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	pope_n	prince_n	1,488	5	5.9235	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43978	De corpore politico, or, The elements of law, moral and politick with discourses upon severall heads, as of [brace] the law of nature, oathes and covenants, several kinds of government : with the changes and revolutions of them / by Tho. Hobbs of Malmsbury.	Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679.	1652 (1652)	Wing H2221; ESTC R41339	83,707	190

himself_o to_o no_o great_a than_o human_a authority_n nor_o can_v a_o man_n be_v say_v to_o submit_v himself_o to_o holy_a scripture_n that_o do_v not_o submit_v himself_o to_o some_o or_o other_o for_o the_o interpretation_n thereof_o or_o why_o shall_v there_o be_v any_o church_n government_n at_o all_o institute_v if_o the_o scripture_n itself_o can_v do_v the_o office_n of_o a_o judge_n in_o controversy_n of_o faith_n but_o the_o truth_n be_v apparent_a by_o continual_a experience_n that_o man_n seek_v not_o only_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n but_o of_o their_o action_n nor_o that_o only_a but_o a_o far_a liberty_n of_o persuade_v other_o to_o their_o opinion_n nor_o that_o only_o for_o every_o man_n desire_v that_o the_o sovereign_a authority_n shall_v admit_v no_o other_o opinion_n to_o be_v maintain_v but_o such_o as_o he_o himself_o hold_v 14._o the_o difficulty_n therefore_o of_o obey_v both_o god_n and_o man_n in_o a_o christian_a common_a wealth_n be_v none_o all_o the_o 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wilderness_n the_o first_o by_o aaron_n and_o his_o sister_n miriam_n who_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o censure_v moses_n for_o marry_v a_o ethiopian_a woman_n and_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n between_o they_o and_o moses_n they_o set_v forth_o numb._n 12.2_o in_o these_o word_n what_o have_v the_o lord_n speak_v but_o only_o by_o moses_n have_v be_v not_o speak_v also_o by_o we_o and_o the_o lord_n hear_v this_o etc._n etc._n and_o punish_v the_o same_o in_o miriam_n forgive_a aaron_n upon_o his_o repentance_n and_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o all_o they_o that_o set_v up_o the_o priesthood_n against_o the_o sovereignty_n the_o other_o be_v of_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n who_o with_o two_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o captain_n gather_v themselves_o together_o against_o moses_n and_o against_o aaron_n the_o state_n of_o their_o controversy_n be_v this_o whether_o god_n be_v not_o with_o the_o multitude_n as_o well_o as_o with_o moses_n and_o every_o man_n as_o holy_a as_o 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