Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bishop_n	call_v	pope_n	1,405	5	6.2726	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29530	An answer to a book, entituled, Reason and authority, or, The motives of a late Protestant's reconciliation to the Catholick Church together with a brief account of Augustine the monk, and conversion of the English : in a letter to a friend.	Bainbrigg, Thomas, 1636-1703.	1687 (1687)	Wing B473; ESTC R12971	67,547	99

and_o will_v give_v full_a satisfaction_n in_o that_o point_n if_o he_o be_v but_o capable_a of_o receive_v it_o and_o i_o presume_v i_o have_v give_v he_o more_o than_o he_o can_v answer_v in_o the_o reflection_n upon_o the_o lateran_n council_n i._o the_o authority_n and_o infallibility_n of_o the_o roman_n catholic_n church_n 21._o p._n 21._o this_o he_o undertake_v to_o consider_v how_o far_o it_o may_v bear_v and_o appear_v reasonable_a to_o a_o impartial_a reader_n these_o word_n be_v not_o worth_a the_o notice_n but_o that_o they_o tempt_v out_o a_o little_a suspicion_n that_o they_o be_v here_o set_v for_o a_o reserve_n in_o case_n of_o opposition_n for_o if_o it_o be_v say_v as_o most_o true_o it_o may_v that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o plain_a proof_n either_o of_o the_o supreme_a authority_n or_o infallibility_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n in_o all_o this_o discourse_n our_o author_n may_v reply_v that_o he_o never_o undertake_v to_o give_v it_o all_o that_o he_o engage_v for_o be_v appearance_n 23._o p._n 23._o and_o that_o he_o have_v perform_v by_o use_v the_o word_n oft_o tumble_v and_o toss_v they_o as_o haymaker_n do_v their_o mow_v grass_n one_o while_o authority_n be_v uppermost_a and_o soon_o after_o infallibility_n authority_n must_v lead_v in_o infallibility_n and_o infallibility_n must_v vindicate_v authority_n but_o where_o either_o of_o these_o be_v to_o be_v find_v the_o man_n neither_o prove_v nor_o know_v and_o plain_o say_v that_o he_o be_v not_o concern_v whether_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o infallibility_n or_o no_o p._n 24._o he_o say_v be_v there_o no_o infallibility_n as_o i_o believe_v there_o be_v i_o will_v still_o submit_v my_o reason_n and_o regulate_v my_o conscience_n 24._o p._n 24._o according_a to_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o supreme_a lawful_a ecclesiastical_a authority_n this_o be_v my_o belief_n pray_v blame_v i_o not_o all_o this_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o appearance_n for_o neither_o be_v the_o church_n of_o england_n nor_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n concern_v in_o his_o belief_n or_o his_o fancy_n or_o his_o opinion_n for_o these_o may_v be_v wise_a or_o may_v be_v foolish_a may_v be_v well_o or_o may_v be_v ill_o ground_v but_o yet_o it_o be_v admirable_a to_o see_v what_o great_a command_n he_o have_v over_o his_o reason_n and_o his_o conscience_n that_o he_o can_v make_v they_o turn_v which_o way_n he_o please_v and_o if_o he_o do_v but_o suppose_v a_o supreme_a lawful_a authority_n to_o be_v in_o ebion_n or_o cerinthus_n nailor_n or_o muggleton_n or_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n he_o can_v be_v a_o convert_n to_o any_o of_o they_o to_o day_n to_o this_o and_o to_o morrow_n to_o the_o quite_o contrary_a and_o that_o with_o as_o much_o reason_n and_o as_o good_a conscience_n to_o the_o one_o as_o to_o the_o other_o for_o which_o way_n soever_o he_o turn_v he_o may_v still_o say_v this_o be_v my_o belief_n pray_v blame_v i_o not_o his_o last_o conversion_n be_v to_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o he_o intimate_v that_o he_o change_v upon_o this_o belief_n that_o there_o be_v a_o supreme_a lawful_a ecclesiastical_a authority_n to_o be_v find_v there_o but_o he_o have_v not_o the_o least_o reason_n to_o prove_v