Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	faith_n	good_a	work_n	3,011	5	6.5790	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73761	The epistle congratulatorie of Lysimachus Nicanor of the Societie of Jesu, to the Covenanters in Scotland. VVherin is paralleled our sweet harmony and correspondency in divers materiall points of doctrine and practice.	Nicanor, Lysimachus, 1603-1641.	1640 (1640)	STC 5752; Thomason E203_7; ESTC R17894	65,738	81

they_o be_v convince_v in_o their_o conscience_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o such_o thing_n the_o scripture_n bid_v compel_v man_n to_o the_o wedding_n neither_o need_v you_o regard_v they_o who_o call_v your_o holy_a violence_n a_o spanish_a inquisition_n furthermore_o i_o be_o confident_a that_o you_o shall_v not_o be_v such_o enemy_n to_o our_o work_n of_o supererogation_n as_o former_o you_o have_v be_v for_o when_o the_o king_n urge_v you_o to_o subscribe_v the_o confession_n of_o faith_n you_o refuse_v it_o draw_v your_o reason_n from_o the_o very_a ground_n which_o have_v produce_v all_o our_o work_n of_o supererogation_n which_o be_v this_o that_o a_o good_a work_n which_o be_v do_v of_o a_o man_n own_o accord_n be_v more_o excellent_a than_o that_o which_o be_v do_v by_o command_n of_o a_o superior_a as_o you_o reason_n learned_o in_o your_o protestation_n in_o september_n 1638._o and_o so_o conclude_v that_o you_o have_v do_v a_o more_o sincere_a work_n and_o acceptable_a in_o covenant_v without_o authority_n than_o if_o you_o shall_v do_v it_o now_o at_o the_o command_n of_o your_o superior_a for_o as_o you_o say_v thus_o do_v the_o more_o liberty_n the_o less_o hypocrisy_n and_o more_o sincerity_n have_v appear_v if_o this_o ground_n of_o you_o be_v remove_v then_o both_o your_o covenant_n and_o our_o evangelicall_n counsel_n will_v perish_v and_o yet_o the_o anticovenanter_n will_v say_v that_o the_o scripture_n call_v he_o the_o good_a servant_n that_o do_v his_o master_n will_n and_o whosoever_o do_v more_o than_o they_o be_v command_v by_o their_o master_n get_v affricanus_fw-la thanks_o non_fw-la amo_fw-la nimium_fw-la diligentes_fw-la i_o think_v to_o have_v congratulate_v with_o you_o that_o you_o be_v most_o like_a unto_o we_o in_o equivocation_n for_o your_o own_o end_n to_o persuade_v the_o people_n to_o believ_n that_o which_o your_o own_o heart_n know_v to_o be_v most_o false_a as_o for_o example_n to_o persuade_v the_o people_n before_o they_o do_v subscribe_v the_o covenant_n that_o it_o be_v for_o defence_n of_o the_o king_n against_o who_o you_o say_v no_o man_n be_v bind_v by_o the_o covenant_n to_o rise_v up_o in_o desensive_a arm_n and_o that_o you_o be_v only_o bind_v to_o suffer_v if_o his_o majesty_n be_v to_o invade_v you_o but_o when_o they_o have_v subscribe_v than_o you_o tell_v they_o that_o they_o must_v provide_v armour_n to_o resist_v the_o king_n come_v to_o invade_v you_o this_o make_v many_o poor_a simple_a man_n complain_v that_o they_o be_v wrong_v and_o that_o they_o will_v at_o least_o be_v perjure_v if_o they_o shall_v do_v so_o yet_o the_o scripture_n be_v plain_a for_o such_o equivocation_n for_o when_o the_o army_n send_v by_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n come_v to_o dothan_n where_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n be_v to_o fetch_v he_o to_o the_o king_n the_o prophet_n come_v out_o to_o they_o 6.19_o 2_o king_n 6.19_o and_o say_v this_o be_v not_o the_o way_n neither_o be_v this_o the_o city_n follow_v i_o and_o i_o will_v bring_v you_o to_o the_o man_n who_o you_o seek_v but_o he_o lead_v they_o to_o samaria_n the_o quite_o contrary_a way_n but_o here_o be_v the_o difference_n between_o you_o and_o the_o prophet_n that_o when_o he_o have_v mislead_v they_o and_o bring_v they_o to_o samaria_n he_o do_v not_o detain_v they_o as_o captive_n from_o their_o master_n but_o say_v set_a bread_n and_o water_n before_o they_o that_o they_o may_v eat_v and_o drink_v and_o go_v to_o their_o master_n but_o you_o do_v not_o so_o but_o keep_v they_o in_o the_o net_n in_o the_o which_o they_o be_v take_v that_o they_o can_v escape_v but_o must_v join_v with_o you_o against_o their_o master_n to_o who_o they_o shall_v not_o return_v but_o with_o defensive_a arm_n such_o as_o be_v not_o shield_n and_o buckler_n but_o pike_n musket_n and_o canon_n i_o commend_v your_o policy_n herein_o for_o you_o know_v that_o the_o king_n do_v not_o think_v that_o the_o common_a people_n do_v ever_o aim_v at_o the_o content_n and_o consequent_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o so_o do_v not_o impute_v any_o disloyalty_n unto_o they_o and_o when_o he_o see_v that_o you_o have_v they_o so_o close_o tie_v unto_o you_o they_o become_v your_o buckler_n and_o defensive_a arm_n