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	think_v	4,338	5	3.9369	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96914	A word in season: or, an essay to promote good-husbandry in hard and difficult times: being, in part, advice from a gentleman, to his son a tradesman in London. Lately communicated by way of letter		1697 (1697)	Wing W3547C; ESTC R232225	9,118	16

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promise_n and_o constant_a in_o a_o good_a resolution_n now_o as_o to_o the_o employment_n of_o a_o soldier_n he_o that_o set_v up_o his_o rest_n to_o live_v by_o that_o profession_n in_o my_o opinion_n can_v hardly_o be_v a_o honest_a man_n or_o a_o good_a christian_a for_o that_o every_o war_n be_v of_o itself_o unjust_a the_o good_a cause_n may_v make_v it_o lawful_a beside_o soldier_n in_o peace_n be_v as_o chimney_n in_o summer_n or_o like_a dog_n past_o hunt_v or_o as_o woman_n when_o their_o beauty_n be_v at_o a_o end_n unto_o which_o i_o think_v i_o may_v not_o improper_o add_v that_o famous_a say_v of_o the_o great_a man_n mounseur_fw-fr monluc_n marshal_n of_o france_n viz._n but_o that_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v transcendent_a and_o unlimited_a we_o soldier_n say_v he_o and_o man_n of_o arm_n and_o war_n can_v never_o be_v save_v in_o regard_n of_o our_o profaneness_n and_o debauchery_n and_o wickedness_n and_o of_o our_o rapine_n cruelty_n and_o devastation_n which_o 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