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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	bishop_n	church_n	see_v	3,056	5	3.9474	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94389	To a vertuous and judicious lady who (for the exercise of her devotion) built a closet, wherein to secure the most sacred Booke of Common-Prayer, from the view and violence of the enemies thereof, the sectaries and schismatiques of this kingdome. / Written by a most orthodox, moderate, and judicious divine, a banished minister of this miserable kingdome.		1646 (1646)	Wing T1318; Thomason 669.f.10[92]; ESTC R210626	888	1

To a Vertuous and Judicious Lady who for the exercise of her Devotion built a Closet wherein to secure the most Sacred Booke of COMMON-PRAYER from the view and violence of the Enemies thereof the Sectaries and Schismatiques of this Kingdome Written by a most Orthodox Moderate and Judicious Divine A banished Minister of this miserable Kingdome SInce it hath pleas'd our wise and new-born State The Common-Prayer-Book t' excommunicate To turne it out of all as if it were Some grand Malignant or some Cavaliere Since in our Churches 't is by them forbid To say such Prayers as our Fathers did So that Gods House must now be call'd no more The House of Prayer so ever call'd before As if those Christians were resolv'd to use That House as bad as ever did the Jews Since that of Christ may now of Prayer be said It wants a place whereon to lay its head I cannot choose but think it was your care To build your Closet for distressed PRAYER VVhich here in mourning clad presents it selfe Begging some little corner on your shelfe For since 't is banish'd from all publique view There be none dare it entertain but you How times and men are chang'd who would have thought T' have seen the Service-Book thus set at naught A Book worth Gold if rightly understood Compos'd by Martyrs sealed with their blood Once burnt by Papists meerly for this cause It was repugnant to their Popish Lawes Now by our Zelots 't is condemn'd to die Because forsooth 't is full of Popery And thus we see the Golden meane defy'd And how 'twixt two extreames 't is crucify'd But 't is no matter we see stranger things Kings must be Subjects now and Subjects Kings The meaner sort of men have all the power The upper end is now beneath the lower The head below the feet they 'll weare the Crown who would not think the world 's turn'd upside down Learning must now give place to Ignorance So must a Statute to an Ordinance Religion to Prophanenesse and vain-glory The common-prayer-Common-Prayer-Book to the Directory All things are out of order and I feare Are like to be till we are as we were Till Bishops doe returne to end the stir Twixt th' Independent and the Presbyter Till Kings be Kings and till we wished see The Church enjoy her ancient Lyturgie Till Loyalty be had in more regard And till Rebellion hath its just reward And that these things may be we 'll not despaire All this and more may be obtain'd by Prayer FINIS