Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	believe_v	faith_n	love_n	1,510	5	5.7755	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12923	The triall of the supremacy wherein is set fourth ye unitie of christes church milita[n]t geue[n] to S. Peter and his successoures by Christe and that there ought to be one head bishop in earth Christes vicar generall ouer all hys churche militant: wyth answeres to the blasphemous obiections made agaynste the same in the late miserable yeres now paste.	Standish, John, 1507?-1570.	1556 (1556)	STC 23211; ESTC S100970	78,260	315

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begin_v 4_o do_v not_o ireneus_fw-la declare_v this_o do_v not_o s._n aug._n say_v you_o ●_o the_o succession_n of_o bishope_n in_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n till_o this_o day_n keep_v i_o say_v he_o in_o the_o bosom_n and_o unytie_n of_o christ_n church_n fund_z ¶_o the_o xu_o probation_n if_o christ_n have_v lafte_v thappostel_n without_o a_o head_n yea_o or_o if_o since_o we_o can_v have_v be_v without_o one_o then_o must_v needs_o have_v chance_v that_o which_o be_v speak_v the_o last_o chapter_n of_o the_o book_n of_o judge_n y_z t_z in_o those_o day_n there_o be_v no_o ruler_n in_o israel_n but_o every_o one_o do_v that_o which_o he_o think_v good_a himself_o and_o this_o be_v a_o open_a way_n to_o all_o heresy_n as_o s_n cyprian_n wytness_v 3._o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n that_o you_o ●_o devil_n be_v ever_o most_o busy_a to_o bring_v christian_a people_n from_o y_z e_z unity_n from_o have_v one_o head_n &_o to_o make_v christes_fw-fr body_n a_o monstruous_a body_n with_o many_o head_n for_o then_o through_o variance_n schism_n &_o contention_n he_o ever_o sow_v heresy_n at_o his_o pleasure_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o more_o open_a way_n to_o let_v in_o all_o heresy_n then_o to_o take_v away_o peter_n primacye_n and_o authorytye_n from_o the_o church_n wherefore_o let_v thautoriti_n of_o the_o church_n never_o go_v about_o to_o extincte_n other_o heresy_n till_o this_o great_a wound_n be_v heal_v &_o we_o clere_o restore_v to_o the_o unitye_n again_o where_o the_o bone_n within_o be_v perish_v to_o heal_v the_o flesh_n without_o nothing_o help_v ¶_o the_o xvi_o probation_n aaron_z be_v a_o figure_n of_o peter_n like_v as_o moses_n be_v of_o christ_n habet_fw-la and_o as_o aaron_n be_v under_o moses_n so_o peter_n be_v under_o christ_n all_o be_v priest_n moses_n et_fw-fr aaron_n in_o sacerdotibꝰ_n eius_fw-la and_o as_o moses_n w_n t_o god_n and_o aaron_n with_o y_z e_z people_n handle_v all_o matter_n god_n sayinge_v to_o moses_n 4._o aaron_n shall_v be_v thy_o mouth_n to_o the_o people_n and_o thou_o his_o to_o i_o even_o so_o christ_n be_v peter_n mouth_n to_o god_n when_o he_o say_v i_o have_v pray_v for_o the._n etc._n etc._n and_o peter_n be_v christ_n mouth_n to_o the_o people_n when_o christ_n say_v to_o he_o confirm_v thou_o and_o strengthen_v thy_o brethren_n and_o here_o observe_v this_o say_v s._n aug._n upon_o y_z e_z say_v text_n lu_o 20._o y_fw-es t_o christ_n neither_o pray_v for_o james_n nor_o john_n but_o only_o for_o peter_n in_o who_o all_o the_o other_o be_v contain_v he_o be_v y_o e_o head_n of_o the_o family_n and_o therefore_o in_o pay_v the_o tribute_n money_n whereof_o be_v speak_v in_o the_o iii_o