Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	according_a	act_n	affection_n	45	3	6.4870	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90092	Observations upon the chief acts of the two late p. assemblies at St. Andrews and Dundee, the year of God 1651, and 1652 together with the reasons why the ministers, elders, and professors, who protested against the said pretended assemblies, and the pretended assembly at Edinburgh, cannot agree to the overtures made to them at the conference upon the 28. and 29. dayes of July 1652 ...	Ker, A.	1653 (1653)	Wing O114; ESTC R34190	31,457	44

the_o act_n of_o the_o assembly_n and_o to_o protest_v against_o all_o encroachment_n upon_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o kirk_n in_o all_o which_o three_o they_o fail_v 1._o in_o the_o matter_n of_o preserve_v the_o doctrine_n not_o only_o because_o they_o teach_v and_o allow_v that_o malignant_n be_v subject_n may_v be_v employ_v and_o entrust_v for_o defence_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o kingdom_n as_o appear_v at_o length_n in_o their_o warn_v of_o the_o date_n january_n ______o 1651._o and_o in_o their_o answer_n to_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o presbytery_n of_o stirling_n at_o the_o same_o diet_n notwithstanding_o that_o the_o contrary_n have_v be_v constant_o teach_v and_o hold_v by_o this_o kirk_n these_o year_n past_a but_o also_o be_v instrumental_a unto_o the_o actual_a employ_v and_o entrust_v of_o these_o man_n which_o as_o to_o man_n can_v not_o but_o prove_v destructive_a to_o the_o doctrine_n worship_n discipline_n and_o government_n of_o this_o kirk_n 2._o in_o the_o matter_n of_o censure_a complyer_n and_o person_n dis-affected_n to_o the_o covenant_n according_a to_o the_o act_n of_o the_o assembly_n because_o they_o do_v not_o only_o allow_v person_n who_o be_v not_o of_o constant_a integrity_n and_o affection_n to_o the_o cause_n and_o of_o a_o blameless_a and_o christian_a conversation_n to_o be_v employ_v and_o entrust_v which_o be_v contrary_a to_o our_o solemn_a engagement_n but_o also_o because_o they_o take_v off_o censure_n which_o have_v be_v former_o inflict_v upon_o many_o dis-affected_n person_n who_o have_v not_o in_o their_o ordinary_a conversation_n give_v real_a testimony_n of_o their_o dislike_n of_o the_o late_a unlawful_a engagement_n and_o of_o the_o course_n and_o way_n of_o malignant_n and_o of_o their_o sorrow_n for_o accession_n to_o the_o same_o and_o to_o live_v sober_o righteous_o and_o godly_a notwithstanding_o that_o this_o be_v express_o provide_v by_o the_o act_n of_o the_o general_n assembly_n 1649._o and_o do_v 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therewith_o be_v he_o not_o in_o so_o far_o a_o weakner_n gainsayer_n and_o opposer_n thereof_o 2._o if_o they_o mean_v it_o thus_o they_o have_v not_o measure_v the_o same_o measure_n unto_o themselves_o and_o to_o other_o they_o will_v have_v other_o to_o pass_v from_o their_o protestation_n under_o their_o hand_n and_o to_o engage_v themselves_o not_o to_o hold_v up_o debate_n otherwise_o they_o will_v not_o act_v joint_o with_o they_o in_o the_o judicatories_n nor_o allow_v they_o the_o legal_a capacity_n to_o act_v at_o all_o and_o yet_o while_o they_o will_v do_v no_o such_o thing_n themselves_o in_o reference_n to_o their_o assembly_n and_o the_o act_n thereof_o yea_o will_v have_v these_o assembly_n to_o stand_v as_o free_v and_o lawful_a and_o all_o the_o act_n thereof_o wherein_o their_o judgement_n be_v involve_v as_o bind_v and_o obligatory_a they_o desire_v that_o their_o brethren_n may_v be_v deal_v with_o not_o to_o let_v this_o hinder_v they_o from_o a_o joint_a act_n 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