suppose_v the_o blind_a and_o mistake_a frenzy_n of_o some_o of_o our_o protestant_a zealot_n if_o that_o name_n can_v be_v proper_a for_o they_o can_v remo●●_n he_o to_o his_o throne_n what_o shall_v they_o deserve_v 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world_n and_o all_o the_o honour_n our_o protestant_a restorer_n will_v reap_v be_v to_o be_v the_o ruin_n and_o curse_n of_o their_o whole_a posterity_n their_o very_a name_n and_o memory_n loathe_v and_o abhor_v to_o all_o succeed_a generation_n london_n print_v for_o richard_n humphrye_v near_o the_o oxford-arm_n in_o warwick-lane_n 1692._o