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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	england_n	parliament_n	treaty_n	2,206	5	9.3516	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82259	A declaration set forth by the Presbyterians within the county of Kent. Wherein, they declare their resolutions and determinations concerning the Independent government, and the Church of England. Also, the apprehending and examination of divers Independent ministers, by a committee of the House of Commons, being taken preaching at a conventicle near White-Hall. With their answer and reply to the articles objected against them. The declaration is ordered to be published, and to be read in all churches throughout the county of Kent.		1647 (1647)	Wing D794; Thomason E370_25; ESTC R201299	2,526	8

A DECLARATION SET FORTH By the Presbyterians within the COUNTY OF KENT WHEREIN They declare their Resolutions and Determinations concerning the Independent Government and the Church of ENGLAND Also the apprehending and examination of divers Independent Ministers by a Committee of the House of Commons being taken preaching at a Conventicle near White-Hall With their answer and reply to the Articles objected against them This Declaration is ordered to be published and to be read in all Churches throughout the County of KENT Ianuary 12. Printed for F. Brown 1647. 1646 THE EXAMINATION OF Divers Independents and Separates taken at their Private-Meetings neere Charing-Crosse and examined by a Committee of the House of Commons THe great Businesse which at this instant lyeth in agitation about a matter of great concernment and the chiefest particular which the whole Kingdome desireth to bee resolved in it being the Kingdoms chiefest Work upon which they have now fixed their eyes And having for many years by-past desired a firme and well-grounded Government in Church State have now in some part their desires satisfied For having obtained a ful positive answer from both Houses of Parliament for the speedy suppressing of all Sects and Sectaries are in some measure and satisfied and doth begin to execute the Parliaments Commands against all such persons which shall assemble themselves together either for preaching or expounding the Scriptures at any place or meeting whatsoever Insomuch that many thousands of Citizens and others are grieved to the very soule especially divers men of emineney who hath hazzarded both life and limbes in the Parliaments cause against the enemies of England whose trust and fidelity hath been performed with much alacrity and faithfulnesse as hath apparently been made manifest by their gallant service and heroick actions obtained against the potent enemy of this Kingdome But because I cannot dispense too much with time I shall here briefly communicate unto you some passages worrhy your observation viz. Upon the 4. of this instant Moneth of January a Report was made to the House of Commons that some certain persons were apprehended which were met together at a Conventicle namely one Mr Wayt and Goff Who were taken preaching in Harts-horne Lane neer Charing-Crosse which parties were examined by a Committee of the house of Commons in the queens Court after some time spent and divers Arguments laid open before them for confuting of their ways and convincing them of their erroneous Opinions and being strictly examed about one prrticular point concerning their presumption in undertaking so great a Charge which belonged chiefly to Learned Divines and Orthodoxe Ministers They replyed and began to expresse themselves as followeth That whereas they were pleased to lay open this accusation against them for preaching they indeavoured to vindicate themselves saying that they had onely Bibles in their hands and were reading Then Wayt was accused to say that the Parliaments Declaration was made at twelve a clock at night when above halfe the Members were away and that he knew the knavery of it But they intend to prosecute the Ordinance of both houses against all such persons whatsoever and hath ordered that it shal be executed throughout the whole Kingdome of England Which Ordinance the Kentishmen are resolved duly to observe and to put in execution as will appear by their late Declaration which I shall here insert and give you verbatim WHereas we understand that severall Petitions are set on foot and promoted by divers persons within this County wherein they take to themselves a liberty of venting their own private thoughts and desires in matters concerning the publike and great affaires of the Church and State which can produce no other effect then the raising and countenancing of contrary parties and factions within the County We doe hereby declare admonish all sorts of persons what soever within this County that they forbear to give any countenance or furtherance to any such Petitions upon what pretence soever and that they avoyd all such occasions of new distractions in the County as they tender the welfare thereof And we do hereby require all Ministers of the severall Parish Churches openly to read this signification in the Parish Churches upon the next Lords-Day after the receipt hereof before the end of the Morning Exercise Thus having given you the chiefest particulars of the great businesse in agitation within the Kingdom of England I shall advance Northwards and give you the proceedings of the Parliament of Scotland reflecting upon the Government of both Nations Amongst other things If his Majesty shall have thoughts of comming to this Kingdome at th s time he not having as yet subscribed the League and Covenant nor satisfied the lawful desires of his loyall Subjects in both Nations We haue just cause to fear that the consequences of it may bee very dangerous both to his Majesty and these Kingdoms Which therefore we desire may be timely prevented For so long as his Majesty doth not approue in his heart seal with his hand the League and Covenant we cannot but apprehend that according to his former Principles hee will walk in opposition to the same and study to draw us unto the violation thereof and the dissolution of the Union so happily begun between Us and our Brethren to weaken the confidence and trust and to entertain jealousies and make divisions amongst our selues Neither is it possible but that our receiving Him in this present posture of affairs will confirme the suspicions of the English Nation of our under-hand dealing with Him before his comming to our Army make them not without cause to thinke that We purpose to dispose of him without their consent and to their prejudice Which is contrary to the Profession of these that were in trust at his Majesties first comming to the Scots Quarters and overthroweth all the Arguments that have been used by the Commissioners of our Parl. in their Papers concerning The disposing of his Maj. Person by the joynt advice common consent of both Kingdoms given into both Houses of Parliament in England nor doe we see how we can vindicate such a practice from a direct breach of our engagements to them by Covenant and Treaty which were not onely to expose us into the hazard of a bloody war but to involve us in the guilt of Perjury And what greater disservice could be done to his Majesty and his Posterity then to g●ve way to a course that might prove prejudiciall to their interest in the Crown and Kingdome of England Our carriage now for many yeers past in the midst of many tentations hath put us beyond all suspition in the point of our Loyalty Nor have wee the least thoughts of deserting his M●jesty in a just and good Cause being bound by our Covenant in our severall Vocations to endeavour with our estates and lives to preserve and defend his Person and Authority in the defence and preservation of the true Religion and Liberties of the Kingdoms And so farre as his Majesty shall be for these we really are and wee trust the rest of his Kingdoms will be for him Yet we cannot deny but openly avouch it That if his Majesty which the Lord forbid shall not satisfie the just desires of his People Both Nations stands mutually obliged by that inviolable Covenant to pursue the ends therein expressed which cannot be divided against all lets and impediments whatsoever FINIS