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	husband_n	wife_n	1,655	5	6.9646	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06509	The images of a verye Chrysten bysshop, and of a couterfayte bysshop	Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.; Marshall, William, fl. 1535.	1536 (1536)	STC 16983.5; ESTC S120764	81,924	308

thing_n with_o high_a countenance_n &_o solemn_a ceremony_n /_o &_o because_o else_o peradventure_o they_o shall_v find_v none_o the_o will_v gyve_v they_o the_o look_v on_o of_o these_o thyngꝭ_n they_o do_v hire_v they_o with_o xl_o day_n of_o ꝑdon_n no_o little_a reward_n god_n know_v as_o though_o they_o be_v about_o to_o consecrate_v or_o halowe_v church_n or_o altar_n unto_o god_n /_o and_o it_o be_v very_o well_o do_v forsorth_o for_o where_o shall_v god_n else_o find_v a_o dwell_v place_n or_o whether_o can_v he_o else_o flee_v for_o succour_n if_o the_o devyll_n do_v chase_v he_o if_o i_o may_v say_v so_o except_o these_o ꝓfytable_a man_n &_o these_o chaste_a &_o holy_a bysshop_n do_v water_v those_o dumb_a stone_n &_o these_o dumb_a wall_n with_o certain_a holy_a drop_n of_o war_n &_o except_o they_o do_v delyte_n his_o nosethrylle_n with_o sweat_v fume_n &_o plesaunt_n smell_v and_o doubtless_o they_o do_v all_o thyngꝭ_n aswell_o as_o can_v be_v according_a to_o that_o that_o become_v their_o person_n for_o in_o like_a manner_n in_o these_o holy_a day_n which_o may_v well_o be_v call_v festa_fw-la luꝑcalia_fw-la afore_o the_o hungrye_a fast_a day_n we_o do_v make_v these_o man_n king_n cent._n he_o mean_v from_o chrystenmas_n to_o cent._n &_o for_o a_o sport_n and_o play_v clothe_v they_o in_o purple_a &_o gold_n &_o make_v theym_a counterfayte_n bysshop_n /_o which_o in_o very_a deed_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o rascal_n ydyote_n &_o boy_n &_o albeit_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n the_o those_o earnest_a office_n &_o work_n belong_v unto_o very_a dysshop_n such_o as_o the_o apostle_n descrybe_v &_o wyll_v they_o to_o be_v be_v not_o able_a to_o be_v counterfeit_a of_o child_n yet_o not_o withstand_v here_o it_o may_v be_v a_o great_a doubt_n whether_o of_o they_o do_v counterfayte_n the_o other_o the_o bysshoppe_n the_o boy_n or_o the_o boy_n the_o bysshop_n now_o which_o be_v the_o true_a ay_o mage_fw-mi &_o form_n of_o a_o bysshop_n the_o apostle_n paul_n do_v descrybe_n in_o the_o three_o chapytre_n of_o the_o first_o epystle_n to_o tymothe_n if_o any_o man_n desire_v the_o offyce_v of_o a_o bysshoppe_n or_o a_o overseer_n bysshop_n the_o image_n of_o a_o true_a bysshop_n he_o do_v desire_v a_o honest_a work_v /_o a_o bysshop_n therefore_o aught_o to_o be_v unreprovable_a the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n watchful_a or_o dylygent_a sober_a dyscrete_a and_o lowlye_o /_o a_o keeper_n of_o hospytalytie_n /_o apt_a to_o teach_v /_o no_o dronkarde_fw-fr /_o no_o fyght_a /_o not_o dysyrouse_v of_o filthy_a lucre_n /_o but_z equal_a &_o indyferent_a hate_v fighting_a abhor_a covetousness_n and_o a_o man_n which_o rule_v his_o own_o house_n well_o and_o which_o have_v his_o child_n in_o subieccy_n on_o and_o obedience_n with_o all_o reverence_n for_o if_o it_o be_v so_o that_o a_o man_n can_v not_o skylle_v to_o rule_v his_o