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	justify_v	work_n	6,434	5	6.8388	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33120	A short exhortation and warning, to the ministers and professours of this Kirk from the Commission of the Generall Assemblie.	Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.	1651 (1651)	Wing C4259A; ESTC R40839	5,228	9

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perth_n 20_o march_n 1651._o a_o short_a exhortation_n and_o warn_v to_o the_o minister_n and_o professor_n of_o this_o kirk_n from_o the_o commission_n of_o the_o general_n assembly_n the_o eminent_a danger_n of_o religion_n king_n and_o kingdom_n by_o the_o unjust_a invasion_n of_o the_o blasphemous_a sectarian_n army_n the_o sad_a condition_n of_o our_o countryman_n in_o the_o south_n part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n groan_v under_o the_o grievous_a oppression_n of_o stranger_n devour_v their_o substance_n and_o enslave_v their_o person_n the_o sad_a silence_n in_o many_o congregation_n who_o teacher_n be_v drive_v into_o corner_n by_o the_o violence_n of_o the_o enemy_n contemner_n of_o god_n ordinance_n and_o mocker_n of_o his_o messenger_n the_o adversary_n roar_v &_o make_v a_o strange_a noise_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o some_o congregation_n the_o inevitable_a hazard_n of_o our_o dear_a brethren_n to_o be_v seduce_v into_o pernicious_a heresy_n and_o error_n by_o the_o deceatfull_a 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