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	love_n	love_v	4,903	5	6.7044	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01004	God and the king. Or a dialogue wherein is treated of allegiance due to our most gracious Lord, King Iames, within his dominions Which (by remouing all controuersies, and causes of dissentions and suspitions) bindeth subiects, by an inuiolable band of loue and duty, to their soueraigne. Translated out of Latin into English.; Deus et rex. English	Floyd, John, 1572-1649.; More, Thomas, 1565-1625, attributed name.	1620 (1620)	STC 11110.7; ESTC S107002	53,200	142

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commend_v their_o wisdom_n that_o cause_n or_o permit_v treatise_n that_o plead_v for_o the_o impunity_n of_o tyrant_n to_o be_v set_v forth_o by_o his_o majesty_n special_a authority_n will_v any_o man_n think_v this_o impunity_n will_v be_v so_o eager_o defend_v be_v it_o not_o also_o love_v and_o desire_v or_o love_v for_o mere_a speculation_n sake_n not_o for_o the_o use_n and_o ex●rcise_v thereof_o it_o be_v enough_o for_o private_a man_n as_o say_v a_o prudent_a augusto_n empress_n to_o her_o husband_n that_o they_o be_v innocent_a but_o prince_n see_v they_o govern_v not_o brute_n beast_n but_o man_n must_v also_o procure_v not_o to_o be_v suspect_v special_o in_o matter_n of_o tyranny_n wherein_o subject_n be_v natural_o jealous_a and_o apt_a to_o think_v the_o worst_a upon_o any_o light_a occasion_n sometime_o weak_a denial_n be_v take_v as_o grant_n king_n that_o could_o detest_v tyranny_n may_v soon_o be_v suspect_v to_o love_v it_o some_o kind_n of_o sin_n may_v never_o 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