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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	death_n	life_n	sin_n	9,880	5	5.5192	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75331	The several arguments at lavv of Col. Eusebius Andrewe at his tryal, before John Bradshaw, president of the pretended high court of justice shewing the illegality of their proceedings, and passing sentence of death against him. Published by Francis Buckley, Gent. who was assistant to Mr. Andrewe in the time of his imprisonment, and an eye witness to all the said most bloody and execrable proceedings.	Andrews, Eusebius, d. 1650.; Bradshaw, John, 1602-1659, attributed name.	1660 (1660)	Wing A3117A; ESTC R231612	53,671	79

given by persons whom I pitty so false yet so positive that I cannot condemn my Judges for passing Sentence against me accorcing to legal justice for equity lies in higher brests For my accusors or rather betrayers I pitty and am sorry for them they have committed Judas his crime I wish and pray for them St Peters tears and I wish other people so happy they may be taken up betimes before they have drunk more blood of Christian men possibly less deserving then my self It is true there have been several addresses made for mercy and I will lay the obstructions to nothing more then my own sins and seeing God sees it fit I having not glorified him in my life I shall do it in my death I am content I profess in the face of God particular malice to any one of the State or Parliament to do them a personal injury I had never for the cause in which I had a great while waded I must say my engagements and pursuance in it hath laid no scruple upon my conscience it was upon principles of Law whereof I am a professor and upon principles of Religion my judgment rectified and my conscience satisfied that I have persued these wayes for which I bless God I find no blackness upon my conscience nor have I put into the bed-role of my sins I presume not to decide controversies I desire God to glorifie himself in prospering that side that hath right with it and that you may enjoy peace and plenty here when I shall enjoy my God In my conversation in the world I do not know where I have an enemy with cause or that there is a person to whom I have regret but if there be any whom I cannot recollect under the notion of Christian men I pardon them as freely as if I had named them yea I forgive all the world as I desire my heavenly Father for his Christ to forgive me For the business of Death ●t is a sad Sentence in it self if men consult with Flesh and Blood But truly without boasting I say it or if I do boast it is in the Lord I have not to this minute had one consultation with Flesh about the blow of the Axe or one thought of it more then my pasport to Glory I take it as an honor and I owe a thankfulness to those under whose power I am that they have sent me hither to a place however of punishment yet of some honor to dye a death somewhat worthy my Blood and this courtesie of theirs hath much helped towards the satisfaction of my mind I shall desire God that those Gentlemen in that sad Bed-rol to be tryed by the High Court of Justice that they may find that Really there that is Nominal in the Act An High Court of Justice or Court of High Justice High in its Righteousness not in its Severity no more clouded with the Testimony of folk that sell Blood for gain Father forgive them and I forgive them as I desire thee to forgive me I desire you now to pray for me and not give over praying until my last moment that as I have a very great load of sins so I may have the wings of your prayers assisting those Angels that shall conveigh my soul to Heaven And I doubt not but I shall there see my Blessed Saviour and my gallant Master the King of England and another Master which I much honor my Lord Capel hoping this day to see Christ in the presence of the Father the King in the presence of him my Lord Capel in the presence of them all and my self with them and all Saints to rejoyce for evermore Dr. Swadling You have this morning in the presence of a few given some account of your Religion and under general notions or words have given account of your Faith Charity and Repentance then speaking to the standers by if you please to hear the same questions asked here you shall that it may be a general Testimony to you all that he dyeth in the favour of God To the Colonel Now Sir I begin to deal with you you do acknowledg that this stroke you are by and by to suffer is a just punishment laid upon you by God for your former sins Col. Andrewe I dare not only not deny it but dare not but confess it I have no opportunity of glorifying God more then by taking shame to my self and I have a reason of Justice for justifying God in my own bosome which I have intrusted to yours Dr. You acknowledg you deserve more then this stroak of the Axe and that a far greater misery is due to you even the pains and torments of Hell that the damned there indure Col. I know it is due in righteous judgment but I know again I have a Satisfaction made by my elder Brother Christ Jesus and then I say it is not due it 's due to me but acquitted by his Mediation Dr. Do you believe to be saved by that Mediation and no other Col. By that and that only renouncing all Secondary Causes Dr. Are you truly and unfeignedly sorry before God as you appeare to us for all these sins that have brought you hither Col. I am sorry and can never be sorrowfull enough and am sorry that I cannot be more sorry Dr. If God should by a miracle not to put you to a vaine hope but if God should as he did to Hezekiah renue your days what life do you resolve to lead hereafter Col. It is a question of great length requires a great time to answer men in such streights would promise great things but I would first call some friends to limit how far I should make a Vow that I should not make a rash one and so offer the Sacrifice of fooles but a Vow I would make and by Gods help endeavour to keepe it Dr. Do you wish health and happiness upon all lawfull authority and government Col. I doe prize all obedience to lawfull Government and the adventuring against them is sinful and I do not justifie my self what ever my judgment be for my thus venturing against the present Government I leave it to God to judg whether it be righteous if it be it must stand Dr. Are you now in love and charity with all men do you freely forgive them Col. With all the world freely and the Lord forgive them and forgive me as I freely forgive them Dr. You have for some late years laid down the Gown and took up the Sword and you were a man of note in these parts where you had your residence I have nothing to accuse you for want of diligence in hindring in doing of injuries yet possibly there might be some wrong done by your Officers or those under you to some particular men if you had your Estate in your hands would you make restitution Col. The wrongs themselves you bring to my mind are not great nor many some things of no great moment but such