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	see_v	work_n	3,903	5	5.7692	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95618	A lamentable representation of the effects of the present toleration. Especially as to the increase of blasphemy and damnable errours by the liberty of teaching and printing of them, to the great damage of religion, and the provoking the Lord Jesus to destroy the present government, and to inflict ruine and desolation upon these nations. Together with a proposal of some good work for Christian legislators. Humbly laid at the feet of His Highness the Lord Protector, and every member of the High Court of Parliament. / By a friend of true reformation, and his native countrey.	U.T.	1656 (1656)	Wing T64; Thomason E891_5; ESTC R203702	18,662	32

no more there The Master questioned Whether he had done all that was incumbent upon him toward the conversion of his servant and resolved that to command and compel him constantly to hear the Minister was his duty which was done accordingly and the Boy was converted and became a very godly man and ever after praised God for that good providence What Christian can or will blame this Master The Officers of the Army in their Garisons I am sure at the Garison of Jameses do compell their Souldiers to hear the publick Sermons that are in those Garisons even all except some Anabaptists that give cause to believe do scruple it as to theological Legality and they are permitted to go to hear elswhere And how smartly have I seen the souldiers caned unto the Sermons in Westminster-Abby A pious work it was to drive dreaming idle sots to the receipt of their pay if I may so allude or rather of an Alms to keep them from perishing It is a good example for all in Authority from the greatest Prince and Parliament to the meanest Master or Parent And I hope there is sufficient reason to look upon his Highness the Lord Protector as the chief appointer of such Discipline in the Army and then he will not deny it in the Commonwealth Object This is against Liberty of Conscience No such matter it 's against Liberty of being as bad as men will but not against their Liberty of being as good as they will If neither Anabaptist Presbyterian or Independent Minister will serve them their Consciences are not tender in any sense but seared Papists and Jews excepted And how can it be against their Consciences or any others to hear a Sermon or an Oration only of what Doctrine soever where a profession of their assent is not required untill from inward conviction they do it willingly Indeed they had more to say against it if they were compelled to be at our worship of God or Sacrament where it is supposed all say Amen to what is said or done IV. A Law to compell all Persons if it may be if not then all under such an Age for if Gods servants cannot have what they would they must be thankfull for what they can get better some be looked after then none at all to learn a good Catechism and to attend upon the Minister of the Congregation to which they belong if a Member either of an Independent or Anabaptist Church otherwise upon the Minister of the Parish where they live if there be one approved of there at such time and times as the Minister shall either visit them or send for them and give him an account of their learning and progress in the mysteries of the Gospel and submit to his teaching and instructing of them so often as he shall take the pains to deal personally with them that so Ministers may be encouraged to do that which probably would do a world of good to millions that now reap but very little benefit by their Ministry Without all controversie the Devil and the Pope will rage at these two last things if they were done and then they must needs be well-pleasing to God and his righteous seed that desire nothing more in subordination to Gods glory and in conjunction with their own happiness than the conversion of sinners Yea it would be a greater mercy to this Commonwealth than the gaining an hundred millions of gold from that grand enemy of our Nation and Religion the Spaniard And thus having cast in my poor Mite toward the repair of the Temple I desire that what I have writ may be looked upon but only as the work of a Remembrancer to those who I hope will do all these things in their own way method and time according to the wisdom which Almighty God hath given them and the piety which he and his servants expect from them And in regard I plead for no particular interest but the general interest of Protestants which lieth in these two things The increase of their number and their Liberty and Agreement I cannot but promise my self if not acceptance yet pardon from my Governours for what weaknesses shall be found among these overflowings of my love to Jesus Christ and his Kingdom to whom I have made my prayer that he will be pleased to direct and encl●ne the Lord Protector and the Parliament to do in the premisses in such wise as may be answerable to their Allegiance to his Majesty who is the King of Kings and Judge of all even God blessed for evermore To whom with the Father and the holy Ghost three Persons but one God be everlasting Thanksgiving and Obedience Amen FINIS