Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	child_n	father_n	lord_n	1,414	5	3.7128	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25655	Anti-Cotton answered who comes with five hundred questions against two and twenty of the Examiner examind and yet leaves it out of the question that the magistrate ought to suppresse idolatry &c.		1653 (1653)	Wing A3488; ESTC R26486	23,629	39

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it_o be_v not_o assert_v that_o king_n and_o qneene_n shall_v be_v such_o spiritual_a father_n as_o paul_n be_v for_o than_o they_o shall_v give_v food_n to_o their_o child_n but_o the_o word_n in_o the_o question_n be_v that_o they_o shall_v cause_v this_o food_n to_o be_v give_v this_o word_n cause_n careful_o insert_v in_o the_o question_n careless_o omit_v by_o this_o answerer_n perhaps_o careful_o and_o of_o set_a purpose_n take_v off_o this_o needless_a question_n 2._o i_o ask_v whether_o magistrate_n countenance_v and_o maintain_v such_o as_o paul_n for_o to_o nurture_n up_o their_o people_n in_o the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n may_v not_o be_v call_v nurse_v father_n this_o answerer_n in_o his_o next_o word_n allow_v they_o to_o be_v shepherd_n of_o the_o people_n as_o poet_n say_v he_o use_v to_o call_v they_o he_o may_v have_v say_v as_o scripture_n call_v they_o 34.23_o ezek._n 34.23_o now_o a_o shepherd_n ought_v to_o provide_v for_o his_o sheep_n and_o to_o drive_v away_o 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he_o be_v far_o from_o be_v a_o nurse_n father_n for_o he_o hug_v in_o his_o bosom_n that_o sting_a serpent_n idolatry_n 4._o king_n charles_n be_v cut_v off_o for_o miscarriage_n in_o civil_a affair_n for_o not_o manage_v his_o power_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o subject_n yet_o this_o example_n shall_v not_o deter_v man_n from_o take_v the_o magistracy_n upon_o they_o but_o shall_v rather_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o remove_v the_o idol_n of_o their_o father_n and_o to_o give_v heed_n that_o they_o rule_v with_o diligence_n and_o justice_n question_n 2.3_o whether_o the_o doctrine_n of_o grace_n that_o bring_v salvation_n do_v not_o teach_v man_n to_o live_v godly_a righteous_o and_o sober_o and_o more_o particular_o to_o obey_v magistrate_n and_o to_o live_v in_o love_n and_o peace_n among_o themselves_o and_o whether_o such_o a_o doctrine_n do_v not_o advance_v the_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n of_o a_o nation_n and_o consequent_o whether_o a_o magistrate_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o 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they_o a_o christian_a magistrate_n will_v do_v well_o in_o countenance_v and_o encourage_v those_o that_o teach_v the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o punish_v those_o that_o will_v not_o obey_v it_o ad._n 1._o all_o the_o liberty_n that_o be_v grant_v they_o be_v that_o they_o may_v choose_v whether_o they_o will_v go_v to_o jerusalem_n or_o no_o but_o those_o that_o go_v to_o jerusalem_n be_v not_o leave_v free_a to_o what_o worship_n they_o please_v for_o vers_fw-la 26._o whosoever_o will_v not_o do_v the_o law_n let_v judgement_n be_v execute_v upon_o he_o etc._n etc._n so_o no_o christian_n be_v desire_v to_o come_v out_o of_o babylon_n but_o those_o that_o be_v willing_a yet_o if_o they_o come_v out_o of_o babylon_n and_o dwell_v under_o the_o christian_a magistracy_n and_o will_v not_o do_v the_o law_n of_o the_o lord_n let_v judgement_n be_v execute_v upon_o they_o ad._n 1._o whether_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v write_v aforetime_o be_v not_o write_v for_o our_o 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god_n his_o due_a what_o difference_n can_v there_o be_v between_o god_n due_a and_o caesar_n due_a but_o only_o