Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	aaron_n	blood_n	priest_n	13	3	6.0717	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76449	The whole proceedings of the siege of Drogheda in Ireland, vvith a thankfull remembrance for its wonderfull delivery. Raised with Gods speciall assistance by the prayers, and sole valour of the besieged, with a relation of such memorable passages as have falne out there, and in the parts neer adjoyning since this late rebellion. Written by Nicholas Bernard, Deane of Ardagh in Ireland.	Bernard, Nicholas, d. 1661.	1642 (1642)	Wing B2020; Thomason E110_1; ESTC R11178	79,934	118

account_v the_o forlorn_a hope_n on_o both_o side_n upon_o the_o success_n of_o which_o each_o build_v their_o several_a issue_n as_o often_o be_v we_o bury_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o our_o friend_n as_o in_o the_o boast_v of_o the_o rebel_n for_o a_o while_n the_o southside_n towards_o dublin_n remain_v clear_a but_o northward_o we_o hear_v of_o nothing_o but_o bloodshed_n and_o desolation_n in_o fifty_o or_o sixty_o mile_n compass_n the_o house_n of_o god_n be_v desert_v of_o their_o pastor_n and_o people_n and_o possess_v by_o such_o as_o be_v neither_o so_o that_o we_o take_v ourselves_o to_o be_v only_o reserve_v either_o like_o iob_n messenger_n to_o relate_v it_o or_o like_o aaron_n between_o the_o live_n and_o the_o dead_a to_o pray_v for_o they_o which_o as_o for_o ourselves_o have_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o here_o the_o plague_n be_v stay_v and_o indeed_o see_v they_o be_v so_o presumptuous_a as_o to_o make_v religion_n the_o cause_n we_o join_v issue_n with_o they_o like_o eliiah_n with_o the_o priest_n of_o baal_n and_o god_n have_v answer_v we_o from_o heaven_n in_o accept_v our_o sacrifice_n and_o reject_v they_o though_o they_o whip_v themselves_o till_o the_o blood_n gush_v out_o upon_o they_o for_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o this_o narration_n believe_v it_o to_o be_v true_a m●ch_o i_o be_v a_o witness_n of_o myself_o the_o rest_n i_o have_v receive_v from_o man_n of_o trust_n the_o whole_a have_v be_v view_v by_o several_a of_o our_o captain_n who_o attestation_n may_v add_v a_o further_a strength_n to_o thy_o persuasion_n and_o the_o impartiality_n of_o it_o may_v be_v rather_o credible_a as_o be_v write_v by_o he_o who_o be_v without_o the_o least_o relation_n to_o any_o for_o the_o style_n thou_o may_v accept_v of_o it_o according_a to_o the_o distraction_n it_o be_v accompany_v with_o and_o the_o have_v i_o have_v be_v put_v too_o by_o the_o so_o many_o mistake_n and_o falsehood_n print_v by_o other_o already_o wherein_o myself_o have_v suffer_v none_o of_o the_o least_o if_o thou_o shall_v find_v the_o thought_n of_o these_o popish_a projector_n full_a of_o horrid_a conspiracy_n and_o treachery_n their_o mouth_n of_o falsehood_n and_o lie_n their_o hand_n defile_v with_o blood_n and_o all_o their_o path_n track_v with_o rebellion_n wonder_v not_o at_o it_o for_o it_o be_v no_o new_a thing_n under_o the_o sun_n and_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o stranger_n in_o the_o world_n that_o can_v produce_v multitude_n of_o the_o like_a precedent_n before_o do_v thou_o find_v they_o in_o these_o justify_v and_o encourage_v by_o their_o teacher_n marvel_v not_o neither_o it_o be_v their_o usual_a doctrine_n lineal_o descend_v from_o their_o ancestor_n of_o which_o i_o may_v easy_o present_v thou_o with_o a_o great_a bundle_n on_o the_o otherside_n when_o thou_o shall_v read_v of_o god_n wonderful_a preserve_n so_o weak_a a_o town_n so_o many_o month_n besiege_v by_o such_o a_o multitude_n in_o the_o want_n of_o clothes_n meat_n and_o money_n sixteen_o thousand_o one_o night_n assault_v we_o at_o once_o or_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v their_o own_o list_n three_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o who_o by_o a_o few_o be_v repulse_v with_o the_o loss_n of_o many_o hundred_o of_o they_o and_o of_o we_o not_o one_o so_o much_o as_o hurt_v many_o sally_n make_v out_o by_o little_a party_n in_o the_o face_n of_o such_o great_a body_n with_o the_o like_a continue_a success_n and_o that_o great_a deliverance_n of_o we_o from_o five_o hundred_o of_o the_o chief_a of_o they_o have_v t●o●sands_n more_o attend_v then_o at_o the_o gate_n who_o by_o a_o treachery_n while_o we_o be_v in_o our_o bed_n have_v get_v within_o our_o bowel_n and_o so_o continue_v undescry_v a_o hour_n or_o two_o who_o shout_n of_o triumph_n upon_o the_o very_a key_n be_v our_o first_o alarm_n yet_o by_o the_o glean_n of_o a_o few_o be_v all_o either_o slay_v or_o rout_v and_o without_o any_o considerable_a loss_n of_o we_o the_o twice_o relieve_a we_o in_o that_o extremity_n of_o scarcity_n when_o