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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	just_a	law_n	2,761	5	4.7834	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93406	The picture of a new courtier drawn in conference, between, [brace] Mr. Timeserver, and Mr. Plain-heart. In which is discovered the abhominable practises and horrid hypocrisies of the Usurper, and his time-serving parasites. In which a Protector having been in part unvailed, may see himself discovered by I.S. a lover of Englands dear bought freedomes.	I. S.	1656 (1656)	Wing S42; Thomason E875_6; ESTC R206568	14,398	16

Spittlehouse Mr. Stirgion and others which I shall not name at present that are forced to drink of the same cup of his Will and Pleasure so that we may say the King chastised us with Whips but Cromwel chastiseth us with Scorpions Secondly the King assumed a power to levy money upon the people without their consent in Parliament and in this Cromwell is not wanting for where the King raised a shilling without consent in Parliament he raiseth ten to maintain himself and family and his Allies in pride pompe and pleasure so that he outstripeth him that dwelt in White hall before in doing that the King durst never do Thirdly The King dissolved but two Parliaments in 20 years but this strange Monster have destroyed 3. in lesse then 3 years the first of which raised him from a poor mean fortune to be first the Captain of a Troop and then a Coll. and at last to be their General who most unworthily turned his batteries upon his Masters by which act of his the old proverb is verified That some bring up a Bird to pick out their own eyes Fourthly The King sent out Fleets Armies with out consent in Parliament as appeareth by the businesse of Rochel and the Isle of Ree for all which he was judged an Offender and lost his head as a Traytor to the Common-wealth But in this O.P. is not behinde his Predecessor except in the punishment who sent a Fleet of ships to Hispaniola to fetch some Spanish gold and silver which was most shamefully beaten by a few Cow-killers and many of them slain if not all perished whose blood I believe wil●ly at Cromwels doore Fiftly The King stoped the free course of Law that so his tyranny and Oppression might be the better hid from the eyes of men and in this O. P. hath kept pace with the King for he put three Counsellors into the Tower for pleading in Mr. Conys Cause that so he might not onely stop the free course of the law but also fright the people from seeking any redresse that way Tim. Indeed you have spoken plainly to the question and doubtlesse there is some truth in what you have said but his Highnesse having fixed a pair of silver Spectacles upon my Nose through which I discern his actions to be of a better complection then you have presented them but my desire is to go on to the next question Plain Indeed sir you are like to Pilates Souldiers who although they were convinced of the truth of Christs resurrection yet larg money made them say the contrary yet go on and propound your question Tim. The question is whether his Highnesse have not sufficient warrant in the scripture to justifie him in the things he hath done Plain To which I answer doubtlesse the scripture is so far from owning his actions or the things he hath done that they doe condemn him for so doing as appeareth Deut. 17.16 and 20. vers contrary to which he hath acted in three things First he multiplyeth great revenues to himself Secondly he causeth the people to return to their old Ægyptian bondage viz. the will of a single person Thirdly He hath exalted himself above his brethren yea above his Masters And in 2 Sam. 23.3 to which he is unsutable in two things for saith the Text He that ruleth over men must be just ruling in the fear of God which he hath not in all the fore-mentioned things done for had he feared God he would not have cast away his good old Cause and the interest of Gods people Secondly nor have done so many unjust things as he hath done Tim. I pray you sir resolve me this question whether the known or good laws of England will not justifie his Highnesse in assuming the government and in the things he hath done for the maintaining of the same Plain Sir you may have an answer to this question and fully satisfie your self in four * Which acts make it high treason to proclaim Charls Stuart or to set up any one man in the supream Magistracy acts of Parliament the one made in Jan. 30 An. 48. another in March following the third act in May 1649 the other in July 17. An. 49. besides the body of the ancient laws of England for the violating of which Strafford Canterbury the very King of England suffered death all which laws cry out against your Master and say that he had no encouragement from them to do as he hath done for they which made those laws did appoint them to stand in the Gap to keep out all such intruders but he hath troden them down like mire in the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 if they were not longer usefull and they are so far from owning his actions or the things he hath done that they say he is a traitor for so-doing Tim. If neither the word of God or the laws of the Land will own his actions I pray sir what will Plain Sir the Earle of Straffords instructions to the King that grand piece of state policy or machivils Prince will own his Lordships actions they being the fruits of none other but such corrupt Trees and doubtlesse his talnesse hath consulted with them once and again how he should manage his affairs and carry on his designs to enslave the people and to make them vassals to his own Will Lust and Pleasure and from them he hath received more counsell then from any divine Oracle so that if Strafford were now alive he must needs salute your Master as his elder brother for he hath sucked the breasts of his mother and been baptised into the same spirit even the spirit of oppression but it may be you will call for proof of this To which I answer three things First There is a Bookseller as I am informed that bound up Straffords Instructions for your great Masters use Secondly he was commanded to keep it very secret which intimateth that he intendeth to draw the water of state policy out of Straffords Wels Thirdly the actions he doth the measures he makes to the people do fully declare that he measureth by Straffords rule and there is a maxime in Muchivel that he which knows not how to dissemble knoweth not how to rule but your Master is excellently accomplished for the businesse of dissembling for he hath the most excellent art of equivocation and can lie most misteriously he can invent Engagements for the people and dispence with them when he pleaseth swear and forswear as the winde turns for his own advantage he can turn up his eyes and lift up his hands and appeal to heaven for God to witnesse to the sincerity of his intentions and use sweet and Saint-like expressions as if his words were tempered with nothing but Oyle Butter and Hony and cry aloud for the Cause of God and the good of the people and all this to make himself great and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple an excellent man