Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	concern_v	king_n	lord_n	1,391	5	3.6766	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68103	Ladensium autokatakrisis, the Canterburians self-conviction Or an evident demonstration of the avowed Arminianisme, poperie, and tyrannie of that faction, by their owne confessions. With a post-script to the personate Iesuite Lysimachus Nicanor, a prime Canterburian.	Baillie, Robert, 1599-1662.	1640 (1640)	STC 1206; ESTC S100522	193,793	182

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aut●m_fw-la dicit_fw-la author_n ille_fw-la tuus_fw-la dans_fw-fr gloriam_fw-la deo_fw-la 8_o that_o the_o temporal_a principality_n which_o the_o pope_n enjoy_v this_o day_n in_o italy_n or_o elsewhere_o be_v but_o his_o just_a possession_n which_o none_o ought_v to_o invy_v he_o possessionem_fw-la he_o montag_n antid_v pag._n 95._o habeat_fw-la ille_fw-la svas_fw-la sibi_fw-la opes_fw-la &_o facultates_fw-la fundos_fw-la habeat_fw-la &_o latifundia_fw-la principatum_fw-la &_o dominium_fw-la per_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la terras_fw-la &_o petri_n possessiones_fw-la obtineat_fw-la dummode_v contentus_fw-la vetuctiorum_fw-la principum_fw-la liberalitate_fw-la alienam_fw-la non_fw-la invadat_fw-la possessionem_fw-la 9_o that_o the_o restitution_n of_o the_o pope_n ancient_a authority_n in_o england_n and_o yield_v unto_o he_o all_o the_o power_n that_o this_o day_n he_o have_v in_o spain_n or_o france_n will_v be_v many_o way_n advantageous_a and_o in_o nothing_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o king_n advantage_n king_n cant._n relat_n pag._n 202_o he_o that_o be_v not_o blind_a may_v see_v if_o he_o will_v of_o what_o little_a value_n the_o pope_n power_n in_o france_n and_o spain_n be_v this_o day_n further_o than_o to_o serve_v the_o turn_n of_o their_o king_n therewith_o which_o they_o do_v to_o their_o great_a advantage_n 10_o the_o old_a constitution_n of_o the_o emperor_n whereby_o all_o the_o western_a clergy_n be_v so_o far_o subject_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n that_o without_o he_o they_o be_v disable_v to_o make_v any_o ecclesiastical_a law_n and_o oblige_v to_o receive_v for_o law_n what_o he_o do_v enjoin_v be_v very_o reasonable_a yea_o if_o the_o king_n will_v be_v please_v to_o command_v all_o the_o church_n man_n in_o his_o dominion_n to_o be_v that_o far_o subject_a to_o the_o pope_n they_o will_v be_v unreasonable_a to_o refuse_v present_a obedience_n obedientes_fw-la obedience_n montag_n antid_v pag._n 156._o quod_fw-la è_fw-la codice_fw-la allegatur_fw-la theodosiano_n decernimus_fw-la ne_fw-la quid_fw-la tam_fw-la episcopis_fw-la gallicanis_fw-la quam_fw-la aliarum_fw-la provinciarum_fw-la contra_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la veterem_fw-la liceat_fw-la sine_fw-la viri_fw-la venerabilis_fw-la papae_fw-la vrbis_fw-la alternae_fw-la authoritate_fw-la tentare_fw-la sed_fw-la illis_fw-la omnibusque_fw-la legis_fw-la loco_fw-la sit_fw-la quicquid_fw-la sanxit_fw-la sanxeritve_n sedis_fw-la apostolicae_fw-la authoritas_fw-la quicquid_fw-la hic_fw-la pontifici_fw-la say_v montagow_n arrogatur_fw-la id_fw-la totum_fw-la edicto_fw-la debetur_fw-la theodosiano_n vel_fw-la vetustae_fw-la consuetudini_fw-la quicquid_fw-la autem_fw-la per_fw-la rescriptum_fw-la tribuitur_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la ad_fw-la occidentales_fw-la credo_fw-la solos_fw-la pertinebat_fw-la &_o nec_fw-la omnes_fw-la quibus_fw-la juxta_fw-la veterem_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la pontifex_fw-la praesidebat_fw-la ut_fw-la patriarcha_fw-la decernat_fw-la imperator_fw-la de_fw-la g●rmanis_n episcopis_fw-la rex_fw-la angli●_n de_fw-la britannis_fw-la suis_fw-la francorum_fw-la de_fw-la gallicanis_fw-la quod_fw-la olim_fw-la theodosius_n decrevit_fw-la dicto_fw-la erunt_fw-la omnes_fw-la obedientes_fw-la only_o by_o all_o mean_v my_o lord_n of_o