Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	council_n	king_n	parliament_n	2,699	5	7.2438	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35696	Jus Cæsaris et ecclesiæ vere dictæ or, A treatise wherein independency, presbytery, the power of kings, and of the church, or of the brethren in ecclesiastical concerns, government and discipline of the church : and wherein also the use of liturgies, tolleration, connivence, conventicles or private assemblies, excomminication, election of popes, bishops, priests what and whom are meant by the term church, 18 Matthew are discoursed : and how I Cor. 14. 32. generally misunderstand is rightly expounded : wherein also the popes power over princes, and the liberty of the press, are discoursed / by William Denton ...	Denton, William, 1605-1691.	1681 (1681)	Wing D1066; ESTC R9164	326,898	268

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be_v also_o observable_a that_o beside_o the_o popish_a scandal_n which_o be_v antecedent_n to_o our_o liturgy_n which_o alone_o be_v cause_n sufficient_a to_o introduce_v a_o countermine_a a_o liturgy_n there_o be_v scandal_n of_o another_o nature_n antecedent_n also_o and_o prevalent_a enough_o to_o introduce_v the_o same_o and_o that_o to_o be_v confirm_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o that_o under_o penalty_n not_o small_a for_o though_o before_o the_o liturgy_n be_v make_v review_v and_o confirm_v by_o edw._n 6._o he_o have_v set_v forth_o one_o uniform_a order_n of_o administer_a the_o holy_a communion_n in_o both_o kind_n yet_o all_o people_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n leave_v to_o themselves_o to_o give_v and_o receive_v the_o holy_a eucharist_n be_v only_o under_o general_a direction_n and_o that_o as_o yet_o but_o by_o proclamation_n only_o that_o what_o about_o the_o place_n of_o the_o altar_n or_o table_n and_o what_o about_o the_o manner_n of_o give_v and_o receive_v of_o it_o it_o cause_v great_a schism_n and_o faction_n and_o give_v great_a occasion_n to_o the_o grand_a adversary_n the_o papist_n to_o reproach_v we_o that_o we_o can_v not_o so_o much_o as_o agree_v where_o or_o how_o to_o set_v the_o table_n nor_o how_o to_o give_v or_o receive_v the_o eucharist_n when_o set_v some_o take_n and_o place_v it_o one_o way_n and_o some_o another_o 81._o miles_n hubard_n display_v of_o protestant_n f._n 81._o which_o give_v occasion_n unto_o some_o profane_o enough_o to_o call_v it_o our_o oyster-board_n which_o white_a of_o lincoln_n charge_v on_o bishop_n ridley_n the_o like_a do_v weston_n prolucutor_n of_o the_o convocation_n 1_o mary_n reproach_n lattimer_n withal_o tell_v he_o that_o protestant_n be_v like_o ape_n not_o know_v which_o way_n to_o turn_v their_o tail_n and_o it_o be_v record_v in_o the_o register_n book_n of_o petworth_n that_o many_o at_o this_o time_n affirm_v the_o most_o bless_a sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n to_o be_v of_o little_a regard_n