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	good_a	know_v	2,974	5	4.2147	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15298	Tvvo short treatises, against the orders of the begging friars, compiled by that famous doctour of the Church, and preacher of Gods word John Wickliffe, sometime fellow of Merton, and master of Ballioll Coll. in Oxford, and afterwards parson of Lutterworth in Lecestershire. Faithfully printed according to two ancient manuscript copies, extant, the one in Benet Colledge in Cambridge, the other remaining in the publike librarie at Oxford	Wycliffe, John, d. 1384.; James, Thomas, 1573?-1629.	1608 (1608)	STC 25589; ESTC S121923	41,431	74

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sharp_o pursueden_fw-mi priest_n that_o stoden_a by_o charity_n and_o profit_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o so_o they_o weren_a then_o above_o the_o king_n lord_n and_o true_a priest_n and_o robbeden_fw-mi the_o king_n liege_n man_n by_o false_a leasing_n of_o many_o thousand_o pound_n that_o thowgh_n the_o king_n showld_v now_o be_v take_v and_o our_o land_n now_o conquer_v or_o destroy_v the_o king_n may_v not_o raise_v so_o much_o to_o help_v himself_o &_o his_o land_n and_o certes_o there_o be_v treason_n to_o god_n and_o the_o king_n and_o false_a deceit_n of_o all_o man_n both_o of_o cat-tail_n and_o of_o foul_a and_o let_v and_o destroy_v of_o peace_n and_o of_o charity_n cap._n 25_o judas_n child_n sel_v christ_n &_o all_o for_o money_n friar_n also_o be_v scariots_n child_n betray_v true_a man_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o so_o christ_n for_o money_n &_o for_o money_n they_o senden_fw-ge soul_n to_o sathanas_n by_o example_n of_o there_o evil_a live_n by_o counsel_n to_o war_n &_o 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27._o friar_n most_o impatient_a of_o all_o man_n live_v in_o bear_v reprooff_o also_o friar_n be_v most_o rebel_n against_o the_o teach_n of_o christ_n gospel_n and_o most_o out_o of_o patience_n and_o pity_n for_o they_o be_v most_o unpatient_a against_o reprove_v of_o sin_n and_o destroy_v thereof_o for_o a_o lord_n will_v meekely_a suffer_v sharp_a despise_v of_o his_o little_a sin_n than_o they_o will_v suffer_v meek_a and_o soft_a reprove_v of_o there_o great_a heresy_n for_o they_o be_v wood_n that_o man_n alm_n shall_v be_v right_o depart_v among_o poor_a needy_a man_n feeble_a crooked_a and_o blind_a for_o than_o they_o saien_v they_o be_v undo_v but_o they_o be_v of_o vain_a religion_n as_o s._n jame_n say_v for_o this_o be_v a_o clean_a religion_n without_o spot_n anentis_fw-la god_n the_o father_n to_o visit_v the_o fatherless_a &_o modirle_n child_n &_o widow_n in_o there_o tribulation_n and_o to_o keep_v aman_fw-mi unfoul_v from_o this_o world_n that_o be_v fro_o pride_n 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