Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	judge_n	king_n	law_n	5,155	5	5.2571	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03468	A treatise against vvitchcraft: or A dialogue, wherein the greatest doubts concerning that sinne, are briefly answered a Sathanicall operation in the witchcraft of all times is truly prooued: the moste precious preseruatiues against such euils are shewed: very needful to be knowen of all men, but chiefly of the masters and fathers of families, that they may learn the best meanes to purge their houses of all vnclean spirits, and wisely to auoide the dreadfull impieties and greate daungers which come by such abhominations. Hereunto is also added a short discourse, containing the most certen meanes ordained of God, to discouer, expell, and to confound all the Sathanicall inuentions of witchcraft and sorcerie.; Treatise against witchcraft.	Holland, Henry, 1555 or 6-1603.	1590 (1590)	STC 13590; ESTC S104153	71,772	90

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there_o be_v great_a difference_n between_o heathenish_a and_o christian_n magic_a ill●_n daemon_n make_fw-mi hi_o sanctos_fw-la invocant_fw-la illi_fw-la prophanis_fw-la hi_o sacris_fw-la verbis_fw-la utuntur_fw-la illi_fw-la characteres_fw-la ignotos_fw-la hi_o signaculum_fw-la crucis_fw-la usurpant_fw-la the_o heathen_n call_v upon_o devil_n the_o christian_n pray_v unto_o saint_n they_o use_v profane_a term_n but_o these_o use_v holy_a word_n they_o practise_v unknowen_a character_n but_o these_o be_v full_a of_o cross_n in_o there_o witchcraft_n therefore_o the_o witch_n in_o the_o church_n be_v more_o wicked_a than_o the_o heathen_a witch_n for_o these_o abuse_n the_o worde_n and_o sacrament_n of_o god_n mys._n i_o say_v not_o so_o but_o i_o reason_v thus_o miracle_n 156._o be_v cease_v ergo_fw-la all_o the_o miraculous_a work_n of_o witchcraft_n be_v cease_v &_o consequent_o i_o say_v that_o our_o witch_n can_v in_o no_o wise_a work_n so_o as_o those_o witch_n mention_v in_o 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theophilus_n sure_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_v mysodaemon_n that_o any_o shall_v teach_v you_o by_o speech_n or_o by_o writing_n such_o black_a divinity_n in_o this_o bright_a shine_a light_n of_o the_o gospel_n for_o babe_n in_o christianity_n understande_v that_o christ_n on_o his_o cross_n have_v so_o farrefoorth_o break_v the_o power_n of_o sin_n as_o that_o it_o shall_v never_o have_v strength_n to_o the_o condemnation_n 1._o of_o his_o elect_a but_o he_o never_o mean_v so_o to_o take_v away_o sin_n as_o that_o it_o shall_v have_v no_o be_v in_o the_o world_n much_o less_o to_o knock_v in_o the_o head_n as_o thy_o author_n say_v the_o sin_n of_o satan_n &_o reprobate_n for_o they_o be_v predestinate_a all_o to_o burn_v in_o that_o lake_n which_o be_v prepare_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o angel_n and_o wherefore_o do_v he_o not_o reason_n thus_o sin_n be_v brain_v and_o nail_v on_o the_o cross_n with_o christ_n ergo_fw-la witchcraft_n murder_n theft_n etc._n etc._n be_v cease_v 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