Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	church_n	doctrine_n	popery_n	4,964	5	10.7046	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A83736	Die Mercurii: 5⁰ Maii. 1641. It is this day ordered by the House of Commons now assembled in Parliament ...	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1641 (1641)	Wing E2609; ESTC R209673	1,364	1

CR DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE ❧ Die Mercurii 5o Maii. 1641. IT is this day ●●dered by the House of Commons now assembled in Parliament That the Preamble together with the Prot●●ation which the Members of this House made the third of May shall be forthwith Printed and the Copie● Printed brought to the Clark of the said House to attest under his hand to the end that the Knights Citiz●s and Burgesses may send them down to the Sheriffs and Justices of Peace of the severall Shi●s and to the Citizs and Burgesses of the severall Cities Boroughs and Cinque Ports respectively And 〈…〉 Knights Citiz●●s and Burgesses are to intimate unto the Shires Cities Boroughs and Cinque Ports with what willingne●● all the Members of this House made this Protestation And further to signifie that as they justifie the taking of it in themse●●s so they cannot but approve it in all such as shall take it WE the Knight Citizens and Burgesses of the Commons house in Parliament finding to the great grief of our ●earts that the designes of the Priests and Iesuites and other Adherents to the See of Rome have 〈◊〉 late been more boldly and frequently put in practice then formerly to the undermining and danger 〈◊〉 the ruine of the true reformed Protestant Religion in His Majesties Dominions established A●●●inding also that there have been and having just cause to suspect that there still are even during this 〈…〉 ting in Parliament indeavours to subvert the fundamentall Lawes of England and Ireland a●● to introduce the exercise of an Arbitrary and Tyrannicall Government by most pernicious and wicked Coun●●s Practices Plots and Conspiracies And that the long intermission and unhappy breach of Parliaments h●●h occasioned many illegall Taxations whereupon the Subject hath been prosecuted and grieved And that di●●rs Innovations and Superstitions have been brought into the Church multitudes driven out of His Majesti Dominions Iealousies raised and fomented betwixt the King and His people a Popish Army leavied in Ireland ●●d two Armies brought into the bowels of this Kingdom to the hazard of His Majesties Royall Person the co●umption of the Revenues of the Crown and Treasure of this Kingdom And lastly finding great cause of Ielousie that indeavours have been and are used to bring the English Army into a misunderstanding of this Parl●●ment thereby to incline that Army with force to bring to passe those wicked Councels Have therefore thought ●●od to joyn our selves in a Declaration of our united Affections and Resolutions and to make this ensuin● Protestation I A. B. do ●n the presence of Almighty God Promise Vow and Protest to maintain and defend as far as lawfully I may with my life power and estate the true Reformed Protestant Religion expressed ●n the Doctrine of the Church of England against all Popery and Popish Innovations within this Realm contrary to the same Doctrine and according to the duty of my Allegiance His Maj●●ties Royall Person Honour and Estate As also the Power and Priviledges of Parliament The lawfull Rights and Liberties of the Subject and every person that maketh this Protestation in whatsoever he shall do in the ●awfull pursuance of the same And to my power and as far as lawfully I may I will oppose and by all good wayes and means indeavour to bring to condigne punishment all such as shall either by Force Practise Counc●●s Plots Conspiracies or otherwise do any thing to the contrary of any thing in this present Protestation contained And further that I shall in all just and Honourable wayes indeavour to preserve the Union and Peace between the three Kingdoms of England Scotland and Ireland And neither for hope fear nor other respect ●hall relinquish this Promise Vow and Protestation ❧ Imprinted at London by Robert Barker Printer to the Kings most Excellent Majestie And by the Assignes of John Bill 1641.