Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	doctrine_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	14	3	8.6422	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79995	The civil magistrates povver in matters of religion modestly debated, impartially stated according to the bounds and grounds of scripture, and answer returned to those objections against the same which seem to have any weight in them. Together with A brief answer to a certain slanderous pamphlet called Ill news from New-England; or, a narrative of New-Englands persecution. By John Clark of Road-Island, physician. By Thomas Cobbet teacher of the church at Lynne in New-England. This treatise concerning the christian magistrates power, and the exerting thereof, in, and about matters of religion, written with much zeal and judgement by Mr. Cobbet of New-England, I doe allow to be printed; as being very profitable for these times. Feb. 7th. 1652. Obadiah Sedgwick.	Cobbet, Thomas, 1608-1685.	1653 (1653)	Wing C4776; Wing B4541; Thomason E687_2; Thomason E687_3; ESTC R206875	97,858	126

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the_o lord_n and_o his_o people_n 1_o chr._n 22._o 14._o now_o say_v he_o set_v your_o heart_n and_o soul_n to_o seek_v the_o lord_n your_o god_n and_o arise_v and_o build_v his_o sanctuary_n etc._n etc._n and_o chap._n 27._o he_o gather_v the_o chief_a civil_a and_o military_a commander_n before_o he_o and_o ver_fw-la 8._o he_o charge_v they_o all_o in_o their_o several_a place_n calling_n and_o condition_n to_o keep_v and_o seek_v for_o all_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o he_o join_v with_o he_o in_o special_a the_o chief_a commander_n of_o the_o army_n in_o a_o civil_a way_n to_o help_v on_o the_o work_n of_o religion_n and_o of_o the_o church_n mention_v 1_o chr._n 25._o 1_o etc._n etc._n let_v not_o therefore_o the_o least_o thought_n arise_v in_o your_o noble_a breast_n right_a honourable_a sir_n that_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o you_o to_o meddle_v in_o such_o matter_n or_o to_o maintain_v thing_n of_o that_o nature_n but_o let_v holiness_n and_o the_o defence_n and_o maintenance_n thereof_o be_v write_v upon_o your_o horse_n bridle_n as_o it_o will_v be_v upon_o they_o who_o conversion_n we_o be_v even_o wait_v for_o zach._n 14._o 20._o who_o will_v be_v present_o up_o in_o arm_n for_o christ_n and_o his_o cause_n against_o which_o they_o be_v so_o long_o harden_v that_o return_v shulamites_n portraiture_n be_v represent_v by_o the_o company_n of_o two_o army_n cant._n 6._o last_o of_o who_o more_o also_o be_v speak_v zac_n 12._o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o jesus_n christ_n himself_o be_v represent_v as_o the_o general_n of_o the_o field_n and_o own_v the_o godly_a soldiery_n as_o his_o army_n who_o in_o a_o cause_n of_o religion_n shall_v by_o the_o dint_n of_o the_o sword_n be_v instrument_n to_o bring_v antichrist_n and_o his_o abettor_n to_o their_o deserve_a ruin_n rev._n 17._o &_o chap._n 19_o yea_o but_o can_v not_o jesus_n christ_n destroy_v they_o by_o his_o own_o immediate_a hand_n and_o be_v not_o his_o truth_n and_o word_n of_o force_n to_o overthrow_v all_o that_o be_v contrary_a to_o it_o yea_o very_o yet_o be_v it_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o jesus_n christ_n by_o humane_a external_a forcible_a mean_n to_o restrain_v and_o punish_v such_o offender_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n wherefore_o neither_o the_o state_n nor_o soldiery_n of_o england_n have_v any_o cause_n to_o repent_v of_o their_o covenant_n engagement_n in_o their_o several_a respective_a way_n to_o endeavour_v the_o bring_v it_o about_o that_o religion_n there_o may_v be_v reform_v according_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o best_a pattern_n of_o the_o pure_a church_n nor_o have_v the_o state_n of_o england_n any_o cause_n to_o retract_v any_o wholesome_a penal_a law_n which_o they_o have_v make_v the_o 2._o of_o may_v 48._o or_o since_o against_o so_o many_o blasphemous_a and_o false_a doctrine_n and_o