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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	arm_n	king_n	war_n	1,218	5	5.8758	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96470	Plain truth vvithout feare or flattery: or a true discovery of the unlawfulnes of the Presbyterian government, it being inconsistent with monarchy, and the peoples liberties; and contrary both to the Protestation and Covenant. The end of establishing the militia of London in such hands as it is now put into by the new ordinance. The betraying votes, and destructive practises, of a trayterous party in the House of Commons, concerning certain pettions [sic] for liberty and justice. Also a vindication of his Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax concerning certain scurrulous words uttered by some of the said faction. VVith the meanes and wayes that must be used to obtain reliefe against the said tyrannous usurpers; and for reducing the Parliament to its due rights, power and priviledges, in the preservation of the kingdomes lawes and liberties / VVritten by Amon VVilbee.	Wilbee, Amon.; Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1647 (1647)	Wing W2112; Thomason E516_7; ESTC R204095	30,871	22

his actions by his Masters Rule and power of the Recorder who is the Executors friend nothing can be done all passages are blockt up honest men dare not speake and knaves will not so the poore orphans are left altogether remidiless but to proceed the aforesaid Petition being referred to a Committee and the Citizens put off with faire words till this grand Ordinance for the Militia was passed and then presently they thundered as if the Petition had tended to the prejudice of Church and State 4. If they want money or a new Army to secure themselves that old Asse the City must raise men or send out their trained Bands for them and the poore Commons of London must pay and beare or else be plundered and what remedy and whatsoever the Parliament will exact and the Military men execute the Commons of London must obey and submit to though never so unjust a tax or imposition But you will say the trained Bands will not be all of a mind but this Party having prevailed to new Modelling of the Commissioners you shall see them new Model the train Bands also and here is the first piece of the frame of Englands slavery must serve if they can carry it for a leading cast unto the whole Kingdome The effects yee Commons of London which yee may expect hence are the vtter ●●lition of your free elections of your Mayors Aldermen Sheriffs Common-councell men and other publick Officers of your body and Corporation so that now ye may bid all you priviledges adue and the free borne Apprentices after seaven yeares hard servitude * Marke yee Apprentices expect a perpetuall vassalage by this meanes the hopes yee had of the recovery of ancient Rights and immunities are srustrate and yee after all your costs and adventures for your liberties become the first absolute slaves in England if God doe not otherwise prevent or raise up some Othniel Ehud Shamger Barak or Gideon to deliver you And in such hands as these this desperate domineering faction by all symptomes and signes purpose to settle the Militia in all the Counties and Corporations of the Kingdome and have already in Durham Cumberland and other places northward put it principally into their hands who are declared Traytors and enemies to the State Malignants and Delinquents some of which have been actually in warre against the Parliament and their Country as Sir George Vane old Sir Henryes Sonne who was in armes with the King and is now made one of the Deputy Lieutenants of the Militia for Durham a Justice of Peace and a Committee-man and yet scarce good commodity for the hang-man S. Wilfrid Lawson of Cumberland such another yet by the prevalency of this party intrusted with the posse-Commitatus whereby he may raise the County and cut all honest mens throats if he imagine cause To tell you of the commands and power wherewith Lieutenant Col. Offeere Cap. Musgrave Story Stoddert and divers others are invested and intrusted in those parts who have beene in armes against the Parliament and their Country to the great trouble hazard and affliction of all the faithfull and wel-affected there besides many others in other places of the Land would be to tedious let these for present suffice for example And all rather then to trust the honest and approved in the Land because they are contrary to their treasonable designes and practices and will not suffer themselves nor the Country to become their vassals and pack-horses I wish those Northern Countries had no just cause of complaint against that deceitfull double dealing Lord Wharton I will for speciall cause not that I fear or regard him or any man farther then he is sincere and vertuously honourable spare him but it it is good both for him and others to repent and doe their first workes lest a worse thing befall them there is nothing hid but it may be made manifest to runne away from a fight for feare is tollerable and is contingent to the greatest * Witnes Generall Leshley Generall but for a professed Souldier of Jesus Christ to turne his back and flee from the truth is to be abhorred Hath not Christ said He will be ashamed of such when he shall come in his Fathers glory with the holy Angels Marke 8. 38. And did Jehosaphat prosper that tooke part with Ahab Or did ever any escape by iniquity And if Meroz was cursed yea bitterly cursed because they would not helpe what are they that doe hurt and are not they also cursed though they be doing that doe Gods worke negligently Consider these things seriously all yee that are sunke and setled upon the lees all ye Neuters and indifferent ones that plead moderation non-season and prudence for your baseness of Spirit negligence and cowardice in the great cause of God and this distressed Kingdome and yee Timidi yee fearefull ones who are more afraid of the face and displeasure of man whose breath is in his nostrels and whose councels perish then of the power and wrath of God Who is a consuming fire and whose councels abide forever That feare more the loosing of your places and profits then the losing of Gods favour and countenance and the peace of a good conscience Read that 21. Rev. 8. and tremble remember your selves rouse up your spirits and shew your selves couragious for truth and justice and zealous for the glory of the Lord of Hosts if yee will not know that deliverance will come to Gods People some other way and yee shall not escape As for M. Hollis and others whose councels and practices tend principally to treason and tyranny injustice and violence I know what I say and doubt not yet but in time to see it proved so who live without Law and act contrary to Law like traytors and Rebels Let such men know that God will render unto them according to their workes and I am confident that they shall never be able to accomplish their wicked enterprize and that the pit they have digged for others they shall fall into themselves God will take them by their own counsels as he did in old time Achitophell and Haman and as he did Strafford and Canterbury in these dayes yea in those two presidents they have prepared a halter for their owne necks and their owne words shall be their Judges Strafford and Canterbury were condemned for treasonable councels and speeches endeavours and intentions of subverting the fundamentall Lawes and frame of government and of setting up an arbitrary power and rule of government And whether Hollis and others his presumptuous complices have not been not only the intenders and indevourers but the reall authors and actours of these things I doe appeale to all inteligent men who have taken any cognizance of their councels and actions So that if the King as it is a question did want just matter of occasion in his charge of treason against M. Hollis and others in 1641. both he and the whole Kingdome may