Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	councillor_n	faith_n	great_a	21	3	2.1077	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96785	Vox pacifica a voice tending to the pacification of God's wrath; and offering those propositions, or conditions, by the acceptation, and performance whereof, in some good measure, a firme and continuing peace may be obtained. It is directed to the King, Parliaments, and people of these islands: By Geo. Wither Esquire, (a commander in this war) heretofore their unheeded remebbrancer [sic] of plagues and deliverances past; and their timely forewarner of the judgments now come. He hath disposed it into six books, or canto's, whereof foure onely are contained in this volumne; and the other deferred to be hereafter published, as there shall be cause.	Wither, George, 1588-1667.	1645 (1645)	Wing W3210; Thomason E1242_1; ESTC R202399	111,848	215

part Repent and change their temper out of hand Lest they be justly spu'd out of the land Let them that are supposed best affected And who the best approved Cause befriended Examine how their duties are neglected How false they are in what they have pretended How faintly they the publike-Guard began By what ill meanes they their Good-Cause pursu'd How little trust in GOD how much in Man And in an outward aid hath oft been shew'd How heedl●sse of their Covenant they grow How many of them sleight the Vow they took How they inlarge how they contract it now How wilfully how frequently 't is broke And how the publike sorrow they prolong By doing Pi●●● and Iustice wrong Let your Malignant-partie or of them So many as are yet not gone so farre That they all timely warnings must contemne Remember of what crimes they guilty are Let them consider that to have their will Or that ambitious humours they may feed Or that some other lust they may fulfill How they have made their Countrey smart and bleeed Let them consider that they have pursu'd Their tyrannies in these unhappie wars As if they meant a pattern to have shew'd Of Rehoboam and his Councellers Or how King Ahabs party went to fight At Ramoth-Gilead as in GODS despight Let ENGLAND mourn apart for all those crimes Which do poilute her at this present day And those committed in preceding times That GOD may take his heavie hand away Her ficklenesse in faith and in attire Her great abuse of plenties by excesse Her persecutions both by sword and fire Of those who did the holy faith professe Her wantonnizing with the meanes of Grace Her thanklesnesse for that long Peace she had Her sleighting it when she forewarned was Of that great breach which GOD on her hath made Yea all her other sinnes let her lament Let her all Nationall-defaults repent Let SCOTLAND mourn apart and search wherfore Her sinnes upon her face and on her back GOD at this present doth so deeply score Now when she doth of sin most conscience make Let her examine if she hath no End To seize on some advantage for her owne While her distressed Sister to defend She piously a readinesse hath shown If she be guilty of so base a thought Let her repent it e're GOD search it out If she be cleare Truth shall to light be brought And they who of her faithfulnesse now doubt Shall praise her Children if they have a care Their lying and their bragging to forbeare Let IRELAND mourn apart and not alone For her late Trecheries and for the guilt Which her inhumane Natives brought upon Their heads for bloud of Innocents new-spilt But also for the sinnes of all those Nations Within her borders who for their oppressions Were cast out of their ancient-habitations And lately driven from their now-possessions Let her that brutish Ignorance lament Where with she many ages was polluted That Heath'nish-Christianity repent Which her blind Children piety reputed And her Rebellions and Idolatry Let her bewaile with true humility Let her observe what her Transgressions be That She unto the praise of GOD may say In all his judgements truly just is he And that with Mercies he did them allay For if a strict inquirie he had made For all the Bloud th' Oppression and the Guile Of which he Information might have had There had not one been living in that I le Both Scot and English verie studious were To plant themselves upon her fruitfull plaines But how Religion might be planted there They tooke but verie little care or paines To save the Soule not many were employ'd And therefore many Bodies were destroy'd Had her late Planters as industrious bin Her Natives with Religion to enrich As how to make themselves great men therein Or if their care had been but halfe so much Some hundred thousands had this day possest Their lives and livelihoods who at their cost For times to come Examples have increast Of goodly-hopes through want of Prudence lost And therefore let them learne who yet survive Not to neglect CHRISTS Kingdome if they would Their Kingdome or their Heritage should thrive Or that their Hopes or Labours prosper should Yea if they seek on Earth a firme possession Let them not build their houses by oppression For not a few of her Inhabitants Both out of England and from Scotland came Meane in esteeme opprest with many wants And many of them many wayes to blame Some with projections nor discreet nor just Some to defraud their Creditours and Friends Of their estates some to enjoy their lust And other some for other such like ends Came over to that Kingdome nor much knowne Nor much regarded who in little space Were not alone exceeding wealthy growne But made both Earles and Barons of the Place And they who suddenly aloft did clime Were pulled to the ground in shorter time They whose ●bundance over-night was more Then they could value e're the following day Disclos'd it selfe were made exceeding poore And glad from all their wealth to run away Scarce leasure had they lest they lost their lives With their estates to take of all they had Enough wherewith their children and their wives Might clothed be when their escapes they made The losse the frights the blond-shed and the cries Felt suffered seen and heard in those black-nights Present O Ireland still before thine eyes Stil I let thy children keep them in their sights That Visitation let them so bewaile Especially the sins that caused it That they nor their posterity may faile To mind the same and let them not forget To mourn apart for that sad desolation Nor to be thankfull for their Preservation Let every Corporation Town and City Within these Islands also mourn apart That their Inhabitants may find more pity Then may be challenged by due desert Some of them have the benefit enjoy'd Of GODS protections both from fire and sword Some of them have been touch'd but not destroy'd For which what can they lesse then thanks afford Let them acknowledge his preventing-Graces Who yet are safe and that GOD pleas'd hath bi● To keep Dstroyers from their dwelling places So oft so much polluted by their sin And let all those whom he began to smite Be thankfull that they were not ruin'd quite For great are those oppressions which of late Have cri'd for vengeanch on some Governours Of Mysteries and Townes-incorporat● Who have abused both their Trust and Powers Those Priviledges which to them were deign'd With chiefe respect unto the Common-good Are oft insisted on yea and maintain'd As if their Granter should be understood To meane some favours to particular Places With damage to the Publike which makes void His CHARTERS ipso facto For such Graces Are by their owne excessivenesse destroi'd If Reason may be Judge which heretofore The greatest sway in humane Actions bore Yet you have Cities Townes and Mysteries Which do not only by such Grants as these Oppresse the Publike