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	true_a	1,534	5	4.9891	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35853	Tvvo looks over Lincolne, or, A view of his Holy table, name and thing, discovering his erronious and popish tenets and positions and under pretence of defending the cause of religion, shamefully betraying the truth and sincerity thereof : a petition exhbited in all humility to the judgement of the most worthy defenders of the truth the honorable House of Commons in Parliament against the said booke and especially 51 tenets therein / by R. Dey ...	Dey, Richard.	1641 (1641)	Wing D1288; ESTC R13739	26,703	36

reason_n and_o integrity_n the_o three_o rule_n shall_v be_v none_o but_o his_o own_o which_o in_o reason_n he_o can_v for_o shame_n deny_v and_o the_o compass_n shall_v be_v his_o own_o metropolitan_n which_o by_o all_o prelatical_a law_n and_o his_o own_o oath_n at_o his_o consecration_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o keep_v within_o and_o to_o obey_v the_o rule_n be_v these_o i_o that_o which_o be_v in_o write_v before_o our_o eye_n be_v no_o more_o by_o a_o disputant_n indeed_o to_o be_v wriggle_v and_o wrest_v but_o to_o be_v take_v as_o it_o be_v set_v down_o holy_a tab._n pag._n 2_o ii_o that_o word_n shall_v be_v take_v sensu_fw-la currenti_fw-la for_o use_n and_o custom_n be_v the_o best_a expositor_n both_o of_o law_n and_o word_n if_o of_o all_o law_n and_o word_n than_o most_o of_o all_o of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n holy_a tab._n pag._n 54._o iii_o that_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n of_o quillet_n and_o distinction_n that_o may_v bring_v we_o back_o again_o to_o the_o old_a error_n reform_v in_o the_o church_n holy_a tab._n pag._n 102._o the_o compass_n be_v this_o that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n ground_v her_o positive_a article_n upon_o the_o scripture_n and_o her_o negative_a do_v refute_v there_o where_o the_o thing_n affirm_v by_o the_o papist_n be_v not_o affirm_v by_o scripture_n nor_o direct_o to_o be_v conclude_v out_o of_o it_o and_o here_o not_o the_o church_n of_o england_n only_o but_o all_o protestant_n agree_v most_o true_o and_o most_o strong_o in_o this_o that_o the_o scripture_n be_v sufficient_a to_o salvation_n and_o contain_v in_o it_o all_o thing_n necessary_a to_o it_o the_o father_n be_v plain_a the_o schoolman_n not_o stranger_n in_o it_o and_o have_v not_o we_o reason_n then_o to_o account_v it_o as_o it_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o our_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d relation_n of_o a_o conference_n pag._n 52._o sect._n 15._o numb._n 1._o note_v that_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o letter_n to_o the_o vicar_n of_o grantham_n and_o the_o 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chapel_n and_o the_o quire_n of_o cathedral_n church_n these_o thing_n i_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o letter_n do_v myself_o allow_v and_o practise_v holy_a tab._n pag._n 13._o iv._o that_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o letter_n say_v clear_o he_o like_v that_o fashion_n of_o altarwise_a situation_n of_o the_o holy_a table_n he_o allow_v it_o and_o so_o use_v it_o himself_o ho_o tab._n pag._n 98.20_o lincoln_n own_o rule_n that_o every_o word_n have_v that_o operation_n in_o construction_n of_o law_n that_o we_o may_v draw_v our_o argument_n from_o the_o word_n as_o from_o so_o many_o topic_n place_n holy_a table_n pag._n 75._o consideration_n upon_o the_o tenet_n worthy_a to_o be_v regard_v upon_o the_o four_o first_o tenet_n i_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o his_o own_o authority_n over_o the_o vicar_n who_o presume_v to_o alter_v the_o table_n without_o his_o leave_n and_o his_o own_o cause_n and_o credit_n against_o heylin_n who_o provoke_v he_o in_o print_n that_o the_o bishop_n maintain_v 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allow_v holy_a table_n pag._n 141._o consid._n 1._o w●●ther_o heylin_n can_v desire_v any_o more_o but_o to_o call_v it_o so_o common_o though_o metaphorical_o whereby_o the_o people_n not_o able_a to_o distinguish_v it_o by_o custom_n will_v take_v it_o proper_o vii_o that_o the_o writer_n will_v not_o have_v blame_v the_o vicar_n if_o he_o have_v in_o a_o