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	magistrate_n	2,297	5	8.3227	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37064	A demonstration of the necessity of settling some Gospel-government amongst the churches of Christ in this nation held forth in an answer to a querie whereby Mr. Saltmarch did once endeavour to hinder the settlement of all church-government in the nation : written in the year 1646, and now published for the present use of these times, wherein it may be seasonable to be taken into consideration for the preventing of further confusion and disorder amongst the professors of the Gospell / by John Dury.	Dury, John, 1596-1680.; Hartlib, Samuel, d. 1662.	1654 (1654)	Wing D2851; ESTC R24917	50,485	74

avoid_v such_o as_o make_v schism_n rom._n 16.17_o or_o bring_v another_o gospel_n 2_o joh._n 9.10_o gal._n 1.8_o 9_o to_o admonish_v and_o warn_v such_o as_o be_v under_o sin_n and_o give_v offence_n levit._n 19.17_o mat._n 18.15_o and_o 1_o thes._n 5.14_o and_o ephe._n 3.14_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o three_o we_o be_v command_v to_o submit_v to_o the_o ruler_n that_o be_v over_o we_o in_o the_o lord_n and_o watch_v for_o our_o soul_n heb._n 13.17_o to_o harken_v unto_o their_o preach_n and_o admonition_n with_o respect_n unto_o they_o for_o their_o work_n sake_n 1_o thes._n 5.12_o 13._o and_o 2_o tim._n 4.2_o to_o join_v in_o prayer_n with_o they_o in_o public_a 1_o tim._n 2.1_o 2._o act._n 6.4_o to_o partake_v of_o the_o sacrament_n mat._n 28.19_o and_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 24_o 25_o 26._o these_o be_v the_o fundamental_n of_o our_o public_a profession_n in_o the_o common_a practice_n of_o all_o man_n some_o thing_n there_o be_v which_o belong_v to_o the_o practice_n of_o minister_n in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n whereby_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o manifest_v the_o truth_n of_o christianity_n in_o their_o special_a calling_n which_o be_v chief_o these_o 1_o they_o must_v be_v call_v as_o aaron_n be_v and_o not_o take_v the_o honour_n of_o the_o ministry_n to_o themselves_o heb._n 5.4_o 2._o be_v call_v they_o must_v keep_v the_o charge_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n zach._n 3.7_o and_o 1_o tim._n 3.15_o by_o preach_v pray_v and_o oversee_v the_o flock_n and_o judge_v the_o same_o and_o do_v all_o thing_n that_o christ_n have_v command_v they_o orderly_o and_o to_o edification_n without_o prefer_v one_o thing_n before_o another_o 2_o tim._n 4.2_o act._n 6.4_o and_o 1_o pet._n 5.1_o 2._o and_o 1_o cor._n 5.12.13_o mat._n 28.18_o 19_o and_o 1_o cor._n 14.26_o 30._o mat._n 28.19_o 20._o and_o 1_o tim._n 5.21_o according_a to_o these_o principle_n and_o maxim_n the_o public_a profession_n of_o religion_n must_v be_v maintain_v in_o the_o world_n as_o for_o the_o 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