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	hear_v	word_n	1,549	5	4.7559	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00261	A bryefe and plaine declaracion of certayne sente[n]ces in this litle boke folowing to satisfie the consciences of them that haue iudged me therby to be a fauourer of the Anabaptistes.; Brife and faythfull declaration of the true fayth of Christ	I. B., fl. 1547.; Bale, John, 1495-1563, attributed author.; Bradford, John, 1510?-1555, attributed author.	1547 (1547)	STC 1035; ESTC S103779	21,747	42

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of_o christ_n to_o his_o apostle_n when_o he_o send_v they_o to_o preach_v mark_n xuj_o faith_n say_v they_o do_v in_o the_o word_n of_o chryst_n go_v before_o bapt●…me_n necessary_a be_v it_o therefore_o that_o he_o that_o be_v baptize_v do_v first_o believe_v but_o the_o infant_n which_o have_v not_o the_o use_n of_o reason_n can_v understande_v the_o faith_n of_o chryst_n and_o much_o less_o embrace_v and_o profess_v it_o wherefore_o it_o can_v stand_v with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n that_o infant_n shall_v be_v baptize_v no_o doubt_n christen_v reader_n it_o be_v not_o possible_a that_o any_o shall_v be_v acceptable_a before_o god_n without_o faith_n for_o so_o write_v paul_n to_o the_o hebrews_n xi_o and_o truth_n it_o be_v also_o that_o say_v must_v go_v before_o baptism_n none_o other_o wise_a th●…n_n the_o cause_n procee_v or_o go_v before_o the_o effect_n or_o thing_n that_o come_v thereof_o as_o the_o tree_n must_v neade_n be_v before_o the_o fruit_n that_o it_o bear_v and_o 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zion_n that_o be_v to_o say_v over_o the_o faithful_a congregacyon_n psalm_n two_o which_o faithful_a congregation_n be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o chryst._n col._n i._n and_o the_o dominion_n of_o this_o kingdom_n stand_v not_o in_o a_o carnal_a dominion_n or_o power_n but_o likewise_o as_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o spirit_n two_o corhinthians_n iii._n even_o so_o be_v his_o kingdom_n spiritual_a inward_o within_o us._n luke_n xvii_o and_o not_o of_o this_o world_n john_n xviii_o wherefore_o the_o prophet_n zachary_a promise_v we_o a_o king_n through_o the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o which_o shall_v not_o come_v with_o vi●…iable_a dominion_n nor_o great_a worldly_a triumph_n but_o which_o it_o a_o humble_a and_o a_o meek_a spyrite_n and_o shall_v not_o ●…ule_v as_o a_o worldly_a king_n over_o the_o carnal_a zion_n or_o israel_n but_o shall_v rayngne_n a_o spirytuall_a king_n and_o rule_v the_o spiritual_a israelyte_n with_o the_o sceptre_n of_o his_o godly_a word_n and_o these_o be_v the_o word_n 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breyd_v she_o out_o in_o other_o place_n to_o the_o great_a slander_n and_o hindrance_n of_o the_o true_a gospel_n of_o god_n forthermore_o if_o any_o man_n take_v upon_o he_o and_o presume_v to_o be_v the_o promise_v da_fw-la vyd_v or_o a_o king_n of_o zion_n as_o john_n layden_n at_o mynster_n have_v do_v he_o do_v we_o hold_v for_o a_o antechriste_n above_o all_o antichriste_n yea_o above_o the_o romish_a antechryste_n how_o dreadful_a so_o ever_o he_o have_v slander_v god_n and_o exalt_v himself_o against_o the_o almighty_a god_n and_o yet_o it_o be_v not_o come_v to_o such_o a_o abomination_n as_o to_o put_v himself_o a_o king_n of_o zion_n or_o to_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v a_o promise_v davyd_v but_o in_o these_o day_n rise_v so_o many_o abominable_a and_o presumptuous_a spirit_n fulfyl_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n and_o satan_n pride_n that_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o rebbe_fw-it jesu_fw-la christ_n of_o his_o kingli_fw-la sc●…pter_fw-la and_o to_o take_v it_o unto_o themselves_o woe_n be_v unto_o all_o such_o dread_a full_a slanderer_n of_o the_o godly_a majesty_n or_o power_n woe_n be_v also_o unto_o the_o seduceres_fw-la which_o go_v about_o with_o witchecrafte_n wherewith_o they_o have_v beguile_v many_o man_n woo_v be_v also_o unto_o all_o they_o which_o do_v not_o separate_v themselves_o from_o those_o antechryste_n and_o seducer_n but_o yet_o do_v seek_v help_n or_o comfort_v of_o they_o yea_o that_o leave_v the_o very_a moy●…en_n jesu_n christ_n and_o desire_v other_o god_n to_o go_v afore_o they_o upon_o they_o shall_v fall_v that_o which_o be_v speak_v of_o by_o the_o prophet_n jeremye_n lord_n they_o that_o do_v forsake_v the_o be_v destroy_v and_o they_o that_o turn_v from_o the_o shall_v be_v ashamed_a and_o their_o name_n shall_v be_v write_v in_o the_o earth_n for_o they_o have_v leave_v the_o the_o lyve_a fountain_n of_o water_n behold_v therefore_o will_v we_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n abide_v by_o our_o spiritual_a 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