Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	action_n	bring_v	case_n	1,979	5	6.5772	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70779	A treatise of oaths containing several weighty reasons why the people call'd Qvakers refuse to swear : and those confirmed by numerous testimonies out of Gentiles, Jews and Christians, both fathers, doctors and martyrs : presented to the King and great council of England, assembled in Parliament.	Penn, William, 1644-1718.; Richardson, Richard, 1623?-1689.; Parker, Alexander, 1628-1689.; Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1675 (1675)	Wing P1388; ESTC R17219	94,426	174

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his_o virtuous_a life_n and_o great_a integrity_n that_o be_v call_v to_o give_v his_o evidence_n by_o oath_n all_o the_o judge_n stand_v up_o and_o forbid_v the_o tender_a because_o they_o will_v not_o have_v it_o think_v that_o truth_n depend_v more_o upon_o a_o oath_n than_o the_o word_n of_o a_o honest_a man._n menander_n xvi_o menander_n the_o greek_a poet_n sai_z year_n flee_v a_o oath_n though_o thou_o shall_v swear_v just_o cherillus_n in_o perseid_n xvii_o cherillus_n say_v oath_n bring_v not_o credit_n to_o the_o man_n but_o the_o man_n must_v bring_v credit_n to_o the_o oath_n what_o serve_v they_o for_o then_o to_o deceive_v it_o seem_v by_o this_o that_o credit_n be_v better_a than_o a_o oath_n for_o it_o be_v the_o credit_n that_o be_v the_o security_n not_o the_o oath_n stobaeus_n in_o jur._n c._n 27._o xviii_o alexide_n in_o olynth_n say_v a_o wise_a man_n ought_v always_o to_o give_v credit_n not_o to_o swearer_n but_o to_o the_o thing_n themselves_o then_o oath_n be_v vain_a for_o it_o be_v not_o the_o mere_a oath_n but_o the_o likelihood_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o evidence_n from_o the_o consideration_n and_o compare_v of_o the_o circumstance_n that_o turn_v the_o scale_n simocat_fw-la epist_n 33._o f._n xix_o simocatus_n perfidiousness_n appear_v secure_a than_o faithfulness_n and_o a_o oath_n impose_v be_v a_o fit_a engine_n for_o deceit_n strange_a that_o faithful_a yea_o and_o nay_o be_v stop_v when_o perfidiousness_n with_o a_o oath_n can_v pass_v all_o guard_n court_n and_o office_n he_o manifest_o link_n oath_n and_o perfidiousness_n and_o give_v the_o praise_n to_o faithfulness_n h._n gr●t_n on_o mat._n 5._o xx._n epictetus_n a_o famous_a and_o grave_a stoic_a counsel_v to_o refuse_v a_o oath_n altogether_o quint._n l._n 8._o xxi_o quintilian_n say_v that_o in_o time_n past_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o infamy_n for_o grave_a and_o approve_a man_n to_o swear_v as_o if_o their_o authority_n shall_v suffice_v for_o credit_n therefore_o 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superintendence_n of_o the_o prayer_n vow_n and_o sacrifice_n make_v in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o city_n thus_o far_o plutarch_n who_o moral_n have_v the_o praise_n among_o all_o the_o write_n of_o philosopher_n who_o be_v also_o commend_v himself_o very_o high_o for_o his_o virtue_n and_o wisdom_n see_v his_o life_n m._n aur._n ant._n in_o descript_n bon_fw-fr vir._n xxiii_o m._n aurelius_n antoninus_n that_o philosophical_a roman_a emperor_n in_o his_o description_n of_o a_o good_a man_n say_z that_o the_o integrity_n of_o a_o true_o good_a man_n be_v such_o that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o a_o oath_n for_o he_o certain_o then_o he_o be_v far_o from_o impose_v oath_n upon_o his_o people_n who_o both_o by_o his_o exam-and_a precept_n prefer_v integrity_n before_o a_o oath_n libanius_n xxiv_o libanius_n a_o greek_a orator_n though_o otherwise_o no_o admirer_n of_o christian_n reckon_v this_o among_o the_o

