Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	call_v	church_n	name_n	2,831	5	5.3453	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91255	The remonstrance of the noble-men, knights, gentlemen, clergy-men, free-holders, citizens, burgesses and commons of the late eastern, southern, and western associations who desire to shew themselves faithfull and constant to the Good Old Cause, the privileges and freedom of Parliament, the liberty and property of the subjects, laws of the land, and true reformed religion, which they were formerly called forth and engaged to defend by declaration of Parliament, the protestation, and Solemn National League and Covenant.		1659 (1659)	Wing P4051; Thomason 669.f.22[11]; ESTC R211340	3,706	1

The Remonstrance of the Noble-men Knights Gentlemen Clergy-men Free-holders Citizens Burgesses and Commons of the late Eastern Southern and Western Associations who desire to shew themselves Faithfull and Constant to the Good Old Cause the Privileges and Freedom of Parliament the Liberty and Property of the Subjects Laws of the Land and true Reformed Religion which they were formerly called forth and engaged to defend by Declarations of Parliament the Protestation and Solemn National League and Covenant WEE the Noblemen Knights Gentlemen Clergy-men Freeholders Citizens ●…gesses and Commons of the late Eastern Southern and Western Associations of England whose names are hereunto subscribed having for a song season with bleeding hearts perplexed spirits weeping eyes and over-much patience and silence beheld the miserable publike Distractions intollerable Oppressions various Revolutions great Tumults and destructive Confusions wherewith our former most glorious flourishing Churches and Nations for want of a setled Government and Free Parliament have many years by-past been violently rent in pieces wasted consumed made the very hissing scorn laughing-stock of all Neighbour Countries whether Friends or Foes Christians or Infidels and thereby exposed to the justly dreaded hostile Invasions of combined forein Romish Adversaries whose Emissaries have been very active instrumental in our late Combustions and Changes being now deeply sensible of the deplorable desperate Condition and imminent ruine not only of our own Persons Families Posterities but of our dearest exhausted enthralled dying Native Country and Protestant Religion too farr dearer to us than our Lives or private Interests the preservation whereof is the Supremest Law and calling to our minds the first publike ends and causes for which we took up arms since totally perverted subverted oppugned by ambitious self-advancing Commanders Officers of the Army and others contrary to their trusts and Commissions with the manifold Oaths Protestations Vows Solemn League and Covenant and other Sacred as well as Civil Obligations lying upon our Consciences engaging us all in our several places and callings in this day of Englands trouble and extreme danger to put to our helping hands and best advice to obviate those Perils and remove those Disorders Grievances Confusions which menace utter desolation both to her and us if we should any longer sit stupidlie silent or unactive in our spheres like persons altogether uninterested or unconcerned in these perillous times of unpresidented exorbitances usurpations tyrannies over our persons estates Laws Liberties and Parliaments themselves by ambitious turbulent self-seekers and Incendiaries and of universal decay of trade by Sea and Land Have therupon conceived it our necessary bounden duties in this sad posture of our Sacred and Civil Concernments both as Christians and English Freemen by this our joynt REMONSTRANCE to tender to the rest of our English Brethren throughout the whole Nation of what rank calling or condition soever such just legal safe rational honest and Christian Proposals as through Gods blessing upon our and their unanimous vigorous prosecution of them against all self-ended Opponents may redeeme us from our present bondage dangers Schisms Confusions frequent Rotations of publique Government and restore our tottering Church State Kingdoms Religion to their pristine Unity Tranquillity Purity Stability Dignity Felicity and secure them against all future Concussions and Convulsions For which end we all passionately desire and shall unanimously and cordially endeavour by all lawfull means within our Orbs 1. That a legal full and free Parliament of England may be speedily summmoned according to the prescription of 16 Caroli c. 1. enacted for this purpose not hitherto put in execution and that free elections of able Knights Citizens and Burgesses by and of all well-affected persons to Peace and the old Parliaments good Cause to represent them therein may be no wayes disturbed nor restrained by force of arms or otherwise 2. That the said Parliament may safely freely meet at Westminster on the third Monday in January next to consult of vote and settle the Peace Government of our distracted Churches and Nations without the interruption disturbance force or dissolution of any Commanders Officers or Souldiers of the Army or other tumultuous persons whatsoever under pain of being declared prosecuted executed as Traytors and Enemies to the publique 3. That the full power of the Militia both by Sea and Land be delivered up to this Parliament on the first day of their Convention therein for the better assurance of their free and peaceable Session and not continued as a distinct bodie or interest in opposition contradistinction or super-inspection but in real subordination to the Parliament and people 4. That the whole frame and settlement of the Government of our Nations be intirely referred to the Parliaments unanticipated consideration the proper Judges thereof without any antecedent restrictions prescriptions or impositions by the Army-Officers or any others 5. That the Supreme management of all Civil Politique Militarie affairs and appointment of all Great Officers of State and Ministers of Justice shall be in all the surviving Members of the long Parliament without secluding any as in a General Council of State and Safety only who are all desired to meet for that purpose till the New Free Parliament shall assemble and no longer 6. That the Preservation of the Peace Government of each County shall be in the hands of such Sheriffs Conservatorss of the Peace and other antient Officers as the Freeholders of every County shall publikely elect in their County-Court according to their antient Rights and Liberties and of every City and Corporation in the Mayors Sheriffs Bailiffs and other Officers elected by them according to their Charters Customs and in none other Officers imposed on them till the Parliament shall take further Order therein 7. That no Taxes Contributions Excises Imposts New Customs Militiaes or other Payments whatsoever shall be henceforth imposed assessed levied upon or payed by the people but by their common grant and consent in free and full Parliament by Act of Parliament under pain of High Treason in the Imposers Assessors Collectors and voluntary payers thereof this being the peoples indubitable Birthright acknowledged declared confirmed by manifold Acts and Declarations old and new 8. That such an Act of Indemnity may be agreed on and assented to in this Parliament by Common consent as may secure and indemnify all persons whose future peaceable deportment till this Act passed shall demerit it 9. That care may be therein taken for the speedy satisfaction of all just arrears of all Officers and Souldiers duly listed before the 7. of May last who shall peaceably and dutifully submit to the free convening and safe sitting of this desired Parliament That all others who shall tumultuously oppose or interrupt the summoning assembling or sitting thereof shall forfeit all their Commands arrears indemnity and incurr the penalty of Traytors and publike Enemies to the Parliament and Nation 10. That an effectual course may be taken both for the settled old maintenance succession protection and