Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	father_n	great_a	son_n	2,849	5	5.0532	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59581	The reward of diligence By Lewes Sharpe, rector of Moreton-Hampstead in the county of Devon.	Sharpe, Lewes.	1679 (1679)	Wing S3007D; ESTC R220244	49,063	109

poison_v she_o by_o heretical_a doctrine_n or_o schismatic_n to_o destroy_v she_o by_o division_n sect._n 70._o give_v i_o leave_v to_o mind_v you_o that_o religious_a dissension_n among_o all_o sort_n of_o person_n in_o all_o age_n have_v be_v transact_v with_o vehement_a passion_n and_o violence_n and_o have_v prove_v most_o fatal_a and_o bloody_a for_o this_o cause_n say_v our_o saviour_n the_o brother_n shall_v betray_v the_o brother_n to_o death_n father_n the_o son_n and_o child_n shall_v rise_v up_o against_o their_o parent_n and_o shall_v cause_v they_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n mar._n 13.12_o for_o religion_n be_v the_o great_a interest_n in_o the_o world_n religious_a affection_n be_v strong_a and_o more_o prevalent_a than_o natural_a and_o consequent_o man_n will_v resist_v with_o great_a earnestness_n whatsoever_o tend_v to_o subvert_v and_o destroy_v it_o and_o they_o will_v spare_v the_o destruction_n of_o no_o man_n to_o preserve_v it_o this_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o 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