Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	lord_n	see_v	4,192	5	3.2926	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07040	Theses Martinianae that is, certaine demonstratiue conclusions, sette downe and collected (as it should seeme) by that famous and renowmed clarke, the reuerend Martin Marprelate the great: seruing as a manifest and sufficient confutation of al that euer the Colledge of Catercaps with their whole band of clergie-priests, haue, or canbring [sic] for the defence of their ambitious and antichristian prelacie. Published and set foorthe as an after-birth of the noble gentleman himselfe, by a prety stripling of his, Martin Iunior, and dedicated by him to his good neame and nuncka, Maister Iohn Kankerbury: hovv the yongman [sic] came by them, the reader shall vunderstande sufficiently in the epilogue. In the meane time, vvhosoeuer can bring mee acquainted vvith my father, Ile bee bounde hee shall not loose his labour.	Marprelate, Martin, pseud.; Throckmorton, Job, 1545-1601, attributed name.; Penry, John, 1559-1593, attributed name.	1589 (1589)	STC 17457; ESTC S112312	15,688	32

church_n or_o man_n 5_o that_o if_o christ_n do_v not_o ordain_v a_o church-governement_n which_o at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o man_n can_v not_o be_v change_v than_o he_o be_v inferior_a unto_o moses_n for_o the_o government_n place_v by_o he_o may_v no_o man_n to_o alter_v and_o thereto_o may_v no_o man_n add_v any_o thing_n heb._n 3.2,3_o 6_o that_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n do_v appoint_v as_o perfect_a and_o unchangeable_a a_o form_n of_o church-governement_n in_o the_o office_n and_o officet_n thereof_o as_o moses_n do_v in_o the_o old_a 7_o that_o the_o lord_n never_o place_v any_o office_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n but_o the_o office_n of_o apostle_n prophet_n evangelist_n pastor_n doctor_n elder_n and_o deacon_n 8_o that_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n there_o be_v no_o other_o office_n to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o church_n but_o only_o these_o 9_o that_o none_o of_o these_o be_v and_o so_o no_o office_n of_o a_o lawful_a church-governement_n be_v to_o be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o church_n by_o any_o but_o by_o the_o lord_n christ_n himself_o who_o place_v they_o because_o they_o be_v the_o member_n of_o his_o body_n in_o the_o place_n or_o displace_v whereof_o man_n have_v no_o skill_n nor_o yet_o commission_n to_o deal_v 10_o that_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o cause_n seem_v good_a to_o his_o own_o wisdom_n whereof_o any_o further_a than_o he_o have_v set_v down_o in_o his_o word_n man_n be_v not_o to_o inquire_v have_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o church_n the_o office_n of_o apostle_n prophet_n and_o evangelist_n 11_o that_o the_o want_n of_o these_o can_v be_v no_o maim_n unto_o the_o church_n see_v the_o lord_n by_o remove_v they_o thence_o show_v that_o the_o body_n can_v have_v no_o use_n of_o they_o 12_o that_o the_o church_n be_v now_o unto_o the_o world_n end_n to_o have_v none_o other_o office_n in_o it_o but_o of_o pastor_n doctor_n elder_n and_o deacons_n 13_o that_o the_o displace_n or_o the_o want_n of_o these_o be_v a_o maim_n unto_o the_o church_n and_o therefore_o 14_o that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o denmark_n saxony_n tygurium_n etc._n etc._n want_v this_o government_n by_o these_o office_n be_v to_o be_v account_v maim_v and_o unperfect_a 15_o that_o it_o be_v as_o good_a a_o reason_n yea_o and_o a_o far_o better_a to_o say_v that_o learned_a man_n and_o valiant_a captain_n must_v have_v their_o eye_n put_v out_o because_o homer_n and_o zisca_n be_v blind_a as_o to_o avouch_v that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n may_v not_o be_v govern_v by_o pastor_n doctor_n elder_n and_o deacons_n because_o other_o good_a church_n want_v this_o regiment_n 16_o that_o to_o place_v other_o in_o the_o stead_n of_o these_o be_v both_o a_o maim_v and_o a_o deform_v of_o the_o church_n 17_o that_o no_o magistrate_n may_v lawful_o maim_v or_o deform_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v the_o church_n and_o therefore_o 18_o that_o no_o lawful_a church-governement_n be_v changeable_a at_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o magistrate_n 19_o that_o the_o platform_n of_o government_n by_o pastor_n doctor_n elder_n and_o deacon_n be_v not_o devise_v by_o man_n but_o by_o our_o saviour_n christ_n himself_o the_o only_a head_n and_o alone_o universal_a bishop_n of_o his_o church_n as_o it_o be_v set_v down_o rom._n 12.4,5_o ephes_n 4.12_o and_o 1._o cor._n 12.8,28_o god_n have_v ordain_v say_v the_o apostle_n 20_o that_o no_o inconvenience_n can_v possible_o come_v unto_o any_o state_n by_o receive_v this_o government_n 21_o that_o the_o true_a stability_n of_o all_o christian_n state_n and_o commonwealth_n consist_v in_o the_o sound_a execution_n of_o this_o church-governement_n by_o pastor_n doctor_n elder_n and_o deacon_n 22_o that_o of_o necessity_n all_o christian_n magistrate_n be_v bind_v to_o receive_v this_o government_n by_o pastor_n doctor_n elder_n and_o deacon_n and_o to_o abolish_v all_o other_o church-governement_n 23_o that_o a_o church_n government_n be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o 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