Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	justice_n	king_n	lord_n	2,858	5	3.8642	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13948	Three severall treatises concerning the truce at this present propounded The first, laying open divers considerations and reasons, why a truce ought not to bee contracted: propounded vnto the high and mightie lords of the States Generall of the Vnited Provinces: by the right honble the commissioners and deputies of the most hon: authorized Company of West India. In their owne behalfe. The second, discusseth this question very pithily and at large, whether or no it bee lawfull to make truce with the King of Spaine, with divers fitting considerations. Lastly, here is added a remonstrance, represented to the States theyr Excellencies, in the behalfe of the King of Bohemia, which hath a respect vnto the affaires in Germanie. All truly and faithfully translated out of the Low Dutch copie.; Consideratien ende redenen der E. Heeren Bewind-hebberen, vande geoctrojeerde West-Indische Compagnie. English	West-Indische Compagnie (Netherlands); United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten Generaal.	1630 (1630)	STC 24258; ESTC S120731	14,036	32

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king_n of_o great_a britain_n the_o 7_o of_o septemb_n 1625._o do_v comprehend_v the_o palatinate_n and_o whatsoever_o concern_v the_o same_o confirm_v with_o very_o powerful_a and_o express_a word_n and_o term_n against_o the_o house_n of_o spain_n and_o her_o adherent_n his_o majesty_n confident_o repose_v that_o your_o excellency_n will_v careful_o be_v mindful_a of_o all_o this_o and_o take_v into_o consideration_n the_o faithful_a service_n which_o his_o majesty_n predecessor_n as_o namely_o his_o father_n and_o grandfather_n have_v do_v unto_o this_o state_n five_o this_o also_o be_v to_o be_v hold_v for_o a_o certain_a that_o if_o the_o palatinate_n be_v whole_o exclude_v in_o this_o treaty_n of_o a_o truce_n which_o be_v now_o propound_v and_o proffer_v unto_o your_o excellency_n this_o will_v enforce_v a_o irreparable_a loss_n and_o hindrance_n to_o the_o restitution_n of_o his_o majesty_n and_o consequent_o to_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o whole_a germany_n which_o have_v 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country_n be_v lose_v now_o how_o near_o it_o be_v come_v to_o this_o point_n with_o our_o religion_n in_o the_o former_a truce_n can_v but_o be_v palpable_a to_o he_o who_o be_v either_o of_o understanding_n or_o judgement_n who_o doubt_n but_o this_o proffer_n of_o truce_n tend_v to_o the_o same_o scope_n now_o that_o the_o spaniard_n hate_v the_o religion_n and_o therefore_o employ_v all_o mean_n and_o direct_v all_o his_o action_n to_o extirpate_v the_o same_o be_v without_o and_o beyond_o dispute_n that_o all_o sectary_n within_o these_o country_n hate_n religion_n and_o do_v but_o wait_v for_o a_o opportunity_n to_o expel_v the_o same_o needs_o no_o proof_n the_o spaniard_n he_o propound_v a_o truce_n all_o the_o papist_n among_o we_o all_o sectary_n remonstrant_n bastad-lutherians_a anabaptist_n people_n without_o any_o religion_n and_o such_o we_o call_v libertine_n commend_v it_o call_v for_o it_o be_v ready_a to_o embrace_v it_o now_o consider_v whether_o this_o truce_n can_v 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