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	church_n	law_n	1,792	5	4.6486	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52993	Palæmon, or, The grand reconciler composing the great difference and disputes about church-government and discovering the primitive government of churches, built upon the Word of God, and the practice of the apostles / compiled by one who labours for the peace of the church.	T. N.	1646 (1646)	Wing N77; ESTC R30734	20,310	32

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peter_n exhortation_n to_o his_o presbyter_n and_o out_o of_o st._n paul_n charge_n to_o the_o presbyter_n of_o ephesus_n act._n 20._o 20.28_o act._n 20.28_o both_o their_o exhortation_n imply_v thus_o much_o that_o the_o presbyter_n duty_n do_v consist_v in_o this_o to_o feed_v the_o flock_n of_o christ_n and_o to_o oversee_v it_o we_o assert_v therefore_o that_o their_o office_n be_v both_o to_o govern_v and_o to_o teach_v both_o which_o be_v plain_o intimate_v in_o those_o quality_n which_o the_o apostle_n 1_o tim._n 3.2_o 5._o ascribe_v as_o proper_a to_o bishop_n i._n e._n as_o mr._n th._n acknowledge_v to_o presbyter_n both_o too_o be_v contain_v in_o that_o very_a passage_n which_o be_v allege_v to_o evince_v the_o necessity_n of_o lay-elders_a for_o those_o elder_n that_o rule_v well_o be_v such_o as_o labour_v in_o the_o word_n and_o doctrine_n second_o to_o the_o objection_n we_o answer_v thus_o that_o in_o that_o place_n the_o apostle_n intend_v only_o to_o difference_n 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who_o come_v for_o ordination_n provide_v that_o none_o be_v ordain_v but_o those_o who_o be_v either_o assistant_n of_o and_o be_v present_v to_o cure_n according_a to_o our_o law_n if_o this_o be_v faithful_o do_v and_o minister_n without_o connivance_n censure_v who_o shall_v offend_v either_o in_o life_n or_o doctrine_n then_o shall_v we_o see_v righteousness_n run_v down_o like_o a_o stream_n in_o our_o street_n and_o peace_n will_v flourish_v within_o our_o wall_n and_o plenty_n in_o our_o palace_n this_o be_v my_o daily_a prayer_n and_o it_o be_v the_o desire_n of_o all_o good_a christian_n dam_fw-la pacem_fw-la domine_fw-la in_o diebus_fw-la nostris_fw-la give_v peace_n in_o our_o time_n o_o lord._n o_o pray_v for_o the_o peace_n of_o jerusalem_n finis_fw-la kind_a reader_n the_o author_n of_o this_o book_n be_v by_o multiplicity_n of_o employment_n detain_v from_o meet_v together_o to_o revise_v the_o whole_a before_o the_o impression_n be_v finish_v the_o errata_fw-la swell_v to_o a_o great_a number_n than_o may_v stand_v with_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o book_n but_o if_o thou_o please_v before_o the_o read_n of_o it_o with_o thy_o pen_n to_o correct_v these_o ensue_a we_o hope_v it_o will_v tend_v the_o more_o to_o thy_o satisfaction_n page_n 1._o line_n 5._o 1_o joh._n 5.22_o read_v joh._n 5.22_o p._n 5._o l._n 26._o blot_n out_o be_v p._n 6._o l._n 22._o in_o some_o copy_n compare_v r._n conform_v p._n 52._o l._n 19_o three_o r._n two_o and_o l._n 20._o blot_n out_o these_o word_n 3._o it_o be_v a_o exercise_v power_n p._n 73._o l._n 6._o in_o margin_n potentissima_fw-la r._n potissima_fw-la p._n 75._o l._n 7._o serve_v r._n swear_v p._n 82._o l._n 3._o conventies_fw-la r._n convention_n and_o l._n 34._o essential_a r._n several_a p._n 84._o l._n 14._o subject_n r._n direct_o and_o proper_o subordinate_a p._n 85._o l._n 33._o essential_a r._n several_a p._n 87._o l_o 4._o see_v r._n preach_v p._n 95._o l._n 36_o 37._o blot_n out_o those_o word_n god_n have_v not_o give_v we_o the_o spirit_n of_o fear_n but_o of_o power_n tit._n 1.7_o p._n 96._o l._n 25._o 1_o cor._n 19_o r._n 1_o cor._n 14._o p._n 103._o l._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 111._o l._n 1._o to_o 5._o blot_n out_o the_o sentence_n from_o suppose_v to_o the_o period_n and_o l._n 10._o perfect_a r._n profess_v p._n 111._o l._n 7._o because_o in_o no._n r._n but_o a._n p._n 115._o l._n 5._o blot_n out_o joint_o p._n 118._o l._n 3._o blot_v out_o these_o word_n 3._o he_o that_o show_v mercy_n i._n e._n such_o as_o be_v to_o entertain_v stranger_n relieve_v the_o sick_a etc._n etc._n ver_fw-la 8._o p._n 121._o l._n 10._o blot_n out_o yet_o p._n 123._o l._n 34._o blot_n out_o well_o p._n 169._o l._n 11._o 1_o cor._n 4.21_o r._n 1_o cor._n 4.20_o p._n 172._o l._n 17._o blot_n out_o of_o the_o church_n p._n 195._o l._n 5._o a_o multitude_n r._n multitude_n p._n 214._o l._n 28._o blot_n out_o great_a and_o l._n 29._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d other_o literal_a fault_n will_v be_v pardon_v of_o course_n