Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	king_n	law_n	parliament_n	7,403	5	7.2636	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39625	Five matters of state, which hath lately hapned between His Majesty, and His High Court of Parliament ...	Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing F1112; ESTC R22451	3,976	10

which was to them so perillous opposed him in th●se tearmes Thou shalt not go forth neither did David reject them as presumptuous knowing that their confident expression in that particular was the issues of their dutie and love but gave them this mild and satisfactorie reply which we humbly beg may be your Majesties answer to your Parliament Vs and all other your good Subjects What seemeth you best that will we doe So shall we eve● pray c. A Letter sent to the Right Worshipfull the high Sheriffe and the rest of the County of Yorke now attending his sacred Majesties Pleasure Gentlemen NOw if ever stand fast quit your selves as Fathers of your Country let it appeare before God and all the World that truly generous blood runs in your vienes Evidence in Gods Name your heartiest loyalty and dearest affection to his most sacred Majesty But while you remember the King forget not the Kingdome for the Lords sake put not asunder those things which God hath so neerely joyned together Oh consider the Honour the cause of God the good successe of this present Parliament your lives Lawes Liberties your temporall your spirituall welfare lye all bleeding this day at your own feet and earnestly supplicate your best assistance Tell Vs We beseech you shall we dye and you live Can it possibly goe well with you while ill with Vs Is it not your own cause and quarrell nay Gods and the Kings which wee maintaine Stand you not as much interessed and as deeply ingaged to appear for God and the Kings honour as we our selves were disposed to recriminate we could anathomize before God and man the worthlesnesse of those unreasonable men who seem the great Zealots not only for the ruine but the ecclipsing of the glory of this blessed Parliament But our intent onely is to beg that at your hands which in Justice you dare not and in charity we are sure ought not to deny us and that 's your help and utmost indeavour in this nicke of our we had almost said your greatest necessity Be assured there was never a greater prize in your hands then at this time In poore Hull are imbarked two of the richest Jewels in the world Gods truth and Christendomes Peace each of which in valuation far exceed a Kings Ransome We delight not in a needlesse superfluous expence of words and therfore we shall in short tel you what wee or rather God expects his day at al your hands viz. That you and that with instance petition his most Excellent Majesty to vouchsafe the influence of his Royal favour and gracious presence to his Great Councell the High Court of Parliament the only way in humane apprehension to stanch the bleeding wounds of Ireland and distracted England That you now help the Lord against the mighty That with as humble boldnesse you manifest your extreame unwillingnesse to come in an hostile way against us least you bring guiltles blood upon your own heads and kindle such a fire in England as wil never be quenched Assure your selves that without much caution and greatest circumspection you may raise up such a spirit as will not be conjured down again in haste Worthies Ponder we beseech you our present but sad condition set your selves before Gods awfull bar make our case your owne Let your consciences speake would you betray so great a trust committed to you by so great a Councell would you that we should wound through your sides heaven and Earth what you shall attempt against us wil in the reflection result upon God the King the Church the State your selves Would you to satisfie a good King set open the Gates and with the same curtesie gratifie a very bad company who seeke nothing lesse then either the safety of his Majesties Royall Person and Posterity or the security of his Dominions and Liegepeople Would you have us wash our hands in your dearest blood in sum would you have us render you the people of the Kings wrath Wee are confident you would not Do then according to the primordiall Law as you would be done unto Strike in we beseech you effectually whilst you have time ●●t not God upon another course of deliverance least the honour of York-shire be laid in the dust for ever Oh! give us in this great streight reall restimony of your affections and you shall for ever have the acknowledgement of the reall obligations of all Your affectionate friends and humble Servants in the port Town of Hill FINIS