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	see_v	2,875	5	3.5208	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61830	Eight cases of conscience occasionally determined by the late Reverend Father in God, Robert Sanderson, Lord Bishop of Lincoln.	Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663.	1674 (1674)	Wing S598; ESTC R37202	62,486	160

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any_o three_o person_n leave_v it_o undo_v he_o ●s_v bind_v in_o charity_n and_o compassion_n to_o his_o brother_n soul_n for_o who_o christ_n die_v ●nd_v for_o the_o avoid_n of_o scandal_n to_o abridge●imself_n ●imself_z in_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o christian_a liberty_n for_o that_o time_n so_o far_o as_o rather_o to_o suffer_v some_o inconvenience_n himself_o by_o the_o not_o do_v of_o it_o than_o by_o do_v of_o it_o to_o cause_v his_o brother_n to_o offend_v the_o very_a case_n which_o be_v so_o often_o and_o so_o large_o and_o so_o earnest_o insist_v upon_o by_o st._n paul_n rom._n 14.13_o 21._o and_o 15.1_o 3._o 1_o cor._n 8.7_o 13._o and_o 9.12_o 22._o and_o 10.23_o 33._o here_o the_o rule_n be_v do_v nothing_o that_o ma●_n be_v reasonable_o forbear_v whereat_o it_o be_v like_a scandal_n will_v be_v take_v 5._o the_o last_o way_n be_v when_o a_o man_n do_v something_o before_o another_o which_o be_v not_o only_o lawful_a but_o according_a to_o the_o exegency_n of_o present_a 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