Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	darkness_n	light_n	shadow_n	7,372	5	9.4624	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92915	The sence of Iohn VVarners speech in his personall capacity, spoken by the Lord Mayor of London in his politique capacity: or A declaration delivered from Iohn, and my Lord, utterd from them both, with one mouth, Apr. 25. 1648. Dedicated to the Right Honourable Oliver Crumvvell and the rest of the saints militant. Signed Michell.	Michell, fl. 1648.	1648 (1648)	Wing S2548; Thomason E442_22; ESTC R9653	4,079	8

not this blessed Parliament used the Kings name more then 7. yeares to his and his freinds Ruine It is probable that they committed him to close prison in his owne Name as these Charles King of England we charge thee in thy personal capacity that in obedience to the authority of thy Politique Capacity thou submit thy self to be deprived of all the comforts of this life viz as Wife Children freinds servants Estate Dignity Goods possessions and Libertie I tell you my Brethren that this deep State-logick newly practised newly printed and newly come forth Are not all writs Issued as formerly and all Briefes passed under the name of Charles by the Grace of God c. down to this very yeare 1648. And subscribed Given from our Pallace at Westminster such and such a day and in such a yeare of our Reigne c. when as poor King Charles Good man God knowes hath not seen Westminster or White-Hall since February 1641. except at a distance from Brainford or Hampton Court c. The old saying was that all mischiefe begun in ●ni or Anni Domino for we that have the Guift of Tongues may speake the Language of the Beast But all the Plagues of Agypt began Annu Domino Regis No Subject now is solemnly undon but in his Soveraigne Lord and Masters name the King Nor was any honest Man or truly Loyall Royalist hangd or beheaded since these merry mad times but they have all suffered in the Kings name though for the kings Cause or sake Thus Traytor B●rley late did seele The Razor edge of Wild and Steele And so Deare Brethren I have done with the King though you will do as you have don and never have done with him till he be undone These are therefore to will and require you c. that presently upon fight hereof you _____ do repaire to every Housholder c. and give them strict Charge and Command at their Pex●ll● That they do so Order and dispose of their Servants c That they be not only kept from Committing any entrage or Misdemeanor But that they and their Servants c be in Readines According to their severall Capacities with arms weapons and Ammunition for the preservation of the Peace Defence of themselves the City and the Magisthates thereof c. O rare Magistrates O brave Lord Mayor I am sure neither God or the King made me a Lord and none but fooles and knaves made me mayor and the troth is that I my selfe do know my selfe to be to better then a paper or at the best a Past●●ord Pageant and my horse is but a Hobby-Horse And yet I even I J perce J John though not John a Leiden or leaden Iohn but John of London I my selfe forsooth do Will and require c. and what think you verily of my Command that all the Citizens upon occasion shall with their Servants keep their houses till their throats be cut in their owne defence that you King Oliver the Chieftaine of the Lord might kill them in severall And gleane them one by one at your pleasure which were they in ful Bodies and in a posture of defence I without the hazzard of those pretious Saints of Whitehall and the Mewes the one Ambulent the other Equitant Both Mil●tant And yet I further declare for fashion sake that The Trayned Bands of this City do from time to time upon the Beat of 〈◊〉 Repaire with all speed to their Colours c and for the safety and wellfare of this City To their Collours c. Namely that the Citizens may be murdred in their Armes and ●artial Equipage as once the old Roman Aldermen were in Pontificalibus when the Gaules storm'd the City This be confident of Brethren for you 〈◊〉 confide in mee That the leiutenant General for the General himselfe is not wise enough to be trusted with a secret Brother Atkins Brother Pennington and my selfe with Foulk● our Auxilliarie 〈◊〉 laid a most exact Model of the Cities plunder first and then Destruction or which is worse Captivity and perpetuall slaverie And then would the Cittizens have been forc'd to Hang out their new Lights All had been Goshen then which now if either the Protestant or ●resbyterian partie prevaile and we miscarry as 't is to be feared we shall will continue Aegypt stil and for want of our Light though we be hang'd out 〈◊〉 in darknesse and in the shaddow of death So much for the Text Now two short words of Application and I have 〈◊〉 The words are these 〈◊〉 which I leave to your considerations ●o Conster land Interpret Fini● ●●ni●