Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	according_a	judge_v	law_n	1,465	5	4.9712	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94070	XXXI. select sermons, preached on special occasions; the titles and several texts, on which they were preached, follow. / By William Strong, that godly, able and faithful minister of Christ, lately of the Abby at Westminster. None of them being before made publique.	Strong, William, d. 1654.	1656 (1656)	Wing S6007_pt1; Thomason E874_1; ESTC R203660	309,248	523

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what_o then_o say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v pluck_v you_o up_o by_o the_o root_n out_o of_o the_o land_n that_o i_o have_v give_v you_o there_o be_v some_o man_n now_o that_o think_v to_o root_v you_o by_o the_o neglect_n of_o godliness_n and_o to_o root_v you_o by_o the_o neglect_n of_o religion_n this_o it_o not_o the_o way_n to_o establish_v you_o no_o consider_v this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o pluck_v you_o up_o by_o the_o root_n even_o your_o commonwealth_n before_o it_o have_v scarce_o take_v root_n in_o the_o three_o place_n i_o beseech_v you_o consider_v magistrate_n ought_v so_o to_o rule_v as_o they_o destroy_v not_o the_o foundation_n of_o their_o authority_n you_o will_v say_v he_o be_v a_o foolish_a man_n that_o pull_v down_o his_o own_o house_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n then_o certain_o magistrate_n must_v so_o rule_v as_o that_o they_o destroy_v not_o the_o foundation_n of_o their_o own_o authority_n my_o belove_a if_o you_o uphold_v not_o religion_n you_o do_v so_o rom._n 13.5_o you_o must_v be_v subject_a say_v the_o apostle_n not_o only_o for_o fear_n of_o wrath_n but_o for_o conscience_n sake_n why_o all_o divine_n give_v this_o as_o a_o rule_n conscientia_fw-la immediate_a deo_fw-la tantum_fw-la subsicitur_fw-la conscience_n be_v subject_v immediate_o to_o god_n only_o then_o we_o be_v to_o obey_v the_o magistrate_n only_o because_o it_o be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n can_v any_o man_n rational_o imagine_v that_o man_n will_v obey_v the_o magistrate_n for_o conscience_n sake_n who_o be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o to_o be_v obey_v immediate_o that_o neglect_v this_o ordinance_n of_o god_n in_o which_o this_o authority_n immediate_o be_v can_v any_o man_n rational_o imagine_v i_o say_v that_o man_n will_v obey_v the_o magistrate_n for_o god_n that_o do_v not_o obey_v god_n for_o himself_o my_o belove_v this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o destroy_v and_o to_o pluck_v up_o by_o the_o root_n i_o say_v all_o authority_n it_o destroy_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o authority_n it_o be_v the_o most_o destructive_a opinion_n to_o government_n that_o ever_o come_v into_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v observable_a too_o see_v how_o the_o jesuit_n and_o some_o other_o meet_v in_o this_o thing_n though_o upon_o different_a ground_n mariana_n he_o say_v mariana_n mariana_n princeps_fw-la nihil_fw-la statuat_fw-la de_fw-la religione_fw-la prince_n and_o magistrate_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o matter_n of_o religion_n say_v he_o why_o because_o there_o he_o will_v establish_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o pope_n now_o say_v some_o other_o the_o magistrate_n he_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v in_o matter_n of_o religion_n because_o though_o he_o will_v cry_v out_o against_o the_o pope_n yet_o notwithstanding_o he_o will_v make_v himself_o one_o he_o will_v take_v such_o a_o licentiousness_n that_o he_o will_v take_v to_o himself_o the_o papal_a authority_n thus_o i_o entreat_v you_o then_o to_o consider_v this_o be_v 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