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
A90903	A summons for svvearers, and a law for the lips in reproving them wherein the chiefe disswasives from swearing are proposed, the sleight objections for swearing answered, the strange judgments upon swearers, forswearers, cursers, that take Gods name in vain, related. Which may be a terror to the wicked for swearing, and a preservative for the godly from swearing. With sundry arguments to prove the verity of the Scriptures, and excellencie of the decalogue, against all prophane and atheisticall deniers thereof. By Walter Powell, preacher at Standish, neer Glocester.	Powell, Walter, b. 1590 or 91.	1645 (1645)	Wing P3098; Thomason E1228_1; ESTC R203197	141,220	287

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thereof_o in_o case_n we_o do_v swear_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v false_a see_v all_o nation_n be_v accustom_v to_o swear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o their_o god_n therefore_o the_o israelite_n here_o be_v accustom_v to_o swear_v by_o the_o glorious_a name_n of_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n the_o end_n of_o a_o oath_n be_v 1._o that_o doubt_n may_v be_v clear_v 2._o good_a cause_n further_v and_o bid_v suppress_v 3._o authority_n obey_v divine_a and_o humane_a 4._o god_n glory_n in_o all_o much_o promote_v such_o a_o oath_n when_o we_o public_o take_v cause_n why_o man_n swear_v lay_v hand_n on_o a_o book_n 4._o cause_n we_o do_v it_o by_o lay_v our_o hand_n upon_o the_o bible_n or_o evangelist_n 1._o that_o the_o swearer_n remember_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o redemption_n by_o christ_n may_v be_v the_o more_o afraid_a to_o swear_v that_o which_o be_v false_a this_o love_n of_o christ_n shall_v constrain_v we_o to_o love_v he_o again_o by_o speak_v nothing_o but_o the_o truth_n 2._o 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