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	just_a	law_n	2,761	5	4.7834	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56180	A Payre of two mornings meditations the first against parity.	A. P.	1644 (1644)	Wing P4; ESTC R12448	2,137	8

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from_o that_o only_o one_o man_n to_o show_v as_o st._n chrysostome_n divine_o note_v how_o his_o intention_n be_v to_o establish_v derivation_n dependency_n domination_n principality_n yea_o and_o monarchy_n among_o man_n and_o to_o reduce_v they_o all_o under_o one_o root_n and_o superior_a cause_v they_o all_o to_o proceed_v from_o one_o only_a to_o the_o end_n all_o may_v depend_v upon_o one_o he_o ever_o since_o have_v at_o all_o time_n institute_v temporal_a prince_n and_o ruler_n over_o his_o choose_a people_n first_o patriarch_n than_o duke_n after_o this_o judge_n and_o in_o conclusion_n king_n his_o providence_n conclude_v in_o monarchy_n call_v himself_o by_o the_o stile_n and_o name_n of_o king_n as_o the_o chief_a high_a title_n and_o the_o most_o perfect_a form_n of_o government_n as_o nature_n which_o proceed_v by_o degree_n in_o her_o work_n first_o make_v mercury_n out_o of_o the_o vapour_n of_o the_o earth_n after_o out_o of_o mercury_n silver_n and_o out_o of_o 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stone_n or_o timber_n as_o they_o do_v who_o seek_v to_o accommodate_v god_n to_o their_o necessity_n and_o affair_n or_o justice_n to_o the_o time_n but_o he_o fit_v and_o fashion_v the_o timber_n and_o stone_n to_o the_o squire_n or_o ruler_n affair_n and_o necessity_n to_o god_n and_o the_o time_n to_o justice_n he_o imitate_v good_a pilot_n who_o hold_v the_o hand_n on_o the_o helm_n lift_v up_o their_o eye_n to_o heaven_n to_o receive_v from_o the_o pole_n and_o star_n the_o conduct_n of_o themselves_o and_o ship_n for_o while_o he_o manage_v the_o steer_n of_o civil_a affair_n he_o have_v his_o eye_n fix_v on_o eternal_a verity_n and_o upon_o the_o divine_a law_n whence_o he_o take_v his_o notion_n levy_n and_o direction_n and_o as_o the_o highpriest_n of_o the_o old_a law_n draw_v the_o answer_n and_o oracle_n he_o deliver_v to_o the_o people_n from_o a_o precious_a stone_n he_o carry_v on_o his_o breast_n which_o in_o a_o marvellous_a manner_n as_o some_o have_v deliver_v represent_v unto_o he_o god_n pleasure_n by_o its_o colour_n sometime_o red_a at_o another_o time_n black_a one_o while_o pale_a then_o white_a then_o changeable_a according_a to_o occurrent_n in_o like_a manner_n the_o true_a wise_a man_n take_v his_o counsel_n and_o resolution_n from_o god_n law_n a_o precious_a topas_n as_o david_n term_v it_o not_o hang_v at_o his_o breast_n but_o fasten_v to_o his_o heat_n oh_o god_n i_o have_v hide_v thy_o word_n in_o my_o heart_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 119.11.127_o there_o do_v he_o find_v in_o eternal_a reason_n the_o true_a rule_n of_o thing_n pass_v in_o all_o season_n and_o contemplate_v in_o immovable_a verity_n the_o constant_a idea_n of_o whatsoever_o be_v subject_a to_o change_v and_o revolution_n whence_o take_v his_o measure_n he_o after_o or_o thereafter_o guide_v the_o inconstant_a by_o the_o constant_a cause_v it_o to_o slide_v into_o stability_n the_o temporal_a by_o the_o eternal_a the_o figure_n of_o the_o world_n which_o pass_v by_o god_n truth_n which_o be_v eternal_o permanent_a dixi._n a._n p._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exod._n 28.17_o row_v 1_o sardus_n 6._o 2_o emeraud_n 4._o 3_o ligute_n 4_o beril_n 8._o topaz_n 9_o saphir_n 2._o agate_n onyx_n carbuncle_n diamond_n amethyst_n 12._o jaspar_n 1_o revelat._n 21.19_o 20._o alphabetical_a order_n alphabetical_a order_n foundation_n 1._o jaspar_n 4._o amethyst_n 12._o agate_n 3_o 0._o 2._o saphir_n 2._o beril_n 8._o amethyst_n 3_o 12._o 3._o chalcidonie_n  _fw-fr chalcidonie_n 3_o beril_n 4_o 8._o 4._o emerald_n 2._o chrysoprasus_fw-la 10._o carbuncle_n 1_o 0._o 5._o sardonix_n  _fw-fr chrysolite_n 7._o diamond_n 2_o 0._o 6._o sardius_n 1._o emerald_n 4._o emeraud_n 2_o 4._o 7._o chrysolite_n  _fw-fr jacinct_n 11._o jaspar_n 4_o 1._o 8._o beril_n 4._o jaspar_n 1_o ligute_n 3_o 0._o 9_o topas_n 1._o saphir_n 2._o onyx_n 4_o 0._o 10._o chrysoprasus_fw-la  _fw-fr sardius_n 6._o saphir_n 3_o 2._o 11._o jacinct_n  _fw-fr sardonix_n 5._o sardius_n 1_o 6._o 12._o amethyst_n 3._o topas_z 9_o topaz_n 1_o 9_o row_v foundation_n row_v foundation_n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr perme_n a._n p._n 8.20.44_o