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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	evil_a	good_a	reason_n	2,746	5	5.3703	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70295	The humble petition and representation of the sufferings of several peaceable, and innocent subjects, called by the name of Anabaptists, inhabitants in the county of Kent, and now prisoners in the goal of Maidstone, for the testimony of a good conscience. Together with their free and faithful acknowledgement of the King's authority and dignity in civil things, over all manner of persons, ecclesiastical and civil, within His Majesties dominions. With their reasons, meriting the King's protection in their civil and spiritual rights, equal with other His Majesties obedient subjects. Humbly offered to the King's Majesty, and the consideration of our fellow brethren and subjects. Well worthy general observation.	Jeffery, William, 1616-1693.	1661 (1661)	Wing H3444; ESTC R214927	7,358	20

The HUMBLE PETITION AND REPRESENTATION OF THE Sufferings of several Peaceable and Innocent Subjects Called by the Name of ANABAPTISTS Inhabitants in the County of Kent and now Prisoners in the Goal of Maidstone for the Testimony of a good Conscience Together with their Free and Faithful Acknowledgement of the King's Authority and Dignity in Civil things over all manner of Persons Ecclesiastical and Civil within His Majesties Dominions With their Reasons Meriting the King's Protection in their Civil and Spiritual Rights equal with other His Majesties Obedient Subjects Humbly Offered to the King's Majesty and the Consideration of our Fellow Brethren and Subjects Well worthy General Observation Act. 17. He hath made of one Bloud all Nations of men c. Job 4.7 Remember I pray thee who ever perished being Innocent or where were the Upright destroyed Job 34.28 So that they have Caused the Voice of the Poor to come unto him and he hath heard the Cry of the Afflicted Rom. 14.3 Let not him that Eateth despise him that Eateth not and let not him which eateth not condemne him that Eateth for God hath received him London Printed for Francis Smith at the Elephant and Castle near Temple-Bar 1660. TO HIS MAJESTY Charles the Second KING of England Scotland France and Ireland and the Dominions thereunto belonging May it Please Your MAJESTY FOrasmuch as by Authority derived from your Self several of us your Subjects inhabitants in the County of Kent are now imprisoned it therefore much concerns Thee O King to hear what Accompt we give of our present distressed Condition Thou hast already seen our Confession of Faith wherein our peaceable Resolutions were declared we have not violated any part thereof that should cause that Liberty promised from Breda to be with-drawn And now for our Principles that most particularly relate to Magistrates and Government we have with all clearnesse laid them here before Thee Humbly beseeching they may be Read patiently and what we say weighed in the ballance of the Sanctuary and then judge how worthy we are of either Bonds or Imprisonment and this we the more earnestly desire because not only our own lives is in danger but also an irresistable Destruction cometh on our Wives and little Ones by that violence which is now exercised on us Disdain not our plainness of Speaking seeing the Great God accepts of the like And now O King that all Thy Proceedings both towards us and all men may be such as may be pleasing unto the eternal God in whose hands your and our breath is who ere long will judge both quick and dead according to their works is the Prayers of Thy Faithful Subjects and Servants The Prisoners in the Goale of Maidstone for the Testimony of a good Conscience A free and faithful acknowledgement of the Kings Authority and Dignity in Civil things over all manner of Persons Ecclesiastical and Civil within His Majesties Dominions c. GOD that hath made of one Bloud all Nations of men Acts 17.26 for to dwell on all the face of the Earth and hath determined the Times before appointed and the bounds of their Habitation hath made this Land the Place of our Nativity and Abode by which we have an Interest in Common with others Thy Subjects in this Nation so that none can Deprive us of that which is our Propriety and Native Birth-rights without violating the Laws of God and Nature Yet may it please Thee O King as if that Law of doing unto others as we would be done unto had never been Written neither any Bounds set unto the Wills of men We Thy Imprisoned Subjects have some of us had our Houses broken open in the dead of the Night without producing any Authority from Thee or any inferior Minister under Thee our Goods and Cattel taken away from some others and yet detained from us Our Bodies some taken from our own Dwellings and others from our peaceable Meetings and made Prisoners and this done unto many of us some Dayes before Thy Proclamation was Published which proceedings doth bring great Distress and Ruine to our selves and Families for such is our mean Condition in this World that almost all of us have our outward Subsistance through the blessing of God on our daily Labours Also some amongst us that were Employed in the Publick Service at Chatham and at Sea being yet unpaid The Bread which our Families have Eat this 10 or 12 Months hath been taken up upon Credit and all of us being detained from our Employments the Cryes of our Families who suffer Hunger becomes great And now O King that the Oppressed may be Relieved and Justice and Judgment Executed amongst men and the Creation of God kept from being a Chaos of Confusion The God of Order hath Ordained Government and setteth up Magistrates to Execute such Power as is given from himself for the Ends aforesaid And this we have alwayes Asserted in our Discourses and Writings as appears in our Declaration of Faith Printed about Three Months before Thy coming over and Re-printed and Presented to Thy Self above Four Months since And as for Thy Self O King we do believe and do freely acknowledge That the Authority and Dignity that Thou now hast in being Chief Governour over this Kingdom and its Dominions is given Thee of God whose the Kingdomes of the World are and he giveth them unto whomsoever he vvill Dan. 5.21 And Promotion cometh neither from the East nor from the West nor from the South but God is the Judge he putteth dovvn one and setteth up another Psal 75.6 7. So saith the New Testament The Povvers that be are ordained of God Rom. 13.1 And seeing the Lord Jesus hath commanded us his Servants To give unto Cesar the things that are Cesars Mat. 22.21 Therefore shall we pay Custome and Tribute unto Thee and in all temporal Causes and Things shall we yield cheerful obedience not onely to thy self as Supream but also to all inferiour Magistrates sent by thee and this we do not only for wrath but also for Conscience sake knowing that God hath given thee Power to punish any that shall do that unto another which he would not have done unto himself and in so doing thou wilt be a Minister of God to us for good a revenge to execute wrath upon him that doth evil And whereas it is alleged against us as a Crime that we cannot acknowledge any Authority that God hath given Thee in spiritual Things or Causes yet if thou wouldst condescend to the reading and ferious considering our ensuing Reasons it is possible we may be justified by Thee as in this matter we are in the sight of God whose Word not onely in this but in all other Causes we desire to make our Rule O King we therefore beseech Thee to consider if Thou hast any power to be a Lord over our Faith or by outward force to impose any thing in the Worship of God on our Consciences it is given unto Thee as