Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	abode_n	business_n	great_a	13	3	2.1104	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31482	Certain briefe treatises written by diverse learned men, concerning the ancient and moderne government of the church : wherein both the primitive institution of episcopacie is maintained, and the lawfulnesse of the ordination of the Protestant ministers beyond the seas likewise defended, the particulars whereof are set downe in the leafe following.		1641 (1641)	Wing C1687A; ESTC R8074	96,833	184

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of_o they_o god_n appoint_v one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o ruler_n num._n iii_o 24_o 30_o 35._o the_o priest_n be_v divide_v by_o david_n into_o four_o and_o twenty_o course_n 1._o chr._n xxiv_o who_o likewise_o have_v their_o head_n who_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o new_a testament_n be_v ordinary_o call_v etc._n call_v matth._n 2.4_o and_o 27.1_o act_n 19.14_o etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o chief_a of_o the_o priest_n and_o clear_o distinguish_v from_o that_o singular_a one_o who_o be_v the_o type_n of_o our_o 4.14_o our_o hebr._n 4.14_o great_a high_a priest_n that_o be_v pass_v into_o the_o heaven_n jesus_n the_o son_n of_o god_n yea_o in_o the_o xi_o of_o nehemy_n we_o find_v two_o name_v bishop_n the_o one_o of_o the_o priest_n the_o other_o of_o the_o levit_n that_o dwell_v in_o jerusalem_n the_o former_a so_o express_o term_v by_o the_o greek_a in_o the_o 14_o the_o latter_a both_o by_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a 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18.21_o 26_o and_o after_o establish_v by_o god_n approbation_n deut._n 16.18_o in_o every_o city_n as_o 8._o as_o antiquit._fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 8._o josephus_n say_v be_v seven_o judge_n and_o for_o each_o judge_n two_o levite_n which_o make_v together_o the_o bench_n of_o each_o city_n the_o form_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a government_n under_o moses_n the_o priesthood_n be_v settle_v in_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n by_o god_n levi_n have_v three_o son_n cohath_n gershon_n and_o merari_fw-la of_o these_o the_o line_n of_o cohath_n be_v prefer_v before_o the_o rest_n from_o he_o descend_v four_o family_n amram_n izhar_n hebron_n and_o vzziel_n of_o these_o the_o stock_n of_o amram_n be_v make_v chief_a he_o have_v two_o son_n aaron_n and_o moses_n aaron_z be_v by_o god_n appoint_v high_a priest_n so_o that_o there_o come_v to_o be_v four_o distinction_n of_o levit_v 1._o aaron_z as_o chief_a 2._o cohath_n 3._o gershon_n 4._o merari_fw-la the_o commonwealth_n of_o israel_n be_v at_o the_o begin_n in_o the_o desert_n a_o camp_n in_o the_o midst_n whereof_o the_o ark_n and_o tabernacle_n be_v pitch_v and_o according_a to_o the_o four_o coast_n whereof_o they_o guarter_v themselves_o on_o every_o side_n three_o tribe_n on_o the_o east_n side_n judah_n issachar_n zabulon_n num._n 2._o v._n 3._o on_o the_o south_n side_n reuben_n simeon_n gad._n num._n 2._o v._n 10._o on_o the_o west_n side_n ephraim_n manasses_n benjamin_n num._n 2._o v._n 18._o on_o the_o north_n side_n dan._n aser_n napthali_n num._n 2._o v._n 25._o these_o four_o quarter_n be_v commit_v to_o those_o four_o division_n of_o levit_n the_o east_n quarter_n to_o aaron_n and_o his_o family_n num._n 3._o vers_fw-la 38._o the_o south_n quarter_n to_o the_o cohathite_n num._n 3._o vers_fw-la 29._o the_o west_n quarter_n to_o the_o gershonits_n num._n 3._o vers_fw-la 23._o the_o north_n quarter_n to_o the_o merarit_n num._n 3._o vers_fw-la 35._o who_o lodge_v among_o they_o and_o take_v charge_n of_o they_o as_o of_o their_o several_a ward_n but_o there_o be_v not_o a_o parity_n in_o these_o four_o for_o 1._o aaron_n family_n which_o bear_v the_o ark_n itself_o be_v chief_a 2._o cohath_n which_o bear_v the_o tabernacle_n and_o vessel_n next_o 3._o gershon_n which_o bear_v the_o veil_n and_o hang_n of_o the_o court_n third_z 4._o meraries_n which_o bear_v the_o pillar_n and_o post_n last_o neither_o be_v all_o the_o levit_n of_o each_o of_o these_o several_a house_n equal_a but_o god_n ordain_v a_o superiority_n among_o they_o over_o the_o priest_n eleazar_n num._n 3._o v._n 30.24.35_o over_o the_o cohathits_n elizaphan_n num._n 3._o v._n 30.24.35_o over_o the_o gershenit_n eliasaph_n num._n 3._o v._n 30.24.35_o over_o the_o merarit_n zuriel_n num._n 3._o v._n 30.24.35_o who_o he_o term_v nesiim_a that_o be_v prelate_n or_o superior_n no_o