Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	declare_v	king_n	parliament_n	11,276	5	6.8781	4	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

AN ●NFORMATION AND ALSO ADVICE TO THE ARMIE On both parts and this present Committee of Safety Newly erected and to the late PARLIAMENT AND ALSO ●o all People who seeks peace and righteousness and are for the Good old Cause so much talked on ● is presented by him who stands off and from all self-Inte●●sts and Parties and wisheth that the wisdom of God may ●●ide you all and division and destruction may cease By Francis Howgil LONDON Printed in the Year 1659. An Information and also Advice to the Army on both parts and this present Committee of Safety newly erected and to the late PARLIAMENT c. WHat is there not a wise man among you who seeks not himself but the good of all that you so blow the sparks on every hand and exasperate the spirits on● of another and rather are for strife then for healing And would ye have the fire kindled to rise up in such a great flame as both to destroy your selves and many innocent people in the Nation What is every one seeking to gratifie his Interests and Party and to satisfie his will And is there none that seeks that the Will of God may be done in earth among the sons of men that God might once delight to do us good and settle these Nations in peace and freedom as men and as Christians 1. Consider Hath not this been the end which hath been proposed by all good men who have not sought themselves but hath ventured all that this might be accomplished which if it had been or were or could be attained unto would be a perfect recompence and satisfaction of all and to all who have sought it in their heart viz. Freedom from oppression in their persons and estates which hath not been by reason of the many wicked Laws which have been imposed to satisfie the self-interests of some particular men which did imbondage all other Secondly Liberty and freedom of conscience in the exercise of their consciences to Christ who is Gods annointed according to the manifestation of his Light and Spirit to them unto whom and before whom all must give an account and be judged but this hath been hitherto hindred by them who have re-assumed a Power and have usurped Authority to themselves and have made laws to the imbondaging of the dear and precious people of God in these Nations though you have been talking of the Good old Cause these are not revocated and overturned by which very many suffers to this day 2. It is not Names Titles Denominations and Words that we look after and which will effect the thing proposed which while some have been contending after have let go the thing in hand and have lost it and so sets up a particular interest and it clothes it self with the words and fair speeches but nothing is brought forth and so by fair speeches and flatteries the people have been deceived and cheated 3. Should not all Rule and Authority be for the good and safety 〈◊〉 ●nd well-being of a Nation or Common-Wealth and not to set up an arbitrary Power in their own Wills to rule in Tyranny and Oppression to satisfie their own lusts to the imbondaging of all the people and when any Power or Authority have deviated or swerved from this they became no other but Tyrants and Oppressors for the thing intended being lost the Ruler or Rulers rule no more for God neither he account them such whatsoever they may account themselves and therefore hath raised another thing to overthrow that power as hath been evident in this Nation in these many revolutions although that power which was first in being which was ordained for the end aforesaid being swerved from the thing might say to that which rose up against it that it was rebellion and treason and declare it to be such in the ears of the people as hath been done by ●ivers which is in the memory of most so that I need not instance when I say it was not so accounted by the Lord and he hath given testimony of this by the overthrowing the former and raising up the latter and hath stood by it while it stood in his counsel as for one instance the long-Long-Parliament against the late King which in mans account could be looked upon to be no other then rebellion yet God gave a signal testimony to the one while they stood in the power of God and against the other 4. Was not Israel governed sometime by Judges sometimes by the Elders and sometime by Kings and while they stood in the counsel of the Lord and the people hearkned to them was not the Lord among them and sometime raised up unlikely means as to mans wisdom as David a Shepherds Boy and Gideon a Thresher and he was made a Judge and a Redeemer of Israel out of their slavery but mind this still While they stood in Gods equal counsel which led to do equally to and for the good of all according to Gods institution and appointment then they were blessed but when either Ruler Governor or Governors went from the power of the Lord in which they onely had authority to rule and to do justly but when they went from that and became corrupt in their minds and hearts and blindness came upon them as it is said Blindness happened to Israel through their unbelief and what was the effect thereof The Judges judged for rewards and gifts the Prophets prophesied for hire and the Pri●sts divined for money and the people ●oved to have it so and the end thereof was misery for God raised up another thing and overthrew the Judges Prophets Priests and People the ancient and honourable that were the head and the false prophets which were the tail Is not the same blindness happened to England When will her Rulers Judges Prophets Priests see their error Is 〈◊〉 ever like to be a free Nation till all act freely for God without imposing heavy burthens and giving as much to one Officer imployed in the publike service as would serve twenty and make so many of them too When will these things be done away that every one may be approved and manifest how be loves his Nation or how he seeks the good thereof by laying out himself freely and acting freely without so much chargeableness to the Nation I do not mean the Soldiery but men imployed in civil affairs and the Ministry who would be counted godly and painful to publish freely or else be silent 6. The ancient Courtiers having found so much ease and profit by the late King turned all Cavaliers and cryed up the Prerogative of the King above Law and Equity setting that aside wholly which all good government was intended for as the safety of the people and freedom from oppression tyranny and usurpation and that none might be imbondaged in the Worship of God but when he and his assistants sought to inthrall all and imbondage all both in civil and Ecclesiastical things as they were called the