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	place_n	1,819	5	4.5081	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03928	The second and last part of Reasons for refusall of subscription to the Booke of common prayer vnder the hands of certaine ministers of Deuon. and Cornwall, as they were exhibited by them to the right Reuerend Father in God William Cotton Doctor of Diuinitie, and Lord Bishop of Exceter. As also an appendix, or compendious briefe of all other exceptions taken by others against the bookes of communion, homilies, and ordination, word for word, as it came to the hands of an honorable personage. VVith an ansvvere to both at seuerall times returned them in publike conference, and in diuerse sermons vpon occasion preached in the cathedrall church of Exceter by Thomas Hutton Bachiler of Diuinitie, and fellow of S. Iohns Colledge in Oxon.; Reasons for refusal of subscription to the booke of common praier. Part 2	Hutton, Thomas, 1566-1639.; Cotton, William, d. 1621.	1606 (1606)	STC 14036; ESTC S104340	264,229	290

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it_o be_v to_o view_v what_o have_v be_v cite_v for_o testimony_n herein_o may_v be_v entreat_v to_o lay_v these_o reason_n together_o which_o our_o father_n and_o brethren_n grave_a as_o also_o the_o manner_n of_o speech_n they_o grace_v this_o question_n withal_o exact_v require_v approve_a tolerate_a dispense_v withal_o wink_v at_o permit_v grant_v for_o all_o these_o they_o shall_v find_v as_o these_o also_o usual_a lawful_a mystical_a a_o custom_n no_o way_n culpable_a without_o blame_n free_a indifferent_a a_o special_a case_n and_o say_v the_o most_o against_o it_o such_o a_o one_o it_o be_v as_o may_v be_v excuse_v and_o a_o reason_n give_v for_o it_o all_o which_o speech_n diligent_o peruse_v let_v man_n say_v whither_o the_o book_n of_o homily_n may_v not_o well_o deliver_v that_o sentence_n as_o it_o do_v it_o be_v direct_o against_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o his_o first_o institution_n of_o marriage_n gen._n 2.24_o malac._n 2.15_o rom._n 7.10.1_o cor._n 16.6.1_o cor._n 7.2_o

ministrare_fw-la man_n sa_fw-fr hi●rosolymis_fw-la dum_fw-la ibi_fw-la communio_fw-la erat_fw-la bonar●●_fw-la act._n centur._n the_o deacon_n office_n be_v say_v the_o century_n to_o minister_v at_o table_n act._n 6._o as_o if_o during_o that_o time_n and_o that_o occasion_n but_o not_o else_o so_o that_o as_o long_o as_o they_o have_v to_o minister_v unto_o the_o poor_a they_o do_v forbear_v that_o other_o part_n of_o their_o office_n but_o when_o that_o cease_v then_o do_v they_o intend_v this_o other_o of_o preach_v and_o so_o still_o find_v themselves_o employ_v and_o therefore_o it_o may_v be_v conclude_v for_o a_o good_a argument_n that_o deacon_n do_v not_o only_o minister_v upon_o table_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n because_o there_o be_v deacon_n at_o philippus_n at_o ephesus_n epist_n to_o timothy_n 1._o philip._n 1._o &_o in_o crete_n as_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o epistle_n to_o titus_n in_o all_o which_o place_n the_o christian_n do_v not_o live_v in_o common_a as_o they_o do_v at_o jerusalem_n that_o they_o shall_v need_v any_o ministration_n after_o this_o sort_n beside_o see_v we_o into_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n immediate_o after_o those_o time_n whereof_o scripture_n speak_v ignatius_n who_o be_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o may_v know_v their_o mind_n who_o epistle_n be_v much_o cite●_n by_o eusebius_n a_o thanasius_fw-la jerom_n 88_o verum_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la expo_fw-la be_v ut_fw-la des_fw-mi athl●ta_fw-la ignati_n we_o ad_fw-la herone_n diaconum_fw-la suum_fw-la eos_n qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o tarsone_n ne_fw-fr neg_fw-mi ligas_fw-la sed_fw-la assiauè_fw-fr visua_fw-la con_fw-mi firmans_fw-la eos_fw-la in_o e●angelio_n id._n nihil_fw-la sine_fw-la epis_fw-la copis_fw-la