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	england_n	great_a	1,929	5	3.0386	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88695	The persecuted minister, in defence of the ministerie, the great ordinance of Jesus Christ. Setting forth the severall names of Apostles, prophets, &c. [brace] 1. That there is a ministerial office. 2. That the sacrament of baptisme by a lay-person is invalid. 3. That necessity is no plea. 4. That the long omission of the Lords Supper is unwarrantable. With many other things, plainly and methodically handled / by William Langley late of S. Maryes in the city of Lichfield, minister ...	Langley, William, b. 1609 or 10.	1656 (1656)	Wing L408; Thomason E860_4; ESTC R202682	143,990	208

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extraordinary_a call_n to_o the_o ministry_n then_o declare_v the_o baptism_n of_o one_o out_o of_o office_n lawful_a zanchy_a upon_o a_o question_n start_v by_o st._n augustine_n 42._o cont._n ep._n parm._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 13._o col_fw-fr 42._o utrum_fw-la qui_fw-la nunquam_fw-la fuit_fw-la baptizatus_fw-la baptizare_fw-la alium_fw-la possit_fw-la which_o he_o dare_v not_o resolve_v without_o a_o council_n notwithstanding_o thomas_n aquinas_n dare_v do_v it_o and_o resolve_v it_o in_o the_o affirmative_a sed_fw-la ego_fw-la say_v zanchy_a proponam_fw-la quaestionem_fw-la 5.21_o in_o ephes_n 5._o in_o quaest_n de_fw-fr cause_n ●ff_n bapt._n quaest_n 5.21_o ad_fw-la quam_fw-la facilius_fw-la responderi_fw-la posse_fw-la arbitror_fw-la esto_fw-la turcus_n aliquis_fw-la in_fw-la region_fw-la unde_fw-la facilè_fw-la ad_fw-la christianas_n ecclesias_fw-la veniri_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la is_n ex_fw-la lectione_n novi_fw-la testamenti_fw-la donetur_fw-la cognition_n christi_fw-la &_o 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private_a be_v sufficient_a and_o when_o not_o so_o much_o as_o private_a may_v not_o be_v well_o obtain_v votall_a be_v enough_o as_o some_o of_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n acknowledge_v satis_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la adsit_fw-la mentaliter_fw-la 4._o rhem._n &_o caje●_n in_o joh_n 3_o idem_fw-la cajet_fw-fr in_o 3_o tho._n quaest_n 68_o art_n 1._o l●mb_n send_v lib_n 4._o d●st_n 4._o ubi_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la haberi_fw-la sacramentaliter_fw-la where_o this_o sacrament_n can_v be_v have_v the_o desire_n be_v sufficient_a if_o in_o extreme_a necessity_n thou_o can_v not_o enjoy_v this_o holy_a water_n assure_v thyself_o god_n accept_v a_o desire_n for_o a_o deed_n to_o this_o purpose_n speak_v bucanus_n care_n shall_v be_v take_v that_o the_o infant_n be_v baptize_v by_o a_o lawful_a and_o fit_a minister_n 2._o j●nseu_n contex_fw-la 20._o thom._n part_n 3._o quaest_n 68_o art_n 2._o but_o if_o that_o may_v not_o be_v obtain_v it_o be_v to_o be_v commend_v to_o god_n that_o he_o may_v baptize_v it_o with_o the_o baptism_n of_o his_o spirit_n constantine_n the_o great_a be_v the_o first_o christian_a emperor_n yet_o be_v he_o not_o baptize_v till_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n and_o valentinianus_n a_o christian_a emperor_n die_v without_o baptism_n valent._n bus._n 47._o come_v pla_fw-la of_o bapt._n tripe_n 1._o h●st_n lib_n 3._o cap._n 12._o orat._n de_fw-fr ob●●u_fw-fr valent._n yet_o do_v ambrose_n give_v he_o his_o due_a commendation_n and_o doubt_v not_o of_o his_o salvation_n for_o as_o he_o be_v come_v to_o ambrose_n he_o die_v in_o the_o way_n who_o be_v say_v he_o baptize_v in_o will_n and_o desire_n though_o he_o have_v never_o the_o outward_a mean_n the_o orthodox_n i_o say_v will_v not_o allow_v in_o case_n of_o necessity_n baptism_n by_o private_a person_n but_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o unlawful_a and_o a_o violation_n of_o the_o order_n and_o rule_v prescribe_v by_o christ_n 20._o in_o eph._n 5._o de_fw-fr cau_fw-fr effie_a 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prophanationem_fw-la and_o further_o add_v sed_fw-la quid_fw-la si_fw-la urgeat_fw-la necessitas_fw-la jam_fw-la antea_fw-la respondi_fw-la salutis_fw-la nestrae_fw-la initium_fw-la duci_fw-la à_fw-la tabulis_fw-la ipsius_fw-la foederis_fw-la non_fw-la à_fw-la sigillo_fw-la iis_fw-la appenso_fw-la quod_fw-la tamen_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la aspernetur_fw-la illarum_fw-la beneficio_fw-la meritò_fw-la privetur_fw-la non_fw-la videri_fw-la verò_fw-la contempsisse_fw-la qui_fw-la illud_fw-la obtinere_fw-la servato_fw-la legitimo_fw-la ordine_fw-la non_fw-la potuerit_fw-la this_o be_v the_o doctrine_n of_o helvetia_n we_o teach_v that_o baptism_n shall_v not_o be_v minister_v in_o the_o church_n by_o woman_n or_o midwife_n for_o paul_n seclude_v woman_n from_o ecclesistical_a calling_n but_o baptism_n belong_v to_o ecclesiastical_a office_n and_o see_v say_v bucanus_n baptism_n 47_o com._n place_n of_o baptism_n the_o office_n of_o preach_v be_v not_o permit_v to_o woman_n nor_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n why_o shall_v they_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o baptize_v and_o for_o that_o example_n of_o zephora_n who_o circumcise_a her_o son_n it_o be_v either_o to_o be_v hold_v as_o a_o rash_a unlawful_a act_n of_o a_o foolish_a and_o angry_a woman_n or_o as_o a_o singular_a action_n not_o to_o be_v follow_v 3._o atter_n 2_o

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