it_o though_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o he_o have_v some_o appearance_n which_o i_o will_v impartial_o consider_v in_o their_o order_n 1._o he_o give_v we_o some_o citation_n from_o protestant_n pag._n 22_o 23._o from_o luther_n one_o and_o from_o melancthon_n another_o who_o he_o call_v the_o phoenix_n of_o learning_n a_o fine_a word_n i_o wonder_v from_o whence_o he_o borrow_v it_o another_o from_o somaisius_n or_o salmasius_n another_o he_o will_v give_v from_o grotius_n but_o what_o it_o be_v he_o have_v forget_v he_o think_v it_o be_v somewhere_o in_o his_o annotation_n upon_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o then_o to_o make_v weight_n he_o throw_v in_o the_o name_n of_o jacob_n cartwright_n huss_n and_o beza_n 23._o p._n 23._o and_o from_o hence_o he_o argue_v in_o these_o word_n these_o eminent_a protestant_n be_v man_n of_o great_a learning_n and_o they_o have_v search_v and_o understand_v scripture_n and_o history_n and_o if_o my_o judgement_n concur_v with_o they_o in_o this_o point_n as_o i_o profess_v it_o do_v then_o have_v i_o find_v that_o lawful_a supreme_a authority_n now_o these_o be_v dangerous_a word_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o new_a convert_n it_o be_v well_o for_o he_o that_o he_o be_v not_o now_o in_o spain_n for_o if_o he_o shall_v make_v such_o a_o declaration_n there_o that_o his_o judgement_n concur_v with_o the_o judgement_n of_o luther_n melancthon_n huss_n and_o beza_n in_o the_o point_n of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n or_o the_o supremacy_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n he_o may_v perhaps_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o inquisition_n all_o the_o world_n know_v the_o judgement_n of_o those_o man_n in_o this_o point_n and_o if_o he_o be_v before_o the_o father_n of_o the_o inquisition_n they_o will_v not_o be_v put_v off_o with_o a_o small_a citation_n find_v they_o know_v not_o where_o and_o perhaps_o insert_v by_o they_o know_v not_o who_o he_o have_v do_v much_o better_a to_o have_v mistrust_v his_o copy_n than_o to_o depend_v upon_o such_o a_o allegation_n sure_o i_o be_o that_o if_o he_o make_v any_o use_n of_o those_o man_n judgement_n or_o lay_v any_o great_a stress_n upon_o the_o word_n which_o he_o cite_v under_o their_o name_n in_o his_o search_n or_o presume_a discovery_n of_o a_o supreme_a authority_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n he_o use_v both_o his_o reason_n and_o his_o conscience_n very_o hardly_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o luther_n do_v speak_v various_o of_o the_o pope_n power_n sometime_o high_o and_o sometime_o low_o as_o appear_v to_o any_o one_o that_o read_v either_o his_o work_n or_o cassander_n citation_n from_o he_o and_o as_o to_o melancthon_n the_o phoenix_n of_o learning_n i_o be_o not_o concern_v to_o search_v what_o he_o write_v to_o the_o cardinal_n belay_n and_o it_o may_v be_v i_o be_o civil_a in_o do_v it_o he_o be_v a_o wit_n that_o once_o charge_v it_o as_o a_o incivility_n upon_o his_o acquaintance_n that_o he_o shall_v take_v so_o much_o pain_n to_o prove_v he_o a_o lyar._n it_o be_v certain_a that_o melancthon_n in_o his_o loci_fw-la commune_v where_o he_o treat_v profess_o upon_o this_o subject_a declare_v full_o and_o round_o against_o all_o this_o that_o be_v cite_v from_o he_o and_o therefore_o i_o presume_v that_o his_o judgement_n do_v not_o concur_v with_o melancthon_n for_o if_o it_o do_v he_o be_v no_o new_a convert_n for_o he_o have_v find_v nothing_o that_o can_v call_v for_o a_o submission_n of_o reason_n and_o conscience_n nothing_o like_o to_o that_o authority_n and_o infallibility_n of_o the_o roman_n catholic_n church_n which_o a_o new_a convert_n be_v bind_v to_o defend_v but_o because_o our_o author_n in_o desence_n of_o the_o authority_n