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	person_n	power_n	2,378	5	4.6585	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62275	A sermon preached at Reading, Feb. 25, 1672, at the assizes there holden for the county of Berks, before the Right Honourable Sir Edward Turner, Knight ... and Sir Edward Thurland, Knight ... by Joseph Sayer ...	Sayer, Joseph, 1630 or 31-1693.	1673 (1673)	Wing S797; ESTC R7938	19,707	42

a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o read_v feb._n 25._o 1672._o at_o the_o assize_n there_o hold_v for_o the_o county_n of_o berks_n before_o the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n edward_z turner_n knight_n and_o baronet_n lord_n chief_a baron_n and_o sir_n edward_n thurland_n knight_n one_o of_o the_o baron_n of_o his_o majesty_n court_n of_o exchequer_n by_o joseph_n sayer_n b._n d._n rector_n of_o newbury_n london_n print_v for_o henry_n brome_n at_o the_o gun_n at_o the_o west-end_n of_o st._n paul_n mdclxxiii_o rom._n 13._o part_n of_o the_o 5_o verse_n wherefore_o you_o must_v needs_o be_v subject_a it_o be_v not_o without_o great_a cause_n that_o the_o first_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n viz._n the_o bless_a apostle_n do_v insist_v so_o very_a much_o upon_o and_o do_v press_v with_o so_o much_o earnestness_n the_o inferior_n duty_n to_o his_o superior_a for_o they_o have_v preach_v a_o liberty_n in_o christ_n jesus_n some_o licentious_a spirit_n begin_v thereupon_o to_o think_v themselves_o free_a from_o all_o act_n of_o service_n and_o obedience_n to_o their_o governor_n thus_o abuse_v their_o christian_a freedom_n to_o the_o great_a scandal_n and_o reproach_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n by_o make_v it_o a_o pretence_n for_o the_o flesh_n hence_o the_o apostle_n st._n peter_n give_v a_o large_a exhortation_n in_o these_o word_n 16._o 1_o pet._n 2.12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o submit_v yourselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a or_o unto_o governor_n as_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v send_v by_o he_o for_o the_o punishment_n of_o evil_a doer_n and_o for_o the_o praise_n of_o they_o that_o do_v well_o that_o in_o so_o do_v you_o may_v have_v your_o conversation_n honest_a among_o the_o gentile_n that_o whereas_o they_o speak_v evil_a of_o you_o as_o of_o evil_a doer_n they_o may_v by_o your_o good_a work_n which_o they_o shall_v see_v glorify_v god_n in_o the_o day_n of_o 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brother_n this_o most_o bless_a apostle_n st._n paul_n not_o only_o charge_v it_o on_o his_o son_n titus_n that_o he_o shall_v put_v man_n in_o mind_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o principality_n and_o power_n and_o to_o obey_v magistrate_n 3.1_o tit._n 3.1_o but_o he_o do_v it_o also_o himself_o in_o this_o chapter_n 13.1_o rom._n 13.1_o let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n and_o not_o only_o mind_v they_o of_o their_o duty_n but_o press_v it_o with_o such_o variety_n of_o argument_n that_o in_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o god_n there_o be_v scarce_o any_o one_o duty_n that_o be_v press_v with_o so_o much_o instance_n and_o importunity_n as_o this_o be_v which_o do_v argue_v both_o the_o great_a necessity_n of_o the_o thing_n and_o our_o averseness_n thereunto_o that_o by_o nature_n i._n e._n nature_n corrupt_v we_o can_v brook_v no_o government_n for_o who_o be_v willing_a to_o be_v rule_v and_o yet_o bear_v it_o we_o must_v a_o necessity_n be_v lay_v upon_o we_o 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to_o sin_n 14.16_o 1_o kin._n 14.16_o 14.16_o but_o the_o power_n itself_o be_v always_o of_o god_n and_o he_o that_o come_v to_o it_o lawful_o be_v send_v of_o god_n and_o therefore_o to_o such_o we_o must_v needs_o be_v subject_a for_o shall_v we_o own_v that_o power_n that_o have_v god_n for_o its_o author_n 13.4_o rom._n 13.4_o magistracy_n be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n magistrate_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n therefore_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o it_o and_o they_o this_o be_v the_o apostle_n first_o argument_n for_o subjection_n and_o obedience_n to_o authority_n take_v from_o the_o author_n of_o it_o 2._o a_o second_o argument_n be_v take_v from_o the_o advantage_n and_o comeliness_n of_o order_n whence_o god_n himself_o have_v his_o title_n 40._o 1_o cor._n 14.33_o 40._o he_o be_v the_o god_n of_o order_n he_o be_v the_o author_n not_o of_o confusion_n but_o of_o peace_n and_o he_o have_v declare_v it_o to_o be_v his_o will_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v do_v decent_o and_o according_a to_o order_n which_o be_v the_o beauty_n of_o nature_n the_o ornament_n of_o art_n and_o the_o harmony_n of_o the_o world_n without_o which_o it_o can_v no_o more_o subsist_v than_o the_o body_n can_v without_o a_o due_a temperament_n of_o the_o humour_n now_o the_o power_n that_o be_v 13.1_o rom._n 13.1_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v ordain_v of_o god_n god_n have_v order_v they_o as_o they_o be_v he_o have_v not_o only_o ordain_v they_o i._n e._n institute_v and_o appoint_v they_o as_o we_o common_o understand_v the_o word_n but_o by_o he_o they_o be_v set_v in_o order_n and_o dispose_v into_o several_a rank_n as_o it_o more_o proper_o signify_v he_o set_v up_o king_n in_o the_o high_a place_n give_v they_o the_o supremacy_n and_o under_o they_o he_o set_v up_o judge_n governor_n 2.13_o 1_o pet._n 2.13_o and_o subordinate_a officer_n to_o facilitate_v that_o work_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o many_o which_o will_v otherwise_o prove_v too_o 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