quotation_n from_o the_o father_n or_o a_o discourse_n in_o the_o pulpit_n name_v it_o a_o altar_n in_o a_o borrow_a sense_n holy_a tab._n pag._n 75._o consid._n 1._o whether_o bishop_n williams_n dislike_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o doctor_n and_o vicar_n but_o only_o their_o want_n of_o skill_n to_o excuse_v their_o word_n by_o say_v they_o mean_v it_o metaphorical_o whereas_o he_o allow_v they_o more_o than_o they_o dare_v desire_v the_o pulpit_n where_o the_o people_n expect_v they_o to_o speak_v true_o plain_o and_o proper_o 2._o whether_o he_o defend_v the_o true_a doctrine_n who_o afford_v they_o the_o pulpit_n or_o rather_o his_o own_o authority_n viii_o that_o throughout_o all_o the_o diocese_n i_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o book_n live_v in_o which_o be_v lincoln_n be_v no_o small_a part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n there_o be_v whether_o the_o epistoler_n like_o it_o or_o no_o rail_n and_o barricado_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 136._o consid._n 1._o whether_o the_o bishop_n do_v either_o dislike_n or_o seek_v to_o reform_v it_o whereas_o his_o own_o practice_n and_o example_n go_v beyond_o all_o other_o ix._o that_o the_o coal_n i_o doctor_n heylin_n do_v fain_o a_o tenet_n to_o be_v maintain_v which_o be_v oppose_v in_o all_o the_o letter_n that_o the_o communion_n table_n shall_v not_o stand_v or_o be_v place_v towards_o the_o east_n whereas_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o letter_n be_v but_o too_o much_o for_o it_o not_o allow_v the_o ordinary_a exception_n of_o bellarmine_n suarez_n or_o walafridus_n strabo_n before_o they_o that_o it_o may_v be_v otherwise_o when_o the_o conveniency_n of_o the_o building_n do_v require_v it_o ho_o tab._n pab_n 230._o consid._n 1._o whether_o he_o be_v not_o more_o superstitious_a than_o heylin_n whereas_o he_o confess_v himself_o to_o exceed_v the_o archpapist_n themselves_o x._o that_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o letter_n have_v he_o any_o ground_n give_v he_o by_o his_o majesty_n law_n to_o turn_v he_o about_o seem_v unto_o i_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o holy_a table_n full_o as_o forward_o and_o far_o more_o able_a to_o defend_v old_a ceremony_n than_o you_o doctor_n heylin_n be_v holy_a table_n pag._n 46._o consid._n 1._o whether_o do_v he_o not_o confess_v his_o heart_n to_o be_v as_o bad_a as_o heylins_n and_o to_o desire_v to_o exceed_v he_o if_o he_o dare_v for_o the_o law_n xi_o that_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o letter_n do_v cite_v and_o approve_v the_o appellation_n of_o second_o service_n ho_o tab._n pag._n 3._o consid._n 1._o whether_o that_o appellation_n of_o second_o service_n be_v orthodox_a and_o consonant_a to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n or_o rather_o to_o the_o mass-book_n xii_o that_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o letter_n do_v commend_v allow_v and_o practise_v bow_v at_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n holy_a table_n pag._n 2.13.00_o xiii_o that_o a_o accustom_a lowly_a reverence_n to_o this_o bless_a name_n we_o receive_v from_o all_o antiquity_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o canon_n and_o injunction_n and_o good_a reason_n we_o shall_v entail_v it_o on_o our_o posterity_n holy_a tab._n pag._n 101._o consid._n 1._o whether_o that_o bow_v be_v orthodox_a and_o ground_v upon_o scripture_n whereas_o doctor_n fulke_n a_o orthodox_a writer_n affirm_v that_o it_o be_v neither_o command_v nor_o prophesy_v in_o phil._n 2.10_o and_o what_o scripture_n do_v prove_v it_o 2._o whether_o that_o antiquity_n be_v any_o elder_a than_o the_o papacy_n 3._o whether_o by_o