that_o of_o matter_n of_o conscience_n spiritual_a and_o religious_a which_o caesar_n have_v no_o power_n over_o 3._o the_o apostle_n not_o only_o refuse_v to_o obey_v ungodly_a command_n but_o even_o to_o own_o the_o court_n of_o the_o high_a in_o matter_n of_o religion_n act._n 4.5_o 4._o if_o christ_n follower_n shall_v own_v any_o trybunall_n question_v they_o by_o authority_n but_o christ_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n it_o will_v be_v blasphemy_n reply_n ad._n 1._o 1._o it_o be_v true_a the_o prophet_n prophesy_v of_o christ_n come_v until_o john_n mat._n 11.13_o but_o the_o substance_n of_o their_o doctrine_n be_v not_o antiquate_v by_o christ_n come_n mat._n 5.17_o 2._o i_o ask_v why_o the_o prophet_n testimony_n may_v not_o be_v couple_v with_o christ_n see_v that_o the_o same_o spirit_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n be_v in_o the_o prophet_n 1._o pet._n 1.11_o ad._n 2._o i_o can_v conceive_v what_o objection_n against_o the_o magistrate_n power_n can_v be_v gather_v out_o of_o mat._n 22.21_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o place_n be_v no_o more_o than_o that_o the_o maintain_n of_o god_n service_n must_v not_o excuse_v they_o from_o maintain_v the_o civil_a power_n for_o they_o be_v caesar_n subject_n and_o therefore_o must_v pay_v tribute_n to_o caesar_n and_o though_o in_o give_v caesar_n his_o due_a in_o some_o sense_n they_o give_v god_n his_o due_n because_o magistracy_n be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n yet_o this_o be_v not_o god_n whole_a due_n for_o the_o ministry_n be_v likewise_o a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n and_o i_o think_v the_o payment_n towards_o the_o maintain_n of_o god_n service_n be_v easy_o to_o be_v discern_v from_o caesar_n tribute_n and_o may_v be_v call_v god_n due_a in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n but_o none_o so_o blind_a as_o those_o that_o will_v not_o see_v ad._n 3.1_o i_o ask_v whether_o the_o apostle_n be_v not_o often_o accuse_v of_o heresy_n before_o the_o magistrate_n do_v they_o ever_o plead_v the_o magistrate_n have_v no_o power_n to_o judge_v of_o such_o case_n nay_o be_v not_o gallio_n brand_v for_o his_o indifferency_n and_o carelessness_n in_o such_o case_n 2._o i'e_n false_a that_o the_o apostle_n act._n 4.5_o refuse_v to_o own_o the_o court_n for_o they_o plead_v non-guilty_a and_o make_v a_o defence_n for_o themselves_o which_o be_v a_o full_a own_n of_o a_o court._n ad._n 4._o whether_o the_o apostle_n by_o answer_v to_o court_n that_o question_v they_o concern_v their_o religion_n be_v guilty_a of_o blasphemy_n whether_o paul_n count_v himself_o happy_a in_o that_o he_o shall_v answer_v before_o agrippa_n count_v it_o a_o happy_a thing_n to_o speak_v blasphemy_n question_n 9.10.11.12_o if_o a_o believe_a magistrate_n as_o a_o nurse_n father_n recommend_v to_o his_o child_n the_o wholesome_a food_n of_o the_o word_n that_o be_v able_a to_o save_v their_o soul_n and_o encourage_v those_o that_o disperse_v and_o dispense_v it_o and_o withal_o forbid_v other_o to_o give_v abroad_o the_o poison_n contrary_a to_o it_o whether_o the_o examiner_n have_v just_a cause_n to_o say_v that_o this_o be_v a_o ground_n for_o another_o magistrate_n to_o command_v the_o give_v abroad_o of_o poison_n and_o to_o forbid_v the_o deliver_n of_o the_o wholesome_a food_n that_o may_v save_v his_o people_n soul_n authority_n be_v give_v by_o god_n to_o asa_n to_o advance_v true_a religion_n and_o suppress_v idolatry_n which_o he_o do_v to_o depose_v of_o his_o mother_n whether_o this_o be_v a_o ground_n for_o manasseh_n one_o of_o his_o successor_n to_o set_v up_o idolatry_n and_o a_o principle_n of_o persecution_n whereupon_o he_o may_v kill_v those_o that_o will_v not_o worship_v his_o idol_n when_o god_n make_v a_o law_n that_o blaspemy_n prove_v