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	know_v	see_v	5,670	5	3.0830	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70779	A treatise of oaths containing several weighty reasons why the people call'd Qvakers refuse to swear : and those confirmed by numerous testimonies out of Gentiles, Jews and Christians, both fathers, doctors and martyrs : presented to the King and great council of England, assembled in Parliament.	Penn, William, 1644-1718.; Richardson, Richard, 1623?-1689.; Parker, Alexander, 1628-1689.; Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1675 (1675)	Wing P1388; ESTC R17219	94,426	174

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a_o treatise_n of_o oath_n contain_v several_a weighty_a reason_n why_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n refuse_v to_o swear_v and_o those_o confirm_v by_o numerous_a testimony_n out_o of_o gentile_n jew_n and_o christian_n both_o father_n doctor_n and_o martyr_n present_v to_o the_o king_n and_o great_a council_n of_o england_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n mat._n 5.34_o but_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o swear_v not_o at_o all_o jam._n 5.22_o above_o all_o thing_n my_o brethren_n swear_v not_o jer._n 32.10_o because_o of_o oath_n the_o land_n mourn_v theognis_n he_o ought_v to_o swear_v neither_o this_o thing_n nor_o any_o thing_n maimonides_n it_o be_v a_o great_a good_a for_o a_o man_n not_o to_o swear_v at_o all_o chrysostom_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o swear_v neither_o in_o a_o just_a nor_o unjust_a cause_n print_v anno_fw-la 1675._o to_o the_o king_n and_o great_a council_n of_o england_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n the_o case_n of_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n relate_v to_o oath_n further_o represent_v and_o recommend_v to_o their_o consideration_n in_o order_n to_o a_o speedy_a and_o effectual_a redress_n the_o common_a benefit_n of_o the_o free_a people_n of_o england_n be_v undoubted_o both_o the_o first_o and_o great_a reason_n for_o the_o ancient_n just_a &_o necessary_a constitution_n of_o parliament_n and_o be_v also_o inform_v that_o it_o be_v your_o resolution_n to_o employ_v this_o session_n to_o the_o redress_n of_o public_a grievance_n and_o since_o we_o can_v but_o repute_v our_o self_n a_o member_n of_o this_o great_a body_n you_o represent_v by_o birth_n and_o english_a descent_n and_o be_v not_o only_o involve_v in_o the_o common_a calamity_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o in_o particular_a very_o cruel_o treat_v in_o our_o person_n and_o estate_n because_o we_o can_v for_o pure_a conscience_n take_v any_o oath_n at_o all_o though_o we_o have_v again_o and_o again_o tender_v our_o solemn_a yea_o or_o nay_o and_o be_v most_o willing_a to_o sustain_v the_o same_o penalty_n in_o case_n of_o lie_v that_o be_v usual_o inflict_v for_o perjury_n to_o the_o end_v we_o may_v not_o be_v interpret_v to_o decline_v the_o custom_n out_o of_o mere_a humour_n or_o evasion_n though_o our_o frequent_a &_o heavy_a suffering_n by_o fine_n and_o tedious_a imprisonment_n sometime_o to_o death_n itself_o shall_v sufficient_o vindicate_v we_o against_o any_o such_o incharitable_a censure_n we_o do_v with_o all_o due_a respect_n present_v you_o with_o our_o reason_n for_o that_o tenderness_n and_o many_o testimony_n and_o precedent_n in_o their_o defence_n and_o we_o entreat_v you_o to_o