Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	according_a	know_v	lord_n	1,700	5	3.5944	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B23830	Haines his appeal to the general assembly of Dependent Baptists convened in London, from most parts of the nation, the third day of Jnne [sic]; 1680.	Haines, Richard, 1633-1685.	1680 (1680)	Wing H199; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 816.m.22[102]; ESTC R222997	6,037	4

HAINES HIS APPEAL TO THE General Assembly OF Dependent Baptists Convened in LONDON from most Parts of the Nation the Third day of June 1680. WHereas I have made my Appeal to your Court for Justice against Matthew Caffyn who is one of your Members immediately after the Fact I complain of was committed for these Reasons following viz. 1. I did so Appeal to you rather than to others because yours is the Highest Court and from which there is no Appeal as you suppose 2. Because the Crime was of an High Nature and doth not only call in question but strikes at the Authority Prerogative and Laws of the King c. 3. Because it was a Leading Case never practised by any Church in the World and in it self more cruel and unjust than what is approved of by the Church of Rome wherefore I expected Justice speedily to be obtained and also you had Power so to do First I expected Justice because I was informed by divers Members of your Court that you had Power to redress Grievances reverse unjust Judgments and correct Offenders c. 2. By reason I had Liberty given me by the mouth of Caffyn's Court and that too without shew of dislike of any Member to make my Appeal to whom I would 3. By reason I gave your unjust Judge and his Fellow-Criminals timely notice that I would make my Appeal to this High Court. 4. Because the Fact was notoriously scandalous to the Dishonour of the Profession and those that are honest Professors and therefore deserved speedy Correction Thus I came to your Court to let you know that my Witnesses were present to prove the Premisses but I soon perceived several of the Apostles hereafter mentioned to look asquint when I press'd for Justice and that instead of accepting of my Appeal they cunningly would if possible have perswaded me both then and every Court since to refer it notwithstanding you well knew I came not to refer but to make my Appeal for Justice Wherefore when I resolutely avoided that Bait you then told me that according to the Laws or Canons of your Court I must first make my Appeal to a Quarterly Meeting in the same Country where the Fact was committed To which I answered That by consent of each Party you had power to accept of an Appeal as well as a Reference I also pleaded that it was unreasonable for you to compel me to make my Appeal to such a Court as had given their Consent to the Criminals Proceedings before they were acted they being inferiour Persons and over whom the said Criminal himself was Supreme Bishop and Universal Apostle Howbeit forc'd I was to this unjust and crooked Method but the more willing I was to submit because you promised me that if Justice were not done in the Countrey then you would accept of my Appeal and do me Justice but alas That Design of the Confederates I perceive was to wear out Time corrupt Witnesses tire me out with expensive Attendance to wrest Justice justifie the Villain and scandalize the Oppressed as plainly thus appears viz. For that when I had followed your own Method as aforesaid and nothing being done in the Country to determine the matter according to Justice I then did again appeal to your Court with hopes to obtain Justice but contrarywise I found a great part of your Apostles to be traitors to Justice and damnable Enemies to my Appeal which they opposed with Might and Main notwithstanding their Promise to accept thereof howbeit to the Vote it was put and the honest Party out-voted the Opposers and much against their Stomachs to a Hearing it came but then to prevent Justice a Plot must be laid against my Witnesses and tho' their Reputation be unspotted yet they must be censured and look'd upon as perjur'd Persons or such Rogues and Villains as would falsly accuse the Innocent and under that pretence were not then suffered to make use of their Papers in which for their Memory they had written the Truth of what they heard to prevent mistakes but they must speak what they knew and as they could remember without them tho' several years had past between and when they had spoken it was not to be regarded but one of Caffyn's Faction being Chair-man the Court was dissolved in Confusion and then said That God had withdrawn himself from them So that I well perceive it s in vain to attend this Court with my Witnesses any longer until it purge it self of its corrupt partial and unjust Members Howbeit about a year or two before this last Court the matter in Controversie was debated by the consent of the major part of your Court and by such the major part of your Court That very thing with all its Circumstances for which I was condemned was judged and declared to be both lawful just and honest notwithstanding my Witnesses were not heard but only as they took it from the Criminals own Mouth Moreover you know that several Persons Members of your Court have expresly either honestly or deceitfully Admonish'd the said unjust judge c. to put away the Evil of his Doings by Repentance c. as a Copy thereof subscribed will demonstrate notwithstanding all which you also know That he as an Heretick remains obstinate persevering in his Acts of Wickedness and repenteth not Wherefore know ye That by these presents and in the name of him and for the honour of the Gospel under whom and for which you pretend to hold this Court I do now demand Judgment against the said Matthew Caffyn and also that you forthwith reverse his unrighteous Judgment as being sinful papistical cruel and unjust and that you admonish his Congregation who through Flattery Threats or any other way were deluded to joyn with him in his sinful Practice to put away the Evil of their Doings by Repentance and giving Satisfaction answerable to the Injuries which by means thereof have been occasioned For it may be judged that they to wit his simple Congregation are ignorant of the sence of your Court and of the Admonitions you sent them But if now at last after all your Pretence● and Promises that Justice should be done your Declarations That that very thing with all its Circumstances for which I was condemned is just honest and lawful your admonishing him to put away the Evil of his Doings by Repentance c. I say if after this long waiting all this be but Seven years Hypocrisie and Deceit and that you at this time also refuse to give Judgment against the said unjust and papistical Apostle Then know ye by these presents that I demand satisfaction of this Court and as it is my Duty so I will according to the Advice of the true Apostle of Christ submit my self to every Ordinance of Man for the Lords sake whether it be to the King as Supreme or unto Governours as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of Evil Doers and for the praise