and_o infallibility_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n have_v give_v such_o citation_n from_o protestant_n i_o will_v endeavour_v to_o requite_v he_o by_o one_o from_o a_o very_a good_a roman_n catholic_n and_o that_o be_v cassander_n he_o in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr officio_fw-la pii_fw-la hominis_fw-la speak_v to_o this_o purpose_n that_o there_o be_v some_o who_o because_o they_o see_v yet_o remain_v among_o they_o not_o a_o few_o thing_n that_o have_v descend_v down_o from_o antiquity_n or_o the_o first_o christian_n will_v keep_v up_o the_o present_a state_n of_o the_o church_n just_a as_o it_o be_v though_o it_o be_v corrupt_a and_o foul_o stain_v by_o abuse_n that_o have_v creep_v in_o by_o little_a and_o little_a nor_o will_v they_o suffer_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v alter_v though_o it_o may_v be_v do_v agreeable_a enough_o to_o the_o decree_n or_o canon_n of_o the_o ancient_n possis_fw-la pontificem_fw-la verò_fw-la romanum_fw-la quem_fw-la papam_fw-la dicimus_fw-la tant_fw-fr they_o non_fw-fr deum_fw-la faciunt_fw-la ejusque_fw-la autoritatem_fw-la non_fw-la modò_fw-la supra_fw-la totam_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la sed_fw-la supra_fw-la ipsam_fw-la scripturam_fw-la divinam_fw-la efferunt_fw-la &_o sententiam_fw-la ejus_fw-la divinis_fw-la oraculis_fw-la parem_fw-la imo_fw-la infallibilem_fw-la fidei_fw-la regulam_fw-la constituunt_fw-la hos_fw-la non_fw-la video_fw-la cur_n minus_fw-la pseudocatholicos_fw-la &_o papistas_n appellare_fw-la possis_fw-la the_o roman_a bishop_n who_o we_o call_v pope_n they_o make_v little_o less_o than_o god_n they_o set_v up_o his_o authority_n not_o only_o over_o the_o whole_a church_n but_o over_o the_o holy_a scripture_n itself_o and_o make_v his_o determination_n equal_a to_o the_o divine_a oracle_n and_o no_o less_o than_o a_o infallible_a rule_n of_o faith_n i_o see_v no_o cause_n but_o that_o you_o may_v give_v to_o these_o the_o name_n of_o false_a catholic_n and_o papist_n thus_o say_v that_o good_a man_n concern_v the_o

pope_n supremacy_n in_o charity_n i_o be_v bind_v to_o pity_v he_o and_o tell_v he_o something_o which_o he_o do_v not_o know_v and_o thereby_o if_o possible_a to_o move_v he_o to_o take_v more_o care_n if_o ever_o he_o write_v again_o i_o pity_v the_o world_n too_o to_o see_v it_o in_o danger_n to_o be_v abuse_v by_o such_o impertinency_n at_o this_o time_n of_o day_n only_o allow_v i_o the_o favour_n to_o acquaint_v you_o that_o petrus_n de_fw-fr marca_n speak_v of_o those_o sardican_a canon_n lib._n 7._o sacerdot_n petrus_n de_fw-fr marca_n de_fw-fr concord_n imper._n &_o sacerdot_n cap._n 15._o par_fw-fr 4_o &_o 5._o express_o assert_n that_o they_o be_v unknown_a in_o africa_n and_o other_o province_n till_o zosimus_n his_o day_n and_o withal_o he_o show_v how_o the_o african_n at_o last_o come_v to_o submit_v to_o they_o and_o that_o be_v upon_o many_o and_o those_o not_o commendable_a reason_n the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v this_o cessere_fw-la tandem_fw-la ob_fw-la pertinaciam_fw-la sedis_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la pontificum_fw-la qui_fw-la nihil_fw-la remittere_fw-la voluerunt_fw-la ex_fw-la jure_fw-la sibi_fw-la legitimè_fw-la quaesito_fw-la in_o concilio_n generali_fw-la occidentis_fw-la sardicensi_fw-la nimirum_fw-la praesertim_fw-la cùm_fw-la possessioni_fw-la eorum_fw-la consensissent_fw-la africani_n episcopi_fw-la qui_fw-la ad_fw-la certum_fw-la tempus_fw-la morem_fw-la gesserant_fw-la defideriis_fw-la summorum_fw-la pontificum_fw-la and_o the_o last_o be_v from_o the_o difficulty_n which_o the_o incursion_n of_o the_o vandal_n bring_v upon_o they_o who_o be_v arian_n make_v it_o necessary_a for_o the_o church_n of_o africa_n at_o any_o rate_n to_o purchase_v the_o savour_n and_o