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	pope_n	2,238	5	6.4146	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15510	A direction to be observed by N.N. if hee meane to proceede in answering the booke intituled Mercy and truth, or charity maintained by Catholiks &c.	Knott, Edward, 1582-1656.	1636 (1636)	STC 25777; ESTC S101801	13,980	42

his Sectaties separating from all Churches then in the world and so from the true if there were any true were damnable Schismaticks 3. Because if any credit may be giuen to as creditable records as any are extant the doctrine of Catholicks hath beene frequently confirmed and the opposite doctrine of Protestants confounded with supernaturall and diuine Miracles 4. Because many points of Protestant doctrine are the damned opinions of Hereticks condemned by the Primitiue Church 5. Because the Prophecies of the old Testament touching the Conuersion of Kings Nations to the true Religiō of Christ haue been accomplished in by the Catholicke Roman Religion the Professors of it and not by Protestant Religion and the Professors of it 6. Because the doctrine of the Church of Rome is conformable and the doctrine of Protestants contrary to the doctrine of the Fathers of the Primitiue Church euen by the confession of Protestants themselues I meane those Fathers who liued within the compasse of the first 600. yeares to whom Protestanrs themselues doe very frequently very confidently appeale 7. Because the first pretended Reformers had neither extraordinary Commission from God nor ordinary Mission from the Church to preach Protestant doctrine 8. Because Luther to preach against the Masse which containes the most materiall points now in Controuersie was perswaded by reasons suggested to him by the Diuell himselfe disputing with him So himselfe professeth in his Booke de Missa Priuata That all men might takeheed of following him who professeth himself to follow the diuell 9. Because the Protestant Cause is now hath been from the beginning maintained with grosse falfifications and Calumnies whereof their prime Controuersie writers are notoriously and in high degree guiltie 10. Because by denying all humane authority either of Pope or Councels or Church to determine Controuersies of Faith they haue abolished all possible meanes of suppressing Heresie or restoring vnity to the Church These were the Answerers Motiues and they are good ones indeed and so strong that he could neuer since frame his minde to Protestancie And the Profession of Catholicke Religion not suting with his desires designes as I said before he fell vpon Socinianisme that is a No Religion I will not here ponder the foresaid Motiues only I must say as I noted in the precedent Chapter that since they all except perchance the last chiefly concerne matter of Fact rather then any subtile points of Doctrine he cannot with any probable shew of reason retract them and if he should yet who would not sooner credit his sinceritie whilst he speakes against the current of the times in this place and contrarie to worldlie hopes then now when all human respects concurre to sway his words profession and carriage ●●en contrary to his inward thoughts But in the meane time it would be sport to behold Doctor Potter confuting these Motiues of the Answerer while he is pretending to defend Doctor Potter And it may well seeme a strange and preposterous zeale in the Answerer if he haue any regard to the Church of England to haue been so long carelesse in remouing this scandall against Protestants and answering his owne Motiues and yet now to shew such feruour in writing against others which whether he doe of his owne accord or by entreatie of Doctor Potter or from some Higher command I am neither certaine nor sollicitous My hartie wishes are that whosoeuer shall reade these Motiues may for the eternall good of his owne Soule consider them with indifferencie and at leasure and neuer rest from solliciting the learnedst Protestants either to giue him satisfaction which is impossible to be donne or els not take it ill if he hasten to the One alwaies Visible Catholicke Apostolicke Roman Church out of which none can without presumption hope to be saned and of which Blessed * Cont. part Donati Psal Saint Austin saith Numerate Sace dotes vel ab ipsa Petri sede in ordine illo Patrum quis cui successit videte Ipsa est Petra quam non vincunt superba inferorum portae Reckon the Priests euen from the very Sea of Peter and see who succeeded one another in that ranke of Fathers That is the Rocke against which the proud gates of Hell doe not preuaile ⸫ FINIS