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	lord_n	people_n	4,203	5	4.5705	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B09926	An epistle written (dated the 30th of the 11th month 1659,) and sent from London into the countrey. By a friend to the glorious (though at this day despised) cause of Christ, in answer to a letter sent up to him (dated the 16th of the same month) wherein the following things are treated of, (viz.) 1. The fifth kingdom it self, which the God of Heaven sets up in the latter dayes. 2. The kingdom of the beast which is to be destroyed. 3. The instruments that are to be used in destroying the one and erecting the other; with the way or manner how they are to be used. 4. The time of the beginning of this work. [bracket] First, before Christs personal comming. Secondly, before the call of the Jewes. Thirdly, that it is already begun, and hath taken place in this nation and that Cromwel with the army, hath apostatized from it, and that all the powers, or governments that have been set up since that time, have been, and still are upon the foundation of the apostacy. As also, severall of the particular evills which the army, and others abetting the apostacy are guilty of. Together with, some considerations tendered to the favourers of Christ's righteous cause, wherein is laid down, their duty of separation from Babylon, and from all the parts and branches (both in church and state) of the forementioned apostacy.	N. S.	1660 (1660)	Wing S119B; ESTC R183121	59,145	52

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king_n of_o nation_n and_o under_o he_o it_o be_v give_v to_o the_o saint_n who_o must_v possess_v the_o kingdom_n dan._n 7.27.18_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o all_o this_o time_n of_o the_o apostasy_n the_o apostate_n can_v make_v nothing_o rise_v from_o the_o nationall_n constitution_n or_o if_o they_o do_v can_v not_o make_v it_o stand_v up_o but_o it_o have_v be_v like_o a_o man_n when_o his_o life_n be_v go_v from_o he_o and_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n according_a to_o isa_n 2.16_o have_v be_v upon_o all_o their_o pleasant_a picture_n then_o come_v to_o the_o war_n with_o holland_n and_o call_v over_o the_o record_n which_o do_v abundant_o manifest_v how_o eminent_o god_n wrought_v and_o make_v his_o wonder_n to_o be_v know_v in_o the_o deep_n yea_o both_o wind_n and_o sea_n obey_v he_o in_o that_o warr._n as_o to_o the_o eminent_a hand_n of_o god_n in_o the_o call_v of_o that_o little_a assembly_n i_o shall_v not_o speak_v of_o it_o in_o this_o place_n 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