Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	great_a	judgement_n	sin_n	3,123	5	4.8089	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53755	New England freemen warned and warmed to be free indeed, having an eye to God in their elections in a sermon preached before the Court of Election at Boston on the last day of May, 1671 [by] J.O., pastour of the first church in Boston.	Oxenbridge, John, 1609-1674.	1673 (1673)	Wing O837; ESTC R28765	22,868	54

Uncleanness grow bold the Rule●●ad need be furnished 〈…〉 with boldness to encounter and defeat them and I would here in particular cast in a word against the first Exo. 21.33 what pits you open or dig with your licence ye had need to cover them to keep the tipling beast from falling therein at least the tiplers of your own Towns 2. God-fearing men those that want the fear of God will not regard men justly and conscientiously Luk. 18.2 The Judge that feared not God neither regarded he men This is N. Englands Crown that you have or may have in the Magistracy such as fear God and hold fast and use what you have that no man take your Crown Rev. 3.11 3. Men of Truth sincere faithful men 1 Encouraging the good 2 Being just men 3 And of publick spirits 1. Encouraging and succouring them that are favoured of God and st●dy conformity to him this must be the aim of Rulers who Pet. 1.2 14. are sent forth for the praise of them that do well and this will be their advantage Zach. 12.5 The Governours of Iudah shall say in their heart the Inhabitants of Ierusalem shall be my strength in the Lord of Hos●●… their God those that have God to frie●● are surest friends to Magistracy theref●●● Magistracy should be friendly to such and consider that God puts out his Children to them to nurse Numb 11.12 as a nursi●g Father bears the suck●ng childe It is true the Nurse may not suffer the childe to feed on poyson and it is as true that the Nurse must not starve and pinch the childe nor be impatient toward it in a froward fit some are severe to conscientious people being supposed pious peaceable and useful if they conform not to their apprehensions and these eagerly drive on to a uniformity and urge that some errors have dangerous and heretical consequences for such as among us do in Conscience presse this I dare not judge them in their perswasion but would crave leave to remember what Chamier saith in Answer to the Papists charging Protestants with grievous Heresies drawn from their opinion Nemo fit Hereticus per cons●quentiam and as for the uniformity so cruelly urged by Papists and Prelates I would hope that only convincing light for the means and compassionate love for the manner will be taken up and till this course prevail I wish forbearance may be exercised to all sober people so it be not against piety or peace and if we here in the time of our peace and ease use violence to pious people here with us we may ere we are aware help for ward the affliction of those in other parts Zach. 1.15 which is the way of the Heathen very displeasing to God 2. Being just men is a second part of the Rulers truth he should be one that will seek and hasten justice seek justice Iob 29.16 The cause which I knew not I searched out this requires a diligent and wakeful attendance It is absurd if at any time true that they which judge in a cause should sleep at the hearing he that in such a case is cast may well as he appeal from sleeping to waking Phillip more vigilance is required in a cause which may sometime be covered with many blind● and the strong current of a party in which ease just men will not therefore bear down any in his cause Iob 3● 21 If I have lift up my hand against the fatherless when I saw my help in the Gate he should hasten justice it is the honour of Christ in his Kingdome Isai 16.5 He shall sit upon bis Throne in truth judging and seeking Iudgement and hasting righteousness Your second liberty is that all have justice without partiality or delay and they go well together for warping in a cause makes delay for a right li●● is the shortest it is a great sin in the Magistrate and wrath on the people when Isai 59.14 Iudgement is turned away backward and Iustice standeth afar off for truth is fallen in the street when upon motion and equity cannot enter But when the current of Justice in the hand and heart of just men shall run too strong for all opposition it is more pleasing to God then the best melody of instituted Worship Amos 5.23 24. Take thou away from me the noise of thy Songs for I will not hear the melody of thy Viols but let Iudgement roll down as waters and Righteousness as a mighty stream when you are upon the seat of Judgement Christ must be nearest a kin unto you Prov. 7.4 Say unto Wisdome that is unto Christ thou art my Sister and call understanding thy Kinswoman that they may keep thee from the strange woman The nearer the will and interest of Christ the more strange will all by wayes of injustice and partiality be to us Kindred will be no Kindred Zelucus when engaged to put out his Sons eyes for Adultery would rather make a breach upon himself in the loss of one eye then on the just Law to favour him 3. Such as are of a publick spirit to prosecute the general good are such men of truth as are fit for Magistracy every Magistrate should be as Nehemiah A man come to seek the welfare of the Sons of Israel Neh. 2.10 for be is of God set in that work and place for that end to every one Rom. 13.4 he is a Minister of God to thee for good Africanus had that wholsome counsel never to rise from the Court till he had done good to one or other now the publick good the good of all may be promoted by the Magistrate in point of defence diligence ingenuity and peace 1. Defence Hos 4.18 Her shields are translated Rulers whence in the East Sultan which signifies a Shield is the usual name of their Princes upon which a learned Protestant wisheth that some were not rather Scutica then Scuta a Scourge rather then a Shield 2. Diligence that the people may live industruously and not idly for honesty of life is under the Magistrates care 1 Tim. 2.2 Thus our Antient holy ones Elton and Dod on the Commandments express this care of honest labour and calling to be the Magistrates duty and this some wise Rulers have thought necessary for the publick quiet 3. Ingenuity for the drawing forth of this here in this Land see the best Argument Psal 122.9 Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good because the good and maintenance of so many Churches doth depend upon some wise consideration of the gifts of men here and the commodities of the Land therefore it is not enough only to take up that good which is obvious but search for that which is not and well were it as seems to me if we had a standing Committee to relieve and weigh such propositions tending to the better subsisting of the people I finde in the fifth liberty an allowance of a Monopoly on the producing a commodity now in the Land