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	let_v	lord_n	2,934	5	3.6705	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06866	An inuectyue agenst the moost wicked [and] detestable vyce of swearing, newly co[m]piled by Theodore Basille	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1543 (1543)	STC 1730.5; ESTC S115309	64,946	210

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dishonour_v through_o the_o wicked_a act_n of_o they_o ●hat_n profess_v he_o so_o be_v he_o glorify_v through_o the_o good_a dede_n of_o they_o which_o do_v both_o profess_v he_o &_o also_o live_v accord_v to_o their_o profession_n d●mon_n in_o parenes_n 〈◊〉_d d●mon_n the_o greek_a orator_n isocrates_n gyve_v a_o excellent_a &_o very_a notable_a commandment_n concern_v swear_v which_o i_o will_v here_o rehearse_v that_o christian_a man_n rede_v the_o word_n of_o a_o ethnycke_n may_v once_o be_v ashamed_a of_o their_o wickedness_n his_o word_n be_v theyse_v take_v a_o oothe_a y●_z be_v put_v unto_o the_o for_o two_o cause_n well_o mark_v well_o either_o y●_z thou_o may_v delyver_v thyself_o ●ron_o a_o filthy_a cause_n or_o y●_z thou_o may_v preserve_v thy_o friend_n y●_z be_v in_o perel_n &_o danger_n but_o for_o money_n look_v thou_o swear_v by_o no_o god_n although_o thou_o swear_v ryghteous_o for_o to_o some_o thou_o shall_v seem_v to_o forswear_v thyself_o and_o to_o soon_o to_o 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s._n hierome_n also_o say_v v_o in_o math_n cap._n v_o the_o evangelicall_a truth_n receave_v no_o oath_n sing_v every_o faithful_a word_n be_v for_o a_o oath_n here_o unto_o pertain_v y●_z say_n of_o our_o golden_a mouth_a doctor_n the_o cause_n of_o a_o oath_n be_v this_o juranenti_n quaestiv_n ●an_v juranenti_n say_v he_o that_o every_o one_o that_o swear_v swear_v for_o this_o intent_n that_o he_o may_v speak_v y●_z which_o be_v truth_n and_o therefore_o y●_z lord_n will_v have_v no_o difference_n between_o a_o oath_n and_o our_o speech_n for_o as_o in_o a_o oothe_v it_o be_v not_o convenient_a that_o there_o be_v any_o falsehood_n or_o break_n of_o promise_n so_o likewise_o in_o our_o word_n ought_v there_o to_o be_v no_o lie_n ●_o sap._n ●_o for_o both_o perjury_n &_o lie_a be_v condemn_v with_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o divine_a judgement_n as_o the_o scrypture_n say_v the_o mouth_n that_o lie_v slay_v the_o soul_n who_o so_o ever_o therefore_o speak_v the_o truth_n swearethe_v 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wytnes_n in_o uniuste_a and_o trifle_a matter_n vain_o to_o swear_v by_o his_o moost_n blyss_v name_n to_o take_v it_o in_o our_o mouth_n wythoute_n a_o necessary_a &_o urgent_a cause_n and_o to_o obscure_v the_o glory_n of_o it_o through_o wicked_a &_o ungodly_a oath_n all_o they_o that_o thus_o do_v shall_v not_o escape_v unponyssh_v o_o lord_n god_n how_o many_o be_v there_o at_o this_o time_n that_o transgress_v this_o holy_a precepte_v how_o many_o call_v god_n a_o wytnes_n in_o unjust_a &_o trifle_v matter_n how_o many_o pollute_v &_o defile_v y●_z in_o they_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n moo_v blyss_v name_n how_o many_o swear_v continual_o not_o only_a by_o god_n &_o all_o y●_z ever_o he_o make_v again_o not_o only_o by_o his_o dere_o belove_a son_n our_o lo●d_n &_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n but_o also_o with_o honour_n &_o reverence_n i_o speak_v it_o by_z all_z y●_z holy_a member_n of_o his_o moost_n glorioꝰ_n body_n how_o common_a a_o oothe_a now_o day_n be_v god_n flesh_n god_n blood_n god_n hart_n god_n body_n god_n wound_n god_n nail_n god_n side_n god_n gut_n and_o all_o that_o ever_o may_v be_v rehearse_v of_o god_n o_o wickedness_n o_o abomination_n what_o part_n of_o christ_n moost_n blyss_v body_n do_v these_o wicked_a &_o abominable_a swearer_n leave_v unrent_a and_o untorne_a they_o be_v much_o worse_o than_o the_o jew_n which_o cry_v tolle_o tolle_fw-la crucifige_fw-la eum_fw-la away_o away_o to_o the_o gallows_n with_o he_o nineteeen_o joan._n nineteeen_o crucifye_v he_o torment_v he_o leave_v not_o one_o part_n whole_a of_o he_o for_o they_o only_o cry_v upon_o pilot_n to_o have_v hin_a crucify_v but_o these_o swearer_n themselves_o crucify_v he_o rent_n and_o tear_v he_o the_o jew_n crucify_v he_o but_o once_o and_o than_o their_o fury_n cease_v math_n in_o math_n but_o these_o wicked_a caytiffe_n crucify_v he_o daily_o with_o their_o unlawefull_a oothe_n neither_o do_v their_o malice_n &_o cruelnes_n cease_v at_o any_o time_n s._n austen_n 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