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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	day_n	lord_n	week_n	2,075	5	9.7497	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80846	Malice against ministry manifested by the plain and modest plea and defence of Zach. Crofton minister of the Gospel at Buttolphs Aldgate London unto the false and frivolons [sic] charge of Tho. Harrison, and John Levet against him exhibited unto the commissioners for the ejection of ignorant, scandalous and insufficient ministers, &c. within the City of London. In which you have his past credit attested. Present plea demurred. Particular articles duly and distinctly answered.	Crofton, Zachary, 1625 or 6-1672.	1657 (1657)	Wing C6996; Thomason E931_5; ESTC R207660	20,753	32

Vestry-house where he questioned the Church Wardens and some others why they had brought so many of the inhabitants thither and told them That he desired but twenty or thirty of the names of the chief of the Parish to consult withall whereupon M. John Farmantle then Constable asked him What he would do with the names of those persons that he knew not then the said Crofton replyed What is that to you if I consult with the Divel to know what they are Whereupon William Turner then Constable answered him If you have so much familiarity with the Divel you are no fit Parson for us And the said Crofton replied What have you to do with that or words to that effect II. M. Sabine one of M. Croftons friends saith That a little time after M. Crofton came to preach at Aldgate asked of him By what power he came thither and he answered him By my Lord Protectors Then said M Sabine Why then observe ye not his Highness Orders concerning the dayes of Fasting and dayes of Thanksgiving and praying for his Highness M. Crofton answered him An honest man may receive a courtesie of a Thief upon the high way or words to that purpose III. Some of the parish being given to understand that M. Crofton had been at Whitehal with a Petition to his Highness desiring as they were informed to have a hearing of the businesse concerning his uncivil behaviour used towards his maid upon which two of the Common-Council men and another person went to the house of the said M. Crofton to give him an account that he had been as they understood with M. Maline and clamourd them against them upon which the said persons told him They were ready and willing to make good whatsoever they had said against him and in order thereunto were resolved to Petition his Highness for a hearing upon which the said Crofton replied The Protector was no competent Judge for that he had prejudged him already in giving away half his Pulpit to M. Simpson And further said He was an unrighteous Judge for he that shall make a nose of Wax of the Law as he hath done was an unrighteous Judge or words to that effect IV. The uncivil behaviour of the said Crofton used towards his maid servant Mary Cadman as appears by Affidavits taken before the Master of the Chancery as also the examinations of several taken before the Commissioners ordered by his Highnesse the Lord Protector to examine the same all which lie before his Highness at this present V. That whereas there was an Order granted by his Highness the Lord Protector and the Council to confirm the former Order for M. John Simpsons preaching on the Lords day in the afternoon as usual and a Lecture on one of the week daies dated the 4 of August 1657. The Churchwardens according to their duty carried the said Order to the said M. Crofton who read the same and then demanded Where they had it they answered From my Lord Protector and the Council Nay said M. Crofton you mean you had it from the Common Council and said he knew not the hand and that the Order did not concern him Notwithstanding this he having performed his morning exercise on the Lords day being the 9 of August he there continued in the Pulpit and several others with him in the Church and went not home as is usual which caused many people from several parts to flock about the Church seeing the said Crofton to keep the Pulpit and Constables staves brought to the Church out of Middlesex to guard him by the said persons to whom the staves did belong they being Constables and Headboroughs of Middlesex caused a great disturbance The Constables whose charge it was to see the peace kept and that no disturbance might arise went into the Church with one of the Churchwardens about one of the clock in a peaceable manner to know whether M. Zachary Crofton would obey his Highness and Councils Order upon which one of the Constables of Middlesex aforesaid thrust both the Constable and Churchwatden who only went to perform their duty VI. That on the next day being the 10. of August the said M. Crofton got a Warrant from a Justice of Peace to apprehend Edward Tench and Antony Finch Constables which did their duty according to his Highness and Councils Order and after the Warrant Signed and Sealed by the Justice the said Crofton did of himself interline and put in the name of one Roger Waldin who was the forementioned Churchwarden in the fifth Article and apprehended the said Waldin and carryed him before a Justice of Peace for a disturber which upon examination was found to be none A true Copy William Avery John Levet Tho. Harrison Additional Articles exhibited by the major part of the Common Council the Churchwardens and divers of the Inhabitants of the Parish of Buttolph without Aldgate against Zachary Crofton Minister there I. THat on the 16 day of August last being the Lords day the said Zachary Crofton in the publick meeting place of Aldgate in his publick Exercise or Sermon did say That Moses could prevail with the Lord by Prayer but he could not prevail neither by Prayer nor Law because that ungodly men have prevailed with the unjust Judges of this Nation who have gone contrary to their Oath tyrannically disinheriting him of his right and letting of an erroneous turbulent spirit enjoy it II. And that their sword was the Law and therefore their tyrannie was the greater whereunto Law cannot reach III. And that if that he were to plead his cause with either Gody or honest Pious or Civil Modest or Just Judges according to Law he was confident he should enjoy his right and said that the wickedness of ungodly man hath so prevailed against him with the tyrannie of unjust Judges that he is enforced to leave his right and if any of the Soules of his people be damned for ought he knew their blood would be required at the hand of the unjust Judges or the Erroneous Intruders IIII. The said Zacharie Crofton on the day and at the place above mentioned did further say I have received an order for Simpsons teaching in my Pulpit and I am here to surrender my just reentred right to Simpson contrarie to all Law right and reason and as a certain king said what I will do I will do so I am disreentred by that power that what they will do they will do contrarie to all Law right and reason V. That on the Third day of September last it being a Commanded publique day of Thanksgiving for the Victories of Dunbar and Worcester the said Zacharie Crofton would not Preach himself that day nor suffer any other to Preach that day in the Publick meeting place at Aldgate That on Munday the 21. of September last it being the day appointed according to the Annual Custom for a thanksgiving to the Lord for his Mercies to the Trained bands of Algate amongst others at