Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	affliction_n	great_a	sin_n	1,620	5	5.2580	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95441	Two letters of great concernment, with their answers. The one, from the Scotish Commissioners at London, to the Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland. Together with the answer of the aforesaid Generall Assembly to the said Commissioners. The other, from the synod of Divines in England, to the Generall Assembly of Scotland. Together with the answer also of the aforesaid Generall Assembly in Scotland, to the said synod.	Church of Scotland. General Assembly.; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652)	1645 (1645)	Wing T3468; Thomason E294_4; ESTC R27032	9,329	16

we know by experience that there is no word impossible with our God He that hath begun a good work among you will also perform it of his good pleasure Go on in the Lord your strength and the Spirit of truth lead you in all truth The God of all grace and peace that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus that great shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the everlasting Covenant and by him hath called us unto his eternall glory make you perfect in very good work to do his will working in you and by you and among you that which is well pleasing in his sight stablish strengthen setle you through Jesus Christ our Lord. Edinburgh 13 Feb. 1645. Subscribed in name of the Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland by the Moderator of the Assembly The Assemblies Answer to their Commissioners at London Reverend and beloved Brethren THese sweet Fruits of your long continued Labours in the Work of the Lord entrusted to you brought to us at this time by these two of your number whom you were pleased to send were received by us with no small joy and rejoycing as being in great part the satisfaction of our Souls desire in that so much longed for so much prayed for happy Uniformity of these Kirks and Kingdoms And an evident Demonstration to us that the Lord hath not even in this time of his seen and felt displeasure so covered himself with the cloud of his anger that our Prayers should not passe through The great and main difficulties through which the Lord hath carried this Work as we do acknowledge ought mainly to be made use of for the praise and glory of his power who is the great worker of all our works for us So your overcoming of them is to us no small Demonstration of your zeal wisdom and faithfulnesse which without great injury both to the Lord the prime Worker and to you his Instruments we cannot but acknowledge hath been much manifested in the whole managing of this work in your hands The full answer to all the particulars you write of in your Letters we leave to the Relation of those that come from you and are now appointed to return to you And as with much thankfulnesse we acknowledge your fidelity in what ye have done already so we have again renewed your Commission for the continuance of your Imployment there for the perfecting of the Work so happily begun For the furthering whereof as we shall not be wanting in our prayers to God for his blessing upon your labours so for your help and assistance we have appointed a Commission to sit at Edinburgh to which at all occasions you may have your recourse as the exigence of the Work shall require How satisfactory that Directory of Worship presented to us by our Brethren from you was to us we leave it rather to their relation at their return being ear and eye-witnesses to the manifold expressions of our joy and gladnesse then offer to represent it to you in a Letter The Act herewith sent and ordained to be prefixed unto the Directory will sufficiently declare our hearty approbation of it Our judgement also concerning the propositions of Government and Ordination and our earnest desire to have the Work of Uniformity promoved and perfected in that particular also will appear to you by the other Act which herewith you will receive Our zeal and desire to have that Work fully closed with so much harmony as becometh the work of God will appear to you in our resolution and answer to that particular in the point of Excommunication concerning which you write These particular differences hinted at in the Assemblies Letter for Uniformity with that Kirk so much endeared to us we have resolved to lay aside and have taken course for preserving harmony amongst our selves whereof our Brethren will give you more particular account Anent your desire of Mr Alexander Henderson his attending the Treaty we are consident ere this you have received our resolution Amidst the many difficulties wherewith it pleaseth the Lord to presse us as we thought it necessary to publish and send forth a Warning to all sorts of Persons in this Kirk and Kingdom concerning the present affliction of this Nation and their sins procuring the same So we thought it incumbent to us in duty as the best Testimony which we can give at this present to his Majesty to remonstrate unto him faithfully The great and growing dangers his Majesty is now under and the causes thereof This Remonstrance we have sent to you to be presented to his Majesty by such means and at such time as you who are there upon the place shall judge fittest And now dear Brethren go on with cheerfulnesse in the Work of the Lord Let no discouragement or opposition make your heart to faint or your hands wax feeble Perswade your self the Lords hand shall still be made known toward his Servants and his indignation against his Enemies Remember the Work is his who useth not to begin but also to make an end and is abundantly able to supply all your need according to the riches of his glory Be confident therefore of this thing that he who hath begun this good Work by you will also in due time accomplish it to his own praise To his gracious assistance we heartily recommend you Subscribed in name of the Generall Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland by the Moderntor of the Assembly Postscript Edinburgh 13 Feb. 1645. It is earnestly desired That the Directory for Worship be sent to Ireland and that you recommend to the Honourable Houses of the Parliament To think upon the best way for the establishment and practice of it in that Kingdom And that the like course may be taken with the Government and other parts of the Vniformity so soon as they shall be agreed upon FINIS