aga●_n sacer_fw-la dote_v enim_fw-la sunt_fw-la tu_fw-la vero_fw-la minister_n sacerd●tum_fw-la ill●_n taptizant_n sacrs_fw-la faciunt_fw-la ordinant_n maz_v nu●_n imponunt_fw-la tu_fw-la vero_fw-la it_o ministras_fw-la ut_fw-la hie_v r●s●lymis_fw-la sact._n stephan_n lacobo_fw-la &_o prasbyteris_fw-la idem_fw-la justin_n martyr_n ap●l_n 2._o batizandi_fw-la quidem_fw-la tus_fw-la babet_fw-la summus_fw-la sa_fw-it cerdo_n qui_fw-la est_fw-la episcopus_fw-la deinde_fw-la prasbyter_n &_o diaconi_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la sine_fw-la epis_fw-la co●t_fw-la authoritaz_v te_fw-mi propter_fw-mi eccle_fw-mi siam_fw-it honorem_fw-la tertul._n lib._n de_fw-la baptis_fw-la apud_fw-la diaconum_fw-la exomelogesin_n facere_fw-la delicti_fw-la sai_fw-la cy●_n lib._n 3._o epislola_fw-la 17._o solennibus_fw-la adimpletis_fw-la calice●●_n diaconus_fw-la offer_n praseatibus_fw-la e●pit_fw-la etc._n etc._n id_fw-la serm_n 5._o de_fw-la lapsis_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la fuerit_fw-la inprasenti_fw-la 01_o vel_fw-la episc●_n pus_fw-la ve●_n praesbyter_n tune_n ipsi_fw-la proferant_fw-la &_o edant_fw-la con._n nicen._n can_v 14._o quo●_n ad_fw-la pradic_fw-la ati●nis_fw-la ●ffictum_fw-la e●em●synarumque_fw-la studium_fw-la vacare_fw-la congruebat_fw-la greb_n lib._n 4_o epist_n 88_o and_o theodoret_n write_v to_o heron_n the_o deacon_n beside_o his_o care_n of_o widow_n orphan_n and_o poor_a command_v he_o to_o attend_v read_v that_o he_o may_v not_o only_o understand_v it_o himself_o but_o also_o expound_v it_o to_o other_o as_o the_o champion_n of_o god_n and_o in_o another_o place_n those_o which_o be_v in_o tarsus_n do_v not_o thou_o neglect_v but_o visit_v they_o daily_o confirm_v they_o in_o the_o gospel_n again_o do_v thou_o nothing_o without_o the_o bishop_n for_o they_o be_v priest_n but_o thou_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o the_o priest_n they_o baptize_v do_v the_o sacred_a and_o holy_a thing_n ordain_v lay_v on_o hand_n but_o thou_o do_v minister_v unto_o they_o as_o at_o jerusalem_n saint_n stephen_n do_v to_o james_n and_o to_o the_o presbyter_n thus_o far_o ignatius_n within_o a_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n justin_n martyr_n witness_v that_o deacon_n in_o his_o time_n do_v deliver_v the_o bread_n and_o wine_n to_o the_o people_n tertullian_n some_o 200._o year_n after_o the_o chief_a or_o high_a priest_n which_o be_v the_o bishop_n have_v the_o right_a to_o baptize_v next_o the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n yet_o not_o without_o the_o bishop_n authority_n for_o honour_n of_o the_o church_n cyprian_n who_o suffer_v some_o 259._o year_n after_o christ_n write_v that_o the_o people_n do_v make_v confession_n of_o their_o fault_n before_o the_o deacon_n and_o in_o his_o five_o sermon_n concern_v such_o as_o fall_v in_o time_n of_o persecution_n it_o appear_v that_o the_o deacon_n do_v offer_v the_o cup_n to_o such_o as_o come_v to_o communicate_v which_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a also_o witness_v if_o the_o bishop_n or_o presbyter_n be_v not_o present_a then_o let_v the_o deacon_n bring_v forth_o the_o bread_n and_o eat_v etc._n etc._n some_o 600_o year_n after_o christ_n greg._n the_o great_a find_v fault_n in_o his_o tune_n with_o some_o who_o be_v deacon_n that_o they_o be_v appoint_v in_o their_o deaconship_n do_v intend_v the_o tune_n of_o their_o voice_n where_o it_o be_v meet_v they_o shall_v intend_v the_o office_n of_o preach_v and_o the_o care_n of_o distribute_v the_o alm_n thus_o we_o may_v see_v by_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o church_n in_o several_a age_n that_o deacon_n do_v teach_v and_o preach_v yea_o also_o that_o in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o bishop_n they_o do_v some_o other_o duty_n before_o mention_v all_o witness_n according_a in_o this_o that_o they_o do_v more_o than_o bare_o attend_v upon_o table_n as_o practise_v in_o preach_v