Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	act_n	power_n	will_n	1,439	5	6.6180	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A14037	An essay on ecclesiastical authority in which the pretence of an independent power in the church, to a divine right in the election of bishops; to the invalidity of lay deprivations; to the inseparable relation of a bishop to his see; to an obligation of continuing communion with the deprived bishops; and several other things relating to the nonjurors separation from our church, are particulary and impartially examined. By John Turner, D.D. Vicar of Greenwich, and chaplain to His Royal Highness the Prince.	Turner, John, 1660-1720.	1617-1717 (1717)	STC 24342; ESTC S102040	34,345	84

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this_o spiritual_a ecclesiastical_a independency_n see_v the_o necessity_n of_o grant_v that_o christ_n give_v the_o church_n no_o authority_n 17._o regal_a &_o pontif._n p._n 17._o that_o can_v possible_o interfere_v with_o the_o civil_a power_n this_o assertion_n i_o own_o to_o be_v very_o true_a and_o therefore_o if_o the_o nonjuror_n will_v but_o grant_v i_o that_o which_o i_o think_v no_o reasonable_a man_n can_v deny_v viz._n that_o god_n have_v give_v to_o secular_a power_n as_o full_a a_o authority_n for_o the_o support_n and_o security_n of_o the_o state_n as_o he_o have_v to_o the_o spiritual_a for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o church_n and_o consequent_o that_o every_o act_n of_o independent_a power_n of_o the_o church_n that_o interfere_n with_o the_o civil_a power_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o to_o the_o intention_n of_o christ_n commission_n i_o ready_o join_v issue_n with_o they_o upon_o this_o cause_n and_o be_o very_o willing_a to_o try_v the_o 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