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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bad_a	good_a	see_v	1,466	5	3.4614	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85519	The grand concernments of England ensured: viz. liberty of conscience, extirpation of popery, defence of property, easing of taxes, advance of trade, soveraign powers of Parliaments, reformation of religion, laws and liberties, indempnity, settlement, by a constant succession of free Parliaments, the only possible expedient to preserve us from ruine or slavery. The objections, answered; but more largely, that of a senate. With a sad expostulation, and some smart rebukes to the Army.		1659 (1659)	Wing G1492; Thomason E1001_6; ESTC R204729	70,399	77

Rogers though I understand not what Oligarchy he would have wherein he is as dark as if he were all Hebrew at which one might venture divers Interpretations Mr. Harrington ruleth me where he saith Give us good Lawes good Orders and they shall make us good men Good Orders are the very foundation of Government and then good us as good men as you can with respect bad to those Lawes and Orders As good men as you can but by no means break Orders to pick and choose They that would set up a Scripture Government or the Kingdome of Christ in England by overthrowing our natural Birth-rights are mightily to be pitied but little to be trusted 'T is dangerous trusting good men too farre they may seem good to day and prove bad to morrow We have seen sad instances of trusting good men Who would have thought old Oliver had not had the spirit of the cause and that he would not have carryed on the Refined Interest But alas alas how shall we know the men that will continue faithfull And if any think or say with Peter to Christ Though all forsake thee yet will not we they know not how soon their faith may fall them and may do well to remember that High-places are slippery places and doe endanger Back-sliding who unlesse they have given over to pray lead us not into temptation would be very fearfull of falling into this snare The best men prove bad Legislators if trusted with and continued in Arbitrary power And this is one evil I have seen under the Sun we call that good which is most like us of our own party or faction and humour but who ever are truly good will be best pleased to be prescribed by Rules which may keep them within compasse if they should fall into an hour of temptation that though their Grace should faile yet our Faith should not faile while we know that though they would yet they cannot hurt us I have done what I designed only have transgressed my intended bounds and limits I hold it no good manners to venture too far to offer my thoughts about government knowing very well those whom it concerns to Settle us understand their businesse better then I can teach them and verily if some had not been overbusie in Print I had kept all this in my breast and nor disturbed the publique with it let this provocation plead my excuse Only by the way I do a little wonder at some who are so purely popular that they are angry at a Councel of State for fear of Usurpation but t is like they fear where no fear is I had made it my request to the Parliament which I believe they would have well received to state us such qualifications for Members to be chosen into the next Representative as we might have ventured our all with them wherein I had delivered my opinion against admitting any of the late Kings party without fearing to fix them in opposition against us being already fixed in such bitter opposition against a Common-wealth that they would not believe the benefit of it though they did a little feel it much lesse would they believe it at the first but should all manner of men be promiscuously admitted into the next Parliament many would be brought in who when they were there would undoubtedly conclude we had wonderfully beguiled them and had put out their eyes that they should grinde in our mill and would be confident we called them in only to make sport wherefore they would not fail to lay their hands upon the pillars of the Common-wealth and bow themselves with all their might if possible to pull the House upon our heads though they themselves were ruined by the fall Some other things I had humbly proposed to them in reference to the next Representative tending to the security of the Government of the good Cause we have been contending for and Liberty of Conscience all which I doubt not but they would have put in practice or have taken better care for all and then when this Representative had found the want of a Senate I should have submitted my judgement to theirs who I doubt not would have had every jot as much foresight as the People of Venice and if they had found the want would have called for the remedy without the help of a LORD SOLE LEGISLATOR I have done and was indeed since this unluckie change resolved wholly to omit this Argument of a Senate which was sent to the Presse a week since the whole being intended for the Parliament who are since perfidiously forced judging it little boot to plead for this or that way of a Common-wealth when we are like to go without this or that either and be ruled by meer will and pleasure but observing some endevours for this Senate and Popular assembly by HOOK or by CROOKE who think that LAMBERT shall deserve 20000 l. per annum during his life to settle it I am over-ruled to publish my Exceptions against it and submit them to censure however expect not what I propound should be Setled by such Juglers who but yesterday cryed Hosana to the Supreme Authority the Parliament and now nothing will serve but away with them away with them let them be crucified I had prepared besides my Addresse to the Parliament to close my Discourse with Addresses to the Episcopal Presbyterian Independent Baptized Protectorians Army and the whole body of the Nation quieting them towards a submission to the Supremacy of Parliaments chiding them heartily and severally as I saw occasion But now the Army becoming the sole Masters of Reason I dare make no Addresses but to themselves wherein yet I shall hardly flatter them as most of themselves did the Late Protector and betrayed him with a kisse TO THE ARMY THE Supreme Authority OF ENGLAND High and Mighty Masters IT hath been in every bodies mouth The Parliament were your drudges that you were twice or thrice about to discard them since they sat last No doubt they spake it most of them as they would have it Well you have broken this Parliament yea you have broken your selves and us too yea have turned all topsie ●urvie T is true of you These are they that have turned the World upside downe you have made England Scotland Ireland a Chaos without form and void and I doubt your Omnipotency will never speak the word for such a creation as any honest man shall say when he hath looked upon it that it is very good You may pardon me since you have put all out of Order if you have disordered my thoughts so that I observe no method when all is without any method among us I tell you this action is the most faithless senseless bootless ruinous action that ever appeared upon the Stage of the world the most false hearted and traiterous the most ridiculous and insignificant the most rash and fruitlesse the most dangerous and destructive adventure that ever men took in