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	king_n	parliament_n	1,836	5	6.6012	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48944	The honour of the magistrate asserted In a sermon preached at the assizes holden at Lincoln on Monday, March the 23. 1673/4. By Thomas Lodington, M.A. Sometimes fellow of Magdalen Colledge in Cambridge, and now rector of Welby in the county of Lincoln.	Lodington, Thomas, 1621-1692.	1674 (1674)	Wing L2812A; ESTC R217723	19,040	35

against_o the_o lord_n the_o same_o be_v just_o to_o be_v bring_v against_o all_o seditious_a and_o rebellious_a person_n that_o rise_v up_o against_o their_o lawful_a prince_n and_o see_v ruler_n be_v call_v god_n the_o devil_n be_v a_o unfit_a instrument_n and_o wicked_a artifices_fw-la be_v undue_a mean_n to_o advance_v any_o person_n to_o any_o especial_o supreme_a authority_n the_o devil_n counsel_n and_o assistance_n to_o make_v man_n equal_a with_o god_n succeed_v ill_o to_o the_o protoplast_n for_o in_o stead_n of_o be_v advance_v to_o equality_n with_o god_n they_o be_v level_v with_o the_o devil_n both_o in_o sin_n and_o misery_n but_o if_o any_o ambitious_a spirit_n shall_v try_v the_o experiment_n and_o prosper_v where_o they_o owe_v their_o advancement_n there_o they_o ●●ll_v pay_v their_o homage_n such_o will_v prove_v if_o god_n those_o of_o the_o ●●er_a region_n diabolical_a deity_n to_o torment_v oppress_v tyrannize_v over_o the_o people_n and_o now_o my_o lord_n and_o you_o gentleman_n of_o the_o magistracy_n the_o matter_n require_v that_o i_o make_v my_o application_n to_o you_o as_o to_o the_o person_n treat_v of_o in_o the_o psalm_n and_o advance_v in_o the_o text._n but_o i_o shall_v transgress_v the_o limit_n of_o my_o own_o duty_n shall_v i_o take_v upon_o i_o to_o admonish_v you_o of_o you_o for_o though_o i_o stand_v here_o in_o the_o place_n of_o god_n and_o be_o of_o those_o who_o be_v ambassador_n for_o christ_n and_o may_v therefore_o use_v great_a boldness_n of_o speech_n yet_o i_o must_v remember_v the_o text_n advance_v you_o much_o high_a and_o rank_n you_o with_o god_n himself_o and_o so_o set_v you_o far_o above_o the_o reach_n of_o my_o instruction_n as_o i_o have_v therefore_o my_o lord_n and_o gentleman_n by_o warrant_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o text_n set_v you_o in_o the_o place_n of_o god_n i_o shall_v address_v unto_o you_o as_o unto_o god_n in_o behalf_n of_o myself_o and_o this_o people_n with_o out_o humble_a petition_n and_o supplication_n that_o you_o will_v be_v god_n to_o we_o to_o defend_v we_o in_o our_o just_a right_n both_o religious_a and_o civil_a to_o execute_v justice_n and_o judgement_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o truth_n and_o peace_n among_o we_o religion_n be_v the_o chief_a thing_n in_o our_o esteem_n and_o must_v have_v the_o first_o place_n in_o our_o petition_n civil_a affair_n will_v succeed_v better_o when_o religious_a be_v first_o secure_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ante_fw-la omne_fw-la sit_fw-la tibi_fw-la cura_fw-la rerum_fw-la divinarum_fw-la be_v a_o maxim_n in_o the_o politic_n of_o the_o heathen_a we_o call_v not_o for_o innovation_n in_o religion_n but_o for_o the_o presevation_n of_o it_o as_o now_o by_o law_n establish_v be_v full_o satisfy_v in_o it_o both_o as_o to_o substantial_o and_o circumstantial_o the_o doctrine_n discipline_n government_n and_o ceremony_n of_o this_o church_n of_o england_n be_v agreeable_a to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o religion_n be_v in_o no_o other_o church_n profess_v in_o great_a purity_n than_o in_o this_o of_o we_o and_o this_o some_o of_o the_o reverend_a father_n of_o our_o church_n eminent_a for_o piety_n and_o learning_n have_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o our_o c●…_n declare_v die_v that_o the_o true_a reform_a christian_a religion_n 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v now_o by_o law_n establish_v in_o this_o kingdom_n be_v preserve_v and_o we_o be_v protect_v and_o encourage_v in_o the_o profession_n and_o practice_n of_o it_o be_v our_o earnest_a petition_n our_o bless_a saviour_n in_o his_o personal_a suffering_n be_v crucify_v betwixt_o two_o theives_n ●●t_v they_o be_v only_a sufferer_n with_o he_o not_o actor_n in_o his_o suffering_n now_o in_o his_o mystical_a body_n the_o church_n he_o suffer_v betwixt_o two_o sort_n of_o people_n which_o have_v they_o power_n i_o fear_v scarce_o either_o of_o they_o will_v deserve_v a_o soft_a name_n and_o these_o be_v not_o sufferer_n with_o christ_n but_o actor_n in_o his_o suffer_v the_o one_o sort_n be_v those_o who_o by_o their_o many_o corrupt_a and_o erroneous_a doctrine_n complain_v of_o and_o not_o reform_v do_v force_v our_o forefather_n