a_o treatise_n of_o oath_n contain_v several_a weighty_a reason_n why_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n refuse_v to_o swear_v and_o those_o confirm_v by_o numerous_a testimony_n out_o of_o gentile_n jew_n and_o christian_n both_o father_n doctor_n and_o martyr_n present_v to_o the_o king_n and_o great_a council_n of_o england_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n mat._n 5.34_o but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o swear_v not_o at_o all_o jam._n 5.22_o above_o all_o thing_n my_o brethren_n swear_v not_o jer._n 32.10_o because_o of_o oath_n the_o land_n mourn_v theognis_n he_o ought_v to_o swear_v neither_o this_o thing_n nor_o any_o thing_n maimonides_n it_o be_v a_o great_a good_a for_o a_o man_n not_o to_o swear_v at_o all_o chrysostom_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o swear_v neither_o in_o a_o just_a nor_o unjust_a cause_n print_v anno_fw-la 1675._o to_o the_o king_n and_o great_a council_n of_o england_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n the_o case_n of_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n relate_v to_o 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sustain_v the_o same_o penalty_n in_o case_n of_o lie_v that_o be_v usual_o inflict_v for_o perjury_n to_o the_o end_v we_o may_v not_o be_v interpret_v to_o decline_v the_o custom_n out_o of_o mere_a humour_n or_o evasion_n though_o our_o frequent_a &_o heavy_a suffering_n by_o fine_n and_o tedious_a imprisonment_n sometime_o to_o death_n itself_o shall_v sufficient_o vindicate_v we_o against_o any_o such_o incharitable_a censure_n we_o do_v with_o all_o due_a respect_n present_v you_o with_o our_o reason_n for_o that_o tenderness_n and_o many_o testimony_n and_o precedent_n in_o their_o defence_n and_o we_o entreat_v you_o to_o express_v that_o care_n of_o a_o member_n of_o your_o own_o civil_a body_n which_o nature_n and_o christianity_n excite_v to_o we_o mean_v that_o it_o will_v please_v you_o to_o consider_v how_o deep_o we_o have_v already_o suffer_v in_o person_n and_o estate_n the_o inconvenience_n we_o have_v daily_o to_o encounter_v and_o those_o injurious_a not_o only_o to_o ourselves_o but_o other_o we_o commerce_n with_o in_o that_o both_o they_o and_o we_o because_o of_o our_o tenderness_n in_o this_o matter_n be_v constant_o at_o the_o mercy_n of_o such_o as_o will_v swear_v any_o thing_n to_o advantage_n themselves_o where_o they_o be_v sure_a that_o a_o contrary_a evidence_n shall_v be_v by_o law_n esteem_v however_o true_a invalid_n under_o which_o difficulty_n several_a of_o we_o at_o this_o hour_n fruitless_o labour_n that_o be_v sensible_a of_o our_o calamity_n you_o may_v please_v to_o endeavour_v as_o for_o other_o so_o for_o this_o grievance_n both_o a_o speedy_a and_o effectual_a redress_n otherwise_o beside_o ordinary_a case_n wherein_o many_o of_o we_o extraordinary_o suffer_v we_o may_v perhaps_o prove_v in_o this_o of_o oath_n the_o great_a if_o not_o the_o only_a sufferer_n of_o the_o kingdom_n a_o cruelty_n we_o hope_v you_o do_v not_o design_n against_o we_o god_n almighty_a we_o beseech_v he_o with_o all_o sincerity_n of_o heart_n incline_v you_o to_o justice_n mercy_n and_o truth_n amen_n london_n the_o 25_o of_o the_o 3d_o month_n 1675._o subscribe_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o friend_n by_o alexander_n parker_n george_n whitehead_n stephen_n crisp_n william_n mead_n gerrard_n roberts_n william_n welsh_n samuel_n newton_n thomas_n heart_n john_n osgood_n james_n claypool_n thomas_n rudyard_n richard_n richardson_n &_o william_n penn._n a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o author_n testimony_n and_o precedent_n cite_v in_o favour_n of_o this_o treatise_n aeschylus_n p._n 31._o albertus_n magnus_n p._n 10_o 115._o albingenses_n p._n 100_o 121._o w.c._n albrid_n p._n 12._o alexander_n de_fw-fr alice_n p._n 115._o alexander_n ab_fw-la alexandro_n p._n 18._o alexid_o p._n 34._o alphonsus_n de_fw-fr avendano_n p._n 134._o ambrose_n p._n 10_o 68_o 135._o ambrose_n ansbertus_n p._n 112._o anabaptist_n p._n 100_o 101._o antiochus_n palest_fw-la p._n 109._o anthelmus_fw-la cantuar_n p._n 120._o tho._n 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