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	divine_a	faith_n	2,168	5	6.9575	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48308	Defensive doubts, hopes, and reasons, for refusall of the oath, imposed by the sixth canon of the late synod with important considerations, both for the penning and publishing of them at this time / by John Ley ... ; hereunto is added by the same author, a letter against the erection of an altar, written above five yeares agoe, and a case of conscience, touching the receiving of the sacrament, resolved.	Ley, John, 1583-1662.	1641 (1641)	Wing L1874; ESTC R21343	93,675	154

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their_o visitation_n and_o none_o other_o and_o in_o divers_a particular_n the_o authority_n of_o chancellor_n be_v excommunication_n be_v see_v the_o confer_v at_o hampt_a court_n how_o their_o authority_n be_v alter_v by_o restraint_n pag._n 77_o 78._o particular_o for_o excommunication_n alter_v as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o 11_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 17._o canon_n of_o the_o late_a synod_n and_o why_o another_o synod_n may_v not_o if_o there_o be_v cause_n make_v other_o alteration_n we_o know_v not_o and_o we_o believe_v they_o may_v and_o that_o there_o may_v be_v need_n they_o shall_v do_v so_o and_o therefore_o that_o we_o may_v not_o take_v a_o oath_n that_o we_o will_v not_o consent_v to_o alter_v that_o which_o be_v of_o a_o alterable_a nature_n object_n if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o government_n be_v here_o take_v as_o distinguish_v from_o discipline_n and_o that_o discipline_n may_v be_v alter_v while_o the_o government_n be_v not_o we_o say_v answ_n 1._o that_o we_o find_v no_o 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they_o we_o must_v hold_v as_o the_o 91._o the_o the_o l._n archbish_n that_o now_o be_v in_o his_o answ_n to_o a.c._n pag._n 91._o archbishop_n have_v very_o well_o say_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o jesuit_n such_o a_o assistance_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n the_o prophet_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n have_v and_o the_o apostle_n under_o the_o new_a as_o neither_o the_o high_a priest_n with_o his_o clergy_n in_o the_o old_a nor_o any_o company_n of_o prelate_n or_o priest_n in_o the_o new_a since_o the_o apostle_n ever_o have_v 5._o partic._n that_o though_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o alteration_n we_o shall_v never_o give_v our_o consent_n unto_o it_o the_o word_n of_o the_o oath_n nor_o will_v i_o ever_o give_v my_o consent_n etc._n etc._n of_o these_o word_n we_o have_v a_o double_a doubt_n the_o one_o doubt_n be_v why_o we_o shall_v swear_v against_o consent_n to_o alter_v the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n doubt_n 18._o particular_a doubt_n the_o reason_n 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