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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	body_n	know_v	soul_n	2,162	5	5.1925	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37213	A brief manifestation, or, The state and case of the Quakers presented to all people, but especially to merchants, owners (and masters) of ships, and mariners : also to all planters or occupiers of lands in the English and forreign plantations : shewing the (causless) cause of their present and cruel sufferings ... hereby warning them all not to joyn hands against the innocent nor willingly suffer their ships ... to transport (nor to buy) any of them for slaves ... / written on behalf of the suffering people of God (called Quakers), ... the first day of the eighth month, 1664 [by] T.D.	T. D. (Thomas Davenport)	1664 (1664)	Wing D372; ESTC R28586	6,720	10

or Key thereof appears none of which things yet to this day have been proved against us nor the least shew of any such thing though it hath been put upon them to prove and their VVitnesses have been asked what we were doing in our Meetings and whether they either saw or heard any thing tending to Sedition they have testified for us and answered Nay we were peaceable and so could not be guilty of the breach of this very Act under pretence of which we now suffer Yet notwithstanding by the brow-beating and threatning both of the Grand and Petty Jurors some Jurors have been over-awed and have bowed to their wills so far as to find the Bills against us and others to find us guilty though some other Jurors that were more wise and valiant for the Truth not finding sufficient Evidence to prove their Indictments and also nothing appearing to them to make us Transgressors by any thing we either did or said in our Meetings that tended to Sedition or Insurrection against which the Act was only made and false witness being also born they could not in good conscience find us guilty of the Indictment though some of them therefore received frowns and threats and are bound over to give an account at the Kings-Bench Bar the next Term but some of the Prisoners not finding freedom in themselves to answer their form of pleading Guilty or not guilty their Indictments being indirect and questions being put to ensnare them as also some not being acquainted with their way of pleading they readily pronounced their unjust Sentence of Transportation against them save only the VVomen that have Husbands are committed to the House of Correction some for the space of eleven months and others for twelve months Now seeing their Actings are so contrary to Justice and Right and also to the late Act for you or any of you to put this Illegal and Unjust Sentence in Execution by Transporting any of us would be very hard measure and not safe for you nor to the Kings honour And further If any man amongst you through a wicked covetousness should transport any of us at his own charge with intent to sell us for Slaves or Labourers for his unrighteous gain let such know that Gods wrath will smoke against that person for we are the Lords Free-men and in his Fear and Dread we tell that man we cannot answer his spirit nor satisfie his lusts in stooping to that slavery he intends us for many of us not being educated in such a way of drudgery and slavery so that his evil ends will be crossed who would think to make a gain of us by Servitude or Labour who are God's Free-men to whom we have and shall commit our Cause and the care of our Bodies as our Souls whatever we may suffer from or by such wicked person assuredly knowing that our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from this Oppression and Bondage also but if he doth not yet know to that spirit we cannot bow And of this our causless though cruel Sufferings with our Resolution herein we do purpose to acquaint and do hereby inform and acquaint all the Plantations where this may come to the end they may be forewarned and thereby fore-armed and not to be surprised or deceived as the late Master of a Ship was in a case of transporting some of us by buying any of us for their Servants which will not be for their profit and we hope they will be advised by us especially seeing their own interest is so nearly concerned And it is the desire of our hearts they may consider our Case and Condition herein declared and be warned by us who intend this our Manifestation for them as well as for any others in that wherein they may be concerned And so having in the uprightness and honesty of our hearts as before the Lord cleared our selves in thus clearly stating our Case and the causless Cause of our Sufferings with our holy and firm Resolution to continue in our duty to follow the Lord and not at all to bow to the spirit of Wickedness Cruelty and Oppression in any whatsoever Our desires therefore are renewed unto you again that you would seriously weigh ponder and consider what is here declared in this our Manifestation and be warned thereby not to joyn hands with Oppression under any colour or pretence whatsoever for why should ye be found persecuting the Innocent and fighting against the Lord who is too strong for you POSTSCRIPT And moreover It will endanger the Lives of many tender people to be transported into other Countries beyond the Seas from Relations Families and Native Country besides the great sufferings that such a thing may bring upon their tender Wives Children and Families who may outwardly be exposed to Ruine if their Husbands and Fathers should be thus forced from them who would have taken care to maintain them and this is the way to make many Widows and Fatherless whose Cryes will enter into the Ears of the Lord against this Cruelty and Opprestion THE END