Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	aaron_n	call_n	moses_n	29	3	7.4829	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41009	Kātabaptistai kataptüstoi The dippers dipt, or, The anabaptists duck'd and plung'd over head and eares, at a disputation in Southwark : together with a large and full discourse of their 1. Original. 2. Severall sorts. 3. Peculiar errours. 4. High attempts against the state. 5. Capitall punishments, with an application to these times / by Daniel Featley ...	Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645.	1645 (1645)	Wing F586; ESTC R212388	182,961	216

18_o 20._o hos._n 4._o 4_o 9_o mal._n 2._o 7._o ergo_fw-la none_o ought_v to_o confound_v they_o anabap_n answer_n by_o the_o leviticall_a law_n the_o priest_n be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o people_n but_o that_o distinction_n be_v now_o take_v away_o and_o by_o the_o gospel_n any_o who_o have_v the_o gift_n of_o prayer_n and_o interpretation_n of_o scripture_n may_v both_o expound_v and_o dip_v and_o do_v all_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o clergy_n of_o late_o have_v appropriate_v to_o themselves_o reply_n 1._o the_o distinction_n of_o priest_n and_o people_n be_v more_o ancient_a than_o the_o leviticall_a law_n and_o found_v in_o the_o very_a law_n of_o nature_n for_o the_o indian_n have_v their_o brackmans_n the_o turk_n their_o mufie●s_n the_o heathen_a roman_n have_v their_o flamen_fw-la and_o arch-flamen_n the_o britain_n and_o gall_n their_o druid_n before_o the_o law_n give_v we_o read_v of_o priest_n in_o egypt_n and_o in_o canaan_n and_o in_o midian_a melchizedech_n be_v a_o priest_n to_o the_o most_o high_a god_n gen._n 14._o 18._o the_o priest_n in_o egypt_n have_v a_o portion_n by_o themselves_o gen._n 47._o 22._o only_o the_o land_n of_o the_o priest_n pharaoh_n buy_v not_o for_o the_o priest_n have_v a_o portion_n assign_v they_o and_o they_o do_v eat_v their_o portion_n which_o he_o give_v they_o and_o exod._n 2._o 16._o there_o be_v mention_n of_o a_o priest_n of_o midian_a which_o have_v seven_o daughter_n 2._o in_o the_o new_a testament_n though_o the_o leviticall_a priesthood_n be_v take_v away_o yet_o there_o still_o remain_v a_o distinction_n between_o the_o clergy_n and_o laity_n for_o christ_n mat._n 28._o 19_o give_v commission_n to_o his_o apostle_n and_o their_o successor_n to_o teach_v all_o nation_n and_o baptize_v they_o and_o john_n 20._o 22._o to_o remit_v and_o retain_v sin_n and_o the_o apostle_n evident_o distinguish_v the_o flock_n from_o their_o pastor_n act._n 20._o 28._o take_v heed_n to_o yourselves_o and_o all_o the_o flock_n 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he_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o 2_o chron._n 26._o 18_o 19_o it_o pertain_v not_o unto_o thou_o vzziah_n to_o burn_v incense_n to_o the_o lord_n but_o to_o the_o priest_n the_o son_n of_o aaron_n yet_o vzziah_n will_v be_v meddle_v with_o the_o censer_n and_o be_v burn_a incense_n contrary_n to_o the_o law_n and_o thereby_o he_o incense_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n against_o himself_o and_o immediate_o the_o leprosy_n rise_v up_o in_o his_o forehead_n before_o the_o priest_n in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n beside_o the_o incense_n altar_n 2._o i_o grant_v corah_n and_o his_o complice_n couspire_v against_o moses_n and_o aaron_n but_o the_o cause_n be_v moses_n and_o aaron_n withstand_v his_o ambition_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v he_o to_o arrogate_v to_o himself_o the_o priest_n f●●●tion_n vzza_fw-mi be_v presumptuous_a but_o for_o aught_o appear_v in_o the_o text_n he_o show_v it_o in_o nothing_o but_o this_o that_o he_o without_o any_o call_n from_o god_n presume_v to_o touch_v 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