to_o use_v such_o lawful_a mean_n as_o the_o constitution_n of_o this_o kingdom_n put_v into_o their_o hand_n to_o reform_v religion_n and_o to_o depart_v from_o their_o communion_n the_o other_o be_v those_o who_o like_o unskilful_a physician_n never_o leave_v purge_v till_o with_o the_o corrupt_a humour_n of_o the_o body_n they_o take_v away_o the_o life_n also_o these_o without_o any_o lawful_a authority_n or_o any_o pretence_n thereto_o withdraw_v from_o our_o communion_n because_o as_o they_o think_v we_o have_v not_o withdraw_v far_o enough_o from_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n these_o two_o faction_n though_o distant_a from_o each_o other_o in_o their_o head_n hold_v opinion_n dissonant_n if_o not_o contrary_a yet_o like_o sampson_n fox_n be_v join_v together_o by_o the_o tail_n to_o draw_v light_v firebrand_n into_o our_o church_n and_o state_n to_o destroy_v both_o they_o be_v like_o herod_n and_o pilate_n enemy_n to_o each_o other_o but_o easy_o make_v friend_n to_o become_v both_o great_a enemy_n against_o christ_n the_o latter_a take_v their_o measure_n for_o their_o confidence_n and_o insolence_n from_o the_o grow_a hope_n of_o the_o former_a by_o who_o they_o be_v think_v to_o have_v be_v at_o first_o form_v and_o now_o secret_o abet_v so_o that_o if_o the_o one_o be_v hold_v within_o due_a bound_n the_o other_o be_v not_o like_a to_o prove_v a_o dangerous_a enemy_n the_o papist_n be_v the_o more_o formidable_a enemy_n as_o have_v a_o settle_a church_n under_o a_o government_n and_o be_v counsel_v and_o aid_v by_o man_n of_o great_a part_n learn_v and_o interest_n and_o large_a conscience_n and_o chief_o from_o that_o pretence_n they_o have_v to_o jurisdiction_n in_o this_o kingdom_n of_o which_o they_o make_v great_a use_n to_o gain_v proselyte_n and_o to_o hold_v weak_a convert_v a_o fatal_a thing_n it_o have_v be_v as_o a_o person_n of_o learning_n and_o honour_n observe_v to_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n to_o usurp_v over_o the_o world_n first_o by_o hold_v in_o a_o temporal_a subjection_n all_o the_o country_n of_o her_o neighbour_n prince_n since_o by_o bring_v into_o thraldom_n the_o heart_n and_o conscience_n of_o christian_n first_o by_o intrude_a upon_o the_o inheritance_n of_o man_n then_o by_o encroach_a upon_o the_o heritage_n of_o christ_n own_o purchase_n to_o speak_v of_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n will_v be_v too_o long_a a_o discourse_n to_o insert_v here_o and_o too_o great_a a_o digression_n from_o the_o matter_n before_o we_o i_o will_v only_o say_v this_o the_o title_n of_o universal_a bishop_n of_o the_o church_n be_v give_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n by_o a_o emperor_n who_o ascend_v the_o throne_n by_o treason_n and_o murder_n and_o make_v that_o bishop_n although_o the_o title_n have_v be_v late_o not_o only_a disclaim_v but_o bitter_o declaim_v against_o by_o his_o almost_o immediate_a predecessor_n head_n of_o the_o church_n that_o he_o may_v abett_v and_o assist_v he_o who_o have_v make_v himself_o head_n of_o the_o state_n and_o for_o his_o jurisdiction_n in_o england_n it_o be_v get_v partly_o by_o intrusion_n and_o usurpation_n and_o partly_o by_o impose_v upon_o the_o facile_a nature_n of_o some_o in_o high_a place_n which_o have_v be_v in_o several_a age_n since_o complain_v of_o and_o declare_v against_o be_v at_o last_o just_o cast_v out_o not_o by_o popular_a fury_n and_o faction_n but_o by_o the_o deliberate_a counsel_n of_o pious_a and_o learned_a divine_n in_o convocation_n assemble_v by_o the_o express_a authority_n of_o the_o king_n then_o reign_v and_o ratify_v by_o the_o three_o estate_n in_o parliament_n the_o protection_n we_o crave_v against_o these_o man_n be_v not_o against_o their_o argument_n but_o their_o cruelty_n they_o do_v without_o cause_n complain_v of_o our_o sanguinary_a law_n against_o they_o but_o we_o have_v too_o much_o cause_n to_o complain_v of_o their_o sanguinary_a doctrine_n which_o as_o occasion_n have_v serve_v have_v be_v put_v in_o practice_n by_o barbarous_a and_o savage_a cruelty_n against_o we_o we_o know_v in_o what_o account_n the_o reform_a christian_n stand_v with_o they_o and_o how_o person_n so_o repute_v be_v deal_v with_o by_o they_o which_o make_v we_o just_o dread_v the_o thought_n of_o come_v again_o under_o their_o power_n and_o to_o beg_v of_o you_o my_o lord_n that_o protection_n which_o the_o law_n provide_v for_o we_o if_o they_o shall_v please_v to_o call_v this_o persecution_n as_o they_o be_v apt_a enough_o to_o cry_v out_o not_o as_o we_o say_v before_o they_o be_v hurt_v but_o if_o they_o may_v not_o hurt_v we_o and_o to_o call_v that_o persecution_n against_o they_o when_o their_o hand_n be_v tie_v that_o