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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	evil_a	great_a	sin_n	2,789	5	5.0653	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79704	Causes of a solemne fast, appointed by the commissioners of the Generall Assembly, to be kept in all the congregations of this kirk, upon the last Thursday of April, 1646	Church of Scotland. General Assembly.; Ker, A.	1646 (1646)	Wing C4201D; Thomason 669.f.9[59]; ESTC R212292	1,005	1

Causes of a solemne FAST appointed by the Commissioners of the Generall Assembly to be kept in all the Congregations of this Kirk upon the last Thursday of April 1646. I. BEsides the diverse causes of our former solemne Humiliations both for the evill of Sin and of Punishment lying still in a great measure upon the whole Land wee should lay to heart the late shamefull backsliding and compliance of many with the Enemies in the houre of temptation II. It is to be lamented though the Lord our God hath taken pains to purge us by his Judgments of Sword and Pestilence yet there is no reformation of our lives our scumme remains in us many returning with the dog to their former profanenesse neglect of Gods worship in Families uncleannesse drunkennesse and other great provocations as if they had been delivered to do all these abominations Have we not just cause to mourn and be afraid that the Lord kindle the fire again heap on more wood and cause his fury to rest upon us III. It is high time when the whole Land is threatned with a new breach from the North to acknowledge our great and senselesse ingratitude who have no wayes rendred to the Lord according to the benefits received though the Lord hath begun to draw back his hand in a sensible and unexpected delivery from the raging Pestilence and hath given us a little breathing from the cruell insulting Enemie yet all our promises and vows uttered in the day of our trouble have proven to be as the early dew and morning cloud neither have we brought forth the fruits of righteousnesse and amendment of our wayes while the Lord looked for them after so gracious a Delivery so that it is just with our God to disappoint us of our expectation when we look for healing to send new troubles and to raise up in his wrath some who have banded themselves together in the North contrary to our solemne Covenants IV. Seeing our God hears Prayer it is our duty to run to him in this day of trouble and to wrestle with tears and su●plications that our God in he might of his power would crush this Cockatrice Egge that it break not forth into a fierie flying Serpent that the insolent pride of the contrivers of this divisive and seditious Bond may be rebuked by the Lord that the simple who have been mis-led may be convinced and drawn out of the snare that these who stand may be stablished by grace in their stedfastnes and strengthened with the spirit of Unity and Courage to oppose that divisive motion Lastly that the Work of Uniformity in Church-government may be finished our Armies blessed and compassed with Gods favour and a firme and well-grounded Peace settled betwixt the Kings Majesty and Parliaments of both Kingdomes A. Ker. Printed at Edinburgh by Evan Tyler Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty 1646.