Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	call_v	king_n	lord_n	6,144	5	3.8827	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96024	Vox cœli to England, or Englands fore-warning from heaven. Being a relation of true, strange, and wonderfull visions, and propheticall revelations, concerning these tragicall, sinfull times; and with what care and diligence reconciliation ought to be laboured for, between the King and Parliament, having never been heretofore published. Now thought fit to be published to all that love Christ, and his kingdom in sincerity. / By Theophilus Philalethes Toxander. Published according to order.	Toxander, Theophilus Philalethes.	1646 (1646)	Wing V717; Thomason E362_10; ESTC R201214	10,547	21

Crown was all bloodie in the circle round about This bloodie crowned head appeared to her view once onely as aforesaid and continued so in her sight about half an houre With this apparition she sensibly heard loud and lamentable cryes of Gods people persecuted as she thought both beyond Seas and on this side she heard very sensibly as it were a lashing and whipping of them to drive them from the true Church and their holy duties and profession accompanied with strange languages of forrain Nations and that in a confused manner as at the celebration of an idolatrous Masse to which many seemed to call them And the confused clamour was such as the Popish Capuchins made at their solemne superstitious Service in Somerset-House whither about three or foure yeers since now she purposely repaired for her better information in that point and that she might the more sensibly apprehend and he cleared in the premisses and have more full notice perhaps she thought of the chief actors in our tragicall miseries She heard another time a voice or sound of much gold and treasure and of all sorts of Jewels with a voice whispering as it were and saying these words Earl Bishop and Queen at which time she cals God to witnesse she knew not any Earl or Bishop so guilty as appeared afterwards Lastly she heard the grievous cries of Gods persecuted people in her eares pressing her to point out as the enemy of God the greatest Bishop in the Church of England and with him Earl and cruell Queen having set down with her pen Earl Bishop and Cruell Queen as was required the dolefull cry ceased Soon after she was earnestly commanded by a celestiall voice to notifie all these things to His Majesty But fearing to undertake so great a task as conscious of her own unfitnesse as she thought for the performance of so eminent a service she made onely a sparing discovery to certain godly Divines at Bristoll and elsewhere desiring their spirituall prayers and advice But finding that neither their prayers nor her own could prevail with the Lord to spare her from this service she manifestly saw that she must obey of necessitie that heavenly voice which did not cease to call her thereto though her brethren and kindred and her own inclination and desire strongly disswaded her And whilest she prayed and wept to the Lord saying with Moses Lord if thy presence go not with me send me not hence Exod. 33.15 She saw as it were a light from heaven comforting her and a star of glory directing her in her way she should travell Being arrived at London she was strongly pushed on within her self to addresse her self to the Court which was then at Whitehall whither being come she earnestly pressed in a Petitionary way to present to His Majesty the effect of what she had heard and seen but soon found her self neglected and her Petition sleighted Notwithstanding she had still a strong call from God both inwardly and outwardly to follow the King whithersoever he went saying to her The King the King The King and Kingdom is in danger of utter ruine and desolation Not long after by her importunity she was admitted at Richmond to His Majesties presence who graciously received her Petition the Contents being That He would be pleased to hear her at large declare her errand by word of mouth The means of her admittance was by the Lord Marquis Hambleton who was nobly pleased to call her and to bring her to the King who taking her by the one hand and the Marquis by the other the King asked her for her writing Which she having presented and His Majesty slightly view'd over he demanded if it were her own hand and she confessing that it was he then viewed it better But His Majesty being then to take horse rendred her the said Petition saying He thought she meant well and was a good woman Here the Princes Tutor in election to be Bishop of Chichester coming to her asked her if she wanted means She replyed No telling him that she came to London on her own charges and had wherwith to serve her occasions her coming to Court having had no other end but the publick good of King Church and State and being bound in spirit she was continually prest by Gods hand upon her to follow His Majesty from Court to Court to her great trouble and charge hiring one to attend her by water and land His Majesty being at York there appeared a dark black cloud over the place where His Majesty stood the Scots had then taken in Newcastle and there she inforced her former suit humbly petitioning him to hear her speak but without successe and finding no rest in her spirit for all this but being still urged to sollicite His Majesty at last by Gods providence she found another opportunity and falling on her knees before him in the Presence Chamber most humbly besought him to hear her relation which he then utterly refused And thereupon it pleased God immediately to discharge her from all further attendance on His Majestie which she took as a great favour from God and thereupon returned to London During her abode at York many pious Christians being defirous to know the truth of these things she declared it to them and moreover discover'd to them that it was revealed to her particularly that great troubles would light upon these parts In London having found grace and favour with many Noble Barons Knights and other worthy Christians both before her going to York and after her return which she esteems as a rare mercy from God knowing her self lesse then least of any of his favours she may not omit amongst others that she was sent for by a worthy Divine of an eminent place and at that time of singular estimation who when he perceived how God had dealt with her he told her in brief that he could not but approve of her desires and intendments as good and durst say nothing to discourage or disswade her from the way So thenceforth as when Eliah had cast his mantle upon Elisha Elias his spirit was prest upon Elisha not much unlike though the Lord had spoken to her before and used strong impulses on her spirit yet now the hand of the Lord was stronger and stronger upon her and even almost in the bitternesse of her spirit was she carried as the Prophet speaketh of himself Ezek. 3.14 and elsewhere and so powerfull were the impressions made on her that notwithstanding her great struglings and defires against that long and tedious journey to York which she would fain have been freed of that at last being fully overcome she could not but follow His Majesty even to York also the love of Christ and of his Church now constraining her And though she reaped not the fruit of her labour she desired yet as on is reported to have fetched water every day two mile to water dry ground in hope of fruit which he did a whole yeer