Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	authority_n	bishop_n	church_n	2,934	5	4.3576	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06753	A treatise of the groundes of the old and newe religion Deuided into two parts, whereunto is added an appendix, containing a briefe confutation of William Crashaw his first tome of romish forgeries and falsifications.	Maihew, Edward, 1570-1625.	1608 (1608)	STC 17197.5; ESTC S118525	390,495	428

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peter_n which_o be_v therefore_o by_o he_o call_v jubaianum_fw-la call_v cipr._n l._n 1._o epist_n 3._o ad_fw-la cornel._n li._n 4._o epist_n 8._o ad_fw-la cornel._n epi._n ad_fw-la jubaianum_fw-la the_o principal_a church_n from_o which_o priestly_a unity_n have_v his_o beginning_n and_o the_o matrice_n or_o mother_n root_n and_o head_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n it_o be_v also_o by_o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o one_o church_n by_o the_o voice_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v build_v upon_o one_o who_o receive_v the_o key_n etc._n etc._n i_o can_v recite_v other_o such_o like_a testimony_n but_o these_o in_o this_o place_n shall_v suffice_v and_o although_o s._n peter_n have_v so_o ample_a and_o eminent_a authority_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n his_o successor_n be_v sometime_o honour_v with_o the_o title_n of_o universal_a bishop_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o general_a council_n of_o 6._o of_o council_n chal._n act_n 3._o et_fw-la 6._o chalcedon_n yet_o they_o seldom_o or_o never_o call_v 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some_o sense_n use_v when_o they_o call_v themselves_o bishop_n of_o the_o universal_a church_n yet_o he_o therefore_o dislike_v 65._o sixtus_n 1._o epis_n 2._o victor_n 1._o epi._n 1._o pontian_n epist_n 2._o stephan_n 1._o epi._n 2._o leo_n epist_n 54._o 62._o et_fw-la 65._o because_o it_o seem_v to_o affirm_v that_o he_o who_o shall_v use_v it_o be_v himself_o the_o only_a bishop_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o all_o other_o bishop_n his_o vicar_n not_o his_o brethren_n whereas_o every_o bishop_n be_v head_n &_o bishop_n of_o his_o particular_a church_n although_o subject_n to_o the_o vicar_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o ministerial_a head_n of_o his_o whole_a flock_n the_o successor_n of_o s._n peter_n very_o that_o s._n gregory_n word_n have_v no_o other_o sense_n it_o be_v aver_v by_o 570._o by_o andraeas_n fricius_n de_fw-fr eccles_n li._n 2._o cap._n

