Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	great_a	work_n	3,199	5	5.4597	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82206	A declaration of the officers of the army, inviting the members of the long Parliament, who continued sitting till the 20th of April, 1653. to return to the exercise and discharge of their trust. Friday 6 May, 1659. Ordered by the Lord Fleetwood, and the general council of the officers of the army, that this declaration be forthwith printed and published. Thomas Sandford Secretary.	England and Wales. Army.	1659 (1659)	Wing D731; Thomason E980_20; ESTC R207780	996	8

A DECLARATION OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ARMY Inviting the MEMBERS OF THE LONG PARLIAMENT WHO Continued Sitting till the 20th of April 1653. to return to the Exercise and Discharge of their TRUST Friday 6 May 1659. Ordered by the Lord FLEETWOOD and the General Council of the Officers of the Army That this Declaration be forthwith Printed and Published Thomas Sandford Secretary LONDON Printed by Henry Hills for him and William Mountfourt 1659. A Declaration of the Officers of the Army inviting the Members of the Long Parliament who continued sitting till the 20th of April 1653 to return to the exercise and discharge of their trust THE publique concernments of this Common-wealth being through a vicissitude of dangers deliverances and backslidings of many brought into that state and posture wherein they now stand And our selves also contributing thereunto by wandring divers ways from righteous and equal paths and although there hath been many essaies to obviate the dangers and to settle these Nations in peace and prosperity yet all have proved ineffectual The onely wise God in the course of his providence disappointing all endeavours therein And also observing to our great grief that the good Spirit which formerly appeared amongst us in the carrying on of this great work did daily decline so as the Good old Cause it self became a reproach We have been led to look back and examine the cause of the Lords withdrawing his wonted presence from us and where we turned out of the way that through mercy we might return and give him the glory And amongst other things calling to minde that the long Parliament consisting of the Members which continued there sitting until the 20th of April 1653 were eminent Assertors of that Cause and had a special presence of God with them and were signally blessed in that work the desires of many good people concurring with● ours therein we judge it our duty to invite the aforesaid Members to return to the exercise and discharge of their trust as before the said 20th of April 1653. And therefore we do hereby most earnestly desire the Parliament consisting of those Members who continued to sit since the year 1648 until the 20th of April 1653. to return to the exercise and discharge of their Trust and we shall be ready in our places to yield them as becomes us our utmost Assistance to sit in safety for the improving present opportunity for setling and securing the Peace and Freedome of this Commonwealth praying for the presence and blessing of God upon their endeavours 6 May 1659. Signed by direction of the Lord Fleetwood and the Council of Officers of the Army Tho. Sandford Secret VVhich Declaration was this day presented to the Speaker by The Lord Lambert Lord Berry Lord Cooper Sir Arthur Hesilrig Major General Lilb●●●e Colonel Ashfield Colonel Salmon Sir Jerome Sankey Major General Kelsey Colonel Okey Captain Blackwell Major General Haynes Lieutenant Colonel Allen. Major Packer Lieutenant Colonel Pierson FINIS