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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	church_n	england_n	reform_a	3,931	5	9.9167	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88802	A lawfull league and covenant To bee entred into, and taken, by all men that have eyther religion, loyalty, or honesty : for the freeing themselves and their posterities, from tyrannie and slaverie. with an exhortation for taking the same.		1648 (1648)	Wing L646; Thomason E446_6; ESTC R204827	5,759	11

A LAWFULL LEAGUE AND COVENANT To bee entred into and taken by all Men that have eyther Religion Loyalty or Honesty For the freeing themselves and their Posterities from Tyrannie and Slaverie with an Exhortation for taking the same Servants have ruled over us and none would deliver us out of their hands Lament 5.8 The breath of our Nostrills the Annoynted of the Lord was taken in their netts of whome wee said under his shaddow wee shall bee preserved alive among the heathen Lament 4.20 But the wicked men said How shall hee save us so they despised him and brought him no presents but hee held his tongue 1. Sam. 10.27 Printed for the People and are to bee sold in the Streets to such as will buy them Anno 1648. THE Lord hath destroyed his Tabernacle as a garden hee hath destroyed his Congregation the Lord hath caused the Feasts and Sabbaths to bee forgotten in Zion and hath despised in the indignation of his wrath the King and the Priests Lam. 2.6 The Lord hath forsaken his Alter hee hath abhorred his Sanctuary verse 7. Hee hath destroyed and broken her barres her King and her Princes are among the Gentiles the Law is no more verse 9. Let us search and try our wayes and turne again to the Lord let us lift up our hearts with our hands unto God in the Heavens Lam. 3.40.41 Come let us joyne our selves unto the Lord in a perpetuall Covenant that shall not bee forgotten Jer. 50.5 The Praeamble WEE Noble men Barons Knights Gentlemen Citizens Burgesses Ministers of the Gospell and Commons of all sorts in the Kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland having by the Faction and Rebellion of divers wicked people under the specious colour of Reformation beene deprived of our Religion King Lawes and Liberties having for seaven yeares last past now before our eyes the glory of God and the advancement of the Kingdome of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ the honour and happinesse of the Kings Majestie and His posterity and the true publique liberty safety and peace of the Kingdomes wherein every ones private condition is included And calling to minde the Barbarous and cruell inhumanity of these enemies of God against the Kings Majestie with their bloody plots conspiracies and practices against the true reformed Religion and the professors thereof in all places especially these three Kingdomes ever since this pretended reformation and how much their rage power and presumption is of late and at this time increased and exercised whereof the desperate and deplorable estate of this Church and Kingdome of England the inconstant and unsetled estate of the Kirke and Kingdome of Scotland and the bleeding condition of the Church and Kingdome of Ireland are present and publique testimonies wee have now at last after other meanes of expectation supplication complying pr●ying paying and suffering for the restauration of our Religion and King and the preservation of our Lawes Estates and Persons from utter ruine and destruction according to the cōmendable practice of these Kingdomes in former times and especially that in the yeare 1643. and the example of Gods People in other Nations after mature deliberation resolved and determined to enter into a mutuall and solemne League and Covenant Wherein wee all subscribe and each one of us for himself with our hands and hearts lifted up to the most high God doe sweare The Covenant 1. THat wee shall sincerely really and Constantly through the grace of God endeavor in our severall places and callings the Restauration of the reformed Religion in the Church of England in Doctrine worship Discipline and Government as the same is by Law established The reformation of Religion in the Kingdoms of Scotland and Ireland in Doctrine worship Discipline and Government if wee shall be thereto Lawfully call'd according to the word of God And shall endeavor to bring the Churches of God in the three Kindomes to the neerest conjunction and uniformity in Religion Confession of Faith forme of Church Government Liturgy and Order that may stand with the word of God and the Lawes of the Nations That wee and our posterities after us may as Brethren live in Faith and Love and the Lord may delight to dwell in the midst of us 2. That wee shall in like manner without respect of persons endeavor the Extirpation of Popery Presbyterie that is to say Church and Kingdomes Government by Presbyters lay Elders and unlawfull Synods and Assemblies whether Congregationall Classicall or Nationall or any of them Independency Superstition Heresy Schisme Prophanenesse and whatsoever shall be found contrary to sound Doctrine and the power of Godlinesse least wee partake in other mens sinnes and thereby bee in danger to receive of their plagues and that the Lord may bee one and his name one in the three Kingdomes 3. Wee shall with the same sincerity realty and constancy in our severall vocations indeavour with our Estates and lives mutually to preserve the known rights and Priviledges of Parliaments according to the primitive constitutions thereof and the Liberties of the Kingdomes And to restore preserve and defend the Kings Majesties Person and Authority in the preservation and defence of the true Religion and Liberties of the Kingdome And in all other causes as well Eclesiasticall as Civill according to our Oath of Allegiance hee being therein in these his Kingdomes next and immediately under God Supreame head and Governor That the world may beare witnesse with our Consciences of our Loyalty And that wee have no thoughts of introducing Popery by acknowledging any person or power in these Kingdomes to be above the King 4. Wee shall with all faithfullnesse indeavour the discovery of all such as have beene or shall bee Incendiaries Malignants or evill instruments by hindring or obstructing the exercise of Religion and worship according to Law established dividing the King from his People or one Kingdome from another or making any faction or parties among the People contrary to the Law of the Land that they may bee brought to publique tryall and receive condigne punishment as the degree of their offences shall require according to the known Lawes of the Land and by no other power or Judicatory whatsoever 5. And whereas the happinesse of a blessed Peace between these Kingdoms so well setled formerly by his Majesty is by the Faction of these Incendiaries broken and violated and all the three Kingdomes involved in Blood and confusion wee shall each of us according to our places and intrest indeavour that Peace may bee restored and the Kingdomes conjoyned in a firme and lasting League and Union under his Majestie and his posterity for ever And that Justice may bee done upon the wilfull opposers thereof in manner expressed in these Articles and not otherwise 6. Wee shall also according to our Places and Callings in this common cause of Religion Liberty and Peace of the Kingdomes assist and defend all those that enter into this League and Covenant in the maintaining and pursuance