Selected quad for the lemma: doctrine_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
doctrine_n	church_n	heresy_n	schism_n	2,940	5	9.8144	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86807	The humble petition of the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London in Common Councell assembled, concerning church government: presented to the House of Peers upon Fryday the 16. of Ianuary 1645. With the answer thereunto. Die Veneris 16. Ian. 1645. Ordered by the Lords in Parliament assembled, that this petition, with the answer thereunto, shall be forthwith printed and published. Ioh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum.	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.	1646 (1646)	Wing H3532; Thomason E316_20; ESTC R200535	2,068	8

The humble PETITION OF The Lord Mayor Aldermen and Commons of the City of LONDON in Common Councell Assembled concerning Church-Government Presented to the House of Peers upon Fryday the 16. of Ianuary 1645. With the Answer thereunto Die Veneris 16. Ian. 1645. ORdered by the Lords in Parliament assembled That this Petition with the Answer thereunto shall be forthwith printed and published Ioh. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum LONDON Printed for John Wright at the Kings Head in the old Bayley 17. Ian. 1645. To the Right Honourable the LORDS now Assembled in the High Court of PARLIAMENT The humble Petition of the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Commons of the City of London in Common-Councell Assembled Sheweth THat in Novemb. last the Petitioners made it their humble request to this honourable House that Church-Government might be setled and are most humbly thankfull for your favourable interpretation thereof proceeding from the good intentions of the Common-Councell who are resolved according to their duty to have a tender respect to the Priviledges of Parliament whereby the Liberties of the City and Kingdome are preserved That in December last at the choise of new Common-Councell men for the yeare ensuing the Inhabitants of most of the Wards in this City petitioned their respective Aldermen in their Wardmote to move your Petitioners to make their further addresse to the Honourable Houses of Parliament for the speedy setling of Church-Government within this City and against Toleration as by Copy of one of the said Petitions annexed appeareth That private Meetings especially on the Lords Day of which there are at least eleven in one Parish are multiplyed whereby the publique Congregations Ordinances and godly Orthodox Ministers are very much neglected and contemned as if they were Antichristian and our present times were like the Primitive persecutions or as if we were still under the Tyranny of the Prelaticall Government and by reason of such Meetings and the preaching of women and other ignorant persons Superstition Heresie Schisme and Profannesse are much increased Families divided and such Blasphemies as the Petitioners tremble to thinke on uttered to the high dishonour of Almighty God That the Petitioners are informed that divers persons have an intention to Petition this Honourable House for a Toleration of such Doctrines as are against our Covenant under the Notion of Liberty of Conscience The Petitioners therefore having no power of themselves to suppresse or overcome these growing evils Doe according to their Covenant reveale and make the same knowne to this Honourable House and for timely prevention and removall thereof due humbly pray that the Premisses may be taken into your most serious consideration And that Church-Government may speedily be setled according to our most Solemne Covenant with the most High God in such manner and forme as to Your Wisdomes shall seeme most agreeable thereunto before wee be destroyed one by another through rents and divisions And that no Toleration be granted either of Popery Prelacy Superstition Heresie Schisme Prophannesse or of any thing contrary to sound Doctrine and the power of godlinesse And that all private Meetings contrary to the said Covenant the rather in regard of the sad effects thereof may be restrained And the Petitioners shall pray c MICHELL To the Right Worshipfull the Alderman and Common Counsell-men of the Ward of Farrington within at their Ward-moot A representation of the Humble desires of the Inhabitants of the said Ward THat Church-Government may speedily be setled within the City before we be utterly ruined with rents and divisions II That this Government may be that which is agreeable to the Word of God and example of the best Reformed Churches according to our solemne League and Covenant with the most High God III That no Toleration either of Popery Prelacy Schisme Heresie Superstition Prophannesse or any thing contrary to sound Doctrine or the power of godlinesse may at all be yeelded unto as being against the Word of God and contrary to the very letter of our Covenant And these our most humble and earnest desires which we are obliged and encouraged also to make by reason of our said Covenant we intreat the Right Worshipfull the Alderman and Common Counsell-men of this Ward to represent to the right Honourable the Lord Mayor and the Honourable Court of Common-Counsell at their first siting that they would make their further addresse to the Honourable Houses of Parliament for the obtaining of these our just and necessary desires The Answer to the said Petition pronounced by the Speaker of the House of Peeres THe Lords have alwaies had great experience of the care and good affections of the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Common-Councell of the City of London for which they are glad of any opportunity to expresse their great sense and to returne their hearty thanks and more especially upon this occasion wherein the Common-Councell have manifested so great Zeale and Faithfulnesse to the true Worship of Almighty God and care for the Peace and well Ordering of the City of London in which the whole Kingdome is so neerly concerned The Lords therefore upon consideration of the Petition now presented unto them and the expressions of that worthy Alderman made unto their Lordships have commanded mee in their names to give ye further and larger acknowledgements for your great care and endeavours to prevent so growing a mischiefe giving ye this assurance That as they have been very forward formerly to doe what in them lay for a settlement of Church-Government so they shall still continue to advance and perfrom Worke so much tending to the glory of God and to the setling of the Peace of the Kingdom holding themselves thereunto obliged by their solemne 〈◊〉 and Covenant and they 〈…〉 care of the Lord Mayor and such as are in Office in the City to suppresse and prevent such great Offences by you mentioned which are so much to the dishonour of God and the disturbance of the present and future good Government of the City of London And wherein ye shall finde your selves wanting in power the Lords will be ready to contribute their authority for your incouragement and assistance FINIS