for_o who_o sake_n he_o have_v spare_v you_o who_o he_o think_v to_o be_v head_n of_o a_o faction_n against_o he_o so_o that_o here_o multitudo_fw-la sociorum_fw-la parit_fw-la impunitatem_fw-la criminum_fw-la and_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n see_v he_o condemnoth_v your_o zeal_n to_o religion_n as_o if_o it_o be_v rehellion_n against_o he_o and_o yet_o have_v give_v you_o such_o way_n without_o curb_v your_o course_n in_o the_o beginning_n we_o can_v but_o say_v that_o his_o innate_a love_n to_o his_o ancient_a kingdom_n whereof_o he_o have_v give_v plentiful_a testimony_n have_v bring_v he_o to_o this_o strait_a that_o he_o have_v neglect_v his_o father_n direction_n which_o he_o be_v teach_v by_o exper●●ce_n and_o which_o king_n charles_n will_v teach_v his_o son_n by_o a_o double_a example_n 14●_n basth●_n doron_n pa●_n 14●_n the_o direction_n be_v this_o si_fw-mi ab_fw-la initio_fw-la clementian_n ostentes_fw-la crescet_fw-la in_o immensum_fw-la delinquentium_fw-la numerus_fw-la crescet_fw-la tui_fw-la contemptus_fw-la &_o ●àm_fw-la punire_fw-la volueris_fw-la major_a erit_fw-la sontium_fw-la quàm_fw-la insontium_fw-la numerus_fw-la nec_fw-la promptum_fw-la erit_fw-la discern●re_fw-la unde_fw-la facere_fw-la oporteat_fw-la initium_fw-la panae_fw-la at_o que_fw-fr it_z a_o multos_fw-la perdes_fw-la invitus_fw-la quos_fw-la tempestiuâ_fw-la pancorum_fw-la poenâ_fw-la seruare_fw-la potuiss_n tu_fw-la meo_fw-la ex_fw-la exemplo_fw-la potes_fw-la hic_fw-la esse_fw-la cautior_fw-la ●am_fw-la ego_fw-la cum_fw-la mansuetudine_fw-la mea_fw-la instituissem_fw-la populum_fw-la trahere_fw-la ad_fw-la legum_fw-la obedientian_n contrà_fw-la accidit_fw-la ut_fw-la omne_fw-la plena_fw-la facta_fw-la sint_fw-la tumultibus_fw-la ego_fw-la verò_fw-la promercede_v né_fw-fr grate_n quidem_fw-la retule_fw-la he_o if_o at_o the_o beginning_n thou_o show_v clemency_n the_o number_n of_o delinquent_n will_n great_o increase_v and_o the_o contempt_n of_o thyself_o will_v increase_v and_o when_o thou_o will_v punish_v delinquent_n the_o number_n of_o the_o guilty_a will_v be_v more_o than_o of_o the_o innocent_a neither_o shall_v it_o be_v ready_a for_o thou_o to_o discern_v whereat_o thou_o must_v begin_v punishment_n and_o so_o thou_o shall_v destroy_v many_o against_o thy_o will_n which_o thou_o may_v save_v by_o the_o timely_a punishment_n of_o a_o few_o in_o this_o point_n thou_o may_v be_v more_o wary_a by_o my_o example_n for_o when_o i_o have_v purpose_v by_o meekness_n to_o draw_v the_o people_n to_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o law_n the_o contrary_n happen_v so_o that_o all_o be_v fill_v with_o uproar_n and_o as_o for_o i_o i_o get_v not_o so_o much_o as_o thanks_o for_o my_o reward_n but_o go_v you_o on_o and_o that_o you_o may_v more_o and_o more_o persuade_v they_o to_o adhere_v unto_o you_o tell_v they_o as_o you_o do_v that_o if_o they_o shall_v come_v under_o the_o king_n power_n he_o will_v utter_o destroy_v they_o and_o that_o his_o proclamation_n and_o promise_n be_v not_o to_o be_v regard_v since_o in_o your_o judgement_n ●e_n have_v break_v the_o oath_n at_o his_o coronation_n when_o he_o swear_v to_o god_n to_o defend_v his_o truth_n but_o will_v now_o if_o you_o do_v not_o resi_v he_o destroy_v the_o religion_n the_o law_n and_o liberty_n of_o this_o church_n and_o kingdom_n as_o your_o protestation_n and_o information_n for_o war_n do_v full_o show_v it_o be_v also_o a_o notable_a equivocation_n whereby_o you_o thrust_v the_o simple_a people_n from_o subscribe_v the_o king_n covenant_n command_v by_o his_o majesty_n to_o be_v subscribe_v as_o it_o be_v profess_v in_o anno_fw-la 1581._o and_o not_o according_a to_o your_o new_a interpretation_n add_v unto_o it_o for_o in_o the_o 1581._o it_o be_v a_o covenant_n draw_v up_o at_o his_o majesty_n special_a command_n and_o by_o his_o special_a authority_n the_o oath_n and_o subscription_n be_v prescribe_v to_o his_o subject_n and_o so_o they_o swear_v according_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o king_n that_o be_v the_o exacter_n of_o this_o oath_n so_o that_o while_o his_o majesty_n require_v it_o now_o to_o be_v subscribe_v as_o it_o be_v profess_v then_o he_o do_v it_o in_o opposition_n to_o this_o present_a time_n wherein_o you_o have_v put_v a_o new_a commenter_n upon_o it_o direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o king_n james_n who_o first_o prescribe_v it_o and_o it_o be_v too_o evident_a that_o jesuitism_n and_o puritanisme_n be_v both_o odious_a to_o he_o and_o that_o it_o be_v his_o chief_a labour_n as_o he_o say_v himself_o to_o hold_v up_o that_o which_o you_o be_v cast_v down_o so_o that_o one_o of_o you_o do_v not_o err_v while_o you_o call_v he_o your_o enemy_n in_o superlativo_fw