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	sin_n	world_n	2,522	5	4.6350	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15298	Tvvo short treatises, against the orders of the begging friars, compiled by that famous doctour of the Church, and preacher of Gods word John Wickliffe, sometime fellow of Merton, and master of Ballioll Coll. in Oxford, and afterwards parson of Lutterworth in Lecestershire. Faithfully printed according to two ancient manuscript copies, extant, the one in Benet Colledge in Cambridge, the other remaining in the publike librarie at Oxford	Wycliffe, John, d. 1384.; James, Thomas, 1573?-1629.	1608 (1608)	STC 25589; ESTC S121923	41,431	74

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27._o friar_n most_o impatient_a of_o all_o man_n live_v in_o bear_v reprooff_o also_o friar_n be_v most_o rebel_n against_o the_o teach_n of_o christ_n gospel_n and_o most_o out_o of_o patience_n and_o pity_n for_o they_o be_v most_o unpatient_a against_o reprove_v of_o sin_n and_o destroy_v thereof_o for_o a_o lord_n will_v meekely_a suffer_v sharp_a despise_v of_o his_o little_a sin_n than_o they_o will_v suffer_v meek_a and_o soft_a reprove_v of_o there_o great_a heresy_n for_o they_o be_v wood_n that_o man_n alm_n shall_v be_v right_o depart_v among_o poor_a needy_a man_n feeble_a crooked_a and_o blind_a for_o than_o they_o saien_v they_o be_v undo_v but_o they_o be_v of_o vain_a religion_n as_o s._n jame_n say_v for_o this_o be_v a_o clean_a religion_n without_o spot_n anentis_fw-la god_n the_o father_n to_o visit_v the_o fatherless_a &_o modirle_n child_n &_o widow_n in_o there_o tribulation_n and_o to_o keep_v aman_fw-mi unfoul_v from_o this_o world_n that_o be_v fro_o pride_n 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the_o holy_a scripture_n accuse_v by_o these_o unholy_a man_n of_o falsehood_n also_o friar_n teachen_fw-ge and_o maintainen_n that_o holy_a writ_n be_v false_a and_o so_o they_o putten_n falseness_n upon_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o on_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o on_o all_o the_o bless_a trinity_n for_o since_o god_n almighty_a teach_v conferme_n and_o maintain_v holy_a write_v if_o this_o writing_n be_v false_a than_o god_n be_v false_a and_o maintainour_n of_o error_n and_o falseness_n but_o certes_o then_o he_o be_v no_o god_n yet_o know_v we_o never_o that_o any_o sect_n will_v say_v that_o law_n of_o there_o god_n be_v false_a and_o there_o with_o believe_v on_o the_o same_o god_n but_o this_o despite_n do_v these_o blasphemer_n to_o the_o holy_a trinity_n alas_o who_o may_v suffer_v this_o blasphemy_n that_o christ_n in_o who_o be_v all_o treasour_n of_o wit_n wisdom_n &_o truth_n couthe_n not_o or_o will_v not_o say_v true_a word_n and_o sentence_n but_o sinful_a 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