Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	just_a	schism_n	separation_n	2,155	5	11.1655	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91988	The picture of the conscience drawne to the life, by the pencell of divine truth. VVherein are set out 1. Its nature. 2. Infirmities. 3. Remedies. 4. Its duties. Consisting first in the truths to be beleived [sic]. 2. The vertues to be practised. 3. The vices to bee avoyded. 4. The heresies to bee rejected. All seasonable for these distracted times. By Alexander Rosse.	Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.	1648 (1648)	Wing R1980; Thomason E1195_1; ESTC R208720	46,614	212

and this consent must be free and voluntary not forced and the parties consenting must be of age and such as are guided by reason and have power to dispose of themselves 83 Wee cannot with a safe Conscience have above one wife at once for God gave A dam but one Evah the husband will love one wife better then two for love divided is weaker then united the children will be more carefully educated we read of two that by marriage are made one flesh not of three we see divers creatures are by nature taught to content themselves with single mates Polygamie is often times the cause of jarres in families and therefore cannot be lawfull but where there is an immediate dispensation from God as is supposed was among the Patriarchs before the flood and sometime after 84 The husband and wife are bound to love and respect each other and to dwell together to have all things in common to professe the same truth and to communicate to each other the use of their bodies according to the law of marriage the man is to cherish and maintaine to instruct and guide his wife and she is to honor feare and obey her husband she must temper her tounge and he must keepe in his hands he may reprove admonish and instruct but not strike which causeth hatred and strife and shewes want of true love she may not give away his goods without his consent neither must they live apart except upon urgent occasions 85 A man cannot with a safe Conscience put away his wife except it be for adultery for that unties the band of matrimony yet this band may be tied againe upon the desire and consent of the innocent party in whose favour the divorce was made 86 We are bound to abstaine from fleshly lusts which fight against the Soule which destroy the body which dishonor GOD which wrong man-kind and are the causes of many other sins therefore we must make a covenant with our eyes not to looke upon wanton or immodest objects whither in apparell pictures bookes or lascivious gestures wee must make a covenant with our eares not to heare immodest words or songs wee must covenant with our tongues to speake only such words as edifie and not by them utter what is not lawfull to bee done for immodest actions are concealed so should immodest speeches bee by which God is dishonoured the soule of the speaker and so likewise of the hearer is indangered and good men are grieved and we should make a covenant with our hearts not to entertaine lascivious thoughts with delight but to reject them with detestation otherwise cogitation wil breed delight delight consent consent action and actions a habit Lastly wee must take heed of lascivious kissing embracing touching of Women and immodest dances and of luxurious and unchast speeches gestures or any other such like expressions in stage-playes which have made both the Actors and the sports the recreation it self hatefull tho otherwise tolerable 87. VVee are bound in Conscience to separate our selves from that Church where Gods name is dishonoured Idolatry practised and wickednesse countenanced least wee pertake of her sinnes and so of her punishment but wee are not therefore bound to separate our selves from all Congregations where some bad men are suffered for in this life is no perfection and the Sheepe here are mingled with Goates in the same net are good and bad fishes in the same field Corne and tares which must not be suddenly pluckt up we must exercise our patience in induring such churches infimities and indevour to amend them not by our departure increase them or exasperate our weake brethren and give occasion of schisme 88. Ministers are bound to preach and catechise their flocks sincerely purely constantly boldly powerfully to administer the Sacraments without superstition to resist schisme and heresie beate downe sinne and iniquity to suspend from the Sacrament and to excommunicate in cases of extremity which censure is indeed the act of the whole Church whereof the Minister is the mouth but one Church is not to excommunicate an other not being subordinate although upon just cause there may bee separation or desertion but although the Church may refuse to cast pearls before swine or give that which is holy to dogges and is bound to purge out the old Leaven yet she cannot debarre men from hearing the Word unlesse they bee obstinate dispisers and scoffers of it nor can shee keepe them out of Heaven except they bee impenitent nor can shee breake off the Oeconomicall communion that is betweene husband and wives Parents and Children Masters and servants nor yet the Politicall society that is betweene Magistrates and Subjects 89. Every Minister is bound to have learning integrity of life dexterity of preaching and a will bent to doe God service and to edifie the Church and not to respect his owne honour wealth or profit or to intrude himselfe into that sacred function without both inward and outward calling as many doe who by friends Simonie or any other sinistrous way creepe in at the window but enter not in at the dore neither must they forsake the charge once undertaken except they be forced or necessitated 90 We are bound to make restitution of our neighbours goods whither we detaine them by loane fraud or theft for it is a theft to detain the owners goods to which we have no interest against his will and it is both a violation of justice and also of that love we owe to our neighbour which restitution must be made either really if we are able or else mentally and in our resolution if we cannot wee must also restore to the right owner if he can be found or else to him that is next a kin if there be none then dedicate it to God in some pious or charitable use and we must restore the very thing it selfe if we can or else the full value of it so we are bound to restore his good name which we have hurt either by recantation or accusation of our selves or compensation for the wrong he hath sustained or if we have hurt him in his body we are to make such satisfaction as the Law requires or if we have hurt a woman in the losse of her chastity we must make restitution by marriage or by paying her portion 91 We are bound in Conscience to reprove sinne in whom soever we find it for it is an argument of love and no lesse needfull then almes to him that is in want if it be mercy to pull our neighbours beast out of the mire much more to pull himselfe out of the pit of sinne where his soul will perish but our reproofe must be grounded on Gods word must be sweetned with mildnesse and discretion and uttered in love opportunity of time place and other circumstances must be observed our superiors must be reproved with reverence our equals and inferiors with love and benevolence and because charity begins at home we