Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	chief_a	king_n	lord_n	1,707	5	3.7111	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78780	Effata regalia. Aphorismes [brace] divine, moral, politick. Scattered in the books, speeches, letters, &c. of Charles the First, King of Great Brittain, &c. / Now faithfully collected and published by Richard Watson, fellow of Gonvile and Caius Colledge in Cambridge.	Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Watson, Richard, 1612-1685.	1661 (1661)	Wing C2302; Thomason E1843_1; ESTC R204018	121,126	500

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and_o powerful_a perturbation_n of_o state_n or_o church_n 33._o formality_n of_o extraordinary_a zeal_n and_o piety_n be_v never_o more_o study_v and_o elaborate_a than_o when_o politician_n most_o agitate_v desperate_a design_n against_o all_o that_o be_v settle_v or_o sacred_a in_o religion_n and_o law_n 34._o religion_n and_o law_n with_o the_o screw_n of_o cunning_a politician_n be_v wrest_v by_o secret_a step_n and_o less_o sensible_a degree_n from_o their_o know_a rule_n and_o wont_a practice_n to_o comply_v with_o the_o humour_n of_o those_o man_n who_o aim_v to_o subdue_v all_o to_o their_o own_o will_n and_o power_n under_o the_o disguise_n of_o holy_a combination_n 35._o the_o cord_n and_o with_o his_o of_n solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n frame_v more_o out_o of_o policy_n than_o piety_n will_v hold_v man_n conscience_n no_o long_o than_o force_n attend_v and_o twist_v they_o 36._o every_o man_n soon_o grow_v his_o own_o pope_n and_o easy_o absolve_v himself_o of_o those_o tie_n which_o not_o the_o command_v of_o god_n word_n or_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n but_o only_o the_o subtlety_n and_o terror_n of_o a_o party_n cast_v upon_o he_o 37._o illegal_a way_n of_o covenant_v seldom_o or_o never_o intend_v the_o engage_v man_n more_o to_o duty_n but_o to_o party_n 38._o it_o be_v not_o regard_v how_o man_n keep_v covenant_n in_o point_n of_o piety_n pretend_v provide_v they_o adhaere_fw-la firm_o to_o the_o party_n and_o design_n intend_v 39_o imposer_n of_o politic_a covenant_n make_v they_o like_o manna_n agreeable_a to_o every_o man_n palate_n and_o relish_n who_o will_v but_o swallow_v they_o 40._o naboth_n vineyard_n make_v he_o the_o only_a blasphemer_n of_o his_o city_n and_o fit_a to_o die_v 41._o while_o the_o breath_n of_o religion_n fill_v the_o sail_n profit_n be_v the_o compass_n by_o which_o factious_a man_n steer_v their_o course_n in_o all_o seditious_a commotion_n 42._o church-land_n and_o revenue_n issue_v chief_o from_o the_o 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may_v avoid_v his_o own_o 31._o by_o the_o sunshine_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o the_o splendour_n of_o a_o prince_n virtue_n whole_a mountain_n of_o congeal_a faction_n may_v be_v thaw_v and_o dissipate_v 32._o act_n of_o indemnity_n and_o oblivion_n shall_v by_o a_o indulgent_a king_n be_v offer_v to_o so_o great_a a_o latitude_n as_o may_v include_v all_o that_o can_v but_o suspect_v themselves_o to_o be_v any_o way_n obnoxious_a to_o the_o law_n and_o which_o may_v serve_v to_o exclude_v all_o future_a jealousy_n and_o insecurity_n 33._o if_o god_n see_v fit_a to_o restore_v a_o injure_a king_n to_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o his_o kingdom_n he_o ought_v then_o to_o let_v the_o prince_n his_o son_n full_o understand_v the_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o god_n glory_n his_o own_o honour_n and_o the_o kingdom_n peace_n 34._o a_o charitable_a king_n though_o injure_v by_o his_o subject_n for_o the_o future_a peace_n of_o his_o kingdom_n shall_v encourage_v the_o prince_n his_o successor_n to_o be_v as_o confident_a as_o himself_o that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o all_o side_n who_o have_v do_v amiss_o have_v do_v so_o not_o out_o of_o malice_n but_o misinformation_n or_o misapprehension_n of_o thing_n 35._o whatsoever_o good_a the_o royal_a father_n intend_v to_o church_n or_o state_n in_o time_n uncapable_a of_o it_o shall_v be_v perform_v by_o the_o prince_n his_o son_n when_o possess_v of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o power_n 36._o it_o be_v a_o prayer_n and_o benediction_n worthy_a of_o a_o afflict_a king_n that_o god_n will_v after_o his_o decease_n so_o bless_v the_o prince_n his_o son_n and_o successor_n as_o to_o establish_v his_o kingdom_n in_o righteousness_n his_o soul_n in_o true_a religion_n and_o his_o honour_n in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o his_o people_n 37._o though_o god_n permit_v disloyalty_n to_o be_v perfect_v by_o the_o destruction_n of_o a_o king_n yet_o he_o may_v make_v his_o memory_n and_o name_n live_v ever_o in_o his_o son_n as_o of_o his_o father_n that_o love_v he_o and_o a_o king_n under_o who_o his_o kingdom_n flourish_v for_o a_o time_n 38._o a_o king_n in_o affliction_n shall_v believe_v god_n