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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	heart_n	keep_v	mercy_n	22,440	5	8.1720	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56421	A Parliamenter's petition to the army, the present supreme authority of England		1659 (1659)	Wing P510; ESTC R14795	14,455	15

What can you expect but a general Revolt of the people and that all the Nation should be in Bloud Surely it is as good for us to die as to live the Slaves of our Servants most of whom our purses have raised from the dunghil Sir Geore Booth is an inconsiderable Traytor now you may be ashamed to Sequester his Estate who did but endeavour to do what you have done and had more to say for himself ten to one then you Every thing looks black abour us at home and abroad Neighbours at home ready to cut our throats and yours too at this very instant you have disobliged your friends and yet forain Nations threaten us hard It is in every bodies mouth and I doubt 't is too true Ambassadours are coming to offer us CHARLES STVART upon Terms if we will not then they will bring him in by Force If this be so Lord have mercy upon us here are thousands in England would rather the Turk should come in then things should be as they are and you have broken the hearts of your best friends who will have small courage to assist you in keeping out our COMMON ENEMY since when it is done we might be sure to return to our former slavery France and Spain look at us untowardly others besides would put to their helping hand to Ruine us for all whom we should not have cared Three skips of a Louse if you had not disturbed our SETTLEMENT we should have been formidable to all Europe yea to the World as the Author of that Book France no friend to England hath put his Christian Majesty in minde of This is the kindnesse you have done for your selves and us whereby you have made us carelesse of our own and of your safety wherefore let me speak to you in the words of Joab Now therefore arise go forth and speak comfortable words to your servants for I swear by the Lord if you go not forth there will not tarry with thee one this night when this night of troubles comes upon you which hastens apace our Sun being almost set and this will be worse unto you then all the evill hath befallen you untill now I am not humoursome nor have I so much interest going in this parliament as some of your selves ten of them do not know me I am certain if you could call another parliament fairly whom you could and would refer your selves unto I should be silent and glad that the salvation of the Nation might come that way and so I dare say would most of that parliament you have now shut out But I doubt yea I am confident this will not be can there be a parliament fairly chosen that shall so much be concerned to secure what we have been contending for hitherto They cut off the Kings head they Voted d●wn Monarchy and the House of Lords they set up the Commonwealth they are concerned to venture their credits to get you money do you think they are not most concern to keep up what they have set up another parliament would strain at a Gnat and think it a Camel if they should swallow an act for 40000 l. per mensem these men as far as I can see must do the drudgery and make way for another parliament by putting all out of debt and putting things into a Method for a new Election and then things may go on hansomely else I fear it much we shall see no settlement All things look with a sad face the clouds threaten us from every quarter of Heaven the Ship of the Commonwealth is now launched out into the Ocean of Confusion and it is greatly to be feared the Voyage will be with hurt and much damage not only of the Lading and Ship but also of our lives however the Masters of our ship have perswaded us that the Haven wherein we were was not convenient to winter in and have hoised sail intending to run a desperate course and the wind now blowing softly they suppose they have obtained their purpose but I doubt me it will not be long ere there arise against it a tempestuous wind an Euroclidon which will catch the Ship that they cannot bear up in the Wind but must let her drive when if they can come by the Boat and use helps for undergirding the Ship 't is well they may strike sale and be driven for fear of the quick-sands and to day light the Ship of the Goods and to morrow cast overboord the Tackling of the Ship with their own hands Verily now there is no small tempest to lie on us and neither Sun no Moon hath appeared for these many days but a●l hopes that we shall b● saved is well nigh taken away we sounded Wednesday and found it twenty fathoms Thursday and found it fifteen fathoms and in grea● fears we are of falling upon the Rocks though but the other day we deemed that we drew nigh to some Countrey to some Setlement however our Ship-men discovering a certain Creek that they knew not what Countrey it is minded to thrust in the Ship but are fallen where two Seas meet and the Ship is run a ground that it sticks fast and great fears there are all will be broken to pieces and all lost those Marriners that but now managed the Ship are almost gone but call them back by all means you might indeed have hearkned to your friends and not to have loosed from Creek from Westminster and so have gained this harm and losse but put all again into their hands that are your best Pilots they w●ll by the blessing of God bring off the Ship safely I dare warrant there shall be no losse of the Ship nor of any mans Life among you Howbeit as Paul said to the Centurian and to the Souldiers I am confident I may say so to you Except these men abide in the Ship for a while ye cannot be saved FINIS