Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	call_v	day_n	lord_n	3,361	5	4.2745	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17223	A treatise or sermon of Henry Bullynger: much fruitfull and necessarye for this tyme, concernynge magistrates and obedience of subiectes Also concernyng the affayres of warre, and what scryptures make mension thereof. whether christen powers may war against their ennemies. And whither it be laufull for a christyan to beare the office of a magistrate, and of the duety of souldiers with many other holsom instructions for captaynes [and] souldiers both. Made in the yeare of our lorde. M. D. xlix.; Sermonum decades qinque. English. Selections	Bullinger, Heinrich, 1504-1575.; Lynne, Walter.	1549 (1549)	STC 4079; ESTC S110959	18,938	70

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five_o vyrgyne_v a_o unmared_a maiden_n defile_v all_o shame_n all_o honesty_n set_v a_o side_n no_o reverence_n to_o age_n all_o manner_n of_o right_a all_o law_n unregarded_a all_o holy_a religion_n and_o study_n clean_o under_o foot_n vile_a vacaboundes_a and_o desperate_a drevylles_n rule_v all_o the_o toast_n and_o therefore_o in_o scripture_n war_n be_v call_v the_o scourge_n of_o god_n xxviii_o war_n ●eth_v scourge_n of_o god_n levit_fw-la xxvi_o two_o reg._n xxiiii_o deut_n xxviii_o this_o scourge_n do_v god_n lyght_o infer_v upon_o incurrable_a and_o obstinate_a despiser_n of_o his_o word_n for_o this_o cause_n be_v the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n subvert_v with_o all_o the_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o jew_n d_z mat._n xxiii_o e_o luce_n xiii_o d_z for_o as_o the_o lord_n say_v they_o do_v not_o know_v the_o day_n of_o their_o visitation_n but_o rather_o they_o do_v shed_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o lord_n apostle_n so_o bryng_v upon_o their_o own_o head_n all_o the_o blood_n d_z 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cause_n of_o war_n farthermore_o the_o incommodity_n of_o war_n do_v cleave_v so_o hard_o to_o realm_n &_o public_a weal_n that_o they_o can_v afterward_o be_v remove_v or_o shake_v of_o when_o we_o will_v nether_a by_o humane_a policy_n nor_o league_n nor_o riches_n nor_o defence_n strength_n nor_o power_n as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o abdias_n ●_o abdias_n ●_o only_o the_o sincere_a and_o hearty_a conversion_n to_o god_n remedy_v this_o as_o jeremy_n in_o u_o ●_o jerem_n v_o ●_o capt_n do_v testify_v this_o true_a conversion_n to_o god_n stand_v first_o in_o the_o confession_n and_o knowledge_n of_o our_o own_o wickedness_n than_o in_o a_o sewer_a faith_n to_o have_v remission_n of_o our_o sin_n by_o grace_n and_o merit_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n ●i_fw-mi roma_fw-it five_o and_o ●i_fw-mi thyrd_o in_o a_o perfect_a hatred_n and_o renounse_v of_o cure_n formare_fw-la iniquite_v in_o study_n of_o justice_n innocency_n charite_v and_o all_o other_o virtue_n final_o in_o 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provoke_v they_o whereby_o their_o sin_n may_v be_v punysh_v of_o they_o who_o they_o intend_v to_o persecute_v example_n we_o have_v manyfeste_a in_o scripture_n xx_o jud_n seu_fw-la nineteeen_o and_o xx_o the_o eleven_o tribe_n of_o israel_n proclaim_v moost_n just_a war_n against_o the_o beniamite_n think_v to_o revenge_v a_o wicked_a fact_n commit_v by_o certain_a lewd_a losel_n with_o the_o which_o loselle_n the_o whole_a tribe_n take_v part_n communicatinge_v with_o their_o ungraciousnes_n yet_o be_v they_o put_v to_o the_o worst_a and_o foil_a of_o the_o wicked_a sort_n five_o i_o reg_fw-la ii●●_n and_o five_o the_o israelite_n go_v about_o to_o expel_v the_o violence_n of_o the_o idolatrouse_v phylistiane_n under_o hely_n their_o preiste_n yet_o be_v they_o overthrow_v in_o battle_n &_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n carry_v away_o into_o the_o city_n of_o idolatour_n d_o iiii_o reg_fw-la xxiii_o two_o pa._n xxxv_o d_o so_o the_o good_a king_n josias_n be_v slay_v of_o the_o chaldeis_fw-la because_o the_o intent_n of_o god_n be_v to_o scourge_v the_o people_n with_o such_o evil_n which_o he_o will_v not_o the_o good_a king_n to_o behold_v nothing_o so_o deserve_v whereupon_o this_o note_n be_v to_o be_v learn_v that_o the_o verity_n of_o religion_n victory_n religion_n be_v not_o see_v by_o victory_n goyth_fw-mi not_o by_o the_o victory_n of_o any_o nation_n or_o by_o overthrow_n as_o though_o the_o religion_n be_v the_o better_a who_o part_n have_v the_o upper_a hand_n and_o