Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	good_a	let_v	10,395	5	4.3193	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44795	An information, and also advice to the Armie on both parts, and this present Committee of Safety newly erected, and to the late Parliament and also to all people who seeks peace and righteousness, and are for the good old cause, so much talked on. This is presented by him who stands off, and from all self-interests and parties, and wisheth that the wisdom of God may guide you all, and division and destruction may cease. By Francis Howgil.	Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.	1659 (1659)	Wing H3167; ESTC R202551	7,550	13

thereof the oppression whereof hath reached heaven even to the Throne of God and hee hath considered it though you would not but in stead of removing of it established it for which he was wrath with you you have lost your Crown and hee hath laid you by as men who would not accomplish his end and let his people go free and let me tell you It was rashly and proudly done of you after so many valiant Officers who had waded through a sea of troubles though I shall not say but they sought themselves too much which I hope God will give them to see And after they had subdued the Insurrection in Cheshir● and had considered what might best conduce for the welfare of the Army and for the Nations good and safety and to present it to you desiring your Concurrence therein and though they did send among their quarters for Subscriptions they knowing before hand except it carried some bulk or at least seemed a matter of concernment y●u would take less notice of it that you should in your heat and passion being filled with Jealousies Vote out these Officers at their return from performing the faithful service to you and the Nation it was an unworthy gratification and to put in others less capable onely to exalt your own power and rather to draw back to bonda●e then going forward to perfect the business a foresaid For these and many more instances that I might lay before you it was just with the Lord to remove you and not to prosper you and to overturn you because you stood not in his counsel neither hearkened to them who would have wished you well with whom Gods counsel is and it is just you are turned out and let me advise you and despise not my counsel for the counsel of the mighty hath sailed take Councel at a Shepherd or a Man of low degree be you quiet and seek not revenge neither blow the sparks nor kindle heat in peoples minds neither provoke the Army to bloodshed but rather disswade them and wait t● see what the Lord will do if he will raise up any to perfect that long desired and hoped for end freedom and liberty in the things that are just as men and in the things o● God without imposition and if you live to have yo● share among the people in this it will be well and yo● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 no cause to repent of being still and quiet though you may have cause to repent of your rashness and of the things before mentioned 10. And you of the English Army who were dissatisfied with the proceedings of the late Parlament against you 〈◊〉 wish there be not too much selfe in you in the thing rather for your own advancement and particular interest then that the Good Old Cause profest was not carried on by the Parlament according to your desire and the peoples expectations If self-interest was the cause as it is to be feared there was so much of that you will be crossed in your expectation for that is the thing which hath obstructed the thing intended all along since the thing was asserted that will soon be made manifest and there remains a ground in your selves which I believe will hinder the end proposed which must be done away before you can do much for God though you may profess and declare in words much which may take with some for a while yet it wil not satisfie long I wish from my heart good to you all but there is something stands betwixt you and good things you would like the rest please all men but that cannot bee stand to the good and let your actions answer the witness of God in the worst And you say in your Declaration you have an intention to take away tythes and settle some way for a godly preaching Ministry I say they will need none of the States or Commonwealths maintenance And if you should take them away and settle any thing by way of Compulsion upon the people for any Ministry you leave us in bondage and we must declare against that as against Tythes and we cannot pay neither the one nor the other for conscience sake And you who are the Committee of Safety newly erected yea many of you have seen or at least might have seen what hath hindred the end proposed You have a day of Visitation God will try all sorts of men if any will be faithful to the end Therefore this I say to you and the rest of the Army Throw down all those corrupt Laws made about Religion Mass-houses Clerks-wages forced maintenance and meddle not with it for that thing broke all Parliaments and Councils hitherto and so will it do you if you meddle with it leave all people free without imposition of any maintenance to any or else you do nought but let every one be and let every judgement maintain their own and leave people free as to the Worship of God only to Christ who is Head and Ruler of his Church and Lord over the Conscience and is his alone Right which if you shall not do he will throw you down also Therefore let him have room and way or else that which resisteth will be cut off and this is Gods Word unyou all Take heed of gratifying any to the embondaging of others let tythes and forced maintenance go down and if for the good of the Nation or Commonwealth as in things Civil all which a free heart will most readily and willingly assist you in what money you need for the Armies pay or otherwise for the good of the Nation Stand not puzling about business not worth mentioning no● st●●ving who shall be greatest but remove the present Opp●●ss●●n● and that which is the cause thereof and set no 〈◊〉 nor unrighteous men in place of authority satisfie the Nations with Deeds Words will not with things and not with Names that will not and it is not a King a Parliament a Protector a Councel or Senate we look at will do the thing Neither people be ye wedded and glewed to Names he that purposeth righteousness and equity in his heart and walks after it is that which God will bless and prosper for when Kings Parliaments and Councels are gone from the power of God they are for the thraldom of a Nation and not for its liberty but this I forewarn you Whatever you do meddle not in the things of God or about Religion let that alone and you will more readily serve the necessity which the present affairs calls for and the common civil and equal liberty of all men Oh that you had Wisdom and the counsel of the Lord were with you How soon might things be established Then would you do more in one day then in ten while you consult with your reasons and the old corrupt Laws many of which 〈…〉 e good for nought but the fire Thus I have in all faithfulness cleared my conscience ●nto you as the Lord presented things to me and happy 〈…〉 e they that can receive them for in this I am not alone ●or many thousands will bear testimony hereunto So I rest 〈◊〉 the peace of God which no man can hinder me of Subscribing my self a faithful friend to the Common-wealth and all the good people therein FRANCIS HOWGIL The End