the_o high_a priest_n by_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n have_v his_o seat_n and_o principal_a residence_n in_o jerusalem_n their_o chief_a city_n so_o the_o truth_n be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o jew_n and_o deliver_v to_o the_o gentile_n it_o be_v convenient_a that_o the_o see_v of_o the_o high_a priest_n shall_v be_v place_v in_o rome_n the_o principal_a city_n of_o the_o gentile_n reason_n also_o prove_v that_o there_o ought_v to_o be_v one_o supreme_a visible_a governor_n in_o the_o church_n for_o see_v that_o nothing_o almost_o be_v more_o necessary_a for_o the_o preservation_n and_o good_a government_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n than_o a_o mean_a and_o provision_n to_o keep_v unity_n in_o the_o same_o nothing_o more_o hurtful_a 18._o math._n 12._o verse_n 25._o mark_v 3._o verse_n 24._o luke_n 11._o verse_n 18._o than_o rebellion_n sedition_n and_o discord_n for_o every_o kingdom_n as_o truth_n itself_o affirm_v divide_v against_o itself_o shall_v be_v make_v desolate_a and_o every_o city_n or_o house_n divide_v against_o itself_o shall_v not_o stand_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o our_o redeemer_n the_o wise_a and_o most_o prudent_a lawmaker_n that_o ever_o live_v in_o the_o world_n in_o establish_v his_o church_n or_o kingdom_n which_o be_v to_o be_v peaceable_a glorious_a and_o everlasting_a and_o which_o be_v also_o his_o spiritual_a body_n and_o therefore_o in_o that_o respect_n likewise_o to_o be_v unite_v in_o one_o have_v a_o principal_a regard_n that_o the_o member_n of_o his_o commonwealth_n and_o body_n shall_v be_v link_v together_o in_o peace_n and_o concord_n and_o not_o rend_v a_o sunder_o by_o schism_n division_n or_o diversity_n of_o faith_n out_o of_o which_o ground_n i_o frame_v this_o argument_n christ_n without_o all_o doubt_n ordain_v a_o mean_a for_o the_o preservation_n of_o unity_n in_o his_o church_n but_o unity_n can_v be_v preserve_v in_o it_o without_o one_o visible_a head_n have_v jurisdiction_n over_o it_o all_o therefore_o 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one_o be_v choose_v among_o the_o twelve_o that_o a_o head_n be_v appoint_v occasion_n of_o schism_n be_v take_v away_o and_o in_o another_o place_n the_o health_n of_o the_o church_n depend_v of_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o high_a priest_n unto_o who_o if_o some_o certain_a power_n cornelium_n power_n exhort_v et_fw-la ab_fw-la homini_fw-la eminens_fw-la cyprian_n epist_n 55._o ad_fw-la cornelium_n peerless_a and_o above_o man_n be_v not_o give_v there_o will_v be_v as_o many_o schism_n in_o church_n as_o priest_n but_o long_o before_o he_o the_o same_o be_v note_v by_o s._n cyprian_n who_o affirm_v that_o heresy_n and_o schism_n rise_v in_o the_o church_n of_o no_o other_o cause_n then_o that_o the_o priest_n of_o god_n be_v not_o obey_v and_o that_o one_o priest_n and_o judge_n in_o christ_n place_n be_v not_o acknowledge_v in_o another_o epistle_n he_o have_v this_o sentence_n eccles_n sentence_n cip._n epi._n 4._o see_v he_o also_o de_fw-la unita_fw-la eccles_n god_n be_v one_o and_o christ_n be_v one_o and_o the_o church_n be_v one_o and_o the_o chair_n be_v one_o by_o our_o lord_n voice_n found_v on_o peter_n there_o can_v no_o other_o altar_n be_v erect_v or_o new_a priesthood_n be_v make_v beside_o the_o one_o altar_n and_o one_o priesthood_n whosoever_o do_v elsewhere_a gather_v do_v disperse_v and_o be_v it_o not_o apparent_a except_o there_o be_v some_o one_o superior_a that_o may_v keep_v unity_n and_o uniformity_n who_o all_o the_o rest_n ought_v to_o obey_v that_o schism_n division_n and_o rebellion_n will_v present_o ensue_v will_v not_o every_o one_o believe_v do_v and_o change_v as_o he_o please_v will_v one_o conform_v himself_o to_o another_o certain_o he_o will_v not_o of_o which_o will_v follow_v as_o many_o distinct_a faith_n and_o religion_n as_o there_o be_v head_n and_o fancy_n and_o of_o this_o we_o see_v most_o manifest_a proof_n among_o our_o adversary_n who_o for_o want_v of_o one_o head_n over_o they_o all_o be_v divide_v into_o almost_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o sect_n without_o any_o hope_n or_o mean_v of_o reconciliation_n 3._o reconciliation_n treatise_n of_o the_o definition_n &_o note_n of_o the_o church_n chap._n 3._o as_o in_o another_o place_n i_o will_v declare_v at_o large_a but_o let_v we_o exemplify_v a_o little_a in_o this_o matter_n it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o in_o this_o kingdom_n the_o puritan_n have_v a_o long_a time_n by_o all_o mean_v endeavour_v to_o conform_v our_o protestant_a church_n to_o their_o genevian_a platform_n of_o discipline_n but_o what_o answer_n make_v a_o learned_a protestant_n unto_o they_o very_o he_o demand_v of_o they_o 491_o they_o whitgif_n in_o his_o ans_fw-fr to_o the_o admonit_a pa._n 138._o §_o 1._o and_o in_o the_o defence_n of_o his_o say_v a_o swe_n tract_n 20._o p._n 702_o and_o tract_n 9_o c._n 1._o pa._n 481._o c._n 2._o §_o 6._o p._n 491_o unto_o which_o reform_a church_n they_o will_v have_v the_o english_a church_n frame_v and_o why_o other_o 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deadly_a dissension_n which_o evil_a if_o they_o will_v acknowledge_v one_o head_n will_v easy_o be_v remedy_v and_o remove_v this_o reason_n among_o other_o move_v the_o ancient_a &c_n ancient_a justin_n in_o ora_fw-la exhor_n cip._n tract_n de_fw-fr idol_n va_fw-fr nit_n atha_n adver_v ido_fw-it nas_fw-la orati_fw-la philo_n l._n de_fw-la confus_fw-la lingu_n plat._n in_o polit_fw-la arist_n l._n 8._o ethni_fw-la c._n 10._o l._n 12._o philos_fw-la &c_n &c_n father_n yea_o the_o heathen_a philosopher_n themselves_o to_o affirm_v that_o monarchia_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o government_n by_o one_o chief_a head_n be_v the_o best_a and_o chief_a moreover_o this_o preservation_n of_o unity_n in_o general_n be_v use_v as_o a_o special_a argument_n of_o great_a force_n and_o moment_n by_o some_o of_o our_o 8._o our_o survey_v of_o the_o pretend_a holy_a discipline_n cap._n 8._o english_a protestant_n against_o the_o puritan_n in_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o primat_n archbishop_n and_o bishop_n for_o they_o affirm_v such_o officer_n to_o be_v necessary_a in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n that_o unity_n and_o peace_n in_o it_o be_v preserve_v then_o preserve_v field_n book_n 3._o c._n 39_o §_o thus_o then_o because_o the_o unity_n and_o peace_n of_o each_o particular_a church_n of_o god_n say_v field_n and_o flock_v of_o his_o sheep_n depend_v of_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o pastor_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o though_o there_o be_v many_o presbyter_n yet_o there_o be_v one_o bishop_n among_o the_o rest_n to_o who_o a_o eminent_a and_o peerless_a power_n be_v give_v for_o the_o avoid_v of_o schism_n and_o faction_n thus_o field_n 1600._o field_n will._n in_o his_o sinopsis_n controver_n 5._o qu._n 3._o part_n 2._o in_o the_o appendix_n pag_n 237._o edit_n 1600._o willet_n word_n to_o the_o same_o effect_n be_v these_o the_o distinction_n of_o bishop_n and_o priest_n be_v very_o necessary_a for_o the_o

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