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	pope_n	power_n	2,953	5	5.2766	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08280	A mirror for the multitude, or Glasse Wherein maie be seene, the violence, the error, the weaknesse, and rash consent, of the multitude, and the daungerous resolution of such, as without regard of the truth, endeaour to sinne and ioyne themselues with the multitude: with a necessary conclusion, that it is not the name, or title of a protestant, christian, or catholicke, but the true imitation of Christ, that maketh a Christian. By I.N.	Norden, John, 1548-1625?	1586 (1586)	STC 18613; ESTC S120153	80,770	136

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animifestinis_fw-la este_fw-la fortes_fw-la &_o impavidi_fw-la en_fw-fr deus_fw-la vester_fw-ge ultor_n veniet_fw-la praemiator_fw-la deus_fw-la ipse_fw-la veniet_fw-la seru●tum_fw-la vos_fw-la non_fw-la vi_fw-la sed_fw-la veritate_fw-la finis_fw-la the_o multitude_n expectethnoveltie●_n the_o great_a wonder_n last_v but_o nine_o day_n the_o late_a earth-quak_a a_o great_a wonder_n the_o earth-quak_a a_o caveat_n the_o stranged_a news_n soon_o forget_v the_o sum_n of_o this_o travail_n the_o fruit_n a_o argument_n of_o the_o profession_n what_o the_o multitude_n most_o desire_n god_n child_n be_v the_o least_o number_n god_n truth_n contrary_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o multitud_n a_o flight_n of_o sathan_n a_o dangerous_a thing_n to_o follow_v the_o multitude_n the_o way_n to_o true_a religion_n bodily_a dangerous_a the_o flesh_n be_v weak_a and_o unable_a to_o abide_v mortification_n ro._n 8._o 36._o psal._n 44._o 22._o the_o godly_a be_v for_o god_n sake_n kill_v continual_o the_o 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