Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	king_n	parliament_n	scot_n	1,747	5	9.2868	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90002	A new petition: earnestly entreating subscription of hands to back the late city remonstrance. Unto which is annexed a usefull dialogue, betwixt a church-warden and a parishioner, declaring the danger of the said new petition. Serving as a Christian caveat to the wise-hearted, to take heed of having their feet taken in the snare thereof. / By a cordiall wel-willer to the peace of this famous city. Licensed and entred according to order.	Cordiall Wel-Willer to the Peace of This Famous City.	1646 (1646)	Wing N697; Thomason E340_24; ESTC R200887	4,259	9

in matters of this nature Ch. I pray you tell me your thoughts freely Par. Why I 'le tell you many Malignants are come into the City and have made their peace with the Parliament by their Compositions though they are as directly Royallists as ever they were moreover many Malignant Episcopall Priests are likewise by Compositions admitted into the City both the one and the other having cunning heads choise wits deep reaches and malignant hearts having some hopes that the Scots and the King will joyne together against the Parliament though for my part I have strong confidence what ever the Kings design may be the Scots will appeare honest these men well knowing that if they could but divide London from the Parliament and get those men suppressed that have done them as much mischiefe as any in the Kingdome under the notion of Schismaticks Annabaptists Independants and Sectaries these men I say may foment divisions between the well-affected and the City and Parliament not doubting but if that was once irreconcileably done what with the Scots the Kings Party in the Kingdome Citie the game would goe on their sides and so they have their desires Againe we have a great many Ministers here in and about the Citie some whereof doubtlesse in conscience to the glory of God being much affected with the divisions and errours of the Times others byassed with base ends of honour and profit these by their invective preachings stirring up the Magistrates in their more popular Sermons at Westminster Pauls every morning exercise in the Citie as also by their bitter writings against those that agree not with them in Church government and their dispersions of their unchristian like bookes abroad such as Master Edwards bookes are enough to set a whole Kingdome on fire as also by the methods that are contriv'd by some sending abroad and spreading their instructions directions advice for the preaching on such subjects throughout the Citie and Kingdome as people are not able to bear whereby divisions wrath discord and generall discontents are fomented throughout the Kingdome setting Menister against people and people against Minister stirring up and provoking the City to be troublesome to the Parliament to petition againe and again under a pretence of zeal for the house of God the glory of God the reformation of the Kingdome the setting up and that with a rigorous exaction of uniformity therein of that governement wherein indeed themselves do not agree some holding it Jure Divino others Jure Humano and so they make a great busling in the Citie and Kingdome about they know not what hereupon it is very probable for I speake my thoughts they stirre up the people to joyne with the Common Councell and to stick unto them insinuating that the Parliament can do nothing without the Citie and therefore petition and if that will not do petition and if that will not doe petition againe and againe untill they doe answer you and that to your content for doubtlesse if they see you are many in number and resolved in the thing they must not deny you c. This is another cause of these kind of procceedings I blunder out my own opinion you know I am plain these I professe are my very thoughts and for my part I look upon this very Petition as widening the distance and encreasing the fire and enlarging divisions and therefore beleeve it I shall have no hand in it it grieves me to see how simply men are hurried on to their own dammage let the Parliament alone and God blesse them and let the City act within its spheare and every of us study more peace and love and Christian sweetenesse in our carriages one towards another then we do This for the generall Ch What are your particular exceptions against it Par Truly I cannot stand now to examine all things in it but I shall only for present upon a suddain let you know my exceptions against one thing you spake of in the prayer you petition the Lord Major and Common Councell as they make conscience of their solemn Leagus and Covenant that they endeavour the settlement of Religion I concceive you mean Presbiteriall Government do you not Ch Yes doubtlesse we mean nothing else for that we suppose to be according to the Word of God and the best Reformed Churches Par Why then by this kind of interpretation every man is bound to strive to compell others to conformity unto that Government which hee supposeth to be according to the Word of God and the example of the best Reformed Churches so the Anabaptist he is bound to compell others to his judgement Independants to do the like seekers to do the like and so this kind of exposition of the Covenant puts a sword into the hands of all sorts of Sectaries and people of different judgments to rend and teare and devour one another and what a dividing and dangerous interpretation of the Covenant is this to presse men as they tender a good conscience to ruine one another Sir I am a little in hast I have told you my present thoughts in short I cannot subscribe the Petition Ch I thank you for your freenesse of discourse I promise you I 'le be better advised before I proced any further therein Farewell Sir FINIS