Selected quad for the lemma: england_n
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A83953
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Englands crisis, or, The World well mended
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1689
(1689)
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Wing E2954B; ESTC R42979
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england_n crisis_n or_o the_o world_n well_o mend_v quod_fw-la libet_fw-la id_fw-la licet_fw-la his_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la libet_fw-la &_o licet_fw-la audent_fw-la qâ—odque_fw-la audent_fw-la faciunt_fw-la faciunt_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la molestum_fw-la est_fw-la belgica_n sub_fw-la nâ—stris_fw-la pinguescunt_fw-la monstra_fw-la ruinis_fw-la since_o religion_n have_v not_o weight_n enough_o to_o counterpoise_v the_o balance_n when_o the_o world_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o other_o scale_n nor_o so_o much_o power_n over_o we_o to_o conquer_v our_o prejudices_fw-la or_o subdue_v our_o passion_n and_o resentment_n let_v we_o hearken_v a_o little_a i_o pray_v to_o the_o importunity_n of_o our_o interest_n and_o consider_v what_o state_n and_o condition_n we_o be_v in_o and_o be_v like_a to_o be_v in_o as_o to_o those_o two_o darling_n of_o all_o mankind_n liberty_n and_o property_n over_o which_o as_o reasonable_a creature_n and_o with_o some_o speciality_n as_o english_a man_n we_o ought_v and_o be_v suppose_v incline_v to_o keep_v a_o watch._n now_o if_o both_o these_o beside_o our_o religion_n be_v almost_o at_o the_o mercy_n and_o in_o the_o power_n of_o a_o company_n of_o man_n who_o by_o many_o demonstration_n have_v show_v their_o enmity_n to_o our_o nation_n and_o their_o want_n of_o common_a justice_n and_o humanity_n to_o temper_v their_o insolence_n therefore_o that_o they_o may_v not_o become_v our_o master_n it_o must_v be_v high_a time_n to_o look_v about_o we_o and_o to_o do_v ourselves_o right_o before_o it_o be_v out_o of_o our_o power_n for_o as_o yet_o god_n be_v thank_v i_o be_o satisfy_v it_o be_v not_o and_o without_o our_o fault_n will_v not_o be_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n their_o style_n be_v the_o poor_a distress_a state_n but_o by_o the_o help_n of_o that_o queen_n have_v set_v their_o own_o sovereign_n at_o bay_n and_o make_v themselves_o a_o free-state_n they_o soon_o increase_v in_o ship_n their_o neighbour_n be_v otherwise_o 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