Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	eternal_a	faith_n	life_n	2,807	5	5.0322	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56144	Canterburies doome, or, The first part of a compleat history of the commitment, charge, tryall, condemnation, execution of William Laud, late Arch-bishop of Canterbury containing the severall orders, articles, proceedings in Parliament against him, from his first accusation therein, till his tryall : together with the various evidences and proofs produced against him at the Lords Bar ... : wherein this Arch-prelates manifold trayterous artifices to usher in popery by degrees, are cleerly detected, and the ecclesiasticall history of our church-affaires, during his pontificall domination, faithfully presented to the publike view of the world / by William Prynne, of Lincolns Inne, Esquire ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1646 (1646)	Wing P3917; ESTC R19620	792,548	593

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a_o example_n of_o piety_n and_o purity_n phil._n 2._o 15._o we_o say_v and_o see_v that_o those_o who_o be_v in_o place_n among_o the_o papist_n be_v bold_a and_o courageous_a in_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n if_o any_o protestant_n who_o be_v prefer_v either_o to_o ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a dignity_n shall_v stand_v as_o newter_n betwixt_o two_o and_o a_o little_a after_o three_o whether_o the_o back_n and_o belly_n of_o the_o poor_a bless_v we_o etc._n etc._n four_o whether_o we_o use_v our_o riches_n for_o the_o buy_n and_o procure_v the_o preach_n of_o the_o word_n or_o not_o when_o we_o want_n it_o for_o our_o lord_n will_v take_v a_o account_n of_o the_o spend_n and_o dispose_n of_o our_o riches_n 76._o passage_n delete_v concern_v good_a work_n their_o end_n and_o against_o the_o merit_n of_o work_n and_o work_v of_o supererogation_n in_o master_n ward_n be_v commentary_n on_o matthew_n p._n 200._o this_o be_v purge_v 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