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	scripture_n	see_v	1,531	5	3.7494	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B12330	Ane answer to the tractiue, set furth in the yeir of God. 1558. be maister Quintine Kennedy Commendatar, Abbote of Crosraguell, for the establisching of ane Christiane mannis conscience (as he alledgis) the forth and strenth of his Papistrie, and all vthers of his sect, as appearis weil be his epistle direct to the Protestantes, and prentit in the last part of this buik: maid be maister Iohne Dauidsone, Maister of the Paedagog of Glasgw.	Davidson, John, ca. 1520-1572.; Kennedy, Quintin, 1520-1564. Compendius tractive conforme to the scripture.	1563 (1563)	STC 6320; ESTC S114550	55,495	71

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m._n q._n conclude_v as_o he_o alledgis_fw-la he_o dois_fw-fr that_o the_o general_n counsel_n quhow_v dewlie_o that_o evir_n they_o be_v convenit_fw-la have_v be_v any_o way_n full_a power_n and_o authority_n of_o god_n to_o decern_v the_o rycht_a understanding_n of_o god_n word_n from_o the_o wrong_fw-mi as_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o old_a law_n have_v for_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o old_a law_n have_v na_z siclyke_a power_n that_o can_v be_v schawin_n be_v god_n word_n heir_n followis_n m._n q._n confirmatione_fw-la of_o his_o conclusione_n groundit_fw-la as_o he_o alledgis_fw-la on_o the_o fyftene_n chapter_n of_o the_o act_n as_o efter_o followis_n etc._n etc._n for_o fardar_fw-la confirmatione_fw-la of_o our_o purpose_n thou_o shall_v mark_v it_o that_o be_v wryttin_n in_o the_o 15._o of_o the_o acre_n of_o the_o apostle_n as_o after_o followis_n and_o certane_v man_n quhilk_n come_v from_o jowrie_n and_o teachit_n the_o brother_n except_o ȝe_o be_v circumcisit_v efter_o the_o manner_n of_o moses_n ȝe_o can_v notch_v be_v savit_fw-la notched_a one_fw-mi little_a seditione_n be_v movit_fw-la to_o paul_n &_o barnabas_n aganis_fw-la thaim_n than_o they_o decern_v that_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n and_o certane_v uther_n of_o thaim_n sulde_v pass_v to_o jerusalem_n unto_o the_o apostle_n and_o eldar_n about_o this_o questione_n quhen_n they_o war_n cumin_fw-la to_o jerusalem_n they_o war_n receavit_fw-la with_o the_o congregatione_n and_o apostle_n and_o eldar_n than_o raise_v certane_v of_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o phareseis_n quhilkꝭ_n do_v believe_v say_v that_o it_o be_v neidfull_a to_o circumcide_v thaim_n and_o to_o command_v thaim_v to_o keip_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o apostle_n and_o eldar_n come_v together_o to_o reason_n upon_o this_o matter_n quhen_n there_o be_v mekle_a disputatione_n peter_n raise_v up_o &_o say_v unto_o thaim_n ȝe_a man_n &_o brethren_n ȝe_v know_fw-mi quhow_v long_o quhyle_n sign_n god_n chesit_fw-la amang_v we_o that_o the_o gentile_n be_v my_o mouth_n sell_v hear_v the_o word_n of_o the_o euangel_n and_o believe_v and_o efter_o follow_v the_o same_o text_n and_o quhen_o they_o hold_v there_o peace_n james_n answerit_v say_v ȝe_v man_n and_o brethren_n harkin_n on_o to_o i_o simon_n tauld_v ȝow_o quhow_v god_n at_o the_o beginning_n viseit_v the_o gentile_n to_o receive_v thaim_n one_fw-mi peple_n in_o his_o name_n to_o this_o aggreis_n the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n as_o be_v wryttin_n efter_o this_o will_v i_o return_v again_o and_o big_a the_o tabernacle_n of_o david_n quhilk_fw-mi be_v fallin_a down_o and_o efter_o that_o james_n have_v cytit_a &_o conferrit_v the_o scripture_n it_o followis_n in_o the_o text._n quharefore_fw-mi ay_o judge_n that_o we_o trouble_v notch_v thaim_n quha_fw-mi fra_z amang_v the_o gentile_n be_v turnit_fw-la to_o god_n bot_n that_o we_o write_v to_o thaim_v that_o they_o abstene_n from_o fylthines_n of_o idol_n from_o fornication_n from_o it_o that_o be_v wyrreit_n and_o blood_n benevolent_a reader_n give_v thou_o diligent_o will_v mark_v &_o considder_fw-mi the_o wordis_fw-la above_o rehearsit_fw-la thou_o shall_v find_v &_o perceive_v diverse_a godly_a and_o proper_a lesson_n agreeable_a for_o the_o establese_n of_o our_o purpose_n first_o thou_o shall_v mark_v and_o considder_fw-mi that_o albeit_o paul_n and_o barnabas_n as_o the_o scripture_n teachi_v we_o war_n twa_fw-mi apostle_n appoyntit_fw-fr be_v god_a to_o be_v prechour_n to_o the_o gentile_n and_o that_o they_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o preach_v she_o treuth_n and_o verity_n as_o paul_n himself_o testifei_v in_o money_n place_n ȝit_v wall_v they_o notch_v be_v sa_o bald_a as_o private_o to_o decern_v upone_o the_o questione_fw-la movit_fw-la in_o the_o congregatione_n unto_o the_o time_n they_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n quhare_fw-la peter_n the_o chief_n apostle_n be_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o senior_n be_v this_o example_n of_o scripture_n we_o be_v sufficient_o instructit_fw-la na_fw-mi private_a number_n quhow_o godly_a or_o weill_n learnit_fw-la that_o ever_o they_o be_v to_o be_v