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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	work_n	6,191	5	6.9192	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88565	Illumination to Sion Colledge. Wherein, their calling to the Ministery (the foundation whereof not being built upon Christ) is dissipated, their arrogancy hereupon manifested, the extent of magistrates power in generall defined; the execution of the late King, and the seculusion of the late members of Parliament farther justified; the former declarations of Parliament and Scriptures which they cite, explained; their objections from the Covenant, removed in the grammaticall sense thereof; and the Parliament and Army from their aspersions in all vindicated. Being for answer, to the representation of their judgments, in a letter to the Generall, January 18. last: serves also to their vindication: and in part to a pamphlet intituled, Essex Watchmens watch-word: likewise in effect to a later libell (supposed Mr. Loves, intituled, A vindication of the ministers from the aspersions (alias the Etymologies) of Mr. Price, in his Clerico Classicum, &c. To which latter pamphlet, is annexed a briefe answer to what is not so fully hinted in that to the Ministers. / By J.L. as cordiall and fervent a thirster after the nations prosperity, as any.	J. L.	1649 (1649)	Wing L31; Thomason E558_4; ESTC R205842	44,054	37

Now then what is the reason you somuch oppose them and resist the Ordinance of God by di●av●wing their authority Surely this among others that they are so honest to su●er other men to p●a●tue what you professe and not to cause them hide their Talent in a Napkin but as they have received freely so freely to give the Spirit of God not being limited in his gists o●ely where such a traditionall and humane calling as yours is This b●n● likewise agreeable to Mos● this publick p●●●t for Gods glory that would that all the L●r● people were Prophets and I cannot conceive so hardly as that he should with them gists inf●●●● in to his own Now therefore I intreat you to consider that your centempt of this Gods ordinance depends upon no lesse then an ternall penalty viz. damnation unlesse you timely recover it by your future and sincere obedience which in neglected you likewise come under a brand here that Iu●● verse 8 11. sets upon those that despise Dominion and speak evill of Dignities it must be those that are present then woe unto them faith he for they are gone in the way of Cain c. You know likewise the sad effect of Corah ●athan and Abirams unjust rebellion against Moses and. Aaron appointed by God over them as also how I have proved the lawfulnesse of this present Parliament and their proceedings which you accuse and how the same judgement remains for the disobedient in their degree let this therefore be a meanes to reclaim you surely else the judgement of God is according to truth against those that commit such things who will render to every man according to his deeds For there is no respect of ●●rsous with God Rom. 2.2 6 11. But whereas you feare Lest Iesuits should have too great an Influence upon the Armies late transactions especially against the King I shall not insist upon this but tender you conceptions that it is inconsistent with reason to think that Iesuits should so much destroy their own interest of ●opery as to foment and prosecute such an act of justice upon the late King But h●wever suppose it were so yet all I●le say as to this is That the justnesse of the things managed not the managers is to be respected Therefore as to other the Armies proceedings let the equity of them acquit them from any such Jesuiticall influence as you feare to be upon them And seeing no party can cleare themselves of such a concurrence and influence in their own way let them have a care of making it heynous in others especially knowing that where God sowes his Word there the Devill will sow Tares and such a mixture is so farre from disparaging and clouding the word of God as that it makes it more splendent But I proceed to your 12. page wherein you disswade the Army as being the But you aim at because the greatest impediment to the advancement of your interest from too much confidence in former successes The which advice indeed literally is good not to respect blessings and m●●●●s above th● God that gives them but in your sense is directly to digresses●o●n that excellent Rule Deut. 3 27. to 15. To remember the dayes of old c. not onely 〈◊〉 praise God for them but make them incouragements in greater straits to trust to Gods providence for d●●●●●●nce This use David made of his former successe against the Lion and the Beare therefore saith he 1 Sam. 17.3 this uncircumcised Philistin Goliah shall ●●c as one ●●●h●m c. And is not the Army obliged to s●ck out the like incouragements from former successes in so good a caus● to prosecute the and thereof viz. the liberties of the people it being the will and ●●nd of God th● they ●●ould live free from the molestation and oppression of any much lesse their servants in the which way likewise God had fo greatly blest them And as you say though S●●omon saith Eccles 8.14 7.1 that there be sometimes just men to who● 〈◊〉 happ●neth according to the worke of the wicked and to wicked men according to the work of the righteous And that there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousnesse c. yet this is no argument for a godly man to forgoe his integrity or a wicked man to persist in his wickednes The Benjamites twice good successe lessened not the evill of their cause or the Israelites bad successe the goodnesse of theirs who at last had victory Iudg. 20. Though God walk in the Sanctuary yet we are not to decline the Sanctuary can we do good unlesse we have a providence to effect it And though we should perish in it yet were it not a sinne to omit such a providence David in such necessity are the Shew-bread though in it selfe unlawfull In civill affaires the providence of God rules where his Word doth not medle the which then is a safe rule to walk by especially in such acts that promote freedome judgement and righteousnesse which the word of God justifies As when a man is in slavery having a providence it is a ground for him to escape which if he should neglect his perpetuall bondage would be but just Now then it being before clearly proved both from the word of God the law of Nature and Reason that the late transactions of the Parliament and Army for which you accuse them are just and g●od it as clearly followes that the end of those actions in it self is just and good the which therefore to pursue providence and the necessity of improving the same when offered besides what the good end it selfe requires and what evill the neglect thereof may produce as likewise impulses of spirit thereunto all which concurring in the self same act to promote the selfe same end must needs be not onely an incitation but a Rule for the Army to walk by especially in those wayes which the word of God justifies as well as in th●se with which it meddles not For we must thus farre conclude that the word of God directs not in the ordering of a civill State and that neither the law of the land it not being civilly perfect comprehends all things rationally requisite therunto Whether then it can be imputed irregular and so transgression that hath both the light of reason providence necessity and an impulse of spirit which you say is no rule without the word of God assisting the establishment of what as beforesaid the word of God directs not and the law of the land is defective in Nay surely since that which is needfull at one time may be hurtfull at another and the mending cannot be esteemed the breaking of the Rule likewise that the making the law more impartiall cannot be thought to be an abrogating of it Again as to what the word of God enjoynes in generall as in that command generally without exceptions To execute justice and judgement it prescribes not every particular act of justice and judgement but leaves it