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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	great_a	sabbath_n	11,080	5	9.5881	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93725	An answer to a printed paper entituled Articles exhibited in Parliament. Against Mr. John Squier, viccar of Saint Leonard Shoreditch. August 7. 1641.	Squire, John, ca. 1588-1653.	1641 (1641)	Wing S5101; Thomason E172_22; ESTC R13526	6,067	14

judge any man before the time Answer His words were these I use not to passe my judgment of Damnation upon any But for my self I say I would not for the price of my soule dye under an Excommunication passed against me clave non errante Article 8. That it was lawfull for any man to play and take any recreation on the Sabbath Day if so be it were not service time Answer He saith he doth conceive it a greater fault to tell an untruth than to approve of lawfull Recreation on the Sabbath out of Service time What His practise hath bin concerning the Lords Day these 30. yeares almost His Parish doth testifie by their Testimoniall here annexed But you have boldly printed a grosse untruth for Hee was never questioned in the Parliament concerning this Article Article 9. That He did alter the antient structure of the said Parish church and withall did insolently induce many Pictures therein against the will intent and subscription of any of the people and such Images as He pleased without prohibition Answer All the clauses of this Article and more are untruths He did never alter the structure of the church He did never induce Pictures or Images He did never any thing in the church against the will intent or subscriptions of his Parishioners Moreover he was never questioned in the Parliament for this Article Article 10. That He allowed the Pictures of the Virgin Mary of Christ and his 12. Apostles at his last Supper in Glasse the Parishioners desired rather that in their stead a Crucifixe might be erected but he would not condiscend thereunto Answer The Picture of the Virgin Mary is not in his church the Picture of Christ his 12. Apostles are there and if any of his Parishioners desired rather that in their stead a Crucifixe might be erected but He would not condiscend thereunto because the Crucifixe had bin adored in the time of Popery what offence was committed by Him Article 11. That He was perswaded those had not safe consciences who would not bow with all humility great reverence to the Communion table both at their entrance into the church and at their departure thereout Answer He never did bow himselfe nor did He perswade any other to bow to the Communion table neither was Hee questioned by the Parliament for this Article Article 12. That He would not administer the Holy Sacrament to those which would not come up unto the Rayles and bow thereunto with humble adoration whereupon most of the Parishioners for conscience sake have not presuming to submit to this Ceremony omitted the receiving of the said Sacrament Answer He did never refuse to administer the Holy sacrament to any who would not come up to the Rayles nor did any ever refuse to come up to the Rayles Neither was he ever questioned by the Parliament for this Article Article 13. That He did oftentimes exasperate and foment strife enmity betwixt Neighbor Neighbor and those who would not subscribe to his Ceremoniall Innovations Hee was their perfect Enemie untill many of them have bin compelled to leave that Parish to the great detriment of their Trade Answer He did never foment strife but compose it betwixt Neighbor Neighbor nor did he use or perswade Ceremoniall Innovation Nor did he compell any to leave the Parish but used such as were obstinate against the Ceremonies established by Law with all Lenity as his Neighbors shall testifie Neither was he ever questioned by the Parliament for this Article Artic. 14. That He affirmed publikely in his Pulpit that it was a damnable fin for any man to deprave or speake against any of those Canons which were published by superiour authority Answer He did never speake any thing in his Pulpit concerning the Canons Nor was he questioned by the Parliament concerning this Article Article 15. That if the King should demand either the Lands Houses Possessions and whole Estate Nay the very life it self of any subject without any offence by him committed unlesse he did voluntarily attribute surrender it unto him that he committed a most abominable sinne of damnation Answer This is an abominable untruth He did never say it He did never think it Neither is this Article in the Petition to the Parliament against him Article 16. That he hath brought many of his Parishioners into the Court and therby great troubles have bin incident to many and to some Excommunication onely because they would not subscribe to these Ceremonies and withall that he hath caused great sedition and discord in the said Parish Answer He never brought any of his Parishioners into the Court but inforced thereunto by their own obstinacy and by the Oath of the Church-warders Nay he hath kept many of those obstinate persons out of the Court for a long time helped them yea some of these very persons that now pursue him in the Parliament out of the Court Nor did he cause discord in His Parish but compose it as the most best of His parish are ready to testifie Neither was he ever questioned by the Parliament for this Article Article 17. That in all these Popish Observations and Ecclesiasticall Ceremonies he hath bin no lesse offensive then Canterbury himself in some respect a man prompted for exalting that Roman Religion And to incurre the favour of many Bishops He hath bin extreame diligent to execute all their Canons and Ceremonies to the full extent Answer He never had Relation to nor favour from any Bishop Nor did He every any thing to incurre their favour but out of His Canonicall obedience Neither was He ever questioned by the Parliament for this Article And finally He faith Anathema to His soule if He be prompt to exalt the Ronian Religion Finally to cleare all scruples if it shall please this Reverend Pamphletter or any of His Confidents to travell into Shoreditch beginning at which end of the Parish he wil. Let Him inquire of every House-keeper from House to House what Testimony they will give to this Relation and what thanks they will con Him for His labour But for the Reader To save Him this paines Hee need not go to the Parishioners the Parishioners doe come to Him in this testimony which I have annexed they subscribed Besides for His further and full satisfaction as occasion shall offer them to His acquaintance he may inquire of any of these Subscribers the truth of these imputations And accordingly let Iohn Squier Vicar of Shoreditch stand or fall in the charitable and understanding judgment of the Christian Reader NOW O that my head were waters mine eyes a fountain of teares to weep not for my self I blesse my God these groundlesse Calumnies cannot clime so high as mine heart like the prompter of them they bruise but my heele and there I leave them But for mine uncharitable unplacable Calumniators that any Christians should be so transported either with affected ignorance or blinded zeale or Avarice or