Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	faith_n	work_n	work_v	4,456	5	8.0130	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B05846	A letter from Mr Alexander Sheilds, minister to the regiment whereof the late noble Earl of Angus was colonel, now in Flanders: directed to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which was to have met at Edinburgh in December 1693.	Shields, Alexander, 1660?-1700.	1694 (1694)	Wing S3432A; ESTC R184106	8,941	11

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grieu●_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perswa●●●_n that_o we_o have_v a_o share_n of_o your_o sympathy_n and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o assurance_n of_o your_o be_v willing_a and_o ready_a to_o assist_v and_o en●●●ge_v we_o every_o way_n to_o the_o outmost_a of_o your_o power_n and_o the_o confidence_n 〈◊〉_d our_o favourable_a acceptance_n of_o our_o address_n for_o it_o be_v it_o not_o for_o ●●●s_n though_o the_o cause_n be_v very_o important_a the_o necessity_n very_o cogent_a my_o ●●●un_a inclination_n and_o ambition_n very_o earnest_a and_o the_o desire_n of_o other_o ●●●ar_v more_o to_o be_v value_v very_o urgent_a i_o shall_v not_o have_v presume_v and_o yet_o ●●●n_v not_o without_o blush_v to_o trouble_v you_o with_o such_o a_o application_n and_o ●●e●tour_n from_o so_o mean_a hand_n upon_o such_o a_o material_a head_n but_o 〈◊〉_d the_o necessity_n of_o the_o case_n and_o the_o import●●nity_n of_o our_o best_a friend_n here_o sensible_a of_o i●_n ●●●pells_v i_o so_o the_o confidence_n of_o your_o affection_n 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and_o death_n ●very_n day_n so_o none_o do_v despise_v these_o call_n but_o such_o 〈◊〉_d break_v all_o bond_n of_o divine_a and_o human_a law_n and_o will_v do_v so_o in_o every_o lo●●_n it_o be_v the_o multitude_n of_o such_o presumptuous_a deboshee_n that_o bring_v a_o evil_a re●●port_n upon_o the_o profession_n of_o arm_n which_o deter_v the_o godly_a from_o it_o &_o the_o 〈◊〉_d averseness_n upon_o that_o account_n make_v way_n for_o bring_v in_o more_o profane_a p●●●_n 〈◊〉_d so●s_n who●e_a increase_n in_o numbe●●_n embolden_v they_o 〈◊〉_d insolence_n prou●●●_n more_o and_o more_o discourage_v to_o all_o that_o will_v concur_v in_o use_v endeavour●●_n either_o to_o ●ight_a against_o the_o enemy_n and_o repress_v their_o pride_n or_o to_o conten●●_n against_o commi●●ants_n and_o suppress_v their_o profanity_n but_o if_o those_o that_o lou●●●_n ke●igion_n will_v be_v stir_v up_o to_o a_o suitable_a zeal_n and_o ambition_n to_o outvie_v 〈◊〉_d wicked_a in_o all_o appearance_n of_o 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