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	church_n	judge_n	1,391	5	7.0612	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15400	An harmonie vpon the first booke of Samuel wherein according to the methode obserued in Hexapla vpon Genesis, and Exodus, but more compendiously abridged, these speciall things are obserued vpon euery chapter: the diuers readings compared, doubtfull questions explaned, places of Scripture reconciled, controuersies briefly touched, and morall collections applied. Wherein aboue foure hundred theologicall questions are handled, with great breuitie and much varietie, by the former author of Hexapla on Genesis.	Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.	1607 (1607)	STC 25678; ESTC S120031	271,285	362

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of_o the_o suck_a lamb_n which_o samuel_n offer_v 1._o some_o think_v that_o samuel_n offer_v not_o this_o sacrifice_n himself_o but_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o some_o of_o the_o priest_n for_o he_o be_v not_o a_o priest_n but_o a_o levite_n and_o have_v the_o charge_n to_o open_v and_o shut_v the_o door_n c._n 3._o r._n ben_n gerson_n vatab._n but_o as_o yet_o samuel_n be_v not_o public_o call_v to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o prophet_n when_o be_v bring_v up_o under_o eli_n he_o be_v employ_v about_o the_o door_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o though_o he_o be_v but_o a_o levite_n and_o so_o ordinary_o be_v not_o to_o offer_v sacrifice_n yet_o by_o the_o extraordinary_a call_n of_o a_o prophet_n he_o have_v warrant_n to_o do_v it_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v say_v afterward_o v_o 17._o that_o he_o build_v a_o altar_n unto_o god_n so_o the_o prophet_n elias_n also_o offer_v sacrifice_n 1._o king_n 18._o this_o be_v also_o the_o opinion_n of_o d._n kimchi_n 2._o it_o seem_v that_o samuel_n be_v 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rather_o the_o crag_n of_o a_o rock_n which_o hang_v over_o like_o a_o tooth_n for_o so_o shen_n signify_v and_o so_o pagnine_n here_o read_v and_o it_o appear_v to_o be_v so_o upon_o these_o reason_n 1._o because_o this_o word_n shen_n be_v so_o take_v c._n 14.5_o 2._o in_o the_o former_a v_o the_o name_n of_o this_o rock_n be_v set_v down_o it_o be_v there_o call_v bethcar_n and_o hereunto_o josephus_n consent_v who_o say_v that_o this_o stone_n be_v set_v up_o among_o the_o corean_o whence_o bethcar_n have_v the_o name_n in_o the_o coast_n of_o the_o philistines_n 13._o quest._n v_o 13._o how_o it_o be_v say_v the_o philistines_n come_v no_o more_o into_o the_o coast_n of_o israel_n all_o the_o day_n of_o samuel_n while_o samuel_n live_v saul_n be_v king_n the_o israelite_n be_v much_o anoy_v by_o the_o philistines_n as_o be_v show_v in_o the_o 13._o and_o 14._o chapter_n therefore_o this_o must_v so_o be_v understand_v that_o the_o philistines_n invade_v not_o israel_n to_o enlarge_v their_o bound_n reconcil_n and_o to_o take_v from_o they_o their_o city_n nor_o yet_o obtain_v any_o victory_n over_o israel_n yet_o the_o philistines_n have_v their_o garrison_n and_o maintain_v and_o keep_v that_o which_o they_o have_v get_v as_o it_o be_v evident_a c._n 10.5_o and_o 13.3_o jun._n but_o after_o samuel_n death_n they_o prevail_v against_o saul_n and_o israel_n and_o dispossess_v the_o israelite_n of_o their_o city_n and_o the_o philistines_n come_v &_o dwell_v in_o they_o c._n 31.7_o 14._o quest._n v_o 15._o how_o samuel_n be_v say_v to_o have_v judge_v israel_n all_o the_o day_n of_o his_o life_n see_v while_o he_o live_v saul_n be_v make_v king_n 1._o although_o saul_n be_v anoint_v king_n by_o samuel_n who_o live_v diverse_a year_n after_o saul_n election_n to_o the_o kingdom_n reconcil_n yet_o samuel_n altogether_o give_v not_o over_o the_o regiment_n but_o continual_o watch_v over_o the_o people_n to_o direct_v they_o in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n osiand_n 2._o and_o therefore_o saul_n and_o samuel_n be_v join_v together_o c._n 11.7_o whosoever_o come_v not_o after_o saul_n and_o samuel_n so_o shall_v his_o ox_n be_v serve_v hereof_o also_o it_o be_v that_o act._n 13.21_o forty_o year_n of_o government_n be_v give_v unto_o saul_n and_o samuel_n joint_o as_o have_v one_o common_a and_o joint_a administration_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 15._o quest._n v_o 15._o of_o samuel_n visit_v of_o bethel_n junius_n read_v appellative_o the_o house_n of_o god_n which_o be_v now_o at_o kiriathiearim_n where_o the_o ark_n be_v whether_o the_o people_n resort_v thrice_o in_o the_o year_n at_o the_o solemn_a feast_n where_o it_o be_v like_a that_o samuel_n be_v present_a to_o judge_v and_o determine_v their_o cause_n so_o be_v bethel_n take_v

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