Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	faith_n	justify_v	salvation_n	3,033	5	8.0315	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35564	To J.S., the author of Sure-footing, his letter, lately published, The answer of Mer. Casaubon, D.D., concerning the new way of infallibility lately devised to uphold the Roman cause, the Holy Scriptures, antient fathers and councills laid aside	Casaubon, Meric, 1599-1671.	1665 (1665)	Wing C811; ESTC R3910	21,053	27

or lesse After that Sir Thomas spake to me a second time and seemed very desirous that the Book were printed I told him I would look upon it again and if I found as I had done before I would bestow a Preface upon it and then we would try what could be done This was done and the book so it fell out printed What I have said of it in the Preface for which I have had thanks from many who were not much pleased with the Book I retract not If the Book hath not given content unto all men I have no great reason to wonder at it Onely this by your good leave I shall add to confirm the reality of the relations that are printed Many other papers of Dr. Dees since that Book was printed came to my hands containing more Visions and Revelations with many Letters from great Princes and particular transactions by all which for the hands and seals with many other circumstances will satisfie any rational man of the sincerity of the Records it doth further appear in what credit he was then in the World what use he made of his Spirits or rather they of him and that some great matter was attempted by the Devil in him by him but that God disappointed it Among those papers there is a particular relation of a Conference they had Dr. Dee and his mate Kelly with a great Prelate Bishop or Archbishop I do not well remember in Germany but not a German in the conclusion whereof because the Bishop would not yield these Apparitions were true that is from God and by good Angels Kelly in a great rage challenged him to go down with him to the open fields He should pray and he would pray and they should know which of them God did own for his and which not Which the Bishop refused but gave him very good Reasons such as became a sober grave Christian and Prelate why he would not That relation I think is in Latin I conclude What you say in scorn of that Book doth not concern me If you have any thing to say to the Preface I will answer you These late Papers I have mentioned if you desire to know are to be found with the permission of the worthy and honourable Owner there from whence the others now printed came And now to return to you Sir it doth offend you that I said Atheism and Mahometism would get well by your way How can it be otherwise when all faith all christianity practical and other necessary to salvation is reduced to such Authority You have already been told that you justify Mahometism and Atheism it is the way that the Atheists anciently took to uphold their cause and the Mahometans may when they please now they need it not Neither may you be sure will ever be converted by your principles And for Christianity in very deed I cannot phansie them I will except you I conceive yours is a different case much better then Atheists that build their faith upon such a ridiculous good sport to Atheists or atheisticall men senseless foudation The sixth and last injury which you say you account the worst That I should write Others of approved worth and abilities had met with you who I thought had done you more credit then you deserved I am sorry I should express my self which I avoid as much as I can so obscurely you should be so much mistaken in my meaning But when you know my meaning whether you will like it better I know not However I will tell you My meaning was that Dr. Hammond a man of approved worth and ability had already answered you who I thought had done you your book not your person more honour by so long and elaborate an answer which indeed I did wonder at then you had deserved by that book of yours I think I have done with all that concerneth me Nothing now remaineth but that as obliged if by nothing else yet by your example I subscribe my self Sir Your well-wisher and humble servant MERIC CASAUBON FINIS