Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	king_n	person_n	time_n	2,533	5	3.5478	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78423	The good man a publick good, 1. passively, 2. actively. As it was manifested in a sermon preached to the Honourable House of Commons, at the late solemne fast: January 31. 1643. By Daniel Cavvdrey, minister of the Gospell at Great Billing in Northhamptonshire, and one of the Assembly of Divines.	Cawdrey, Daniel, 1588-1664.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1644 (1644)	Wing C1628; Thomason E34_1; ESTC R12377	36,785	47

cast_v out_o the_o scorner_n and_o contention_n shall_v go_v out_o prov._n 22.10_o yea_o strife_n and_o reproach_n shall_v cease_v such_o a_o one_o be_v that_o silver-smith_n demetrius_n act_v 19_o who_o under_o a_o pretence_n of_o defence_n of_o religion_n but_o indeed_o for_o his_o own_o gain_n set_v all_o the_o city_n of_o ephesus_n on_o a_o uproar_n such_o another_o be_v achitophel_n who_o adore_v the_o rise_a sun_n foment_v that_o sedition_n and_o rebellion_n of_o absalon_n out_o of_o his_o own_o ambition_n to_o ingratiate_v and_o advance_v himself_o with_o that_o young_a prince_n all_o time_n &_o especial_o these_o of_o we_o have_v exemplify_v these_o incendiary_n the_o pride_n and_o scorn_n of_o some_o have_v stir_v up_o so_o much_o contention_n and_o kindle_v so_o great_a a_o flame_n that_o all_o the_o wise_a man_n of_o the_o kingdom_n know_v not_o well_o how_o to_o quench_v it_o 4._o among_o these_o may_v be_v reckon_v a_o multitude_n of_o man_n who_o be_v public_a enemy_n to_o the_o state_n and_o kingdom_n as_o first_o oppressor_n and_o depopulator_n etc._n 4._o oppressor_n depopulator_n etc._n etc._n who_o do_v not_o as_o they_o of_o old_a in_o the_o prophet_n add_v house_n to_o house_n or_o town_n to_o town_n but_o pull_v down_o house_n after_o house_n and_o town_n after_o town_n till_o there_o be_v no_o place_n for_o a_o poor_a man_n to_o dwell_v near_o they_o till_o at_o last_o they_o pull_v down_o their_o own_o house_n and_o destroy_v their_o own_o family_n that_o their_o place_n can_v be_v find_v so_o that_o the_o prophetical_a curse_n be_v now_o make_v good_a upon_o many_o of_o they_o therefore_o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n many_o house_n great_a and_o fair_a shall_v be_v leave_v desolate_a without_o a_o inhabitant_n isay_n 5.9_o such_o be_v the_o projector_n the_o monopolist_n of_o late_a time_n who_o under_o pretence_n of_o public_a good_a have_v enrich_v themselves_o with_o the_o spoil_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n these_o and_o such_o like_a be_v 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