Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	church_n	civil_a	ecclesiastical_a	2,893	5	8.1068	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85399	Innocencies triumph. Or An answer to the back-part of a discourse lately published by William Prynne, Esquire, intituled, A full reply, &c. The said back-part beginning at the foot of pag. 17. with this superscription; certain briefe animadversions on Mr. John Goodvvins Theomachia, &c. Published by authoritie. By John Goodvvin, pastor of the Church in Colemanstreet.	Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.	1644 (1644)	Wing G1174; Thomason E14_10; ESTC R15803	18,790	28

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amesius_n etc._n etc._n make_v the_o subject_a matter_n of_o political_a administration_n to_o be_v res_fw-la humanae_fw-la humane_a thing_n and_o matter_n but_o of_o ecclesiastical_a divine_a and_o sacred_a etc._n etc._n again_o p._n 166._o of_o this_o same_o discourse_n he_o have_v this_o passage_n or_o 3._o be_v it_o that_o you_o do_v give_v a_o power_n to_o the_o magistrate_n in_o ecclesiastical_a thing_n of_o the_o ultimate_a determination_n of_o matter_n pure_o ecclesiastical_a which_o the_o presbyterian_o principle_n do_v not_o as_o in_o matter_n of_o doctrine_n scandal_n etc._n etc._n yet_o again_o p._n 168._o when_o the_o question_n be_v of_o church_n matter_n and_o matter_n of_o conscience_n and_o of_o the_o inner-man_n and_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n the_o remedy_n and_o mean_n appoint_v for_o these_o be_v spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a viz._n spiritual_a punishment_n christ_n say_v my_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o 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nihil_fw-la officiant_fw-la aut_fw-la sinceritati_fw-la doctrinae_fw-la aut_fw-la libertati_fw-la conscientiae_fw-la cvi_fw-la propriè_fw-la leges_fw-la praescribit_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la deus_fw-la i._o upon_o condition_n that_o they_o neither_o prejudice_n the_o soundness_n of_o doctrine_n nor_o the_o liberty_n of_o man_n conscience_n unto_o which_o god_n himself_o alone_o proper_o be_v the_o lawgiver_n page_n 170._o he_o cite_v this_o testimony_n in_o the_o margin_n out_o of_o zanchy_a and_o that_o with_o full_a approbation_n of_o the_o content_n of_o it_o ecclesiast_fw-la it_o adhaec_fw-la multa_fw-la etiam_fw-la sunt_fw-la scelera_fw-la in_fw-la quae_fw-la ne_fw-la magistratus_fw-la quidem_fw-la christianus_n animadvertere_fw-la solet_fw-la aut_fw-la tenetur_fw-la ex_fw-la legibus_fw-la suis_fw-la veluti_fw-la sunt_fw-la privatae_fw-la in_o imicitiae_fw-la simultates_fw-la participatio_fw-la cunldololatris_fw-la in_o aliquo_fw-la impio_fw-la cultu_fw-la dissimulatio_fw-la 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be_v gratify_v and_o the_o other_o half_o ruin_v and_o oppress_v but_o those_o statute_n and_o decree_n equal_o respect_v the_o common_a and_o public_a good_a of_o they_o all_o and_o contain_v nothing_o oppressive_a to_o the_o judgement_n or_o conscience_n of_o any_o nor_o any_o new_a determination_n of_o any_o thing_n appertain_v to_o the_o worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n under_o mulct_n and_o penalty_n but_o concern_v the_o point_n which_o be_v make_v matter_n of_o such_o high_a accusation_n against_o i_o beside_o the_o judgement_n of_o mr._n edward_n so_o significant_o and_o express_o and_o that_o over_o and_o over_o concur_v therein_o there_o be_v other_o author_n of_o our_o own_o who_o have_v every_o whit_n in_o as_o public_a a_o manner_n as_o i_o hold_v forth_o the_o same_o unto_o the_o world_n and_o that_o without_o the_o least_o check_n or_o controlment_n by_o any_o that_o ever_o i_o or_o i_o think_v any_o man_n else_o hear_v of_o all_o the_o chief_a writer_n of_o our_o age_n say_v mr._n hayward_n 9_o hayward_n haywarad_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o r._n dolman_n dedicate_v to_o king_n james_n cap._n 9_o be_v now_o reduce_v to_o the_o former_a opinion_n affirm_v with_o arnobius_n