Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	apostle_n	speak_v	word_n	1,386	5	3.9429	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34065	The examiner examined being a vindication of the History of liturgies / by T.C., D.D.	Comber, Thomas, 1645-1699.	1691 (1691)	Wing C5465; ESTC R23336	57,285	70

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i_o shall_v free_o own_v it_o wish_v he_o may_v follow_v my_o example_n so_o oft_o as_o i_o convince_v he_o he_o be_v in_o a_o error_n and_o then_o our_o controversy_n will_v soon_o be_v at_o end_n and_o he_o may_v see_v by_o this_o reply_n now_o that_o it_o be_v more_o difficult_a for_o i_o to_o find_v mr._n cl_n quotation_n than_o to_o answer_v it_o pag._n 50._o instead_o of_o repeat_v mr._n s._n b_n partial_a account_n of_o the_o dispute_n between_o mr._n cl._n and_o i_o about_o the_o liberty_n the_o ancient_n take_v to_o alter_v christ_n own_o form_n of_o baptise_v i_o shall_v refer_v the_o reader_n to_o my_o hist_n lit._n par_fw-fr 2._o pag._n 247._o where_o that_o matter_n be_v full_o consider_v and_o all_o mr._n cl_n pretend_a evidence_n disprove_v as_o to_o the_o last_o place_n out_o of_o cypr._n ep_n 73._o ad_fw-la jub_fw-la both_o mr._n cl._n and_o mr._n s._n b._n cite_v it_o false_o and_o fraudulent_o mr._n cl._n have_v it_o quomodo_fw-la ergo_fw-la quidam_fw-la dicunt_fw-la modo_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la jesus_n christi_fw-la etc._n etc._n mr._n s._n b._n add_v nothing_o but_o these_o word_n foris_fw-la extra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la but_o the_o true_a read_n in_o pamelius_n in_o a_o late_a paris_n edition_n in_o goulartius_n and_o the_o oxford_n edition_n be_v quomodo_fw-la ergo_fw-la quidam_fw-la dicunt_fw-la for_o be_v extra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la im_v contra_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la modo_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la jesus_n christi_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o that_o mr._n cl._n leave_v out_o all_o and_o mr._n s._n b._n half_a the_o character_n of_o those_o person_n who_o say_v baptism_n be_v valid_a if_o it_o be_v administer_v only_o in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n they_o be_v such_o as_o be_v out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o against_o the_o church_n that_o be_v schismatic_n and_o heretic_n which_o be_v evident_a i_o beg_v the_o liberty_n to_o examine_v first_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o fraudulent_a in_o both_o my_o adversary_n to_o omit_v the_o character_n 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be_v there_o in_o article_n of_o faith_n these_o can_v relate_v to_o nothing_o but_o divine_a worship_n again_o s._n basil_n say_v many_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o their_o administration_n be_v now_o become_v defective_a by_o the_o antiquity_n of_o their_o institution_n and_o yet_o they_o will_v not_o vary_v from_o they_o now_o let_v mr._n s._n b._n consider_v whether_o gregory_n can_v institute_v any_o new_a orthodox_n doctrine_n or_o whether_o true_a doctrine_n can_v ever_o become_v defective_a by_o their_o antiquity_n and_o than_o he_o must_v confess_v this_o answer_n be_v a_o mere_a shuffle_n to_o cover_v a_o bad_a cause_n doctrine_n can_v be_v institute_v by_o none_o but_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n and_o be_v the_o better_a for_o be_v old_a but_o a_o liturgy_n be_v capable_a of_o grow_v obsolete_a and_o it_o be_v that_o of_o which_o s._n basil_n here_o evident_o and_o undeniable_o speak_v which_o answer_v his_o second_o objection_n for_o though_o he_o do_v not_o use_v the_o very_a word_n liturgy_n or_o form_n of_o prayer_n yet_o he_o mention_n administration_n and_o declare_v they_o will_v not_o add_v to_o they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o a_o action_n a_o word_n nor_o a_o mystical_a form_n these_o be_v the_o main_a part_n of_o a_o liturgy_n which_o consist_v of_o rubric_n for_o ceremony_n the_o word_n of_o ordinary_a prayer_n and_o praise_n and_o the_o mystical_a form_n of_o administer_a the_o holy_a sacrament_n now_o if_o they_o add_v nothing_o in_o any_o of_o these_o particular_n to_o the_o administration_n he_o leave_v they_o doubtless_o they_o make_v no_o new_a extempore_o prayer_n nor_o vary_v at_o any_o time_n therefore_o they_o confine_v themselves_o invariable_o to_o what_o he_o have_v prescribe_v they_o in_o ceremony_n word_n and_o mystical_a form_n and_o these_o word_n of_o s._n basil_n evident_o suppose_v he_o leave_v they_o a_o liturgy_n consist_v of_o all_o these_o particular_n prescribe_v beside_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v it_o stand_v alone_o signify_v a_o form_n for_o the_o mystery_n so_o very_o clear_o that_o it_o will_v suffice_v to_o have_v prove_v the_o sacrament_n be_v administer_v by_o such_o a_o prescribe_a form_n when_o s._n luke_n write_v down_o the_o very_a word_n of_o a_o letter_n he_o say_v it_o contain_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act_v xxiii_o 25._o so_o nazianzen_n s._n basil_n friend_n call_v divine_a office_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o prescribe_v form_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v preserve_v and_o julian_n imitate_v these_o by_o make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o form_n of_o prayer_n naz._n orat_fw-la 3._o p._n 101_o 102._o cedrenus_n in_o the_o life_n of_o the_o emperor_n zeno_n call_v the_o imperial_a edict_n send_v to_o alexandria_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o form_n and_o zonaras_n inform_v we_o that_o the_o father_n assemble_v in_o the_o council_n of_o trullo_n call_v the_o emperor_n edict_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o 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