by_o all_o it_o be_v conceive_v impossible_a in_o so_o sudden_a and_o so_o fit_v a_o wind_n and_o tide_n in_o every_o circumstance_n appear_v to_o be_v the_o very_a answer_n of_o our_o prayer_n i_o say_v when_o thou_o shall_v meet_v with_o these_o and_z divers_z more_o of_o the_o like_a nature_n how_o easy_o may_v thou_o be_v draw_v to_o confess_v as_o even_o our_o town_n papist_n have_v be_v compel_v to_o themselves_o that_o god_n have_v fight_v for_o we_o and_o declare_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o parent_n of_o our_o religion_n by_o his_o be_v so_o tender_a a_o nurse_n of_o it_o howsoever_o let_v the_o experience_n of_o god_n handiwork_n in_o so_o little_a a_o model_n beget_v a_o confidence_n of_o much_o more_o in_o preserve_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n now_o so_o undermine_v against_o the_o gate_n of_o all_o hellish_a plot_n whatsoever_o this_o or_o the_o like_a fr●it_n be_v aim_v of_o this_o relation_n which_o obtain_v he_o have_v his_o full_a desire_n who_o be_v thou_o in_o he_o by_o who_o all_o thing_n consist_v n._n barnard_n authori_n lectori_fw-la operi_fw-la worthy_a divine_a which_o attribute_n as_o due_a as_o my_o respect_n almost_o prescribe_v to_o you_o the_o wonder-working_a virtue_n of_o your_o pen_n bury_v alive_a make_v the_o dead_a live_v again_o raise_v the_o prospect_n to_o succeed_a age_n of_o miracle_n above_o the_o rebel_n rage_n when_o that_o have_v swell_v so_o high_a like_o the_o proud_a tower_n no_o hand_n can_v reach_v it_o but_o divine_a power_n and_o that_o by_o mean_n despiced_a suppress_v it_o so_o as_o confuse_a babel_n fall_v or_o jericho_n all_o time_n hence_o learn_v no_o force_n or_o council_n shall_v rise_v against_o heaven_n but_o for_o the_o great_a fall_n when_o god_n the_o object_n of_o a_o trust_n the_o whale_n prove_v jonah_n bark_n the_o sea_n poor_a jacob_n wall_n nature_n submit_v to_o he_o that_o frame_v it_o and_o mean_n with_o event_n be_v both_o in_o his_o command_n a_o careful_a eye_n through_o all_o this_o story_n lead_v will_v often_o think_v it_o over_o unwearied_a and_o know_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o author_n be_v this_o narrative_a be_v truth_n be_v and_o time_n not_o he_o some_o of_o the_o special_a passage_n in_o this_o relation_n the_o many_o homebred_a treachery_n we_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o first_o fortnight_n by_o master_n lewis_n moor_n vigilancy_n pag._n 1_o the_o come_n down_o of_o sir_n henry_n tichbourn_v regiment_n cold_o welcome_v by_o the_o town_n papist_n november_n 4_o pag._n 7._o the_o general_a declaration_n of_o the_o catholic_n of_o ireland_n pag._n 8._o the_o rebel_n plunder_v my_o lord_n moor_n house_n of_o mellifont_n p._n 12._o their_o many_o pretend_a treaty_n and_o presumptuous_a speech_n p._n 15._o the_o defeat_n of_o 600._o of_o our_o foot_n at_o the_o bridge_n of_o gillingstowne_n three_o mile_n from_o we_o p._n 16._o the_o surprisal_n of_o a_o chester_n barque_n at_o the_o skerry_n with_o english_a passenger_n pag._n 17._o the_o rebel_n burn_v all_o our_o corn_n and_o hay_n near_o we_o p._n 17._o a_o skirmish_n at_o the_o green_a hill_n not_o halse_a a_o mile_n from_o we_o where_o a_o hundred_o of_o they_o be_v slay_v p._n 19_o a_o dominican_n friar_n send_v from_o they_o to_o demand_v the_o surrender_n of_o this_o town_n p._n 21._o the_o oath_n take_v by_o the_o papist_n of_o this_o kingdom_n as_o it_o be_v deliver_v we_o by_o the_o say_a friar_n p._n 22_o the_o protestation_n of_o the_o governor_n and_o captain_n of_o drogheda_n for_o the_o keep_n of_o the_o town_n with_o a_o oath_n take_v by_o they_o and_o offer_v to_o the_o alderman_n and_o other_o but_o refuse_v p._n 23._o the_o general_a onset_n by_o sixteen_o thousand_o december_n 20._o when_o not_o a_o man_n of_o we_o be_v so_o much_o as_o hurt_v pag._n 25._o the_o motive_n move_v the_o catholic_n to_o take_v arm_n pag._n 23._o a_o treacherous_a plot_n by_o the_o opportunity_n of_o a_o great_a ice_n prevent_v p._n 34._o a_o skirmish_n january_n 7._o when_o a_o hundred_o of_o the_o rebel_n be_v kill_v and_o about_o a_o hundred_o force_v into_o the_o river_n with_o divers_a the_o like_a p._n 35._o the_o miserable_a scarcity_n of_o victual_n grow_v upon_o we_o our_o welcome_a relief_n january_n 11._o by_o captain_n stutfield_n pag._n 37._o the_o wonderful_a preservation_n of_o we_o from_o the_o invasion_n of_o five_o hundred_o of_o they_o january_n 12._o p._n 38._o the_o pinnace_n in_o her_o return_n run_v aground_o desperate_o attempt_v by_o the_o rebel_n p._n 42._o two_o brag_a letter_n one_o of_o sir_n philem_fw-la o_fw-la neal_n and_o another_o of_o colonel_n plunket_n p._n 45._o divers_a sally_n make_v out_o to_o get_v in_o forage_n to_o the_o death_n of_o multitude_n of_o the_o rebel_n