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
A97148	The vindication of the Parliament and their proceedings. Or, Their military designe prov'd loyall and legall. A treatise, wherein these things are ingeniously and sincerely handled; to wit, 1. That the militia as setled by the Parliament is lawfull. 2. That it is lawfull for us to obey it, so setled by them. 3. That the Parliament is not by us to be deserted. 4. That in aiding the Parliament the king is not opposed. 5. That the Parliament (as the case stands) may not confide in the king. 6. That this necessary defensive warre of theirs is indubitably justifiable. Pulchrum pro Patria mori,	Ward, Richard, 1601 or 2-1684.	1642 (1642)	Wing W808aA; Thomason E122_19; ESTC R19259	30,017	36

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people_n and_o this_o supreme_a law_n of_o nation_n salus_fw-la populi_fw-la have_v its_o immediate_a rize_n from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o teach_v every_o worm_n much_o more_o a_o man_n and_o most_o of_o all_o a_o whole_a nation_n to_o provide_v for_o its_o safety_n in_o time_n of_o necessity_n it_o be_v not_o always_o lawful_a for_o we_o to_o kill_v those_o who_o stand_v at_o our_o door_n or_o who_o will_v keep_v we_o from_o come_v out_o of_o our_o door_n but_o if_o our_o house_n be_v block_v up_o and_o we_o so_o hinder_v from_o commerce_n with_o other_o or_o from_o seek_v relief_n for_o the_o sustentation_n of_o our_o own_o life_n that_o we_o and_o we_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o famish_v it_o be_v lawful_a then_o to_o issue_v forth_o with_o the_o force_n we_o can_v make_v to_o fight_v ourselves_o free_a how_o much_o more_o lawful_a than_o be_v it_o to_o sight_n for_o the_o liberty_n and_o preservation_n of_o a_o church_n and_o state_n it_o seem_v evident_a by_o the_o clear_a beam_n of_o humane_a reason_n and_o the_o strong_a inclination_n of_o nature_n that_o every_o private_a person_n may_v defend_v himself_o if_o unjust_o assault_v yea_o even_o against_o a_o magistrate_n or_o his_o own_o father_n when_o he_o have_v no_o way_n to_o escape_v by_o flight_n much_o more_o lawful_a than_o be_v it_o for_o a_o whole_a nation_n to_o defend_v themselves_o against_o such_o assassinate_v as_o labour_v to_o destroy_v they_o though_o the_o king_n will_v not_o allow_v they_o defence_n let_v we_o consider_v the_o misery_n and_o heavy_a burden_n which_o we_o must_v lie_v under_o if_o we_o undertake_v not_o this_o defensive_a way_n and_o that_o will_v show_v we_o the_o necessity_n thereof_o now_o the_o evil_n which_o we_o be_v in_o danger_n