Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	find_v	good_a	see_v	2,534	5	2.9265	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30054	Some seasonable considerations for the good people of Connecticut	Bulkeley, Gershom, 1636-1713.	1694 (1694)	Wing B5401A; ESTC R224014	26,221	63

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that_o law_n and_o justice_n may_v have_v their_o free_a course_n these_o thing_n do_v not_o argue_v that_o he_o be_v a_o papist_n but_o the_o contrary_n 2_o dly_z his_o excellency_n be_v better_a know_v to_o their_o majesty_n than_o to_o we_o we_o know_v how_o his_o majesty_n have_v declare_v against_o the_o put_n of_o papist_n into_o place_n who_o be_v disable_v by_o law_n and_o consequent_o àll_a they_o do_v be_v void_a in_o law_n and_o therefore_o we_o can_v think_v that_o he_o will_v do_v it_o himself_o yet_o he_o be_v a_o governor_n and_o to_o we_o a_o lieutenant_n of_o his_o majesty_n own_o choose_n and_o therefore_o no_o reason_n to_o think_v that_o he_o be_v a_o papist_n 3_o dly_z what_o assurance_n have_v we_o that_o the_o objector_n be_v not_o a_o papist_n papist_n hold_v that_o faith_n be_v not_o to_o be_v keep_v with_o heretic_n i._n e._n with_o protestant_n that_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n to_o heretical_a i._n e._n protestant_n princess_n be_v not_o to_o be_v take_v 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some_z seasonable_a consideration_n for_o the_o good_a people_n of_o connecticut_n i_o remember_v there_o be_v advice_n give_v we_o in_o the_o year_n 1689._o when_o we_o be_v about_o to_o make_v our_o revolution_n as_o it_o be_v call_v and_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v it_o hàd_v be_v good_a for_o we_o thàt_o we_o have_v take_v it_o but_o we_o be_v so_o unwilling_a to_o be_v àdvise_v and_o so_o ill_o affect_v to_o any_o that_o tell_v we_o the_o truth_n that_o there_o be_v little_a encourâgement_n for_o any_o to_o expose_v themselves_o in_o that_o kind_n for_o the_o future_a the_o prophet_n say_v the_o prudent_a shall_v keep_v silence_n for_o it_o be_v a_o evil_a time_n and_o the_o great_a of_o prophet_n have_v say_v cast_v not_o your_o pearl_n before_o swine_n lest_o they_o turn_v again_o and_o rend_v you_o but_o i_o will_v hope_v the_o case_n be_v not_o yet_o so_o desperate_a and_o i_o remember_v it_o be_v also_o say_v thou_o shall_v not_o hate_v thy_o brother_n in_o thy_o heart_n thou_o 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