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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	faith_n	good_a	work_n	3,011	5	6.5790	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85517	The grand catastrophe, or The change of government: being a vvord about the last turn of these times written in a letter to a friend, as an essay, either to give, or to receive satisfaction in the dispute of the last change. By one who takes leave to stile himself Johannes Cornubiensis.	Cornubiensis, Johannes.	1654 (1654)	Wing G1488; Thomason E726_12; ESTC R206800	14,042	17

and the Hebrew in Judges once and againe stiles them Melecks but it is because of the more lax signification of the words and not because of the strict acceptation of the thing and the knowne and now frequent notion of Kings and Monarchs The Roman Dictators Cinna Sylla Mario c. where by the Greek Writers stiled Monarchs and yet it is known they were not Monarchs as the thing strictly signifies The Dictators were but if I may say so Protectors pro tempore the wise Tacitus and indeed all Historians of note distinguish betweene the Dictators and Caesars as between two kinds of Government It is not a single person but a sole power which makes a Monarch so called and known and this the late King knew very well when upon discourses of a limited Prerogative he was wont to say It was but a designe to unking him and make him another Duke of Venice SOLENES OF POWER SOVERAIGNTY OF RVLE HEREDITARINESSE OF Title IMSPONCIBLENES OF ACTION c. have been deemed and urged as the Regalia of a Monarch and when these are not the Masters of Monarchy will tell you Kingship is wanting or at least waning and in its decay Object But how soone may the Protector assume this if he please and what absolute power hath he at present c. Ans Have we ground to thinke him a man of so much ambition and so little faith as to violate his Oath though for a Kingdome Hath not the Nation had experiments strong and sincere long enough to dash such jealous Brats in peeces For which of his good works is it that you thus suspect him Obj. But he is but a man and temptations may overcome c. Reply Let this rather fill your soule with prayers then foment in you jealousies But is not he bounded Are not the Articles of agreement like the bounds of the Sea such as if he would rage he cannot passe And whatsoever power he hath at present may not the next Parliament lessen it And his present Councel check it for how little a part of power hath he without the advise and consent of his Councel Obj. But yet he hath the sword and may breake out c. Ans Yet still we have jealousie and so make feare without grounds Is there no fidelity in the present Councel Is there no honesty in the Officers of the Army to restraine and oppresse extravagancies Or is there no power in Prayer no God in Heaven to mend all verily if the Protector should fal from grace which yet I am not so much an Arminian as to feare and should either misuse and mis-improve his power to selfe power and pride c. all that feare God would cry out let him be accursed and I should thinke my selfe worthy to share in the curse if I should not say Amen even so be it Lord. Let him be the shame of men the scorne of State the abborrency of all that feare God if be make his Protectorship a step to Kingship for himselfe or his And here let me take the liberty to say I could heartily wish and upon my knees humbly begge that as an addition unto that Article that the Protector shall not be hereditary it might be annexed that the Family of any one Protector shall be wholly cut off from being elected to the Protectorship at least unto the third Generation It would be a test of singular sincerity in the now Lord Protector to procure such an addition and it would be a great security to prevent Monarchy or other evil which may arise out of this office We know how that the Empire of Germany is not hereditary fundamentally but Elective yet for want of such a caution as I humbly motion how long the house of Austria hath perpetuated the Imperiall power in its owne Family to the grand injury of all Germany is a thing that needs no History to confirme or set forth I have heard I confesse that many have said and doe say that there is a long line of pedigree drawne up to prove the Lord Protector to be lineally descended from Cadwallador and this hath been and is still made use of by some to insinuate a design a future Kingship for himselfe or his but as I know no just ground for to beleeve the truth of this surmise so I perswade my selfe his Highnesse the Protector is more Christian and lesse Welch-man then to minde such foolish vaine Pedegrees if he draw not his line from Christ he will not be Honourable in the eyes of God or Saints and I hope his conversation will fully prove this report a lye Neither doe I doubt in the least that he will venter the perill of life and perjury upon so meane an account as an antiquated that I say not abominated peece of Heraldry There is also another idle report which yet because it s handed as from a Knight and a Bishop I le hint in a word and speake shortly unto The report is That a Knight whether errant or otherwise having little to doe at Bath should search for annosities in the Cathedrall there and at last found a certaine Story which it seemes was Jothams Apologue painted and versified and that this should be one line in the Poetry BUT WOE TO US WHEN OLIVER SHALL BE KING Hereupon it is commented and concluded that woe will be now unto England since Oliver Cromwell is King This is the Legend or Story To it I would say but this What if it be meerely as other Legends forged and the wandring Knight not to be found to verifie it Or what in case there be any truth in the Tale if the Knight wanted his Spectacles and read OLIVER instead of OLIVE or the Olivet for it is in the Apologue of Trees as the Tale confesseth or what if it were Oliver indeed who will undertake to prove the Poet an authenticke Prophet Finally what if the Poet should speake as some of the Heathen Oracles truth at unawares And should predict That when Oliver should be King that is in Jothams phrase Judge for the Apologue was in the dayes of the Judges then woe to us i. e. Cathedrals Painting and Buildings too would there be any great woe to Christians to see now Oliver is Judge or Protector the ruine of Cathedrals since they are of little use and of so great offence I will trouble my selfe no further with these or the like conceits or surmises but let me intreat thee Reader to consider seriously for thine owne satisfaction if thou doubtest or for mine if I erre for I would willingly be convinced whether or no any who feare God who are the Children of the Promises and who converse with and waite for the fulfilling of Prophesies I say whether any of those have just cause to murmure repine or oppugne the present Government upon this turne and change much lesse whether they have cause to resolve at last only to acquiesce and sit still and to gratifie the old and common