Selected quad for the lemma: england_n
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A79499
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To the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England.
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Chidley, Samuel.
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1657
(1657)
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Wing C3846; Thomason E905_3; ESTC R207444
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to_o the_o parliament_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n sir_n you_o know_v how_o that_o after_o gideon_n have_v slay_v the_o king_n of_o midian_a then_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n say_v unto_o he_o rule_v thou_o over_o we_o both_o thou_o and_o thy_o son_n and_o thy_o son_n son_n also_o for_o thou_o have_v deliver_v we_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o midian_a and_o gideon_n say_v unto_o they_o i_o will_v not_o rule_v over_o you_o 8.22_o judg._n 8.22_o neither_o shall_v my_o son_n rule_v over_o you_o jehovah_n shall_v rule_v over_o you_o and_o the_o country_n be_v in_o quietness_n forty_o year_n in_o the_o day_n of_o gideon_n 35._o vers_fw-la 28._o vers_fw-la 33_o 34_o 35._o but_o afterward_o when_o they_o forget_v jehovah_n their_o god_n 9.6_o chap._n 9.6_o they_o make_v abimelech_n the_o concubine_n son_n in_o shechem_n king_n 7.3_o vers_fw-la 57_o vers_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16_o 21._o vers_fw-la 7.3_o upon_o who_o god_n bring_v the_o curse_n of_o jotham_n gideon_n young_a son_n who_o call_v abimelech_n the_o bramble_n and_o his_o ambition_n after_o the_o kingship_n the_o bramble_n choice_n and_o other_o leave_n therefore_o o_o you_o choose_v and_o betrust_v prince_n of_o england_n what_o be_v in_o your_o mind_n that_o you_o now_o be_v about_o to_o set_v up_o a_o king_n over_o we_o again_o since_o we_o have_v be_v and_o still_o be_v set_v free_a by_o your_o predecessor_n the_o former_a parliament_n who_o after_o long_a and_o large_a experience_n abolish_v the_o kingship_n which_o you_o be_v about_o to_o establish_v and_o oliver_n lord_n protector_n then_o lieut._n general_n consent_v hearty_o thereunto_o as_o in_o charity_n we_o very_o believe_v and_o it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o late_a war_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n never_o wrought_v more_o powerful_o for_o england_n then_o when_o the_o parliament_n commission_n be_v most_o effectual_a against_o the_o king_n and_o his_o malignant_a party_n then_o be_v the_o enemy_n of_o god_n break_v 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