the_o w●ide_n that_o then_o afterward_o be_v well_o and_o thorough_o trame_v therein_o and_o have_v give_v good_a proof_n may_v come_v forward_o to_o the_o degree_n of_o a_o pres●●iter_n and_o minister_v as_o bullinger_n gualther_n and_o heming_n upon_o 1._o tim._n 3._o ingenuous_o do_v confess_v in_o the_o discipline_n of_o france_n we_o find_v till_o of_o late_a year_n their_o deacon_n be_v allow_v to_o catechise_v public_o in_o their_o reform_a congregation_n 6.1_o discip_n du_fw-fr franc●_n ex_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la usu_fw-la beza_n confess●c_n 5._o aph●_n rise_v 25._o quamuis_fw-la apè_fw-la diaconi_fw-la in_o his_o rebus_fw-la suppleverint_fw-la past●ris_fw-la vice_n ibid._n doctor_n fulk_n in_o act._n 6.1_o master_n beza_n do_v acknowledge_v in_o time_n past_o ex_fw-la perpetuo_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la usu_fw-la deascon_n by_o a_o continual_a or_o perpetual_a use_n of_o the_o church_n do_v in_o time_n past_a preach_v and_o pray_v under_o which_o duty_n he_o comprehend_v the_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n and_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o marriage_n although_o oftentimes_o in_o these_o thing_n es_fw-mi they_o supply_v the_o part_n of_o the_o pastor_n master_n doewr_n fulke_n in_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o rhemists_n testament_n dreme_v not_o but_o that_o the_o deacon_n ministry_n be_v use_v to_o other_o purpose_n as_o teach_v baptise_v and_o assist_v the_o apostle_n and_o other_o principal_a pastor_n in_o their_o spiritual_a charge_n and_o ministry_n anon_o after_o it_o be_v certain_a by_o justinus_n that_o deacon_n be_v use_v for_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o to_o close_v this_o point_n whereas_o our_o eye_n be_v strange_o affect_v with_o that_o which_o other_o church_n do_v rather_o than_o our_o own_o compare_v what_o be_v do_v by_o other_o contrarilie_o mind_v and_o our_o practice_n for_o deacon_n then_o will_v it_o easy_o appear_v which_o of_o we_o come_v near_o the_o first_o and_o primitive_a time_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o apostolical_a man_n we_o teach_v preach_v and_o baptise_v so_o may_v not_o they_o we_o may_v remember_v the_o minister_n of_o relief_n for_o the_o poor_a and_o do_v those_o other_o duty_n they_o only_o collect_v for_o the_o poor_a ministe●●um_fw-la corporale_fw-la officium_fw-la non_fw-la sparituale_fw-la ministe●●um_fw-la we_o be_v partly_o spiritual_a they_o entire_o a_o corporal_a office_n we_o be_v train_v up_o in_o learning_n apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o study_n of_o divinity_n and_o be_v common_o scholar_n bachelor_n and_o master_n of_o art_n able_a to_o dispute_v and_o handle_v a_o argument_n scholarlike_a they_o be_v lay-man_n handicraftman_n tradesman_n the_o call_n with_o we_o be_v a_o entrance_n to_o the_o other_o degree_n of_o the_o presbyter_n they_o be_v mere_o economical_a or_o civil_a and_o the_o person_n unlettre_v our_o deacon_n take_v the_o cup_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o minister_n but_o give_v it_o they_o not_o they_o reach_v the_o cup_n to_o the_o minister_n which_o be_v flat_a against_o can_n 14._o of_o the_o nicen_n council_n last_o they_o be_v annual_a and_o yearly_a and_o so_o in_o end_n they_o become_v lay_v man_n again_o which_o be_v like_o the_o complaint_n optatus_n make_v of_o the_o donatist_n you_o have_v find_v deacon_n presbyter_n and_o bishop_n you_o have_v make_v they_o layman_n 2._o inuenistis_fw-la di●_n aconos_fw-la prasbyteros_n &_o episco_n po●_n fecistis_fw-la lai_n e●s_fw-la optat._n lib._n 2._o and_o therefore_o of_o the_o two_o they_o or_o we_o good_a cause_n be_v minister_v to_o approve_v rather_o than_o reprove_v those_o

