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	king_n	power_n	3,921	5	4.7466	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42505	Mrs Elizabeth Gaunt's Last speech who was burnt at London, Oct. 23. 1685. as it was written by her own hand, & delivered to Capt. Richardson keeper of Newgate.	Gaunt, Elizabeth, d. 1685.	1685 (1685)	Wing G381A; ESTC R223668	2,235	4

M rs Elizabeth Gaunt's Last Speech who was Burnt at London Oct. 23. 1685. as it was written by her own hand delivered to Capt. Richardson Keeper of Newgate NOt knowing whether I shall be suffered or able because of weaknesses that are upon me thro my hard close imprisonment to speak at the place of Execution I have wrote these few Lines to fignify that I am reconciled to the wayes of my God towards me tho it be in wayes I looked not for by terrible things yet in righteousness for having given me life he ought to have the disposing of it when where he pleases to call for it and I desire to offer up my all to him it being but my reasonable service also the first terms Christ offers that he that will be his disciple must forsake all follow him and therfore let none think hard or be discouraged at what hath happened unto me for he doth nothing without cause in all that he hath done unto us he being holy in all his wayes righteous in all his works and it is but my Lott in common with poor desolate Zion at this day neither do I find in my heart the least regret for any thing that I have done in the service of my Lord Mr. C. Jesus in securing succouring any of his poor sufferers that have shewed favour to his righteous cause which cause tho it be now faln trampled on as if it had not been anoynted yet it shall revive God will plead it at another rate than ever he hath done yet with all its opposers malicious haters and therefore let all that love fear him not omit the least duty that comes to hand or lyes before them knowing that now Christ hath need of them expects they should serve him I desire to bless his holy name that he hath made me usefull in my generation to the comfort relief of many desolate ones that the blessing of those that were ready to perish hath come upon me been helpt to make the heart of the widow to sing I bless his holy name that in all this together with what I was charged with I can approve my heart to him that I have done his will tho it doth cross mans will and the scriptures which satisfy me are Esay 16. 3 4. Hide the out-casts bewray not him that wandreth be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoyler And Ob. 12 13 14. Thou shouldest not have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress but men say you must give them up or you shall dye for it now who to obey judge ye so that I have cause to rejoyce be exceeding glad in that I suffer for righteousness sake that I am accounted worthy to suffer for well-doing that God hath accepted any service from me which hath been done in sincerity tho mixt with manifold infirmities which he hath been pleased for Christs sake to cover forgive And now as concerning my crime as it is called alas it was but a little one might well become a Prince to forgive But he that shews no mercy shall find none And I may say of it in the language of Jonathan I did but taste a little hony lo I must dye for it I did but relieve an unworthy poor distressed family lo I must dye for it well I desire in the Lamb-like nature of the Gospell to forgive all that are concerned to say Lord lay it not to their charge but I fear it will not nay I believe when he comes to make inquisition for blood it will be found at the door of the furious Judge who because I could not remember things through my dauntedness at Burton's wife Daughter's witness my ignorance took advantage thereat would not hear me when I had call'd to mynd that which I am sure would have invalidated the evidence tho he granted something of the same kind to another he denyed it to me at that tyme my blood will also be found at the door of the unrighteous Jury who found me guilty upon the single oath of an out-lawd man for there was none but his Oath about the mony who is no legall witness tho he be pardoned his out-lawry not being reversed the law requiring 2 witnesses in poynt of Treason and then about my going with him to the place mentioned viz. the Hope it was by his own word before he could be out-lawd for it was but about 2 monthes after his absconding so that tho he was in a Proclamation yet not high Treason as I am informed whereby I am clearly murdered and also bloody Mr. Atterbery who hath so unsatiably hunted after my life tho it is no profit to him yet thro the ill will he bears me left no stone unturned as I have ground to believe till he brought it to this and shewed favour to Burton who ought to have dyed for his own fault not to have bought his life with mine and Captain Richardson who is cruell severe to all under my circumstances who did at that time without all mercy pity hasten my sentence held up my hand that it might be given All which together with the great one of all by whose power all these multitudes more of cruelties are done I do heartily freely forgive as against me but as it is done in an implacable mind against the Lord Christ his righteous cause followers I leave it to him who is the avenger of all such wrong who will tread upon Princes as upon mortar be terrible to the Kings of the earth know this also that tho you are seemingly fixed because of the power in your hands are weighing out your violence dealing with a despiteful mind because of the old new hatred by impoverishing every way destressing those you have got under you yet unless you can secure Iesus Christ all his holy Angells you shall never do your business nor your hand accomplish your enterprizes for he will be upon you ere you are aware and therefore that you would be wise instructed learn is the desire of her that finds no mercy from you ELIZABETH GAUNT