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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	bring_v	good_a	work_n	2,437	5	5.8344	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85487	The saints support, set out in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament. At a publick fast, 29. Iune, 1642. By William Gouge.	Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1642 (1642)	Wing G1397; Thomason E107_1; ESTC R9775	26,314	47

Luk. 22. 32. When thou art converted strengthen thy brethren c. 13. In an extraordinary case he useth extraordinary diligence and vigilancy Neh. 4. 8 11 12 The manifold mischievous plots of their adversaries shewed their danger to be more then ordinary Ver. 0 16 17 20 21 23. In this case he set a watch against them day and night One halfe of his servants wrought in the worke the other halfe held offensive and defensive weapons Every workeman wrought with one hand and with another held a weapon they had a trumpet to draw them all to the place of danger they daily watched from the rising of the Morning till the Starres appeared none of them put off their cloathes saving that every one put them off for washing Is not now the more then ordinary paines watching loosing meales meat defensive provision and diligence used by our Parliament is it not every way warrantable and commendable Have we any cause to complaine thereof Have we not just cause to blesse God therefore 14. He redresses home-grievances He thought it not enough to secure the City from publike enemies unlesse also he eased the common people from the oppression of their Governours Neh. 5. 1 c. For there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Iewes who were Governours and had power over them The particulars of their complaints are expresly related 6 c. This good Patriot heares them all is much offended at the wrong-doers adviseth about redresse and so orders the matter that for the wrong done restitution and satisfaction is made and for the future order is taken that there be no more such grievances Ye that justly have obtained the name of good Patriots and have begun to redresse many grievances goe on in that good worke till through Gods blessing and your endeavours it be brought to some good perfection as Nehemiah's was Heare complaints receive Petitions examine Accusations punish Delinquents cause restitution of that which is uniustly taken away and satisfaction for that which is wrongfully done to be made Ye are now the great Judges of this land Iudex Ara idem pariter enim ad utrūque confugiunt qui inturia afficiūtur Archite dict Iob 29. 12. and of old it was said that the Altar and Iudge are as one in that such as are wronged fly to the one and the other for succor Such was Iobs practise I delivered saith he the poore that cryed and the fatherlesse and him that had none to help him Remembrance hereof much comforted him against his friends unjust calumnies in the depth of his great miseries 15. He relieved such as were in distresse It was not a pharasaicall brag but a knowne truth which he thus professeth of himselfe Neh. 5. 8. We after our ability have redeemed our brethren c. To him it seemed not sufficient to redresse the wrongs which others had done and to take off the heavy burdens which others had laid upon the backs of their poore brethren which was a great privitive good unlesse also positively be relieved with money corne and other necessaries and that gratis such as were in need Hereby we see how farre our works of mercy ought to extend This to the life is thus exemplified by a Prophet Isa 58. 6 7. in the name of the Lord Is not this the Fast that I have chosen to loose the bands of wickednesse to undoe the heavy burdens and to let the oppressed goe free and that ye breake every yoake Though this be most properly meant of redressing such wrongs as men themselves doe yet may it also be extended to redressing the wrongs which others do but for the point which we have in hand marke what followes Is it not to breake thy bread to the hungry and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house c. This is the extent of charity 16. He brought them to a solemne covenant and oath to binde them to that good order that he had made Neh. 5 12. lest they should start from it It is thus expressed I tooke an oath of them that they should doe according to their promise Their promise was this We will restore them and will require nothing of them so will we doe as thou sayest Yea he made a terrible imprecation against every one that performed not this promise He feared least in his absence when he should in the time limited returne to the King they would returne to their former exactions and oppressions Therefore he would hereby restraine them A pious and prudent course The like course we read to be taken by Asa who bound his people by Covenant and Oath to remaine faithfull with the Lord. 2 Chr. 15 12. c. This is the rather to be noted for justification and commendation of the course which both Houses of Parliament have taken about bringing most of this Land into a solemne Covenant The Lord make men faithfull in keeping it and give a happy issue thereto 17. For the peoples good in their necessity he remitted of his own right For he was by the King appointed a Governour and Governours had allowances due to them which former Governours had taken By reason hereof they were chargeable to the people and had taken of them bread and wine beside forty shekels of silver that is Neh. 5. 14 15. Siclus S Scripturae pōderabat stateremunum seu semiunciam Shind five pounds sterling for a shekell is halfe an ounce which makes two shillings sixe pence They exacted the foresaid bread and wine that is all manner of provision * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Post argeti ficlos posl quam accepissent ab eis 40 siclos argenti olim constituros ancibus pro victu suo Vatabl Summumius summa tniuria Ci. Offic l Orat pro Mur. beside the forty shekels which was their set allowance But saith he from the time that I was appointed to be their Governour I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the Governour He renders this reason hereof because of the feare of God They therefore that feare the Lord will be like minded they will not over-strictly stand upon their right especially in times of necessity and cases of extremity Over-strict standing upon right may prove a great oppression 18. He though a Governour did beare a part in that which he required others to doe I also saith he continued in the worke of the wall Neh 5. 16. neither bought we any Land and all my servants were gathered thither unto the worke He had done much for them through the Kings favour to him Neh. 2. 8. and through that power and authority which the King had given him For he obtained for them as much timber as was needfull out of the Kings Forrest He drew on others that were able to help on the building of the wals He made speciall provision for their security