that_o the_o worst_a religion_n who_o part_n have_v the_o worst_a for_o religion_n always_o must_v be_v sequestrede_v from_o the_o person_n &_o respect_n of_o man_n which_o for_o diverse_a cause_n be_v diverse_o visit_v of_o the_o lord_n all_o these_o thing_n admonish_v we_o the_o magistrate_n have_v need_n of_o much_o and_o great_a fear_n of_o god_n in_o take_v up_o or_o in_o lay_v down_o their_o war_n lest_o perchaunse_v in_o fly_a the_o smoke_n they_o fall_v into_o the_o fire_n or_o while_o they_o study_n to_o eschew_v one_o harm_n by_o eschue_v thereof_o do_v purchesse_n to_o themselves_o many_o moo_n &_o great_a wherefore_o it_o be_v requisite_a that_o prince_n first_o before_o all_o thing_n do_v thorough_o considre_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o war_n consider_v the_o cause_n of_o war_n must_v be_v consider_v now_o there_o be_v many_o cause_n and_o sundry_a but_o these_o light_o the_o great_a for_o other_o the_o magistrate_n be_v enforce_v seinge_v his_o hold_n and_o munimente_n in_o his_o realm_n to_o be_v invade_v with_o siege_n than_o he_o must_v needs_o help_v and_o repulse_v his_o enemy_n for_o it_o be_v to_o much_o unfaithfulnes_n to_o forsake_v so_o disloyal_o his_o cyteis_fw-la &_o fortre_n in_o such_o extreme_a peryll_n or_o else_o the_o magistrate_n by_o reason_n of_o his_o offyce_v be_v constrain_v to_o attempt_v war_n against_o incurable_a person_n who_o the_o sentence_n of_o the_o lord_n do_v condemn_v &_o byd_v to_o beat_v down_o utter_o without_o all_o pyte_n so_o as_o moses_n do_v war_n against_o the_o madianites_fw-la saul_n against_o amalechetes_n of_o this_o manner_n be_v all_o such_o kynde_n of_o war_n wherewith_o man_n be_v oppress_v xv_o num_fw-la twenty-five_o and_o xxxi_o i_o 〈◊〉_d xv_o which_o by_o the_o uncureable_a malice_n of_o they_o wylnede_v perish_v and_o make_v other_o perish_v with_o they_o also_o which_o reject_v all_o justice_n and_o equite_v all_o set_v on_o myscheif_n &_o so_o stubborn_o continu_a rebellion_n judic_n xx_o and_o xxi_o mark_v well_o rebellion_n such_o be_v the_o beniamite_n when_o they_o be_v destroy_v with_o sword_n and_o fire_n such_o be_v now_o a_o day_n these_o obstinate_a and_o seditious_a traitor_n trobleler_n of_o public_a society_n as_o be_v once_o absalon_n and_o seba_n the_o son_n of_o bochrus_n which_o be_v mention_v in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o xviii_o samu_n two_o ●_o reg._n xiii_o xiiii_o xv_o xuj_o xvii_o xviii_o samuel_n religion_n war_n for_o religion_n herto_o atpartayne_a also_o such_o war_n acheve_v against_o idolater_n and_o oppressor_n of_o catholic_a faith_n for_o true_a religion_n sake_n they_o be_v in_o a_o wrong_a dream_n which_o think_v no_o war_n ought_v to_o be_v attempt_v for_o religion_n the_o lord_n restrain_v peter_n strike_n with_o the_o sword_n ●_o mat_n xxvi_o ●_o luce_n xxii_o do_v joh_n xviii_o ●_o truth_n i_o grant_v he_o restrain_v he_o as_o a_o apostle_n he_o forbid_v not_o the_o magistrate_n the_o oversight_n of_o religion_n but_o that_o he_o may_v defend_v the_o verity_n of_o our_o faith_n if_o the_o magistrate_n may_v lawfullye_o defend_v vile_a thing_n as_o liberty_n good_n bodily_a honesty_n and_o life_n etc._n etc._n how_o much_o more_o may_v he_o defend_v great_a thing_n yea_o which_o be_v the_o great_a thing_n of_o all_o for_o what_o can_v be_v great_a than_o true_a religion_n b_o deut_n xiii_o and_o xvii_o b_o upon_o this_o we_o have_v a_o express_a commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o deutronomium_fw-la well_o mark_v well_o for_o the_o lord_n command_v the_o cite_v under_o what_o magistrate_n so_o ever_o he_o be_v which_o defyle_v from_o god_n &_o his_o worship_n to_o be_v let_v upon_o with_o war_n and_o utter_o to_o be_v subvert_v if_o it_o be_v stubb●rne_v now_o if_o the_o magistrate_n so_o be_v command_v to_o war_n against_o they_o that_o do_v disceiver_n from_o he_o very_o than_o it_o be_v not_o unlawful_a to_o rescue_v the_o church_n by_o war_n in_o case_n any_o barbarus_fw-la prince_n come_v upon_o it_o with_o open_a war_n to_o sedewce_n it_o from_o true_a religion_n to_o erroure_n josue_n go_v about_o to_o expugne_v the_o rubenites_n only_o for_o a_o altar_n erect_v against_o the_o word_n of_o god_n a_o josue_n xxii_o a_o v._o i._o macha_n v._o judas_n machabeus_n do_v fyghte_n for_o the_o people_n of_o god_n against_o the_o gentile_n and_o king_n antiochus_n his_o soldier_n who_o purpose_n iii._n i._o mac_n iii._n be_v to_o vanquyshe_v the_o jew_n religion_n which_o than_o 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