Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	witness_v	work_n	world_n	37	3	3.9945	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41782	The loyal Baptist, or, An apology for the baptized believers ... occasioned by the great and long continued sufferings of the baptized believers in this nation / by Thomas Grantham ...	Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692.	1684 (1684)	Wing G1540; ESTC R26748	84,492	109

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be_v mind_v caesar_n superscription_n be_v only_o to_o be_v put_v to_o the_o ordinance_n of_o man._n none_o can_v put_v a_o divine_a character_n upon_o a_o law_n but_o god_n and_o we_o must_v give_v to_o god_n the_o thing_n which_o be_v god_n divine_a obedience_n or_o obedience_n in_o all_o divine_a thing_n to_o god_n civil_a obedience_n or_o obedience_n in_o all_o civil_a thing_n to_o caesar_n thus_o have_v our_o saviour_n divide_v the_o matter_n of_o christian_n and_o all_o man_n obedience_n to_o god_n and_o to_o caesar_n let_v we_o hold_v to_o this_o most_o just_a settlement_n a_o better_a can_v possible_o be_v give_v 3._o st._n paul_n will_v have_v christian_n subjection_n to_o caesar_n to_o proceed_v from_o they_o of_o pure_a conscience_n or_o for_o conscience_n sake_n rom._n 13._o not_o only_a wrath._n and_o of_o this_o reason_n will_v that_o we_o give_v all_o the_o assurance_n that_o we_o can_v to_o prince_n that_o we_o be_v hearty_o their_o subject_n and_o willing_o obedient_a 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this_o place_n tit._n 3._o 1._o command_n christian_n to_o be_v ready_a to_o every_o good_a work_n obj._n what_o if_o the_o power_n command_v otherwise_o what_o then_o for_o answer_v to_o this_o we_o know_v we_o have_v a_o obligation_n to_o obey_v god_n antecedent_n to_o that_o of_o our_o obedience_n to_o king_n as_o have_v be_v show_v he_o command_v we_o to_o abstain_v from_o every_o appearance_n of_o evil_a 1_o thess_n 5._o 22._o wherefore_o if_o the_o power_n shall_v be_v so_o unhappy_a to_o command_v otherwise_o as_o it_o fall_v out_o in_o the_o case_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n dan._n 5._o there_o the_o penalty_n must_v be_v patient_o endure_v and_o then_o the_o power_n be_v still_o obey_v and_o though_o some_o vain_o upbraid_v we_o that_o there_o either_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n as_o passive_a obedience_n or_o that_o our_o obedience_n in_o this_o be_v like_o the_o obedience_n of_o a_o felon_n when_o he_o go_v to_o the_o gallow_n etc._n etc._n such_o blind_a byard_n may_v be_v please_v to_o know_v the_o felon_n have_v ordinary_o nothing_o to_o choose_v but_o must_v necessary_o die_v whereas_o the_o suffer_a christian_n have_v life_n and_o liberty_n offer_v if_o he_o will_v but_o worship_v so_o or_o so_o now_o here_o he_o choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v than_o to_o do_v that_o which_o he_o conceive_v at_o least_o to_o be_v sin_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v a_o faithful_a witness_n for_o god_n and_o therein_o a_o blessing_n to_o his_o prince_n and_o to_o his_o nation_n which_o be_v his_o only_a way_n to_o silence_v the_o ignorance_n of_o foolish_a man_n who_o unwary_a objection_n reflect_v not_o only_o upon_o all_o true_a martyr_n since_o the_o world_n begin_v but_o upon_o christ_n himself_o who_o for_o this_o cause_n be_v hate_v and_o persecute_v because_o he_o bear_v witness_v to_o the_o truth_n joh._n 18._o 37._o and_o that_o the_o work_n of_o the_o world_n be_v evil_a john_n 7._o 7._o 6._o but_o if_o it_o shall_v happen_v 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