Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	sin_n	suffer_v	suffering_n	2,120	5	9.4937	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79760	Stirling, 24 October, 1650. Ante-meridiem. A short warning, from the Commission of the Generall Assemblie; concerning the malignants now in arms	Church of Scotland. General Assembly. Commission.; Ker, A.	1650 (1650)	Wing C4259DA; ESTC R229118	1,690	6

Stirling 24 October 1650. Ante-meridiem A SHORT WARNING From the Commission of the Generall Assemblie Concerning the Malignants now in Arms. ALbeit the Designs and Carriage of the Malignant partie now in Arms and their Complices bee in themselues so many and so manyfestly wicked as may render them odious and detestable unto all the people of GOD in this Land at the first looking thereon Yet the LORD having called vs thereunto wee hold it our duetie as here-to-fore to giue Warning thereof Both for the reclaming of these who are already insnared therein and for the guarding of others agaynst Temptations thereunto Wee need not bee at much payns in fynding out of these mens intentions nor go far off for Learning of the ends which they propose unto themselues in their present actings These being no other than hath bene promoted by the Malignant partie from the beginning To wit the setting vp of themselues under a pretence of Promoting Royall Authoritie and kingly interest That they may the more easily bear down these who haue bene instrumentall in the Work of GOD and at last destroy the Work it self a design which had bene to bee abhorred in any but much more in these men who are so Solemnly tyed before the LORD by the Oath of the COVENANT vnto the contrary and agaynst whose former Malignant wayes and back-slydings the LORDS Hand hath been lifted up so high unto the breaking of the Pryde of their Power oftner than once And who haue so lately bene offering and professing before the CHURCH of GOD their Repentance for such things as being convinced in their Consciences of the Sinfulness and Unlawfulness of the same And who stand under the Tye of so many Promises Subscriptions both to the State Church to the contrarie Severall of the most eninent amongst them do by these their late actions stand now proclamed before the World under their own hands infamous perfidious Covenant breakers And it doth much highten their iniquitie That they haue conspired together against GODS People in such a tyme when there is also another Enemie in the Land designing Mischief against Religion and Government Wee may say Wee are brought low But wee hope That the LORD shall prevent vs with His Mercies and require it at their hands If there bee any place left for exhortation wee WVRN these men to consider How the Wrath Vengeance of the LORD hath been persuing the Malignant partie in all these Kingdoms these many years past and how many tymes their own Designs haue bene blasted and themselues brought nigh vnto Destruction And to remember what a severe Avenger the LORD is of Covenant-breaking and of the open mocking of His NAME by falling fouly agayn into these sinnes which once haue bene confessed they seem to haue repented of And what a foull stayn it is upon their Consciences and credit to go contrary to so many late Professions and violate so many Bands and Obligations taken upon themselues for avoyding all Malignant Wayes and not disturbing the Peace of the Kingdom And how monstrous and unnaturall a thing it is to haue risen agaynst their Countrey and the Publick Authoritie of the Land when they had to do with a prevayling Enemie And it shall bee Wisdom for these that are in Authoritie to walk with Malignants according to the rule of the Word of GOD and Band of the COVENANT to take good heed of trusting and taking in such as haue bene opposit to the Work of GOD so many experiences teaching the unsoundness of most of these from year to year which also may teach all these who haue recovered themselues out of such Snares to take heed that they bee not agayn involved therein But that as they haue professed their Repentance for their Accession to any Malignant courss so they may labour to get their Hearts established through Grace that they fall not back with others into the same Sinne. AND Wee exhort the whole LAND To beware of Complyance with these Sonnes of Beliall either by joyning with them in Armes or concurring in Counsell and Designs or by assisting them with men or moneyes or provisions or by corresponding with them or countenancing of them or conniving at their wicked wayes As they would not draw Guilt vpon themselues before the LORD and proue Treacherous and Unsteadfast in His COVENANT and CAUSE THE Straytes and Sufferinges of His People bee indeed at this tyme many and great But it is better to suffer the hardest of Afflictions than to sinne agaynst GOD by complying with an evill Courss And Wee are confident That vnto those who keep their Steadfastness GOD shall open a Door of Hope and make a Day of SALVATION to appear Therefore Let all men in the Strength and Fear of the LORD do their Duetie agaynst Enemies on both hands And the LORD shall giue DELIVERANCE A. Ker.