abud_fw-la peccare_fw-la sine_fw-la ulloco_fw-la setentia_fw-la morsu_fw-la muscul_fw-la conscientia_fw-la stupida_fw-la &_o insensata_fw-la ibid._n aegrè_fw-la sperari_fw-la potest_fw-la poenitenti_fw-la be_o aliquando_fw-la locum_fw-la in_o eius●_n modi_fw-la peccatore_fw-la inventuram_fw-la ibid._n that_o man_n have_v do_v repent_v the_o apostle_n say_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n without_o feeling_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o as_o some_o copy_n have_v which_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a and_o the_o syriack_n follow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o hope_n for_o ever_o repent_v and_o sorrow_v true_o for_o their_o sin_n because_o of_o the_o hardness_n of_o heart_n which_o be_v impenitency_n or_o as_o saint_n paul_n have_v a_o heart_n that_o can_v repent_v where_o he_o couple_v hardness_n of_o heart_n withal_o as_o if_o past_a repentance_n then_o past_a feeling_n and_o if_o past_a feel_n then_o pastrepentance_n and_o musculus_fw-la upon_o this_o 4._o to_o the_o ephes_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o sin_n with_o feeling_n and_o grief_n of_o conscience_n another_o thing_n to_o sin_n without_o remorse_n and_o grief_n or_o feeling_n where_o be_v a_o feeling_n and_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n there_o be_v some_o place_n for_o repentance_n but_o where_o the_o conscience_n be_v become_v stupid_a dull_a and_o blockish_a that_o albeit_o sin_n be_v commit_v there_o be_v no_o compunction_n nor_o prick_v in_o the_o heart_n there_o it_o can_v hardly_o be_v ever_o hope_v that_o repentance_n will_v find_v place_n in_o such_o a_o sinner_n this_o therefore_o past_a repentance_n here_o signify_v not_o as_o if_o sometime_o such_o a_o sinner_n do_v ever_o true_o and_o unfeinedlie_o before_o repent_v more_o thou_o that_o he_o have_v any_o true_a feel_n and_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n for_o sin_n but_o this_o it_o impli_v that_o such_o a_o one_o yield_v small_a hope_n of_o ever_o come_v to_o a_o true_a feel_n and_o repentance_n of_o his_o life_n past_a because_o his_o heart_n be_v harden_v and_o can_v repent_v or_o as_o the_o apostle_n in_o another_o place_n term_v it_o he_o have_v a_o cauterised_a and_o sear_a conscience_n on_o the_o 25._o sunday_n after_o trinity_n stir_v up_o we_o beseech_v the_o o_o lord_n the_o will_n of_o thy_o faithful_a people_n that_o they_o plenteous_o bring_v forth_o the_o fruit_n of_o good_a work_n may_v of_o thou_o be_v plenteous_o reward_v through_o lesus_fw-la christ_n our_o lord_n here_o a_o reward_n be_v ask_v in_o recompense_n of_o good_a work_n a_o reward_n be_v promise_v and_o therefore_o may_v be_v crave_v not_o of_o merit_n but_o of_o mercy_n aug_n pro._n 19.17_o retributionem_fw-la date_n 2._o cor._n 9.6_o quisquis_fw-la seman_n tem_fw-la facit_fw-la hac_fw-la spe_fw-la facere_fw-la comprobatur_fw-la ut_fw-la pl●ra_fw-la acciptat_fw-la quam_fw-la sulcis_fw-la commendat_fw-la marlor_n ibid._n neque_fw-la enim_fw-la tantum_fw-la in_o caelum_fw-la remuner_n atur_fw-la deus_fw-la beneficentiam_fw-la fidelium_fw-la sed_fw-la ettam_fw-la in_o h●●●●do_fw-la ibid._n qu●_n nullius_fw-la indigens_fw-la est_fw-la deut_n in_o seassumit_n be_v na●_n operationes_fw-la nostras_fw-la ad_fw-la boc_fw-la ut_fw-la prastet_fw-la nobis_fw-la retrib_n utionem_fw-la bonorumsuorum_fw-la operum_fw-la ire●_n lib._n 4._o c._n 34._o deus_fw-la coronat_fw-la dona_fw-la sva_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la august_n debitcrem_fw-la se_fw-la fecis_fw-la non_fw-la accipioud●_n sed_fw-la promittendo_fw-la non_fw-la es_fw-la dic_fw-la red_a quod_fw-la accepicti_fw-la sed_fw-la red_a quod_fw-la promisitt●_n aug_n for_o he_o that_o have_v mercy_n upon_o the_o poor_a dare_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n will_v recompense_v he_o that_o which_o he_o have_v give_v proverbe_n 19_o according_o hereunto_o be_v that_o 2._o corinth_n 9_o he_o that_o sow_v spare_o shall_v reap_v spare_o and_o he_o that_o sow_v liberal_o shall_v reap_v liberal_o it_o be_v every_o man_n case_n sarcerius_n note_v in_o marlorat_n that_o 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