Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	evil_a	evil_n	sin_n	4,011	5	5.5536	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06652	The actes of Christe and of Antichriste concernyng bothe their life and doctrine: diligently gathered and now taken out of his workes, by Thomas Becon.	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1577 (1577)	STC 1711; ESTC S116649	51,783	140

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law_n of_o god_n it_o be_v clean_o out_o of_o his_o mind_n 42_o christ_n say_v x●●_n that_o man_n shall_v know_v his_o disciple_n by_o their_o charity_n if_o they_o love_v one_o a_o other_o as_o he_o have_v love_v they_o antichrist_n cause_v his_o chaplain_n to_o be_v know_v by_o their_o habit_n and_o vesture_n by_o their_o long_a goune_n and_o shave_a crown_n know_v and_o punish_v they_o if_o they_o use_v not_o their_o habit_n but_o for_o their_o covetousness_n ambition_n pride_n whoredom_n and_o such_o other_o wickedness_n he_o never_o punish_v they_o 43_o christ_n promise_v forgiveness_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n unto_o they_o that_o will_v repent_v and_o amend_v their_o life_n xli_o i._o xxiiii_o omnes_fw-la antichrist_n say_v that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v save_v except_o he_o be_v first_o shrive_v of_o his_o priest_n and_o friar_n for_o they_o bring_v in_o money_n 44_o christ_n will_v not_o suffer_v xxi_o that_o dove_n x●_n sheep_n nineteeen_o and_o ox_n for_o 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the_o people_n to_o continue_v in_o sin_n and_o give_v they_o licence_v also_o to_o keep_v and_o maintain_v stew_n and_o bawdy_a house_n and_o receive_v money_n therefore_o 51_o christ_n refuse_v to_o be_v judge_n between_o the_o two_o brethren_n twelve_o in_o divide_v their_o inheritance_n as_o a_o matter_n not_o incident_n to_o his_o office_n which_o be_v to_o preach_v the_o will_n of_o his_o heavenly_a father_n but_o appertain_v unto_o worldly_a judge_n and_o temporal_a magistrate_n antichrist_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v judge_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o matter_n spiritual_a or_o temporal_a ghostly_a or_o worldly_a there_o be_v no_o cause_n which_o he_o will_v not_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o determine_v namely_o if_o they_o bring_v money_n he_o will_v all_o man_n in_o matter_n from_o all_o man_n conquestus_fw-la to_o appeal_v unto_o he_o and_o unto_o his_o court_n for_o sentence_n xxvi_o without_o any_o resistance_n or_o against_o say_v xviii_o 52_o christ_n will_v not_o be_v 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the_o holy_a apostle_n paul_n do_v testify_v iii._n and_o also_o he_o be_v the_o stone_n two_o whereon_o the_o church_n be_v build_v and_o this_o church_n be_v the_o congregation_n of_o faithful_a christian_a people_n and_o the_o very_a body_n of_o christ._n antichrist_n say_v that_o he_o be_v head_n of_o that_o church_n cap._n and_o that_o the_o sea_n of_o rome_n be_v the_o stone_n enimuero_fw-la whereon_o that_o church_n be_v build_v cap._n can_v any_o thing_n be_v more_o contrary_a unto_o the_o honour_n and_o glory_n of_o god_o dominus_fw-la than_o thus_o to_o despoil_v he_o of_o his_o kingdom_n which_o he_o so_o dere_o have_v buy_v shed_v his_o precious_a blood_n for_o it_o 56_o christ_n give_v we_o a_o law_n iii._n which_o be_v the_o holy_a scripture_n i._o this_o holy_a scripture_n as_o it_o