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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
A85164	The fatall blow; or, The most impious and treasonable fact of Hammond, in offering force unto, and hurting his sacred Majesty: discussed, and reparation pressed, by a suddain dissolution of the tyrannicall power of this present Parliament, a summary of whose wicked practices tending to the subversion of monarchie and murder of His Maiestie, and the enslaving of this nation is premised. The re-establishing of religion, and re-enthroning of His Maiestie by force and armes is propounded and justified. / Dedicated and directed to the people of England.		1648 (1648)	Wing F541; Thomason E522_16; ESTC R206209	6,837	8

intend to Act the horrid Murther of our Soveraigne if the People disgust not this Fact of Hammonds they promise unto themselves impunity in their bloudy intendments against the Kings Life This is the blessed Reformation of Westminster the Divine Religion derived thence See what an harmony it hath with the Word of God Touch not mine … ed Psal 105.15 saith the Spirit of God Who can stretch forth his hand against the Lords … ed and be guiltlesse 1 Sam. 26.9 saith David Th●●● is no rising up against a King Prov. 31. saith Solomon Here are Gods Letters Patents for the Kings Inviolability But alas an Ordinance of this Parliament can nullifie these and warrant Hammonds violence unto his Majesty King Saul was a bloudy Tyrant dis-obedient unto Gods own Voyce possessed with the Devil an Idolater and consulted with Witches he did most maliciously persecute Davids Life who had Gods Grane in Reversion of the Kingdom yet he could not entertain the thought of this Impiety in himselfe nor receive the violent Impressions thereof from others when King Saul was in his power he sayes God forbid that he should lift up his hand against Gods Anointed 1 Sam. 24.6 Yea more His heart smote him when he cut off the skirt of Sauls garment onely to testifie his Integrity unto his Prince The young Amalekite but for hastening Sauls Death who had already received his Deaths wound although rescued from the Enemy and presented David with the Crown and Regal Ornaments was by David sentenced to die for not fearing to touch Gods Anointed 2 Sam. 1.10 14. And shall these Men escape punishment who persecute a most pious Prince whose whole carriage unbespeaks all the malicious suggestions of men wickedly busie to undermine the publique peace and meets with all the needlesse Iealousies of peevish people How hath he in order unto peace condiscended to put down the High-Commission and Star-Chamber Courts the envied secular power of Bishops willingly consigned his Forts Magazines and Navy into the Dispose of the Parliament and notwithstanding the abuse of all these against His Royal Person and Crown yet how hath He sought peace and pursued it by the Gracious Offer of An Act of Indemnity the Payment of the Army by regard unto tender Consciences and the satisfaction of all Interests All these things loudly proclame his integrity and great love unto his people and his royal cle●●ncy unto all so grosly abused by the Avarice and Hypocrisie of these desperate Practicioners upon the Body politique whose Deeds sufficiently convey this Truth unto us That this Parliament will have no King and to that end it is more than a probable coniecture that they will murther the King Let us no longer lie in that Lethargy the wicked practises this Parliament hath cast us into but redeem his Maiesty out of Captivity and the Iawes of Death and vigorously and effectually endeavour the re-establishment of our first Reformation in Gods Church and of his Maiesty in his Throne Not to hinder a sin when it is in our power implies an approbation thereof and makes the Guilt equal in the Permitters with the Actors of it if we suffer these as Pilate did the Jewes to crucifie Christ Gods Anointed the whole Ocean cannot wash off the guilt of it from us But his Bloud will also be upon us and our children Let us then quit our selves like men and re-inforce our first Reformation and his Majesties Rights Sacred Truths for which we should be valiant God having given a Banner unto all them that fear him because of his Truth let us all draw up together under this Banner to be set up for Truth for God and King CHARLES for our Religion and King If we ought to lay down our lives for the Brethren 1 Iohn 3.16 How much more now when our eldest Brothers Life our Kings Life worth ten thousand of our lives and of many thousand others our suffering Brethren nay the life of 〈◊〉 Religion and Liberty lies at stake let us avoid no danger or hazard to preserve the liv●● 〈◊〉 these let neither Scots nor Irish or Forraigners prevent us of the glory of this Christian and pious Enterprise and our bounden duty but let us all rise as one man from Dan to Be●rsheba and joyn our power to remove the Chair of violence and Counsel of the Vngo●lly 〈◊〉 Westminster let these Impostours and Deceivers of the People who can plead no priviledge they have so highly abused all be brought to condigne punishment And as they have done let it be done unto them let their Reward returne upon their own heads Obad. ●● To which purpose let us in the Name of God Arme and Ioyne with those who will declare for the Re-establishment of Religion and his Maiesty which course as it dischargeth but our Duties unto God and our Prince so it will avoid the effusion of Christian Bloud save a vast expence of Treasure prevent the Devastation of our Countrey continue our present and beget a future plenty re-instate the Kingdom in her former happinesse vindicate us in our long sufferings and render us honoured to the present Age and glorious unto posterity let these our common and great interests sufficient Motives to engage the most fearfull spirits in the greatest Dangers animate us unto this great and good Worke. King Davids prayer for his own safety and his Enemies confusion shall supply the Conclusion Let not them O Lord say in their hearts Ah so would we have it let them not say We have swallowed him the King up Psal 35 25 26 27. Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoyce at his hurt let them be cloathed with shame and dishonour that magnifie themselves against Him Let them shout for joy and be glad that favour his righteous Cause yea let them say continually Let the Lord be magnified which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his Servant King CHARLES And let all good People of England say Amen FINIS