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	people_n	5,231	5	4.6713	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48309	A discovrse concerning Puritans tending to a vindication of those, who unjustly suffer by the mistake, abuse, and misapplication of that name.	Parker, Henry, 1604-1652.; Ley, John, 1583-1662.	1641 (1641)	Wing L1876; ESTC R212712	47,271	67

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a_o discourse_n concerning_o puritan_n tend_v to_o a_o vindication_n of_o those_o who_o unjust_o suffer_v by_o the_o mistake_n abuse_n and_o misapplication_n of_o that_o name_n vivere_fw-la qui_fw-la vultis_fw-la sanctè_fw-la discedite_fw-la româ_fw-la omnia_fw-la cùm_fw-la liceant_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la esse_fw-la bonum_fw-la mantuan_a you_o who_o will_v guiltless_a be_v depart_v from_o hence_o no_o guilt_n be_v here_o so_o black_a as_o innocence_n the_o second_o edition_n much_o enlarge_v augment_v and_o correct_v by_o the_o author_n london_n print_v for_o robert_n bostock_n 1641._o to_o the_o puritan_n reader_n if_o thou_o be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o do_v confess_v thyself_o a_o puritan_n as_o the_o name_n be_v now_o unjust_o use_v thou_o will_v soon_o find_v in_o this_o short_a tract_n that_o my_o endeavour_n have_v be_v to_o do_v thou_o right_n but_o not_o to_o humour_n thou_o to_o take_v off_o unjust_a aspersion_n from_o thou_o but_o not_o to_o insinuate_v by_o flattery_n 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all_o my_o other_o defect_n do_v not_o glory_v in_o they_o but_o confess_v they_o to_o my_o shame_n and_o since_o i_o do_v not_o malign_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o rigid_a puritan_n but_o rather_o rejoice_v thereat_o i_o be_o persuade_v howsoever_o i_o appear_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n no_o man_n live_v aught_o to_o despise_v i_o much_o less_o to_o expunge_v i_o out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o life_n if_o god_n do_v not_o give_v i_o so_o much_o grace_n as_o he_o do_v thou_o will_v thou_o say_v he_o give_v i_o not_o that_o which_o he_o account_v sufficient_a and_o if_o i_o be_o not_o in_o this_o or_o that_o so_o unblameable_a as_o thou_o be_v will_v thou_o say_v my_o grace_n general_o be_v not_o equal_a with_o thou_o if_o thou_o exceed_v i_o in_o all_o other_o virtue_n and_o yet_o be_v by_o i_o exceed_v in_o humility_n alone_o will_v thou_o upon_o this_o proceed_v to_o censure_v i_o puritan_n have_v not_o make_v themselves_o more_o inexcusable_a by_o any_o thing_n then_o by_o 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