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
A10738	A sermon against oppression and fraudulent dealing: preached at Paules Crosse, the eleuenth of December, by Charles Richardson, preacher at Saint Katherines neare the Tower of London	Richardson, Charles, fl. 1612-1617.	1615 (1615)	STC 21017; ESTC S121051	31,098	45

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deceit_n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d caluin_n ad_fw-la locum_fw-la 2._o cor._n 2.11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o cor._n 7.2_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o cor._n 12.17.18_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n the_o word_n that_o be_v here_o use_v do_v signify_v in_o the_o original_a by_o a_o covetous_a desire_n to_o circumvent_v or_o defraud_v a_o man_n and_o so_o it_o be_v use_v in_o other_o place_n the_o apostle_n appli_v it_o to_o the_o wile_n which_o the_o devil_n use_v to_o beguile_v the_o godly_a withal_o lest_o say_v he_o we_o shall_v be_v circumvent_v of_o satan_n for_o we_o be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o his_o enterprise_n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v of_o himself_o we_o have_v defraud_v no_o man_n and_o again_o do_v i_o make_v a_o gain_n of_o you_o by_o any_o of_o they_o who_o i_o send_v unto_o you_o i_o desire_v titus_n &_o with_o he_o i_o send_v a_o brother_n do_v titus_n make_v a_o gain_n of_o you_o the_o meaning_n then_o of_o it_o be_v this_o for_o a_o man_n by_o covetousness_n or_o other_o evil_a mean_n to_o raise_v his_o own_o benefit_n out_o of_o another_o man_n loss_n doctrine_n doctrine_n from_o hence_o we_o observe_v in_o the_o next_o place_n that_o fraudulent_a and_o deceitful_a deal_n be_v a_o sin_n against_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o can_v stand_v with_o sanctification_n this_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o roman_n where_o reckon_v up_o the_o sin_n of_o they_o that_o be_v give_v over_o to_o a_o reprobate_a sense_n among_o other_o thing_n he_o say_v 2.1_o rom._n 1.29_o 1._o pet._n 2.1_o they_o be_v full_a of_o deceit_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n peter_n exhort_v all_o christian_n to_o lay_v aside_o all_o guile_n and_o dissimulation_n 101.7_o