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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	breast_n	mother_n	suck_v	2,417	5	10.4894	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51061	A moderate expedient for preventing of popery and the more effectual suppression of Jesuits and priests, without giving them the vain-glory of pretending to martyrdom / by a person of quality.	Person of quality.	1680 (1680)	Wing M2324; ESTC R13081	19,352	14

Majesty into the disposition of zealous distributers who will not be afraid to conclude Perdat fiscus ut capiat Christus Neither need we seek any further succour to repair decayed Castles and therein to defray the charge of the Priests with a sure Guard to keep them than the aforesaid Forfeitures that by the Justice of the Law may be collected Which course if ever it come happily to be entertained and that Recusancy cause to be an ignominious prey to the Subjects the proceedings for Religion shall be less blamed and perhaps altogether unjustly accused by any graceless Gretzerus or Cacodaemon Johannes tincting their Pens in Gall and Vinegar For besides occasion of Calumniation given by Suits of that nature it is evident that many Recusants that would be Indicted for the King and the effecting of the Project aforesaid shall escape without punishment and be born out against the Power of a private person begging them to no other purpose than hath heretofore been used and albeit the Penalty be rated at 20 l. a Moneth yet was it never the Law-makers intent that such as were not able to pay so great a Summ should go Scot-free but that according to the proportion of their Ability they should do the penance of their Purses for their Disobedience whereas now if the Voice of the People which is said to be the Voice of God is to be credited the poorer sort is skipt over as if they ought no Souls to God nor Duty to their Soveraign a poor man saith one is to be pitied if he offend through necessity but if he do amiss voluntarily he is more severely to be chastised forasmuch as wanting Friends and Means to bear him out it sheweth that his Fault proceedeth from Presumption 10. Let us now presuppose that all the whole Regiment of Jesuits and Seminaries were lodged in safe custody may we then perswade our selves That Popery will vanish like a dumb Show I am clearly resolved that though it receive a great Eclipse notwithstanding without other helps the Kingdom of Antichrist will only lye hidden as a weed that seems withered in Winter and is ready to sprout out with the Spring Temporal Arms are Remedies serving for a time but the Spiritual Sword is permanent in Operation and by an invisible Blow works more than Mortal Man can imagine The Word of God carries this two-edged Weapon in its mouth which is to be used by faithful Ministers of the Church whom pure Zeal without respect to worldly Promotion or persons ought to encourage Of Judges the Scripture saith Estote fortes and daily we see that sitting in their Judicial Seats God inspireth them with greater Courage than when as private persons they are to give their Opinions No less is the Power of the Holy Ghost in his Servants that out of the Pulpit are to deliver his Embassage Let them therefore not be dismaid to speak out plainly and tell the truth without running a middle course between heat and cold Unprofitable descanting upon the Scripture with an old Postel or for want of better matter waste the poor time shut up in an Hour-glass with skirmishing against the worthy Pillars of our own Profession Rumour which is ever ready to take hold of evil hath raised a secret though as I hope a causeless suspicion that there should be some secret combination under-hand by changing the state of Questions to put us in our old days to learn a new Catechisme and when they have brought us out of conceit with the Reverend Interpreters of the Word to use us then as the Wolves mentioned in Demosthenes Apology handled the Shepherds when they had delivered up their Dogs Most sacred was that Speech of our most gracious King concerning Vorstius He that will speak of Canaan let him speak the Language of Canaan How can we draw others to our Church if we cannot agree where or how to lay our Foundation Or how may we cleanse the leprous Disease of Dissention which the Papists which are least assured to themselves and most doubtful of their Salvation are not ashamed to ascribe unto many of us I would not have Ministers indiscreet like Dogs to bark against all whether they know or know them not I like better the opinion of Aristotle who adviseth those that stand in guard of a place to be curst only to such as are about to endamage the City If Pursevants and other Civil-Officers would learn to keep this Rule they might go about their business with much credit The imagined fear of inviting the Romish Faction by force to deliver their Ghostly Fathers out of Prison moves me not a whit For I cannot believe that they esteem them at so dear a price that they would run the hazard by freeing others out of Hold to put themselves into their places Some will say That a man of straw is a head good enough for a discontented Multitude That the Papists are very Cholerick it appears sufficiently by their Writings Yet it hath pleased God to send those curst Cows short horns that when they could not finde a man of sufficiency to serve their turn they were fain to do Homage to Garnet's Straw forgetful as they are that such stubble cannot endure the Trial of Fire But unto us that ought to be Doers as well as Professors of the Gospel let this remain as a memorable Theoreme Religion is the Mother of good Order good Order is the cause of prosperous Fortune and happy Success in all Counsels and Enterprises Wherefore in what estate soever there wanteth good Order it is an evident Argument that Religion goes backward 11. I have ever held it for a kinde of Injustice to omit the execution of mean Laws made to prevent the effects of Idleness and then to apply main extremity of the Sword when the proling habit gotten by that Vice comes to light No less is the course uncharitable with pardon for this presumption be it spoken when we spare them that have no Religion at all and censure those that can give account of somewhat tending to that purpose He that is in Misery must be born withal if he speak miserably and when the Child from his Mothers Breast hath suckt nothing but Popery a man had need to be angry with discretion if he hear him speak in the voice of a Papist God calleth some by Miracle but the ordinary means is his Word If that means in many places of this Land be wanting of what Religion is it likeliest the people will be I suppose that few men will gainsay my Assertion that outward sense will direct them to Popery which is fuller of Pageants than of Spiritual Doctrine And what is the cause that after so many years of preaching of the Gospel that the common People still retain a scent of the Roman perfume The Cause is For that the formal Obedience of coming to Church hath been more expected than the Instruction of private Families publique Catechising is of great