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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	church_n	earth_n	triumphant_a	4,427	5	11.4398	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85673	Behold! Two letters, the one, written by the Pope to the (then) Prince of Wales, now King of England: the other, an answere to the said letter, by the said Prince, now His Majesty of England. Being an extract out of the history of England, Scotland and Ireland; written in French by Andrew du Chesne. Geographer to the K. of France, (lib. 22. fol. 1162. Printed at Paris cum privilegio) and now translated into English.	Gregory XV, Pope, 1554-1623.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Du Chesne, André, 1584-1640. Histoire d'Angleterre, d'Escosse, et d'Irlande.; Gregory XV, Pope, 1554-1623.	1642 (1642)	Wing G1880; Thomason E238_18; ESTC R6360	6,760	15

Behold TWO LETTERS THE ONE Written by the POPE to the then Prince of Wales now ● King of ENGLAND THE OTHER An Answere to the said Letter by the said Prince now His Majesty of ENGLAND Being an Extract out of the History of England Scotland and Ireland Written in French by A●drew du Ches●●e Geogropher to the K. of France lib. 22. fol. 1162. Printed at Paris Cum Privilegio and now Translated into English Printed in the yeare of Discoveries 1642. ❧ The Popes Letter MOst noble Prince Salvation and light of the divine grace Forasmuch as great Brittaine hath alwayes been fruitfull in Vertues and in men of great worth having filled the one the other world with the glory of her renown She doth also very often draw the thoughts of the holy Apostolicall Chaire to the consideration of her praises And indeed the Church was but then in her Infancie when the King of Kings did choose her for his inheritance and so affectionately that we beleeve the Roman Eagles have hardly out-passed the Banner of the Crosse Besides that many of her Kings instructed in the knowledge of the true salvation have preferred the Crosse before the Royall Scepter and the Discipline of Religion before Covetousnesse leaving examples of Piety to other Nations and to the ages yet to come So that having merited the Principalities and first places of blessednesse in Heaven they have obtained on Earth the Tryumphant ornaments of true holynesse And although now the state of the English Church is altered we see neverthelesse the Court of Great Brittaine adorned and furnished with Morall Vertues which might serve to support the Charity that we beare unto her and be an Ornament to the name of Christianity if withall she could have for her defence and protection the Orthodox and Catholique truth Therfore by how much the more the Glory of your most noble Father and the apprehension of your Royall inclination delights us with so much morezeal we desir that the gates of the Kingdome of Heaven might be opened unto you and that you might pur●ase to your selfe the love of the universall Church Moreover it being certain that Gregory the grea● of most blessed memory hath introduced to the English people and taught to their K●ngs the law of the Gosp●ll and the respect of Apostolicall authority We as inferiour to him in holinesse and vertue but equall in name and degree of dignity it is very reasonable that we following his blessed footsteps should indeavour the salvation of those Provinces especially at this time when your desig● Most noble Prince elevates us to the hope of an extraordinary advantage Therfore as you have directed your journey to Spaine towards the Catholique King with desire to allie your selfe to the house of Austria We do much commend your designe and indeed do testifie openly in this present businesse that you are he that takes the principall care of our Prelacy For seeing that you desire to take in Marriage a Daughter of Spaine from thence we may easily conjecture that the ancient seeds of Christian piety which have so happily flourished in the hearts of the Kings of great Brittaine may God prospering them revive againe in your soule And indeed it is not to be beleeved that the same man should love such an alliance that hates the Catholique Religion and should take delight to Oppresse the holy Chaire To that purpose we have commanded to make continually most humble Prayers to the Father of lights that he would be pleased to put you as a faire Flower of the Christianisme and the only hope of great Brittaine in possession of that most noble heritage that your Ancestors have purchased for you to defend the authority of the Soveraigne High Priest and to fight against the Monsters of Heresie Remember the dayes of old inquire of your Fathers and they will tell you the way that leads to heaven and what way the temporall Princes have taken to attaine to the everlasting Kingdome Behold the Gates of Heaven opened the most holy Kings of England who came from England to Rome accompanied with Angels did come to honour and do hommage to the Lord of Lords and to the Prince of the Apostles in the Apostolicall Chaire their actions and their examples being as so many voyces of God speaking and exhorting you to follow the course of the lives of those to whose Empire you shall one day attaine Is it possible that you can suffer that the Heritiques should hold them for impious and condemne those that the Faith of the Church testifies to reigne in the Heavens with Jesus Christ and have Command and authority upon all Principalities and Empires of the earth Behold how they tender you the hand of this truly happy inheritance to conduct you safe and sound at the Court of the Catholique King and that desire to bring you back again into the lap of the Roman Church Bes●cching with unspeakable sighs and groanes the God of all mercy for your salvation do tender you the arms of the Apostolicall Charitie to imbrace you with all Christian affection You that are her desired Sonne in shewing you the happy hope of the Kingdome of Heaven And indeed you cannot give a greater consolation to all the people of the Christian Estates than to put the Prince of the Apostles in possession of your most noble Island whose authority hath been held so long in the Kingdome of great Brittaine for the defence of Kingdomes and for a divine Oracle which will easily arrive and that without difficulty if you open your heart to th● Lord that knocks upon which depends all the happinesse of that Kingdome It is of our great Charity that we cherish the praises of the Royall name and that which makes us desire that you and your Royall Father might be stiled with the names of Deliverers and Restorers of the ancient and paternall Religion of Great Brittaine which we hope for trusting in the goodnesse of God in whose hands are the hearts of Kings and who causeth the people of the Earth to receive healing to whom we will alwaies labour with all our power to render you gracious and favourable In the interim take notice by these Letters of the care of our Charity which is none other than procure you● happinesse and it will never grieve us to have written them if the reading of them stir but the least sparke of the Catholique Faith in the heart of so great a Prince who we wish to be filled with long continuance of joy and flourishing in the glory of all vertues Given at Rome in the Pallace of St. Peter the 20. of Aprill 1623. in the Third yeare of our Popedome ❧ The Popes Letter TRes-Noble Prince salut lumiere de la grace divine Comme ainsi soit qu● la grand ' Bretagne ait tousiours esté abondante en vertus en personnages de grand merite ait remply l' vn l' autre monde de lo