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	write_v	writing_n	15	3	8.3290	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52063	A vindication of the answer to the humble remonstrance from the unjust imputation of frivolousnesse and falshood Wherein, the cause of liturgy and episcopacy is further debated. By the same Smectymnuus.	Smectymnuus.; Marshall, Stephen, 1594?-1655. aut; Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666. aut; Young, Thomas, 1587-1655. aut; Newcomen, Matthew, 1610?-1669. aut; Spurstowe, William, 1605?-1666. aut	1654 (1654)	Wing M799; ESTC R217369	134,306	232

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one_o be_v honour_v with_o the_o name_n of_o bishop_n and_o confident_o defend_v that_o this_o time_n have_v no_o process_n but_o be_v the_o very_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o live_a apostle_n but_o how_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o without_o any_o process_n of_o time_n can_v stand_v with_o his_o donec_fw-la here●_n and_o with_o hieromes_n paulatim_fw-la postquam_fw-la postea_fw-la let_v he_o see_v to_o that_o hierome_n say_v they_o ought_v so_o to_o govern_v still_o so_o say_v the_o remonstrant_a say_v we_o also_o 59_o and_o so_o in_o some_o case_n they_o do_v good_a sir_n and_o why_o not_o in_o all_o case_n church_n government_n you_o say_v be_v aristocratical_a true_o when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o best_a man_n than_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o when_o the_o man_n in_o who_o hand_n the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n be_v be_v bad_a than_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o kakistocraticall_a but_o our_o present_a church_n government_n be_v not_o aristocratical_a but_o monarchical_a because_o not_o only_o one_o bishop_n lord_n it_o over_o his_o diocese_n but_o also_o one_o primate_n appoint_v to_o all_o other_o bishop_n beside_o if_o it_o be_v aristocratical_a then_o ought_v every_o minister_n to_o be_v a_o member_n of_o that_o aristocracy_n for_o certain_o no_o man_n will_v account_v the_o minister_n de_fw-fr plebe_fw-la in_o the_o judgement_n not_o only_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n but_o of_o reason_n itself_o none_o can_v be_v account_v plebs_fw-la but_o the_o laic_n see_v every_o minister_n be_v elect_v optimatim_o 23._o and_o be_v as_o one_o of_o a_o thousand_o next_o you_o tell_v we_o there_o be_v no_o bishop_n so_o absolute_a as_o not_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o synod_n it_o be_v much_o he_o shall_v not_o when_o all_o the_o fix_a member_n of_o our_o synod_n be_v the_o bishop_n mere_a dependent_n &_o such_o pack_v use_v in_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o rest_n as_o perhaps_o worse_a be_v not_o at_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n thus_o all_o the_o be_v the_o remonstrant_a have_v can_v persuade_v hierome_n to_o befriend_v our_o bishop_n in_o his_o judgement_n and_o be_v it_o not_o strange_a boldness_n to_o persuade_v the_o reader_n that_o hierome_n shall_v against_o his_o judgement_n befriend_v they_o in_o his_o history_n after_o the_o allegation_n we_o produce_v some_o reason_n to_o show_v that_o though_o it_o shall_v be_v grant_v these_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n yet_o the_o invention_n of_o bishop_n for_o the_o take_v away_o of_o th●se_a schism_n be_v not_o apostolical_a our_o argument_n the_o remonstrant_a 60._o according_a to_o his_o greatness_n call_v poor_a negative_a argument_n which_o yet_o we_o entreat_v the_o reader_n to_o view_v for_o his_o further_a satisfaction_n and_o remember_v that_o in_o sacrâ_fw-la spripturâ_fw-la locus_fw-la tenet_fw-la ab_fw-la authori●ate_fw-la negatiuè_fw-la and_o good_a sir_n how_o do_v we_o in_o they_o g●e_v about_o to_o confute_v our_o own_o author_n what_o do_v these_o reason_n conclude_v more_o but_o that_o bishop_n be_v neither_o of_o divine_a nor_o apostolical_a institution_n and_o what_o do_v hierome_n say_v less_o tell_v not_o we_o of_o strike_v our_o own_o friend_n let_v he_o suffer_v as_o a_o hieronymomastix_n that_o when_o hierome_n cross_v his_o opinion_n call_v he_o a_o waspish_a hot_a good_a man_n in_o the_o next_o place_n you_o look_v for_o ambrose_n 61._o yet_o you_o may_v have_v take_v notice_n that_o we_o speak_v but_o of_o the_o commentary_n that_o go_v under_o the_o name_n of_o ambrose_n 80._o which_o if_o you_o call_v a_o foist_n all_o your_o own_o side_n be_v as_o guilty_a as_o ourselves_o that_o cite_v he_o as_o well_o as_o we_o and_o some_o for_o ambrose_n how_o ever_o this_o be_v much_o less_o than_o yourself_o do_v in_o point_n of_o liturgy_n where_o we_o desire_v to_o see_v some_o liturgy_n not_o spurious_a you_o produce_v the_o liturgy_n of_o james_n etc._n etc._n