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	council_n	time_n	1,494	5	3.7902	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B21030	A rejoynder to Mr. Wills, his Vindiciæ wherein the antiquity for believers and novelty of infant baptism is further confirmed : as also his groundless appeal distinctly answer'd, and the forgeries and mistakes boasted of, still found to be his own : with an appeal to his conscience about the same / by H. Danvers.	Danvers, Henry, d. 1687.	1675 (1675)	Wing D227	48,348	89

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both_o from_o christ_n commission_n apostle_n practice_v and_o end_n of_o the_o ordinance_n which_o mr._n will_v little_o oppose_v only_o say_v that_o some_o of_o these_o doctor_n be_v corrupt_a in_o other_o thing_n and_o so_o they_o be_v all_o that_o some_o of_o they_o 3_o or_o 4_o asserted_a infant_n baptism_n which_o i_o deny_v not_o to_o save_v die_v child_n say_v one_o of_o they_o viz._n arnobius_n be_v spurious_a from_o perkins_n what_o then_o the_o rest_n be_v genuine_a and_o that_o arnobius_n on_o the_o psalm_n be_v ever_o doubt_v be_v more_o than_o i_o hear_v before_o but_o if_o he_o be_v it_o signify_v nothing_o he_o also_o doubt_v basils_n proof_n urge_v by_o i_o contra_fw-la eunomium_fw-la which_o he_o call_v for_o and_o which_o he_o will_v find_v l._n 2._o p_o 24._o viz._n baptism_n be_v the_o seal_n of_o faith_n but_o faith_n be_v the_o confession_n of_o the_o deity_n for_o first_o he_o ought_v to_o believe_v and_o after_o to_o be_v seal_v with_o baptism_n doubt_n 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eucharist_n to_o die_a person_n and_o penance_n etc._n etc._n what_o then_o if_o they_o be_v corrupt_a in_o other_o thing_n be_v they_o not_o right_a here_o most_o of_o the_o father_n be_v for_o these_o corruption_n also_o and_o that_o as_o to_o the_o neocesarean_a council_n he_o say_v he_o have_v as_o much_o cause_n to_o question_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o such_o council_n as_o i_o have_v to_o question_v cyprian_n council_n but_o herein_o he_o will_v find_v himself_o much_o mistake_v whilst_o the_o magdeburghs_n cent._n 4_o c._n 9_o p_o 615._o give_v the_o bishop_n name_n who_o sit_v in_o this_o council_n the_o time_n when_o it_o sit_v viz._n immediate_o after_o that_o of_o anoyranus_n which_o helvicus_n make_v to_o be_v about_o the_o 10_o or_o 12_o of_o constantine_n together_o with_o the_o 14_o canon_n of_o which_o this_o be_v one_o express_v at_o large_a and_o which_o dr._n taylor_n give_v we_o in_o the_o original_a greek_a determine_v as_o he_o say_v that_o none_o ought_v to_o 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they_o he_o doubt_v whether_o their_o parent_n be_v christian_a yet_o deny_v not_o but_o that_o dr._n taylor_n and_o mr._n baxter_n may_v have_v be_v of_o my_o mind_n whilst_o some_o other_o wirh_n himself_o have_v deny_v it_o which_o will_v be_v of_o great_a force_n with_o any_o consider_v person_n for_o if_o they_o have_v judge_v it_o a_o ordinance_n of_o christ_n so_o many_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o age_n will_v not_o so_o have_v neglect_v it_o in_o the_o next_o place_n mr._n wills_n quarrel_n with_o some_o of_o my_o modern_a author_n who_o speak_v the_o same_o thing_n viz._n that_o in_o these_o fi●st_a time_n none_o be_v baptise_a without_o prefession_n of_o faith_n viz._n strabo_n rhevanus_n rupertus_n boemus_n dr._n hammond_n mr._n baxter_n especial_o question_n rhenanus_fw-la and_o rupertus_n for_o forgery_n the_o first_o i_o grant_v you_o be_v not_o proper_a to_o prove_v only_o such_o be_v baptise_a that_o term_n only_o be_v not_o in_o it_o as_o in_o all_o the_o rest_n 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