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	matter_n	see_v	3,060	5	3.1155	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30098	A relation of the troubles of the three forraign churches in Kent, caused by the injunctions of William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, Anno Dom. 1634 &c. written by J.B., Minister of the word of God.	J. B. (John Bulteel), d. 1669.	1645 (1645)	Wing B5452; ESTC R200067	48,685	60

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caeremonias_fw-la suas_fw-la proprias_fw-la and_o disciplinam_fw-la ecclesiasticam_fw-la propriam_fw-la et_fw-la peculiarem_fw-la non_fw-la 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la non_fw-la conveniant_fw-la cum_fw-la ritibus_fw-la ac_fw-la 〈◊〉_d in_fw-la regno_fw-la nostro_fw-la visitatis_fw-la absque_fw-la 〈◊〉_d impetitione_fw-la 〈◊〉_d aut_fw-la in_fw-la quietatione_fw-la per_fw-la breve_fw-la de_fw-la privato_fw-la sigillo_fw-la et_fw-la de_fw-la act_n praedict_n a_o authoritate_fw-la parliament_n anno_fw-la 1573._o the_o letter_n of_o the_o privy-council_n to_o the_o church_n of_o london_n contain_v these_o word_n non_fw-la ignoramus_fw-la in_fw-la varijs_fw-la ecclesijs_fw-la varios_fw-la ac_fw-la diversos_fw-la iam_fw-la ab_fw-la initio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d religionis_fw-la semper_fw-la fuisse_fw-la ritus_fw-la ac_fw-la caremonias_fw-la dum_fw-la hi_fw-la stamtes_fw-la alij_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d procidentes_fw-la alij_fw-la 〈◊〉_d procumbentes_fw-la adorant_fw-la et_fw-la precantur_fw-la and_o tamen_fw-la 〈◊〉_d pietas_n est_fw-la ac_fw-la religio_fw-la si_fw-la veer_fw-la et_fw-la ad_fw-la verum_fw-la deum_fw-la or_o at_o 〈◊〉_d tendat_fw-la absitque_fw-la impietas_fw-la ac_fw-la superstitio_fw-la etc._n etc._n non_fw-la contemnimus_fw-la ritus_fw-la vestros_fw-la nee_fw-la vos_fw-la ad_fw-la nostros_fw-la cogimus_fw-la probamusque_fw-la caeremonias_fw-la vesiras_fw-la ut_fw-la vobis_fw-la et_fw-la vestris_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la unde_fw-la orti_fw-la estis_fw-la aptas_fw-la et_fw-la convenientes_fw-la anno_fw-la 1574._o the_o order_n of_o the_o privy-council_n the_o 29._o of_o june_n if_o other_o will_v join_v themselves_o to_o the_o say_a church_n that_o such_o people_n shall_v be_v counsel_v to_o betake_v themselves_o to_o some_o other_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n where_o they_o may_v be_v commodious_o receive_v if_o they_o do_v 〈◊〉_d we_o will_v call_v in_o willing_o our_o former_a commandment_n anno_fw-la 1630._o the_o answer_n of_o king_n james_n to_o the_o french_a and_o dutch_a minister_n the_o 21._o of_o may_n je_fw-fr vous_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d ainsi_fw-fr quill_fw-fr convient_fw-la a_fw-fr un_fw-fr bon_fw-fr prince_n de_fw-fr defendre_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d ceux_fw-fr qui_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d abandonne_fw-fr leur_fw-fr patrie_fw-fr pour_fw-fr