express_v that_o care_n of_o a_o member_n of_o your_o own_o civil_a body_n which_o nature_n and_o christianity_n excite_v to_o we_o mean_v that_o it_o will_v please_v you_o to_o consider_v how_o deep_o we_o have_v already_o suffer_v in_o person_n and_o estate_n the_o inconvenience_n we_o have_v daily_o to_o encounter_v and_o those_o injurious_a not_o only_o to_o ourselves_o but_o other_o we_o commerce_n with_o in_o that_o both_o they_o and_o we_o because_o of_o our_o tenderness_n in_o this_o matter_n be_v constant_o at_o the_o mercy_n of_o such_o as_o will_v swear_v any_o thing_n to_o advantage_n themselves_o where_o they_o be_v sure_a that_o a_o contrary_a evidence_n shall_v be_v by_o law_n esteem_v however_o true_a invalid_n under_o which_o difficulty_n several_a of_o we_o at_o this_o hour_n fruitless_o labour_n that_o be_v sensible_a of_o our_o calamity_n you_o may_v please_v to_o endeavour_v as_o for_o other_o so_o for_o this_o grievance_n both_o a_o speedy_a and_o effectual_a redress_n otherwise_o beside_o ordinary_a case_n wherein_o many_o of_o we_o extraordinary_o suffer_v we_o may_v perhaps_o prove_v in_o this_o of_o oath_n the_o great_a if_o not_o the_o only_a sufferer_n of_o the_o kingdom_n a_o cruelty_n we_o hope_v you_o do_v not_o design_n against_o we_o god_n almighty_a we_o beseech_v he_o with_o all_o sincerity_n of_o heart_n incline_v you_o to_o justice_n mercy_n and_o truth_n amen_n london_n the_o 25_o of_o the_o 3d_o month_n 1675._o subscribe_v on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o our_o friend_n by_o alexander_n parker_n george_n whitehead_n stephen_n crisp_n william_n mead_n gerrard_n roberts_n william_n welsh_n samuel_n newton_n thomas_n heart_n john_n osgood_n james_n claypool_n thomas_n rudyard_n richard_n richardson_n &_o william_n penn._n a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o author_n testimony_n and_o precedent_n cite_v in_o favour_n of_o this_o treatise_n aeschylus_n p._n 31._o albertus_n magnus_n p._n 10_o 115._o albingenses_n p._n 100_o 121._o w.c._n albrid_n p._n 12._o alexander_n de_fw-fr alice_n p._n 115._o alexander_n ab_fw-la alexandro_n p._n 18._o alexid_o p._n 34._o alphonsus_n de_fw-fr avendano_n p._n 134._o ambrose_n p._n 10_o 68_o 135._o ambrose_n ansbertus_n p._n 112._o anabaptist_n p._n 100_o 101._o antiochus_n palest_fw-la p._n 109._o anthelmus_fw-la cantuar_n p._n 120._o tho._n 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lollard_n pag._n 127._o lotharius_n p._n 148._o ludulphus_fw-la p._n 10_o 115_o luitprandus_fw-la p._n 158._o n._n lyra_n p._n 106_o 115._o lysander_n p._n 32._o m_o maimonides_n pag._n 37._o menander_n p._n 33._o maldonat_fw-la p._n 101._o 144._o manichee_n p._n 100_o marlorat_n p._n 144._o fra._n de_fw-fr mendoca_n p._n 136._o archiep._n mentz_n p._n 111._o s._n morland_n p._n 128._o n_o grave_a of_o nassou_n p._n 160_o 161._o g._n nazianzen_n pag._n 42._o 64_o nicodemus_n gospel_n p._n 59_o nilus_n p._n 107._o g._n nyssen●s_o p._n 63.141_o o_o oecumenius_n pag._n 119._o olympiodorus_n p._n 108._o prince_n of_o orange_n p._n 162._o origen_n p._n 30_o 49_o 100_o 101._o orthodoxographa_n p._n 59_o p_o paschatius_n ratbertus_n p._n 113._o patrini_fw-la pag._n 100_o pelagian_n p._n 100_o 101_o persian_n p._n 28._o philo_z judaeus_n p._n 36_o 38_o 138_o 146._o plato_n p._n 32._o plinius_n p._n 18._o plowman_n complaint_n p._n 121._o plutarch_n p._n 29_o 32_o 35._o polybius_n

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