Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	great_a	law_n	2,790	5	4.4124	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70539	Pia Fraus, or, Absalom's theft being a sermon preached to a country-congregation on the thirtieth of January last, being the anniversary fast for the martyrdom of King Charles the First / by R.L., M.A.	Lawe, Robert, b. 1617 or 18.	1684 (1684)	Wing L637A; ESTC R43031	12,974	34

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when_o their_o memorial_n shall_v perish_v with_o they_o or_o if_o any_o thing_n remain_v of_o it_o it_o shall_v be_v note_v with_o a_o black_a mark_n nigro_n carbone_fw-la fit_a only_a to_o be_v fix_v upon_o man_n famous_a for_o infamy_n and_o render_v they_o a_o hiss_a a_o byword_n and_o a_o astonishment_n to_o all_o succeed_a age_n 15._o age_n i_o be_o well_o assure_v that_o as_o my_o innocency_n be_v clear_a before_o god_n so_o my_o reputation_n shall_v like_o the_o sun_n after_o owl_n and_o bat_n have_v have_v freedom_n in_o the_o night_n and_o dark_a time_n rise_v and_o recover_v itself_o to_o such_o a_o degree_n of_o splendour_n as_o these_o feral_a bird_n shall_v be_v grieve_v to_o behold_v and_o unable_a to_o bear_v chap._n 15._o but_o the_o grand_a cheat_n lie_v in_o the_o pretence_n of_o religion_n and_o reformation_n popery_n be_v come_v in_o upon_o we_o like_o a_o flood_n popery_n a_o terrible_a word_n and_o which_o of_o late_o have_v be_v make_v use_n of_o by_o some_o 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