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	see_v	1,737	5	3.7569	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05089	A petition directed to Her Most Excellent Maiestie wherein is deliuered 1. A meane howe to compound the ciuill dissention in the Church of England, 2. A proofe that they who write for reformation, do not offend against the stat. of 23. Eliz. c.2. and therefore till matters be compounded, deserue more fauour ... : here vnto is annexed, some opinions of such as sue for reformation ... : also, certayne articles vvherein is discouered the negligence of the bishoppes ... : lastlie, certayne questions or interrogatories dravvn by a fauourer of reformation ...	Barrow, Henry, 1550?-1593.	1591 (1591)	STC 1522A; ESTC S1453	68,920	84

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20._o 25._o do_v only_o prohibit_v in_o the_o ministry_n tyrannical_a 〈…〉_o not_o lawful_a lordly_a rule_n yet_o of_o all_o these_o writer_n they_o can_v only_o name_v threc_fw-la or_o four_o whereas_o the_o seeker_n of_o reformation_n may_v produce_v 〈…〉_o luther_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o zuingl●us_n 〈…〉_o melancton_n 〈…〉_o caluin_n 〈…〉_o bullinger_n 〈…〉_o hemingius_n 〈…〉_o illiricus_fw-la 〈…〉_o gualther_n 〈…〉_o nowell_n 〈…〉_o jewel_n 〈…〉_o sad●●l_n 〈…〉_o beza_n 〈…〉_o munster_n 〈…〉_o bridges_n against_o the_o papist_n 〈…〉_o bilson_n 〈…〉_o broughton_n 〈…〉_o rainolds_n 〈…〉_o withers_n 〈…〉_o whitaker_n 〈…〉_o sn●canus_n 〈…〉_o szegedinus_n 〈…〉_o fulke_n 〈…〉_o erastus_n and_o the_o 〈…〉_o church_n of_o bohem●a_n who_o say_v that_o christ_n speak_v there_o of_o lawful_a lorde_o rule_n for_o bid_v his_o apostle_n and_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o use_v the_o same_o the_o 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d and_o their_o friend_n adjudge_v it_o a_o popedom_n and_o tyranny_n to_o excommunicate_a prince_n although_o themselves_o do_v excommunicate_a inferior_a magistrate_n who_o the_o scripture_n do_v honour_n with_o the_o high_a title_n of_o 〈…〉_o god_n aswell_o as_o the_o most_o glorious_a emperor_n and_o although_o both_o 〈…〉_o bucer_n 〈…〉_o caluin_n 〈…〉_o sn●canus_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o de_fw-fr loques_fw-la 〈…〉_o beza_n 〈…〉_o daneus_n 〈…〉_o zanchius_n 〈…〉_o nowell_n 〈…〉_o poinet_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n 〈…〉_o jewel_n 〈…〉_o b●●son_n and_o 〈…〉_o bridge_n do_v by_o their_o doctrine_n in_o privilege_a book_n approve_v the_o same_o the_o 〈…〉_o bb._n charge_v the_o seek_v of_o reformation_n flat_o and_o full●●_n to_o agree_v with_o the_o papist_n in_o the_o article_n of_o the_o prince_n supremacy_n in_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a yet_o the_o seek_v of_o reformation_n differ_v from_o they_o in_o these_o substantial_a point_n follow_v 1_o 〈…〉_o they_o give_v the_o prince_n authority_n over_o all_o person_n ecclesiastical_a whatsoever_o 〈…〉_o the_o 〈…〉_o papist_n exempte_v their_o clergy_n 2_o they_o hold_v that_o a_o prince_n may_v depose_v a_o priest_n as_o solomon_n do_v abiathar_n and_o according_o they_o obey_v be_v silence_v the_o 〈…〉_o papist_n deem_v it_o 3_o 〈…〉_o they_o affirm_v that_o if_o priest_n do_v make_v wicked_a decree_n 〈…〉_o that_o the_o prince_n may_v enforce_v they_o to_o better_a the_o 〈…〉_o papist_n deny_v it_o 4_o 〈…〉_o they_o say_v that_o prince_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o make_v law_n for_o the_o church_n but_o with_o the_o advice_n of_o godly_a pastoure_n the_o 〈…〉_o papist_n deny_v it_o 5_o 〈…〉_o they_o hold_v that_o if_o the_o pastor_n be_v unlearned_a and_o ungodly_a 〈…〉_o the_o prince_n may_v of_o himself_o without_o their_o assent_n or_o advise_v make_v order_n and_o law_n for_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n the_o 〈…〉_o papist_n do_v utterlie_o deny_v last_o they_o will_v subscribe_v in_o this_o point_n to_o the_o article_n of_o religion_n establish_v by_o law_n to_o the_o apology_n to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o the_o writer_n of_o m._n jewel_n m._n nowell_n m._n horn_n master_n whitaker_n master_n b●●son_n ma●ster_fw-mi rainoldes_n m._n fulke_o for_o i_o protest_v i_o have_v seek_v but_o find_v nothing_o in_o these_o man_n write_n touch_v this_o matter_n that_o dissent_v from_o the_o opinion_n of_o they_o that_o sue_v for_o reformat_fw-la 〈…〉_o beside_o they_o take_v the_o oath_n of_o the_o supremacy_n as_o her_o majesty_n and_o the_o 〈…〉_o parliament_n do_v expound_v it_o whereupon_o by_o express_a allowance_n of_o law_n they_o be_v in_o that_o 〈…〉_o respect_n her_o majesty_n good_a and_o obedient_a subject_n 〈…〉_o and_o they_o that_o enforce_v more_o upon_o they_o in_o this_o point_n of_o the_o magistrate_n authority_n then_o that_o oath_n with_o the_o queen_n exposition_n thereof_o comprehend_v be_v upon_o her_o majesty_n roy_n all_o word_n 〈…〉_o and_o enact_v of_o law_n malicious_a person_n furthermore_o the_o 〈…〉_o bb._n say_v that_o the_o general_a opinion_n of_o the_o best_a writer_n be_v against_o the_o government_n by_o elder_n where_o as_o they_o can_v name_v only_o four_o whereof_o caluin_n and_o beza_n be_v two_o who_o