express_v clear_o the_o power_n pertain_v to_o a_o prince_n by_o that_o sound_a and_o emphatical_a compellation_n holy_a table_n cap._n 2._o pag._n 22._o to_o 26._o and_o 32._o heylin_n and_o other_o prelatical_a person_n hold_v that_o the_o set_n of_o the_o table_n altarwise_o be_v exact_v by_o the_o ordinary_a require_v more_o of_o man_n obedience_n than_o curiosity_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o demur_v upon_o command_n till_o they_o be_v satisfy_v in_o the_o ground_n and_o reason_n holy_a table_n pag._n 61._o for_o they_o take_v it_o as_o grant_v that_o the_o people_n shall_v think_v themselves_o excusable_a if_o they_o obey_v upon_o command_n but_o heylin_n come_v short_a and_o want_v skill_n for_o lincoln_n affirm_v that_o the_o inferior_n shall_v not_o only_o be_v excusable_a but_o more_o yet_o even_o approve_v of_o god_n for_o their_o duty_n and_o obedience_n and_o never_o charge_v as_o guilty_a of_o error_n for_o any_o future_a inconvenience_n holy_a table_n pag._n 69._o and_o this_o be_v brave_a for_o the_o prelate_n if_o lincoln_n can_v but_o show_v god_n charter_n for_o it_o from_o his_o own_o mouth_n if_o not_o we_o must_v take_v the_o bishop_n honest_a word_n and_o last_o heylin_n have_v now_o get_v a_o altar_n must_v needs_o have_v a_o sacrifice_n and_o though_o he_o can_v find_v never_o a_o one_o proper_a for_o his_o purpose_n yet_o rather_o than_o fail_v any_o improper_a parcel_n of_o matter_n which_o though_o they_o be_v as_o weak_a with_o the_o learned_a as_o claudius_n gillius_fw-la or_o lame_a giles_n p._n 172._o yet_o will_v serve_v to_o plunder_v the_o poor_a ignorant_a people_n who_o take_v all_o thing_n as_o proper_o which_o be_v speak_v common_o and_o for_o this_o lincoln_n help_v he_o out_o and_o fit_v he_o supererogatory_o i_o do_v grant_v free_o say_v he_o that_o in_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o ancient_a father_n we_o do_v meet_v with_o not_o only_o these_o few_o which_o you_o reckon_v up_o but_o a_o great_a many_o more_o duty_n and_o virtue_n that_o be_v usual_o term_v sacrifice_n holy_a tab._n 107._o i_o will_v likewise_o allow_v you_o which_o you_o forget_v to_o call_v for_o that_o all_o these_o improper_o call_v sacrifice_n be_v not_o only_o stir_v up_o with_o the_o meditation_n but_o many_o time_n sow_v and_o first_o engender_v by_o the_o secret_a operation_n of_o this_o bless_a sacrament_n nay_o yet_o further_o in_o contemplation_n of_o all_o these_o special_a grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n wrought_v in_o our_o soul_n by_o mean_n of_o the_o eucharist_n you_o shall_v not_o reasoonable_o expect_v any_o outward_a expression_n of_o reverence_n and_o submission_n to_o the_o founder_n of_o the_o feast_n which_o i_o will_v not_o approve_v of_o and_o bring_v the_o ancient_a father_n along_o with_o i_o to_o do_v as_o much_o p._n 108._o and_o so_o have_v furnish_v heylin_n with_o many_o sacrifice_n and_o more_o altar_n some_o half_n a_o score_n at_o least_o he_o conclude_v now_o consider_v with_o yourself_o whether_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o make_v use_n of_o these_o altar_n for_o your_o unproper_a sacrifice_n and_o have_v all_o these_o greek_a and_o latin_a father_n to_o applaud_v you_o for_o the_o same_o rather_o than_o to_o rely_v upon_o some_o miracle_n of_o a_o good_a work_n in_o hand_n or_o some_o poor_a dream_n of_o the_o piety_n of_o the_o time_n ho_o tab._n p._n 107.108.112_o and_o now_o by_o these_o few_o instance_n among_o many_o other_o which_o may_v be_v allege_v it_o will_v appear_v to_o any_o rational_a man_n what_o manner_n of_o champion_n for_o the_o truth_n the_o prelate_n be_v indeed_o so_o that_o i_o may_v well_o conclude_v with_o his_o own_o greek_a proverb_n holy_a tab._n p._n 227._o that_o as_o the_o fox_n have_v many_o trick_n but_o the_o hedgehog_n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o though_o but_o one_o yet_o a_o great_a one_o to_o wind_v up_o himself_o towards_o a_o combat_n so_o that_o his_o adversary_n shall_v have_v nothing_o 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vicar_n behaviour_n raise_v in_o the_o neighbourhood_n and_o therefore_o say_v he_o i_o press_v this_o for_o doctrine_n that_o a_o single_a priest_n have_v no_o key_n of_o any_o external_a jurisdiction_n give_v he_o by_o god_n or_o man_n for_o the_o consistory_n of_o outward_a jurisdiction_n be_v not_o to_o be_v open_v by_o a_o key_n alone_o but_o by_o a_o key_n and_o a_o staff_n for_o bishop_n will_v needs_o be_v bang_n beggar_n and_o this_o ancient_a doctrine_n of_o the_o pope_n be_v oppose_v by_o none_o but_o profess_a puritan_n p._n 73._o they_o say_v indeed_o that_o the_o bishop_n power_n be_v the_o poisonous_a egg_n out_o of_o which_o antichrist_n be_v hatch_v p._n 74._o but_o though_o he_o can_v confute_v this_o yet_o before_o he_o will_v yield_v a_o inch_n of_o this_o authority_n he_o will_v hazard_v a_o hundred_o mitre_n