own_o house_n how_o shall_v the_o man_n order_fw-fr the_o church_n of_o god_n he_o must_v be_v no_o novyce_n new_o enter_v in_o to_o the_o chrysten_v relygyon_n jest_n he_o be_v puff_v up_o with_o pride_n &_o do_v fall_n in_o to_o condempnaryon_n of_o the_o evyll_n speaker_n /_o he_o must_v also_o have_v good_a report_n among_o stranger_n and_o the_o infydeles_a jest_n he_o do_v fall_n in_o to_o rebuke_v and_o in_o to_z the_o snare_n of_o the_o evyll_n speaker_n lonsydre_n now_o whether_o it_o be_v not_o a_o good_a work_n bishop_n the_o offyce_v of_o a_o bishop_n to_o desire_v the_o offyce_v of_o a_o bysshop_n in_o which_o be_v so_o many_o excellent_a and_o goodly_a virtue_n saint_n paul_n will_v not_o a_o bishop_n to_o be_v a_o novyce_n which_o have_v late_o come_v to_o the_o faith_n or_o which_o be_v little_a confirm_v and_o establyssh_v in_o the_o faith_n jest_n the_o bakbyter_n &_o evyll_n tonge_v person_n may_v have_v occasyon_n to_o judge_v &_o say_v /_o se_fw-la what_o manner_n fool_n they_o have_v make_v ruler_n &_o overseer_n of_o so_o great_a thing_n but_o he_o wyll_v he_o to_o be_v a_o 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the_o apostle_n the_o chrysten_v man_n be_v mengle_v among_o hethen_a man_n wherefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o life_n of_o they_o &_o namely_o of_o the_o bysshop_n shall_v be_v unreprovable_a commendable_a &_o on_o every_o side_n pure_a &_o faultless_a so_o like_o wise_n he_o say_v unto_o tymothe_n in_o the_o first_o chapytre_n for_o this_o cause_n i_o leave_v the_o in_o crete_n or_o candy_n that_o thou_o shall_v continue_v and_o hold_v on_o to_o amend_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v wanting_a and_o that_o thou_o shall_v ordain_v preeste_n in_o every_o town_n as_o i_o appoint_v unto_o the._n if_o any_o man_n be_v unculpable_a the_o husband_n of_o one_o wife_n have_v faithful_a child_n and_o not_o skaundr_v of_o riot_n nor_o sturdy_a and_o unruly_a for_o a_o by_n shop_n must_v be_v fautles_o as_o be_v the_o mynystre_n of_o god_n /_o not_o stubborn_a &_o self_n will_v /_o not_o angry_a /_o no_o dronkarde_fw-fr /_o no_o fyght_a not_o give_v to_o filthy_a jucre_n /_o but_z harberfull_a /_o a_o lover_n of_o good_a thing_n sober_a righteous_a holy_a temperate_a tough_a lie_n cleve_v unto_o that_o true_a word_n which_o be_v accord_v to_o doctrine_n that_o he_o may_v be_v able_a also_o to_o exhort_v by_o wholesome_a doctrine_n and_o to_o confute_v and_o dysprone_n theym_a that_o do_v say_v against_o it_o ☜_o ☞_o ❧_o ❧_o lo_o these_o at_o the_o fasyon_n and_o virtue_n belong_a unto_o true_a chrysten_v bysshop_n of_o which_o sort_n there_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v in_o every_o city_n or_o comynaltie_n at_o the_o jest_n one_o or_o two_o after_z as_z necessity_n and_o need_n do_v require_v /_o but_o what_o say_v you_o now_o sing_v that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a new_a fasyon_n yea_o and_o a_o more_o gentle_a and_o noble_a example_n if_o god_n be_v please_v of_o bysshop_n show_v now_o a_o day_n shall_v these_o old_a manner_n and_o quality_n whereof_o the_o apostle_n do_v speak_v and_o which_o be_v wear_v out_o of_o use_v many_o year_n agoo_o shall_v they_o i_o 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