Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	great_a	king_n	put_v	7,804	5	5.0519	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52886	A short account of the present state of New-England, Anno Domini 1690	N. N.	1690 (1690)	Wing N57; ESTC R20012	9,099	12

humble duty they desired the Prayers of the Bishop of London and his Clergy for them who came out of their own bosoms and who should continually offer up their Prayers to the Throne of Grace for the Prosperity of the Church All which with a great deal more to the same effect was written in a Letter sent to the Bishop of London from on board the Arabella and subscribed by Governour Magistrates and Ministers But they had not been long in the New World before all forts of People flock'd over unto them of as different Principles as places which caused no small trouble to the Inhabltants for one was for this Model another for that Platform so that they were like to be scattered and destroyed by Religion which should have united and preserved them It was therefore thought necessary something should be Esta blished that they might not be always a confused Babel Whereupon after much Strife and Contention they setled on Independency which hath indeed a shew of much Purity and Holiness but hath in truth that which is highly Superstitious as Mr. Willard one of their own declared in a Publick Convocation and as another Non-Conformist Minister term'd it Paganizing Independency For three fourths of the Country never participate of the Lords Supper and if any should beg it as for the Salvation of his Soul yet he could not obtain his request without coming up to their Terms and telling Stories of the time of this Conversion and when the Work of Grace was wrought upon his heart Even in the space of little more than one Generation near one half of the People are Vn-baptized and let Parents do what they can for their Children let them give never so good account of their Faith and live never so uprightly towards God and Man yet their Children shall not be admitted to Baptism unless one of the Parents be of their Communion and promises to walk after the Church Covenant so that in a few Ages by their Independent Practice Paganism will a second time overcome the Land and there will be as much need of Evangelizing the English as there is now of the Indians This overtoping Persuasion would have none to grow under it if continual droping could prevent it yet it s natural Issue Anabaptism sprouts out amain However the Independants have treated the Anabaptists very unkindly fined them for not coming to the Independent Assemblies nailed up the Doors of their Meeting-Houses and turned them into the Streets Besides these there is another Sect arrived to great Perfection who were for none but King Jesus Also there are Quakers notwithstanding the Severities that they have suffered among them all these having suffered Banishment formerly and some of them having been put to Death for their Religion For these and many other Usurpations and Stretches of Government a Scire facias was issued out of the High Court of Chancery and timely notice given them for their appearance But they well knowing their own Guiltiness never took care that any should appear and defend the Suit but sent their Agents with a Power to lavish out four or five thousand pounds to corrupt Justice Whereupon after these delays had continued for some years at last Judgement was entred against them and the then King Charles II. resumed their Charter-Grant that their hands might be tyed up from persecuting their Brethren and doing more Mischief Afterward in the Year 1686. Sir Edmond Andross came over with a Commission to Govern the Countrey and during the time that he was in the Government as it will certainly appear when the matter comes to be examined by indifferent Judges he carried himself courteously and obligingly to all gave an excellent Patern of Sobriety and Temperance and in all things perform'd the Duty of a good Governour But because he would not let the Teachers have their Wills in all things and follow their directions in every matter therefore they raised false Accusations against him lessened his good Actions and misrepresented his Government to the People as Illegal and Arbitrary and not contented herewith the Heads of the Party came over hither into England and charged him with Injustice Oppression and Violence made Addresses to King James promising to do whatsoever he would have them and to be instrumental with their Party in England to pull down the Fence against Popery and Repeal the Penal Laws Particularly they Courted William Pen and made their Humble Applications to Father Petre to have the Governour recall'd and their Old Charter restored But when all these accused Methods proved ineffectual what the Quaker could not do and what the Popish Priest would not impatient of any delays they attempted themselves on the 18th of April in a Tumultuous manner they wrested the Government out of Sir Edmond's hand made him Prisoner and so they did all others of the Church of England as by Law Established who were in any Office Civil or Military committing him and some other Gentlemen to the Fort others to the Castle and more to the Common Goal The particulars of this Transaction may in convenient time be made publick In the mean while I beg of you and of all other Gentlemen to whom you shall think fit to communicate this Paper that you would be pleased to suspend your Judgements concerning the Case of the Complainants till the Matter in Question comes to be heard before its proper Judges I am Yours N. N. FINIS