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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	church_n	zeal_n	zealous_a	103	3	9.0738	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90537	Good work for a good magistrate or, a short cut to great quiet. By honest, homely plain English hints given from Scripture, reason, and experience, for the regulating of most cases in this Common-wealth. Concerning religion; mercie; justice. By H.P.	Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.	1651 (1651)	Wing P1706; Thomason E1364_2; ESTC R203158	34,087	127

which Rules are so plain and express that hardly can anie contention break into a Church if the Elders do but practise them themselvs and see the Members do the like if but the Rules to order men's words onely were but well observed 't is strange what peace and love there might bee 5. Let everie Church at their entring into that Estate or after petition the Magistrate for protection c. and at the same time also deliver up to the same Magistrate a book of the Articles of their Faith and wherein they differ from others and promise the Magistrate also publickly to walk peaceably together therein That so if after that anie Brother fall from the Profession of all or anie of those Articles and yet will neither leav that Church nor suffer them to meet in peace but still go on to disturb them for such there are and is uncivil through a pervers zeal let him bee punished in som sort by the Magistrate according to his offence and the Church to excommunicate him if they finde caus c. 6. To provide maintenance for Ministers and learned men in all Languages and learning what can bee especially for Churches that are poor c. about which much might bee said c. 7. If the Magistrate see caus to exhort and stir up the Churches to keep close to their own Principles and to bee more zealous both in word and deed c. 8. To advance such to all places of power honor and wealth who are purest in their Profession and practise of true Religion both towards God and man After the love and honor of God hee chargeth us to love and help our Neighbor the Magistrate especially is charged with the weak as the widows fathertheless the poor and the helpless c. of which part of God's will the Magistrate is to have a special care to accomplish which a general rule must bee that the poor may have their commodities taken off at a markettable price els they will rather beg or steal then work To which purpose the Council of Trade should bee the Merchant for the State and in all Counties to have a stock readie to buy at usuall rate the commoditie of the Laborer so as hee may live comfortably and then the rule following may bee attended 1. Let all vagabonds and idle persons and such as make a trade of begging that are able to do anie kinde of work bee restrained set to work or punished 2. Let such provision bee made that all may bee set to work that are able and willing that all excuse for beging or stealing bee prevented which is not so hard to bee don 3. All lame and blinde that are healthful may bee set to som work and the sick and unable kept in Hospitals and it is the Magistrates dutie to see it performed out of love to humanitie and maintenance cannot bee wanting if full indeavor bee used therein Amsterdam is far advanced herein 4. Let truly poor Families and persons bee made partakers of the publick Alms either of the Churches of which they are or houses in which they dwel Amsterdam doth much this waie but this work might bee much more advanced and the Lord would delight in such and do them good 5. Let in everie town a Lombard or bank of lending bee appointed where the poor that have no friends or will not make their need known and such as on a sudden are fallen into som strait may have monie upon their paune upon a reasonable Interest A Lombard well regulated would bee a worke of much mercie and the monies of orphans might bee imploied in this waie to maintein the fatherless and increas their stock so would good bee don both waies And herein lie's the wisdom of the Magistrates to do a publick good and yet not hinder yea oft increas the publick stock of the Common-wealth manie such things are don in the Low-Countries 6. To give freedom of dwelling Trading and protection mercie also to all strangers to make little or no difference as the Lord of old commanded his People and promised to bless them for it and this will inrich a Nation mightily as wee see in Holland aud not hurt anie Natives as envious Persons think and can by good Reasons bee proved 7. A special relief to poor people and great good unto all sorts is the coining of farthings and half farthings and other small monie 't is incredible the good and convenience of it and all former inconveniences as easily prevented for which end all money less then sixpences mixed with so much Copper or brass that from one pennie to four pence all may bee as big as sixpences and the farthings or half farthings must bee made so big that they may have their value in copper so will they not bee made by others when the profit is small nor people lose them when they are made so big but special care must bee had that so much copper and small monie bee not made as would bee a burthen to anie 8. A Chamber or Court to keep secure and advance the estates of fatherless Children c. is of great use and relief for Orphans the Laws and Orders about it are manie and all must tend to the securitie and increas of the estates of such Children as their Parents for the better securitie have by testament betrusted the publick with or as it is in Holland where the estates of all that die without wills are seized by the deputies of that Court and the nearest or best friends of the Children ordered to manage the estate of the children yet so as they may do nothing without consent of the Lords and what is don at last is all upon good securitie for safetie and increas of the estate which beeing managed by true Justice and mercie is of great use to the fatherless and of great use to the Common-wealth as might bee manie waies proved 9. And som cours must needs bee taken that poor men especially may not bee for small debts clapt up in prison and thereby they and their families undon in a short time becaus hee is not able to put in Bail yea how manie a Merchant undon presently that was in a thriving waie and strangers also oft undon upon meer pretences and great is this oppression 10. Wherefore let no houskeeper that hath dwelt in that place a year or a year and a quarter bee liable to bee arrested till after sentence and execution bee out against his goods and if no goods can bee found then the creditor may have power to laie the debtor in prison if hee think hee hath concealed his goods and have anie friends that will releas him provided the Creditor must allow him six pence a daie or less so long as hee keep 's him there and though this may bee abused yet cannot bee so hurtful as the other 11. Another relief to poor and strangers is