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	prince_n	1,496	5	5.5979	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09147	The Protestants theologie containing the true solutions, and groundes of religion, this daye mainteyned, and intreated, betwixt the Protestants, and Catholicks. Writen, by the R. F. F. VVilliame Patersoune religious priest, Conuentuall of Antwerpe, preacher of Gods word, and Vicar generall of the holy order of S. Augustin, through the kingdome of Scotland. The 1. Part.	Paterson, F. William.	1620 (1620)	STC 19461; ESTC S101863	199,694	338

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gen._n 4_o v._n 7._o where_o god_n spaken_v to_o cain_n say_v if_o thou_o do_v well_o shall_v thou_o not_o receive_v waidge_n but_o if_o thou_o do_v evil_a forthwith_o in_o the_o door_n be_v sin_n herupon_o have_v not_o a_o man_n power_n to_o rule_v his_o own_o passion_n &_o may_v he_o not_o eshew_v sin_n proceed_v from_o that_o passion_n therefore_o let_v all_o heretic_n with_o luther_n be_v ashamed_a who_o make_v the_o freewill_n of_o man_n servile_a and_o to_o be_v force_v and_o necessitate_v which_o god_n himself_o witness_v to_o have_v make_v free_a and_o make_v man_n lord_n endue_v with_o reason_n &_o not_o servant_n or_o yet_o his_o will_n to_o be_v servile_a and_o abandon_v but_o to_o be_v lord_n of_o himself_o likewise_o our_o saviour_n speak_v to_o jerusalem_n matth._n 23._o say_v how_o oft_o will_v i_o have_v gather_v thy_o child_n but_o thou_o will_v not_o in_o those_o word_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o god_n be_v willing_a and_o man_n will_v not_o therefore_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n the_o freewill_n of_o man_n be_v not_o force_v and_o necessitate_v but_o remit_v in_o his_o own_o disposition_n and_o option_n likewise_o eccl._n 31._o v._o 10._o it_o be_v write_v of_o the_o righteous_a man_n in_o his_o commendation_n say_v who_o might_n transgress_v and_o be_v not_o transgress_v may_v do_v evil_a and_o not_o do_v it_o to_o this_o the_o disciple_n accord_v with_o his_o master_n 1._o cor_fw-la 7._o v._n 37._o say_v in_o the_o commendation_n of_o virginity_n who_o have_v dispose_v firm_a in_o his_o h●rt_n not_o have_v necessity_n have_v power_n over_o his_o own_o will_n &_o have_v so_o decree_v in_o his_o hart_n to_o keep_v his_o virginity_n do_v well_o in_o which_o word_n s._n paul_n plain_o attribute_n power_n in_o the_o will_n of_o man_n but_o take_v away_o the_o freewill_n of_o man_n be_v a_o consequent_a to_o deny_v the_o article_n of_o our_o belief_n creed_n the_o denial_n of_o frewill_n be_v to_o deny_v on_o of_o the_o article_n of_o the_o creed_n to_o wit_n from_o heaven_n shall_v be_v come_v to_o judge_v the_o queick_n and_o the_o dead_a to_o what_o end_n shall_v a_o judgement_n be_v when_o there_o be_v no_o merit_n nor_o demerit_n to_o be_v judge_v neither_o shall_v there_o be_v praise_n nor_o dispraise_n neither_o reward_n nor_o punishment_n for_o to_o these_o effect_n be_v a_o judgement_n &_o consequent_o it_o include_v liberty_n of_o freewill_n as_o teach_v s._n augustin_n moreover_o to_o what_o end_n be_v all_o the_o exhortation_n to_o penance_n and_o conversion_n to_o god_n and_o to_o what_o effect_n be_v the_o commandment_n give_v to_o what_o end_n be_v inhibition_n threaten_n promise_n to_o flee_v from_o sin_n and_o consequent_o from_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n if_o the_o liberty_n of_o frewil_n be_v extinguish_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o