power_n and_o have_v hope_n of_o his_o will_n to_o restore_v he_o to_o his_o right_n despair_v neither_o of_o his_o mercy_n nor_o of_o his_o people_n love_n and_o pity_n 39_o although_o a_o king_n be_v domestic_a enemy_n use_v all_o the_o the_o poison_n of_o falsity_n and_o violence_n of_o hostility_n to_o destroy_v first_o the_o love_n and_o loyalty_n which_o be_v in_o his_o subject_n and_o then_o all_o that_o content_a of_o life_n in_o he_o which_o from_o these_o he_o chief_o enjoy_v yet_o they_o may_v fail_v of_o their_o end_n and_o after_o the_o many_o death_n the_o king_n suffer_v for_o the_o good_a will_n of_o his_o people_n he_o may_v not_o be_v whole_o dead_a till_o their_o further_a malice_n and_o cruelty_n take_v that_o little_a of_o life_n too_o the_o husk_n and_o shell_n as_o it_o be_v which_o they_o have_v only_o leave_v he_o 40._o although_o that_o a_o king_n must_v die_v as_o a_o man_n be_v certain_a that_o he_o may_v die_v a_o king_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o own_o subject_n a_o violent_a sudden_a barbarous_a death_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o year_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o kingdom_n his_o friend_n and_o love_a subject_n be_v helpless_a spectator_n his_o enemy_n insolent_a reviler_n and_o triumpher_n over_o he_o live_v die_a and_o dead_a may_v sometime_o be_v probable_a in_o humane_a reason_n nought_o else_o be_v to_o be_v hope_v for_o as_o to_o man_n cruelty_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o to_o despair_v of_o god_n infinite_a mercy_n 41._o it_o be_v not_o easy_a for_o a_o depress_a king_n to_o contend_v with_o those_o many_o horror_n of_o death_n wherewith_o god_n may_v suffer_v he_o to_o be_v tempt_v which_o may_v be_v equal_o horrid_a either_o in_o the_o suddenness_n of_o a_o barbarous_a assasination_n or_o in_o the_o solemn_a cruelty_n of_o a_o unjust_a sentence_n and_o public_a execution_n 42._o a_o king_n under_o such_o a_o sad_a apprehension_n must_v humble_o desire_v to_o depend_v upon_o god_n and_o to_o submit_v to_o his_o will_n both_o in_o life_n and_o death_n in_o what_o order_n soever_o he_o be_v please_v to_o lay_v they_o out_o to_o he_o 43._o all_o sovereign_n be_v oblige_v to_o own_o god_n as_o king_n of_o king_n not_o only_o for_o the_o eminency_n of_o his_o power_n and_o majesty_n above_o they_o but_o also_o for_o that_o singular_a care_n and_o protection_n which_o he_o have_v over_o they_o in_o the_o many_o danger_n they_o be_v expose_v unto_o 44._o god_n many_o time_n so_o plead_v the_o cause_n of_o that_o king_n which_o he_o permit_v to_o be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o disloyal_a and_o bloody-minded_a subject_n that_o he_o show_v he_o the_o sad_a confusion_n follow_v his_o destruction_n presage_v and_o confirm_v to_o he_o by_o those_o he_o live_v to_o see_v in_o his_o trouble_n and_o god_n give_v his_o enemy_n cause_n to_o fear_v that_o he_o will_v both_o further_o divide_v and_o by_o mutual_a vengeance_n afterward_o destroy_v they_o 45._o it_o may_v be_v the_o king_n comfort_n who_o be_v wrong_v and_o dethrone_v by_o his_o subject_n that_o god_n give_v he_o not_o only_o the_o honour_n to_o imitate_v christ_n example_n in_o suffer_v for_o righteousness_n sake_n though_o obscure_v by_o the_o foul_a charge_n of_o tyranny_n and_o injustice_n but_o the_o charity_n both_o to_o forgive_v they_o and_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o god_n will_v not_o impute_v his_o blood_n to_o they_o further_o than_o to_o convince_v they_o what_o need_v they_o have_v of_o christ_n blood_n to_o wash_v their_o soul_n from_o the_o guilt_n of_o shed_v his_o 46._o the_o unfortunate_a king_n that_o see_v himself_o destine_v to_o be_v murder_v by_o his_o cruel_a subject_n may_v bless_v god_n if_o he_o have_v the_o heart_n to_o pray_v not_o so_o much_o that_o the_o bitter_a cup_n of_o a_o violent_a death_n may_v pass_v from_o he_o as_o that_o of_o his_o wrath_n may_v pass_v from_o all_o those_o who_o hand_n by_o desert_v he_o be_v sprinkle_v or_o by_o act_v and_o consent_v to_o his_o death_n be_v imbrue_v with_o his_o blood_n 47._o rebellious_a subject_n can_v deprive_v a_o king_n of_o more_o than_o he_o may_v be_v content_a to_o lose_v when_o god_n see_v fit_a by_o their_o hand_n to_o take_v it_o from_o he_o who_o mercy_n he_o be_v to_o believe_v will_v more_o than_o iufinite_o recompense_v what_o ever_o by_o man_n injustice_n he_o be_v please_v to_o deprive_v he_o of_o 48._o a_o miserable_a king_n shall_v not_o want_v the_o heavy_a and_o envy_a crown_n of_o this_o world_n when_o god_n have_v merciful_o crown_v and_o consummate_v his_o grace_n with_o glory_n and_o exchange_v the_o shadow_n of_o his_o earthly_a kingdom_n among_o man_n for_o the_o substance_n of_o that_o heavenly_a kingdom_n with_o himself_o 49._o a_o good_a king_n overpower_v by_o rebbel_n may_v notwithstanding_o be_v persuade_v within_o himself_o that_o he_o be_v 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