Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n
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A65328
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The way of peace, or, A discourse of the dangerous principles and practices of some pretended Protestants ... being certain brief ... writings of several learned Protestant authors : with divers additions perswasive to peace / by the author, a Protestant of the Church of England.
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Protestant of the Church of England.
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1680
(1680)
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Wing W1162; ESTC R9234
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religion_n a_o ground_n or_o excuse_v of_o move_v and_o disquiet_v of_o state_n and_o shake_v if_o not_o dissolve_v of_o kingdom_n all_o that_o will_v be_v useful_a to_o learn_v from_o thence_o say_v that_o worthy_a author_n be_v the_o vnchristianness_n of_o those_o action_n in_o subject_n which_o be_v build_v on_o such_o antichristian_a principle_n as_o these_o such_o be_v rebellion_n treason_n sedition_n attempt_v the_o commotion_n of_o state_n on_o colour_n of_o religion_n i_o shall_v put_v you_o in_o ☞_o mind_n of_o this_o great_a truth_n that_o christ_n and_o his_o disciple_n be_v of_o all_o the_o doctor_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n the_o most_o careful_a to_o preserve_v the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o allegiance_n even_o when_o emperor_n be_v the_o great_a opposer_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o if_o we_o mean_v to_o be_v account_v follower_n of_o they_o we_o must_v go_v and_o do_v likewise_o in_o the_o primitive_a time_n as_o lactantius_n speak_v believe_v be_v not_o a_o excuse_n for_o disobedience_n or_o a_o commutation_n for_o a_o holy_a life_n but_o a_o foundation_n of_o obedience_n to_o all_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o man_n then_o all_o the_o professor_n of_o christianity_n have_v one_o heart_n and_o one_o lip_n defendenda_fw-la religio_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la occidendo_fw-la sed_fw-la moriendo_fw-la non_fw-la saevitia_fw-la sed_fw-la patientia_fw-la non_fw-la scelere_fw-la sed_fw-la fide_fw-la illa_fw-la enim_fw-la bonorum_fw-la sunt_fw-la haec_fw-la malorum_fw-la lactantius_n his_o admonition_n and_o further_a as_o a_o late_a author_n speak_v it_o be_v by_o god_n special_a appointment_n and_o designation_n that_o king_n be_v his_o vicegerent_n in_o the_o world_n it_o be_v by_o his_o peculiar_a care_n and_o protection_n that_o their_o authority_n be_v preserve_v and_o that_o their_o person_n be_v at_o any_o time_n fence_v from_o the_o malicious_a design_n or_o the_o outrageous_a violence_n of_o wicked_a and_o 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church_n of_o england_n with_o so_o many_o argument_n to_o their_o hand_n to_o manage_v their_o bad_a cause_n with_o this_o way_n of_o proceed_v make_v man_n wonder_v at_o they_o and_o ask_v the_o question_n and_o say_v what_o other_o reason_n can_v be_v imagine_v why_o these_o man_n of_o such_o intolerable_a and_o insolent_a spirit_n and_o principle_n be_v now_o so_o earnest_a in_o prosecution_n of_o the_o romanist_n from_o the_o worst_a of_o who_o viz._n the_o jesuit_n they_o take_v their_o principle_n and_o practice_n but_o only_o this_o that_o certain_o they_o be_v emulous_a of_o of_o have_v the_o papist_n to_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o do_v that_o which_o as_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n a_o noble_a and_o worthy_a achievement_n they_o be_v resolve_v to_o do_v themselves_o that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o ruinate_v and_o destroy_v the_o once_o famous_a and_o flourish_a protestant_a church_n of_o england_n the_o bulwark_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n be_v resolve_v she_o shall_v fall_v by_o no_o other_o hand_n but_o they_o which_o in_o the_o end_n will_v assure_o prove_v no_o other_o than_o the_o resolution_n of_o samson_n to_o pull_v that_o excellent_a fabric_n down_o to_o the_o ground_n although_o they_o themselves_o perish_v also_o in_o the_o ruin_n thereof_o as_o for_o all_o such_o howsoever_o who_o have_v be_v in_o integrity_n of_o their_o heart_n former_o engage_v against_o their_o lawful_a prince_n and_o sovereign_a and_o the_o church_n of_o england_n upon_o religious_a pretence_n that_o have_v since_o manifest_v their_o abhorrence_n of_o so_o great_a a_o crime_n et_fw-la nullus_fw-la pudor_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la meliora_fw-la transire_fw-la so_o they_o deserve_v to_o be_v respect_v by_o all_o good_a protestant_n but_o as_o for_o such_o pretend_a protestant_n for_o i_o can_v call_v all_o dissenter_n from_o rome_n protestant_n for_o then_o john_n of_o leyden_n and_o his_o religious_o mad_a crew_n be_v such_o which_o i_o can_v agree_v to_o i_o say_v 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