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	people_n	3,792	5	4.4298	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42431	A sermon preached before the Right Reverend Father in God, John, Lord Bishop of Bristol, at his primary visitation in Bristol, October 30 and now publish'd at His Lordships request, as also the desire of several others that heard it / by John Gaskarth ...	Gaskarth, John, d. 1732.	1685 (1685)	Wing G288; ESTC R18419	31,784	43

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their_o call_n all_o acknowledge_v one_o lord_n the_o head_n and_o redeemer_n of_o his_o church_n one_o faith_n one_o baptism_n one_o god_n and_o father_n of_o all_o who_o be_v above_o all_o and_o through_o all_o and_o in_o as_o all_o as_o the_o apostle_n argue_v eph._n 4.3_o and_o in_o all_o this_o management_n i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v that_o although_o pride_n and_o prejudice_n or_o interest_n in_o some_o person_n be_v the_o whole_a account_n of_o separation_n which_o will_v almost_o put_v one_o out_o of_o temper_n to_o dispute_v with_o those_o people_n yet_o a_o due_a candour_n or_o argument_n manage_v in_o a_o courteous_a manner_n be_v the_o most_o effectual_a mean_n to_o reclaim_v they_o and_o convince_v they_o of_o their_o error_n as_o indeed_o it_o be_v to_o convince_v any_o ill_o language_n or_o fix_v name_n upon_o any_o person_n will_v never_o work_v a_o conversion_n in_o he_o but_o rather_o engage_v he_o in_o a_o bold_a defence_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o error_n both_o 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