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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	authority_n	king_n	kingdom_n	1,417	5	5.6187	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11736	The confession of faith of the kirk of Scotland, subscribed by the Kings Majestie and his housholde in the yeare of God 1580 with a designation of such acts of Parlament as are expedient for justefying the vnion after mentioned, and subscribed by the nobles, barrons, gentlemen, burgesses, ministers, and commons in the yeare of God 1638.; Scottish Confession of Faith (1581)		1638 (1638)	STC 22026.2; ESTC S4890	8,773	16

GOD or aprobation of the corruptions of the publicke Governement of the Kirk or civill places and power of Kirkmen till they be tryed and allowed in free assemblies and in Parlaments to labour by all meanes lawfull to recover the puritie and libertie of the Gospell as it was established and professed before the Foresaid novations and because after due examination wee plainelie perceave and undoubtedlie believe that the Innovations and evils conteined in our Supplications Complaints and Protestations have no warrant of the Word of God are contrarie to the Articles of the Foresaid Confessions to the intention and meaning of the blessed reformers of Religion in this Land to the above writtin Acts of Parlament and doe sensiblie tend to the re-establishing of the Popish Religion and tyrannie and to the subversion and ruine of the true Reformed Religion and of our Liberties Lawes and Estates Wee also declare that the Foresaid Confessions are to be interpreted and ought to be understood of the Foresaid novations and evils no lesse than if every one of them had beene expressed in the Foresaid confessions and that wee are obliged to detest and abhore them amongst other particular heads of Papistrie abjured therein And therefore from the knowledge and consciences of our duetie to God to our King and Countrey without any wordly respect or inducement so farre as humane infirmitie will suffer wishing a further measure of the grace of God for this effect We promise and sweare by the Great Name of the Lord our GOD to continue in the Profession and Obedience of the Foresaid Religion That we shall defend the same and resist all these contrarie errours and corruptions according to our vocation and to the uttermost of that power that GOD hath put in our hands all the dayes of our life and in like manner with the same heart wee declare before GOD and Men That wee have no intention nor desire to attempt any thing that may turne to the dishonour of GOD or to the diminution of the Kings greatnesse and authoritie But on the contrarie wee promise and sweare that wee shall to the uttermost of our power with our meanes and lives stand to the defence of our dread Soveraigne the Kings Majestie his Person and Authoritie in the defence and preservation of the foresaid true Religion Liberties and Lawes of the Kingdome As also to the mutuall defence and assistance every one of us of another in the same cause of maintaining the true Religion and his Majesties Authoritie with our best counsell our bodies meanes and whole power against all sorts of persons whatsoever So that whatsoever shall be done to the least of us for that cause shall bee taken as done to us all in generall and to every one of us in particular And that wee shall neither directly nor indirectly suffer our selves to bee divided or withdrawn by whatsoever suggestion allurement or terrour from this blessed and loyall Conjunction nor shall cast in any let or impediment that may stay or hinder any such resolution as by common consent shall be found to conduce for so good ends But on the contrarie shall by all lawfull meanes labour to further and promove the same and if any such dangerous and divisive motion be made to us by Word or Writ We and every one of us shall either suppresse it or if need bee shall incontinent make the same known that it may be timeously obviated neither do we fear the soule aspersions of rebellion combination or what else our adversaries from their craft and malice would put upon us seeing what we doe is so well warranted and ariseth from an unfeined desire to maintaine the true worship of God the Majestie of our King and peace of the Kingdome for the common happinesse of our selves and the posteritie And because wee cannot look for a blessing from God upon our proceedings except with our Profession and Subscription wee joine such a life and conversation as beseemeth Christians who have renewed their Covenant with God Wee therefore faithfully promise for our selves our followers and all other under us both in publick in our particular families and personall carriage to endevour to keepe our selves within the bounds of Christian libertie and to be good examples to others of all Godlinesse Sobernesse and Righteousnesse and of every duetie we owe to God and Man and that this our Union and Conjunction may be observed without violation we call the living GOD the Searcher of our Hearts to witnes who knoweth this to be our sincere Desire and unfained Resolution as we shall answere to JESVS CHRIST in the great day and under the paine of Gods everlasting wrath and of infamie and losse of all honour and respect in this World Most humbly beseeching the Lord to strengthen us by his holy Spirit for this end and to blesse our desires and proceedings with a happie successe that Religion and Righteousnesse may flourish in the Land to the glory of GOD the honour of our King and peace and comfort of us all In witnesse whereof wee have subscribed with our hands all the premisses c.