Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	house_n	king_n	parliament_n	4,083	5	6.9002	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91153	A brief necessary vindication of the old and new secluded Members, from the false malicious calumnies; and of the fundamental rights, liberties, privileges, government, interest of the freemen, parliaments, people of England, from the late avowed subversions 1. Of John Rogers, in his un-christian concertation with Mr. Prynne, and others. 2. Of M: Nedham, in his Interest will not lie. Wherein the true good old cause is asserted, the false routed; ... / By William Prynne of Swainswick Esq; a bencher of Lincolns-Inne.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1659 (1659)	Wing P3913; Thomason E772_2; ESTC R203220	47,789	64

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1648._o army_n with_o those_o b_o 1648._o now_o sit_v have_v former_o vote_v to_o be_v the_o only_a supreme_a authority_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o themselves_o to_o be_v but_o their_o servant_n not_o their_o sovereign_n and_o therefore_o can_v in_o reason_n justice_n conscience_n deny_v they_o or_o any_o of_o they_o the_o freedom_n of_o their_o voice_n herein_o in_o the_o present_a juncture_n of_o our_o affair_n and_o then_o i_o dare_v pawn_v my_o reputation_n life_n against_o my_o antagonist_n i_o shall_v have_v above_o a_o thousand_o voice_n concur_v with_o i_o to_o one_o consent_v with_o they_o and_o have_v both_o vox_fw-la populi_fw-la and_o vox_fw-la dei_fw-la too_o thus_o suffragate_a with_o i_o in_o the_o supreme_a universal_a parliament_n of_o all_o english_a freeman_n without_o the_o house_n i_o hope_v no_o private_a person_n not_o commission_v by_o the_o people_n free_a election_n will_v presume_v to_o contradict_v or_o repeal_v their_o major_a vote_n within_o the_o commons_o house_n though_o they_o have_v thrice_o seclude_v i_o out_o of_o it_o by_o arm_a guard_n before_o any_o legal_a accusation_n trial_n or_o conviction_n whatsoever_o from_o plead_v of_o this_o their_o public_a cause_n therein_o which_o i_o whole_o submit_v to_o their_o universal_a censure_n and_o decision_n till_o we_o can_v gain_v a_o full_a and_o free_a much-desired_a legal_a parliament_n in_o both_o house_n to_o resolve_v this_o doubt_n which_o god_n wonder_v work_a providence_n i_o trust_v will_n ere_o long_a effect_n by_o dash_v the_o army_n and_o their_o new_a juncto_fw-la sudden_o in_o piece_n against_o each_o other_o and_o turn_v they_o all_o out_o of_o door_n with_o great_a contempt_n violence_n hatred_n dissipation_n than_o before_o april_n 20._o 1653._o it_o be_v a_o principle_n in_o law_n policy_n nature_n eodem_fw-la modo_fw-la quo_fw-la quid_fw-la constituitur_fw-la dissolvitur_fw-la and_o a_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n to_o cast_v they_o out_o of_o the_o 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their_o treasonable_a sudden_a seclude_v and_o secure_v we_o decem._n 6._o and_o 7._o 1648._o and_o therefore_o can_v not_o be_v the_o true_a cause_n of_o our_o seclusion_n but_o a_o subsequent_a pretence_n yea_o these_o officer_n to_o mutiny_v the_o common_a soldier_n against_o we_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o member_n they_o seize_v at_o the_o house_n door_n be_v those_o who_o purse_v up_o and_o keep_v away_o their_o pay_n from_o they_o and_o that_o be_v the_o only_a cause_n the_o common_a soldier_n assist_v they_o to_o secure_v we_o else_o they_o will_v not_o have_v meddle_v with_o any_o of_o we_o as_o they_o tell_v i_o and_o col_n birch_n in_o the_o queen_n court_n the_o day_n we_o be_v seize_v whereupon_o i_o assure_v they_o it_o be_v a_o gross_a untruth_n for_o neither_o of_o we_o then_o secure_v be_v a_o treasurer_n or_o receiver_n of_o money_n they_o answer_v they_o be_v inform_v the_o contrary_a by_o their_o officer_n and_o be_v sorry_a we_o be_v thus_o abuse_v and_o keep_v 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in_o business_n till_o their_o member_n shall_v be_v restore_v therefore_o they_o judge_v they_o no_o breaker_n but_o performer_n of_o their_o trust_n when_o seize_v and_o seclude_v by_o the_o army_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n order_v that_o the_o general_n shall_v be_v send_v to_o to_o know_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o army_n proceed_n in_o seize_v the_o member_n upon_o this_o the_o general_a council_n of_o officer_n not_o before_o january_n 3._o 1648._o when_o they_o have_v not_o leave_v 50_o member_n in_o it_o return_v their_o answer_n to_o they_o that_o they_o be_v necessitate_v thereunto_o upon_o mere_a forge_a pretence_n and_o that_o these_o member_n have_v break_v their_o trust_n which_o occasion_v they_o to_o seclude_v and_o seize_v they_o a_o pretty_a excuse_n and_o cloak_n for_o so_o transcendent_a a_o treason_n 4._o that_o in_o this_o answer_n they_o most_o false_o scandalize_v traduce_v the_o seclude_v and_o secure_v member_n as_o nedham_n do_v in_o their_o term_n with_o 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