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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	britain_n	king_n	scotland_n	2,482	5	8.4232	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A55727	Tandem bona causa triumphet, or, Scotlands late misery bewailed, and the honour and loyalty of this ancient kingdom, asserted in a sermon preached before His Majesties High Commissioner, and the Honourable Parliament of the kingdom of Scotland, at Edinburgh the 17 day of February, 1661 / by Mr. John Paterson, Minister of the Gospel at Aberdene.	Paterson, John, 1604?-1679.; Paradise, John.	1661 (1661)	Wing P328; ESTC R17861	15,450	27

years before this blessed Revolution because we were under many sad and insupportable Burthens Who can tell since the righteous Government of this Land began to be shaken and the KING' 's just Power and Authority was most unjustly and rebelliously wreasted out of his Royal Hands and since that Antient and Equal Government was razed by Traitors Vsurpers and Tyrants what a vast incredible Treasure of Money hath been drained from this poor Nation Have we not found that our late Rulers and that fancied Commonwealth our late pretended Parliaments and these Traitorous Bloody Vsurpers their little finger heavier than many of our KINGS Loyns were for many Ages and Generations And any Burthen which the Land lyeth yet under was occasioned and brought in by Rebels Vsurpers and Tyrants and let them be blamed for it so long as it shall continue Fifthly We were in a chain because these that kept us in Bondage had a purpose that we should never escape and therefore they made our chain heavy and strong What were our Citadels but as so many chains of Iron to have kept this Land in a perpetual Slavery But I proceed 2. The second thing in the Application is Who was it that made this chain I cannot in this condescend on Particulars although something might be said to this Purpose which it may be a little piece of time will discover I shall hold out some Generals and as I said of the Jews chain and captivity so do I say of Scotlands late chain and Bondage First GOD made this chain for us as a Just Judge to punish us for playing Jeshurun's part in kicking off our Just Master and most Gracious KING of eternal memory Secondly It is not improbable that several Vnnatural Treacherous and Perfidious Monsters amongst our selves of each Rank have had a hand in making the chain of our Bondage and in helping to wreath it about our Necks about the Necks of all Estates of the Land about the Necks of our Nobles Barons Burrows Ministry Commons that so they might rule all and carry all at their pleasure like petty Princes and petty Popes Thirdly That strong chain of bondage was made and wreathed fast about our Necks by a rebellious Faction of Sectaries for it is far from our thoughts to impute that Invasion to the Kingdom of England but to a Bloody and Traiterous Faction of Fanaticks and Sectaries which kept these own Nation and Ours both in a chain of bondage In a word the spirit that moved most strongly and powerfully in making our chain and putting it about our Necks was a spirit of Error Rebellion Sectarism a spirit of Madnesse of Delusion Treachery and Hypocrisic 3. The third thing in the Application was the Causes wherefore the LORD suffered this sad chain of our bondage to be wreathed about our Necks In a word beside these common Sins which reigneth through all Christendom such as Atheism Swearing Profanity Drunkennesse Vncleannesse Barrenesse under the Gospel c. This Land was defiled with these particular Sins contained in the Text that is with Bloody Crimes and Violence and that in all these Respects whereof I did speak in the Explication of the Text. First This Land was defiled with much Innocent Blood by an unjust War by rising up against the KING a practice inconsistant with sound Divinity against all Orthodox Doctrine a practice contrary to Scripture contrary to the Doctrine of the Antient Church and their practice contrary to the Confession of Faith No King upon the account of his Intellectuals Morals or Religion being to be suspended from the exercise of his Government or denied submission too by his Subjects How many mournful Widows and Fatherlesse Orphans have our late civil or rather incivil VVars made in Scotland How many poor creatures have been snatched away perforce from their weeping VVives and poor Babies and sent out to be Souldiers that knew not how to handle a Sword nor Arms what could these do but be cut down like Beasts And doth not the Blood of these poor creatures cry to GOD for Vengeance against Rebels Vsurpers and Tyrants Is not the Land defiled with much lunocent Blood by most unjust and cruel Sentences on Benches Is not the Land defiled with much Innocent Blood upon Scaffolds How many in Britain have been forced to lay down their Heads to the Block within these few years of Vsurpation and Tyrannie and that for their Loyalty and Fidelity to their Just and Native KING Hath not as Noble yea the most Noble Blood in England and Scotland been shed on Scaffolds And which no Story can parallel and which none that feareth GOD indeed or any faithful Subject can speak of but with Horror sad hearts and Tears in their Eyes was not the Royal Blood of that Blessed Martyr KING CHARLES the 1 of Eternal Memory Spilt on a Scaffold in the Famous City of London in the view of many Thousands of his Dear Loyal Weeping Subjects who had no Power for the time to deliver that Innocent Lamb from the teeth of these Bloody Cannibals Dogs yea Devils Incarnat Thus was the Land defiled with bloody crimes And was it not full of Violence also full of Vnrighteousness Falshood Deceit Cheating Vnjustice Oppression and Robery defiled with Violence of all sorts What Oppression Injustice and Violence was there by Blind bands Loan Money or rather taking mens Means and Imprisoning their Persons Forcing of Consciences and severall things of that nature 4. The fourth thing in the Application was To Exhort all Estates in the Land both Church and State to repent and mourn before GOD for our Accession to the making of that Chain of Bondage and Slavery wherewith this poor Land hath been fettered these many years by gone It will never be well with Scotland neither will GOD be fully pacified with us and turn away his Anger wholly from us till all Ranks of people in Scotland Nobles Gentry Burrows And in particular til we of the Ministery come to an ingenious confession of our Accession to the making of the Chain Shall we charge this on others and wipe our own mouth like the Whore No we are us Guilty as any and GOD will extort a Confession from us whether we will or no. 5. Let us bless GOD who hath broken that Chain of Tyranny Vsurpation and Bondage wherewith this poor Land was so long and fast tyed by reducing and restoring our Native KING to his just Rights and Prerogatives and by restoring to us the Liberty Freedom and Authority of Parliaments Let us admire and adore the Wisdom of GOD who upon a sudden befooled the Princes of Zoan the great Wits the cunning Achitophels and Matchavels of Brittain Let us admire the LORDS Out-witting Over-topping and Over-turning all the Cabinet Councels of that Perfidious and Treacherous Cabal I say again it is a duty well be-coming this High and Honorable Court of PARLIAMENT to bless GOD from your hearts for breaking the chain of our bondage by reducing and