canterbury_n prerogative_n behove_v to_o be_v secure_v his_o ancient_a right_n to_o the_o patriarchat_v of_o the_o whole_a isle_n of_o britain_n behove_v to_o be_v make_v clear_a that_o to_o his_o rod_n the_o whole_a clergy_n of_o the_o isle_n may_v submit_v their_o shoulder_n as_o to_o their_o spiritual_a head_n and_o monarch_n from_o who_o to_o rome_n there_o can_v be_v no_o appeal_n rome_n appeal_n cant._n relat_n pag._n 171._o it_o be_v plain_a that_o in_o these_o ancient_a time_n in_o the_o church_n government_n britain_n be_v neever_n subject_a to_o the_o sea_n of_o rome_n for_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o six_o diocy_n of_o the_o west_n empire_n and_o have_v a_o primate_n of_o its_o own_o nay_o john_n capgraw_n and_o william_n mabinnesburrie_n tell_v we_o that_o pope_n vrb●n_n the_o second_o in_o the_o council_n at_o bari_n in_o apuleia_n account_v my_o worthy_a predecessor_n s._n anselme_n as_o his_o own_o compeer_n and_o say_v he_o be_v as_o the_o patriarch_n and_o apostolic_a of_o the_o other_o world_n quasi_fw-la comparem_fw-la &_o veluti_fw-la apostolicum_fw-la alterius_fw-la orbis_fw-la &_o patriarcham_fw-la now_o the_o britain_n have_v a_o primate_n of_o their_o own_o which_o be_v great_a than_o a_o metropolitan_a yea_o a_o patriarch_n if_o you_o will_v he_o can_v not_o be_v appeal_v from_o to_o rome_n in_o any_o cause_n which_o concern_v only_o the_o church_n of_o the_o king_n dominion_n for_o in_o cause_n more_o universal_a of_o the_o whole_a catholic_a church_n willing_o they_o be_v content_v that_o the_o patriarch_n of_o britain_n and_o all_o other_o shall_v submit_v to_o their_o grand_a apostolic_a father_n of_o rome_n supra_fw-la rome_n montag_n antid_v pag._n 57_o rectè_fw-la cautum_fw-la erat_fw-la olim_fw-la per_fw-la canon_n vetustae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ut_fw-la romanus_n ille_fw-la primus_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la cvi_fw-la tot_fw-la per_fw-la occidentem_fw-la suffraganei_fw-la adherebant_fw-la svam_fw-la sententiam_fw-la rogatus_fw-la adhiberet_fw-la ubi_fw-la fidei_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la universalis_fw-la vel_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o rebus_fw-la ad_fw-la politiam_fw-la spectantibus_fw-la agitabatur_fw-la supra_fw-la every_o one_o of_o these_o pontifical_a position_n since_o the_o midst_n of_o henry_n rhe_n eight_o reign_n will_v have_v be_v count_v in_o england_n great_a paradox_n yet_o now_o all_o of_o they_o be_v avow_v by_o canterbuerie_n himself_o in_o that_o very_a book_n which_o the_o last_o year_n at_o the_o king_n direction_n he_o set_v forth_o for_o to_o satisfy_v the_o world_n anent_o their_o suspicion_n of_o his_o popery_n or_o else_o by_o d._n montagu_n in_o his_o book_n yet_o unrepealed_a and_o cleange_v of_o all_o suspicion_n of_o popery_n by_o m._n dow_n under_o the_o seal_n of_o his_o grace_n licens_v servant_n this_o much_o for_o the_o pope_n about_o the_o cardinal_n they_o tell_v we_o that_o their_o office_n be_v a_o high_a and_o eminent_a dignity_n in_o the_o church_n of_o god_n cardinalat_n their_o mind_n to_o the_o cardinalat_n for_o the_o which_o their_o person_n be_v to_o be_v handle_v with_o great_a reverence_n and_o honour_n compellavi_fw-la honour_n montag_n ap_fw-mi pag._n 56_o penitere_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la baronium_n eruditissimun_n &_o laboriosissimum_fw-la virum_fw-la industriae_fw-la suae_fw-la ac_fw-la deligentiae_fw-la cardinalitiame_n niminde_v &_o merito_fw-la quidem_fw-la svo_fw-la adeptus_fw-la suscepit_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la ibid._n pag._n 75._o virum_fw-la illustri_fw-la adeo_fw-la nominis_fw-la celebritate_fw-la &_o eminentissima_fw-la dignitate_fw-la constitutum_fw-la honestum_fw-la probum_fw-la preterea_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la privata_fw-la rigidem_fw-la 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