Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bring_v	great_a	reason_n	1,648	5	4.3830	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45214	A defence of the humble remonstrance, against the frivolous and false exceptions of Smectymnvvs wherein the right of leiturgie and episcopacie is clearly vindicated from the vaine cavils, and challenges of the answerers / by the author of the said humble remonstrance ; seconded (in way of appendance) with the judgement of the famous divine of the Palatinate, D. Abrahamvs Scvltetvs, late professor of divinitie in the University of Heidelberg, concerning the divine right of episcopacie, and the no-right of layeldership ; faithfully translated out of his Latine.	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.; Scultetus, Abraham, 1566-1624. Determination of the question, concerning the divine right of episcopacie.	1641 (1641)	Wing H378; ESTC R9524	72,886	191

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time_n of_o the_o apostle_n for_o all_o the_o prime_a successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v bishop_n witness_v the_o succession_n of_o bishop_n in_o the_o most_o famous_a church_n of_o jerusalem_n alexandria_n antioch_n and_o rome_n as_o it_o be_v in_o eusebius_n therefore_o either_o the_o next_o successor_n of_o the_o apostle_n change_v the_o force_n of_o ecclesiastical_a government_n receive_v from_o the_o apostle_n according_a to_o their_o own_o pleasure_n which_o be_v very_o unlikely_a or_o the_o episcopal_a government_n come_v from_o the_o apostle_n themselves_o beside_o even_o then_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n there_o be_v many_o presbyter_n but_o one_o bishop_n even_o then_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o be_v place_v over_o the_o rest_n which_o afterward_o be_v call_v bishop_n do_v impose_v hand_n or_o ordain_v minister_n of_o the_o word_n which_o presbyter_n alone_o do_v not_o presume_v to_o do_v even_o then_o therefore_o the_o call_n of_o bishop_n be_v distinct_a from_o the_o office_n of_o presbyter_n if_o any_o desire_v the_o example_n of_o apostolical_a bishop_n the_o book_n of_o the_o ancient_a be_v full_a of_o the_o episcopal_a authority_n of_o timothy_n and_o titus_n either_o of_o which_o howsoever_o first_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o a_o evangelist_n yet_o notwithstanding_o cease_v to_o be_v a_o evangelist_n after_o that_o timothy_n be_v place_v over_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n and_o titus_n over_o the_o church_n of_o crete_n for_o evangelist_n do_v only_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o faith_n in_o foreign_a place_n &_o then_o do_v commend_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o care_n to_o certain_a pastor_n but_o they_o themselves_o go_v to_o other_o country_n and_o nation_n as_o eusebius_n write_v in_o his_o three_o book_n of_o ecclesiastical_a history_n and_o 34._o chap._n but_o paul_n teach_v sometime_o in_o ephesus_n and_o crete_n and_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o