assistence_n of_o the_o roman_n incursio_fw-la vandalorum_fw-la ariani_n erant_fw-la &_o in_o africa_n dominabantur_fw-la africanos_n necessitate_v adigebat_fw-la ad_fw-la arctissimam_fw-la unionem_fw-la cum_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la romanâ_fw-la it_o seem_v then_o that_o the_o pope_n after_o long_a contest_v prevail_v not_o by_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o cause_n but_o by_o their_o stiffness_n or_o pertinacious_a insist_v upon_o demand_n right_a or_o wrong_n and_o by_o make_v advantage_n of_o the_o necessity_n of_o other_o when_o vandal_n and_o those_o too_o arian_n heretic_n have_v master_v they_o and_o lay_v hard_a upon_o they_o for_o then_o those_o orthodox_n christian_n be_v force_v to_o yield_v up_o their_o right_n to_o the_o pope_n before_o they_o can_v obtain_v necessary_a relief_n from_o they_o thus_o say_v that_o wise_a and_o learned_a roman_a catholic_n and_o he_o himself_o in_o the_o write_n of_o this_o give_v we_o cause_n to_o believe_v the_o truth_n of_o this_o remark_n for_o he_o then_o find_v in_o his_o own_o experience_n the_o same_o stiffness_n and_o pertinacity_n and_o therefore_o put_v in_o word_n to_o please_v they_o quite_o contrary_a to_o the_o design_n of_o his_o discourse_n for_o he_o show_v plain_o that_o they_o have_v no_o right_n and_o yet_o be_v force_v to_o say_v they_o have_v ex_fw-la jure_fw-la legitimè_fw-la quaesito_fw-la he_o show_v that_o the_o sardican_a father_n who_o make_v this_o canon_n after_o the_o secessionof_o the_o other_o can_v not_o make_v up_o any_o show_n of_o a_o general_a council_n yet_o say_v that_o right_n be_v obtain_v in_o concilio_n generali_fw-la sardicensi_fw-la nimirum_fw-la now_o sir_n if_o you_o can_v think_v that_o the_o roman_a bishop_n have_v proceed_v in_o these_o method_n i_o hope_v you_o will_v hereafter_o less_o puzzle_v yourself_o and_o your_o friend_n with_o your_o query_n concern_v the_o prodigious_a power_n of_o the_o papacy_n how_o it_o can_v get_v up_o at_o first_o by_o such_o slender_a pretence_n and_o how_o it_o can_v hand_n with_o such_o weak_a prop_n how_o man_n can_v be_v so_o bold_a as_o to_o challenge_v in_o behalf_n of_o the_o roman_a bishop_n so_o illustrious_a a_o supremacy_n so_o unlimited_a authority_n so_o glorious_a a_o vicegerency_n as_o the_o vicariatship_n of_o christ_n himself_o must_v speak_v all_o these_o will_v be_v much_o easy_a to_o you_o when_o you_o have_v consider_v these_o two_o thing_n first_o the_o mighty_a effect_n of_o a_o pertinacious_a stiffness_n in_o demand_n right_a or_o wrong_n and_o second_o what_o it_o be_v to_o take_v all_o advantage_n upon_o the_o necessity_n of_o other_o especial_o at_o such_o a_o time_n when_o those_o barbarous_a people_n goths_z and_o vandal_n and_o huns_n and_o saxon_n have_v overrun_v so_o many_o part_n of_o the_o world_n 2._o a_o second_o point_n of_o controversy_n between_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o according_a to_o our_o author_n be_v determine_v by_o ancient_a council_n be_v that_o about_o the_o apocryphal_a book_n 20._o p._n 20._o which_o he_o say_v be_v take_v into_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o old_a testament_n in_o the_o three_o council_n of_o carthage_n sign_v by_o st._n augustine_n baruch_n only_a not_o name_v canon_n 47._o now_o to_o this_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o say_v that_o the_o subject_n be_v exhaust_v and_o there_o be_v nothing_o leave_v for_o another_o writer_n to_o add_v to_o it_o the_o learned_a dr._n cousin_n in_o his_o discourse_n of_o the_o canon_n of_o the_o scripture_n parag_v 82._o have_v say_v more_o than_o enough_o for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o any_o learned_a roman_a catholic_n as_o well_o as_o protestant_a and_o if_o our_o author_n will_v presume_v to_o reply_v it_o will_v cost_v he_o more_o