Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n
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The mystery of the two ivntos Presbyterian and independent. Or, The serpent in the bosome vnfolded.
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Walker, Clement, 1595-1651.
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1647
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Wing W332A; ESTC R235062
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the_o house_n as_o well_o as_o themselves_o as_o many_o have_v do_v this_o parliament_n and_o more_o endeavour_n to_o do_v whereby_o they_o have_v a_o estate_n in_o their_o place_n for_o two_o or_o three_o life_n moreover_o by_o long_o sit_v they_o become_v so_o familiar_a with_o one_o another_o person_n and_o design_n as_o to_o serve_v one_o another_o turn_n to_o join_v interest_n and_o to_o draw_v into_o faction_n hodie_fw-la mihi_fw-la cras_fw-la tibi_fw-la if_o you_o and_o your_o party_n will_v help_v i_o to_o day_n i_o and_o my_o friend_n will_v help_v you_o to_o morrow_n complaint_n 24._o conclusion_n with_o some_o complaint_n miserima_fw-la resp_n ubi_fw-la majestas_fw-la imperii_fw-la &_o salus_fw-la populi_fw-la discordibus_fw-la conflictantur_fw-la studiis_fw-la what_o shall_v we_o say_v en_fw-fr quo_fw-la discordia_fw-la tetra_fw-la perduxit_fw-la miseros_fw-la shall_v we_o complain_v to_o god_n god_n have_v a_o controversy_n with_o we_o of_o who_o shall_v we_o complain_v of_o ourselves_o we_o must_v first_o reform_v ourselves_o we_o that_o take_v upon_o we_o to_o reform_v church_n and_o commonwealth_n shall_v we_o complain_v of_o our_o sin_n ask_v the_o grace_n of_o repentance_n first_o and_o so_o ask_v that_o we_o may_v obtain_v shall_v we_o complain_v of_o our_o punishment_n let_v we_o first_o repent_v and_o amend_v our_o sin_n that_o cause_v they_o let_v we_o first_o pluck_v off_o the_o mask_n of_o hypocrisy_n god_n will_v see_v through_o such_o a_o fantastical_a garment_n of_o figleaf_n let_v we_o no_o long_o make_v religion_n a_o stalking-horse_n god_n who_o be_v all_o wisdom_n and_o all_o truth_n will_v not_o be_v deceive_v if_o we_o talk_v like_o christian_n and_o live_v like_o turk_n christ_n will_v not_o own_v we_o to_o fast_o for_o a_o day_n and_o hang_v our_o head_n like_o bulrush_n will_v not_o reconcile_v we_o we_o must_v fast_o from_o public_a spoil_n rapine_n and_o oppression_n and_o not_o drink_v the_o tear_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o 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