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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	good_a	king_n	lord_n	4,716	5	3.8323	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84013	The English devil: or, Cromwel and his monstrous witch discover'd at White-Hall: With the strange and damnable speech of this hellish monster, by way of revelation, touching king and kingdom; and a narrative of the infernal plots, inhumane actings, and barbarous conspiracies of this grand impostor, and most audacious rebel, that durst aspire from a brew-house to the throne, washing his accursed hands in the blood of his royal soveraign; and trampling over the heads of the most loyal subjects, making a foot-ball of a crown, and endeavouring utterly to extirpate the royal progeny, root and kinde, stem and stock.		1660 (1660)	Wing E3083; Thomason E1035_3; ESTC R209060	5,163	8

fortnights wonder no sooner up but dovvn his disposition if vve may credit report vvas the Womanish plot of Weeping Fleetwoods Lady who stomached it that his preferment should be greater then her Husbands though it proved to little purpose And Indeed it is seldome known that Females councel ever arrives to any better success nor is there any reason that the Distaff should be a companion for the Scepter A Kitchin was a great deal more fit for her than a Throne though she had Ambition enough to perswade her self that she deserved the name of a Princess Yet had Richard 〈◊〉 Heir of his Fathers parts though it was well he was not he would have soon frustrated their designs and came to as much heigth and greatness But he had not enough of the Rogue in his Composition to make up a Damned Politician He was fitter to bear a Hawk on his Fist than to hold a Scepter in his Hand A sedentary retired Country-life was far more suitable to his Temper and Disposition than a Tumultuous City-life He was altogether ignorant in that so much practised profession of peircing the 〈◊〉 with the Foxes Tail which no doubt he might have done had he been as vvell read in Machiavil as his Sire vvas He vvas not much read in Politicks as appears by the small term of time that was allotted him to play the Protector But no matter it was well it fell out so he is like to fare the better for it in the judgement of the most censorious Besides it was vvhat suited vvith his fancie according to relation better then all the Usurped Povver and Authority of his Predecessor Exit Protector he vvas but like a Pageant a King in a Play he onely appears upon the Stage makes a Legg and takes his leave of you But what comes next A Resolve here intervenes No less then the Bloody Tragedy of OLIVER the Traytor who to Unite firmly the Council of War to him which consisted of a few able Head-pieces to whom he laid himself open so far as to shew them their profit and preferment in the designe which United them fast to him the other who were soft Heads and had a good meaning to do no evil but to promote the Kingdom of Christ and throw down Anti-christ and then according to their duty as they were taught to take possession of and as Saints Reign over the Kingdom Cromwel provided fit food to feed such fantasies for he had provided a Monstrous Witch full of all deceitful craft who being put into brave cloaths pretended she was a Lady come from a far Countrey being sent by God to the Army with a Revelation which she must make known to the Army for necessity was laid upon her This Witch had a fair Lodging prepared for her in White-hall Now having had her Lesson taught her before by Cromwel and Ireton by whose order she was entertained desired to have audience at the Council of War for to them she said she was sent Cromwel and Ireton to beget the more attention and belief in the Officers of the Council of War began to extoll the excellency of Revelation and conceived that this Prophetess being a precious Saint and having much of God in her ought for to be heard and that with all intention because said they in such glorious dayes as these God doth manifest himself extraordinarily and especially to his Saints in chalking out their way before them when they came into straights and difficulties such as they were in at that time By this time the Witch was come to the door and forthwith had admittance where all the Officers beheld her strange postures expressing high Devotion Cromwel and Ireton fixing their Eyes upon her in most solemn manner to beget in the rest of the Officers who were ready to laugh an apprehension of some serious thing fell both of them to weeping the Witch looking in their Faces and seeing them weep fell to weeping likewise and began to tell them what acquaintance she had with God by Revelation and how such a Day such an Hour after such a manner she had a Revelation which she was to reveal only to them and that was That the glorious time of setting up Christs Kingdom was near at hand and that Anti-christ must be speedily thrown down and that they were the Instruments that were by God ordained to throw him down and how they were about that great work and that if they would prosper in it they must first remove the KING out of the way which they must do first by proceeding to Try him and then to Condemn him and then to Depose him but not to put him to Death This Relation I had from one that was strongly of the Armies party but related this shamefull story with much indignation A Lillonian was taught at this time with Bribes to Print his opinion which was much according to the opinion of his Sister Witch Some of the Soberer and more Religious of the Officers being much startled at these Revelations but not at all satisfied repaired to some of the most Religious and able Independents to know their opinion of these things and to defire advice what to do they replyed I am informed Thomas Goodwin in particular that since they had gone so far they must now carry it on though with the Blood of those that stood in their way for if they now made a stop farewel their Cause for ever This was good in Politicks but bad in Divinity It was a true Politick Aphorism of Machiavells but false Doctrine in the Divinity Schools however they made use of this Doctrine to proceed in their designs for the promoting of the Independent Cause By this time John Lilburn and his party who sate at White-hall to draw up their desires had brought their business to some maturity which was as I conceive inserted in the Paper called The Agreement of the People the sum whereof was no other then this to Throw down KING Lords and Commons as then established to Throw down the Lawes Inns of Court Courts of Judicature Church Government as also the Vniversities and Function of the Clergie This Agreement being debated at the General Council Cromwel whose design was to set up another Government and was then about it opposed this Agreement because it opposed his design for though he sate in Councel with the General Officers yet he consulted altogether with the Popish Faction to set up a Government according to the Government of Spain viz. by a Councel of State and a High Court of Justice The General Councel of War was hereby divided about this Agreement of the people and so equally divided that onely one Voice carryed it or two at the most in the Negative which gave ocaasion to Col. H●wson to say How can we call this the Agreement of the People when we our selves are divided about it Cromwel being now to shoot the greatest Gulf having now the Work to do which he had been all this while by force and policy making way unto he saw but two main rubs in the way which he durst not meddle with in a boysterous way and those were the Presbyterian Ministers of the Kingdom vvho preached vehemently against the Treasonable practises of the Army The other whom he durst not at this time meddle with were those down-right dealers called Levellers What he could not do by Flattery he did by Threats but could not in the least terrifie the Presbyterians who declared against his vvicked and open Rebellion detesting those illegal proceedings of the Army in offering violence to the Parliament and going about to overthrow the King FINIS