pain_n than_o the_o write_n of_o a_o dozen_o such_o book_n as_o these_o but_o some_o small_a return_n may_v be_v expect_v he_o shall_v therefore_o have_v this_o that_o the_o canon_n he_o quote_v out_o of_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n bevereg_n canon_n 47._o apud_fw-la binnum_n &_o canon_n 27._o in_o synodico_n bevereg_n do_v not_o provide_v for_o the_o take_n of_o book_n into_o the_o canon_n of_o scripture_n but_o for_o throw_v of_o book_n out_o of_o the_o church_n it_o say_v at_o first_o that_o no_o book_n shall_v be_v read_v in_o church_n but_o these_o and_o than_o it_o say_v in_o the_o close_a that_o they_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o father_n that_o these_o be_v there_o to_o be_v read_v now_o our_o author_n know_v that_o though_o we_o call_v these_o book_n apocryphal_a yet_o we_o read_v they_o in_o our_o church_n and_o that_o as_o much_o and_o more_o than_o they_o do_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o all_o of_o they_o except_o the_o two_o book_n of_o the_o maccabee_n now_o as_o to_o these_o 113._o dr._n cousin_n be_v schola_v hist_o p._n 112_o &_o 113._o they_o be_v nt_v mention_v in_o any_o of_o the_o greek_a copy_n of_o this_o canon_n nor_o yet_o in_o cresconius_n his_o collection_n of_o the_o african_a canon_n and_o how_o they_o come_v to_o be_v insert_v we_o must_v remit_v he_o to_o dionysius_n exiguus_fw-la for_o his_o satisfaction_n but_o if_o our_o author_n have_v any_o material_a doubt_n concern_v the_o church_n of_o england_n doctrine_n about_o canonical_a and_o apocryphal_a book_n he_o will_v have_v do_v well_o to_o have_v consider_v the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n before_o he_o have_v conclude_v against_o we_o now_o i_o believe_v that_o cardinal_n cajetan_n where_o he_o endeavour_v to_o reconcile_v the_o council_n of_o carthage_n with_o saint_n augustine_n will_v have_v give_v he_o reason_n enough_o never_o to_o have_v use_v this_o objection_n against_o the_o church_n of_o england_n he_o say_v indeed_o against_o protestant_n but_o not_o those_o of_o the_o english_a communion_n in_o fine_a commentariorum_fw-la ad_fw-la hist_n v._o &_o n._n t._n ne_fw-la turberis_fw-la novitie_n si_fw-la alicubi_fw-la reperias_fw-la libros_fw-la istos_fw-la inter_fw-la canonicos_fw-la supputato_n vel_fw-la in_o sacris_fw-la conciliis_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o sacris_fw-la doctoribus_fw-la libri_fw-la isti_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la canonici_fw-la ad_fw-la confirmanda_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la fidei_fw-la possunt_fw-la tamen_fw-la dici_fw-la canonici_fw-la ad_fw-la aedificationem_fw-la fidelium_fw-la ut_fw-la pote_fw-la in_o canone_o biblii_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la recepti_fw-la &_o autorati_fw-la cum_fw-la hâc_fw-la distinctione_n discernere_fw-la poteris_fw-la scripta_fw-la augustini_fw-la &_o scripta_fw-la in_o provinciali_fw-la synodo_fw-la carthaginensi_fw-la now_o this_o agree_v well_o enough_o with_o the_o doctrine_n in_o the_o article_n and_o practice_n prescribe_v in_o the_o rubric_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o beside_o 85._o can._n apostol_n 85._o this_o distinction_n have_v its_o foundation_n in_o a_o very_a venerable_a authority_n for_o the_o apostolic_a canon_n make_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o difference_n and_o that_o upon_o the_o same_o ground_n between_o some_o and_o other_o book_n call_v some_o of_o these_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d venerable_a and_o holy_a but_o then_o of_o the_o book_n call_v the_o wisdom_n of_o solomon_n or_o the_o son_n of_o sirach_n and_o that_o most_o certain_o be_v the_o best_a of_o the_o apocrypha_fw-la say_v it_o be_v to_o be_v learn_v by_o the_o young_a man_n or_o the_o catechuman_n for_o