Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	king_n	parliament_n	4,582	5	6.6805	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91787	An ansvver to the London ministers letter: from them to his Excellency & his Counsel of VVar; as also an answer to John Geree's book, entituled, Might overcomming right; with an answer to a book, entituled, The Armies remembrancer. Wherein it appears the accusations of the Army are unjust, and the Armies proceedings justified by the Word of God, and by the light of nature and reason. Also a discovery of that learning, and ordination these ministers have, and the vanity and insufficiencie thereof, by the Word of God, and that those are the things with which they delude and deceive the people. / By Samuel Richardson.	Richardson, Samuel, fl. 1643-1658.	1649 (1649)	Wing R1402; Thomason E540_8; ESTC R203398	36,328	40

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but_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o priest_n in_o their_o pulpit_n have_v set_v the_o kingdom_n together_o a_o fight_v send_v message_n to_o the_o house_n prescribe_v they_o a_o time_n to_o answer_v the_o parliament_n be_v something_o slow_a they_o need_v be_v quicken_v i_o perceive_v you_o be_v not_o of_o their_o mind_n that_o conceit_n they_o wait_v on_o they_o too_o long_o and_o so_o continue_v or_o permit_v then_o to_o sin_n yet_o they_o must_v be_v let_v alone_o to_o let_v lose_v a_o lion_n and_o a_o bear_n be_v not_o so_o dangerous_a to_o the_o people_n as_o your_o principle_n be_v it_o be_v so_o large_a and_o dangerous_a in_o deny_v that_o they_o be_v countable_a for_o what_o they_o do_v dan._n 5._o 20._o the_o foundation_n alter_v the_o foundation_n of_o government_n be_v the_o law_n be_v not_o some_o of_o they_o unjust_a othersome_a ill_n frame_v be_v there_o not_o trick_n in_o law_n that_o occasion_n long_o and_o chargeable_a suit_n the_o law_n maker_n be_v not_o perfect_a by_o experience_n man_n so_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o they_o it_o be_v no_o injustice_n to_o alter_v for_o the_o peace_n and_o welfare_n of_o the_o kingdom_n god_n be_v please_v in_o his_o government_n to_o change_v some_o law_n and_o must_v not_o we_o admit_v of_o no_o change_n the_o people_n judgement_n and_o disposition_n change_v do_v you_o think_v so_o much_o blood_n have_v be_v shed_v and_o to_o have_v nothing_o change_v when_o the_o righteous_a be_v in_o authority_n than_o there_o will_v be_v a_o great_a change_n if_o a_o new_a model_n of_o law_n and_o government_n be_v best_a for_o the_o kingdom_n there_o be_v no_o hurt_n do_v the_o army_n say_v one_o thing_n and_o do_v another_o i_o can_v tell_v what_o they_o have_v say_v man_n do_v often_o do_v so_o god_n be_v unchangeable_a its_o suitable_a to_o he_o to_o be_v of_o one_o mind_n and_o not_o to_o be_v turn_v iob._n 23._o 13._o 14._o they_o shall_v not_o say_v and_o promise_n to_o do_v that_o which_o they_o can_v do_v or_o may_v 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