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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	ceremony_n	church_n	rite_n	2,015	5	9.5563	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29238	Mercurius Britanicus, or, The English intelligencer a tragic-comedy at Paris : acted with great applause.; Mercurius Britannicus. English	Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673.	1641 (1641)	Wing B4270; ESTC R16567	17,737	35

threatnings friends entreaties nor rewards you being intised by the bayle of avarice or strucken with a Panick feare have left Iustice naked wretchedly neglected your consciences which testified against you And so through lucre or terrour being blinded in your understanding you have provided your selves true ministers of Midas Omnes Mercy mercy most renowned Gentlemen Dem. Hey day they are enforced to use their necke verse which the so often put others unto Lord have mercy upon you Manil. With the same measure that you measure to others shall it be measured to you againe Herac. Alas they will not have the least hope if they have the same recompense of measure Manil. Observe heare what I shall say I beleeve that in leasure houres you have read how the Germanes having been rather conquered then subiect by their good leading of Drusus assoone as hee was dead trusting upon their strength began to hate the lust insolence of varus Quinctilius and how easily they became victors Which short conflict being ended like Barbarians as they were they shewed themselves most savage tirranous conquerours Nor in that extreame cruelty did they shew themselves more implacable towards any condition then to men of the cōsulare dignity thinking that through their eloquent vendible tongues the Romanes had first beleagued them brought thē to that calamity Varus prosecuts them with the same mind fate of Paulus at Cannae never was greater slaughter in fields woods never more intolerable insultatiō but especially towards those that pleaded causes Some of their eyes pulled out others hands cut off one's mouth they sewed up first cutting out his tongue which a Barbarian holding in his hand said at length viper desist from hissing you should likewise call to mind Manius Acilius that unsatisfied gulfe of briberie principall Embassadour of the Romans whom Mithridates with great cōtempt compelled to ride upon an asse untill he came unto Pergamus where he commanded Elixar of gold to be thrust into his mouth intimating that the Romans were to much given to briberys had tongues too eloquent in evil speaking Alexander Severus the greatest enemy of flatterers commanded that Turinus one of his courtiers should bee tyed to a stake in the market place and smother'd to death with smoke having a cryer proclaiming by him Let him perish with smoke that sold smoke For it is better to use Antisthenes words to fall amongst crowes then Parasites amongst crowes to be devoured dead then amongst Parasites to be devoured living Therfore it wil be an argument of wisdome for us to deale with you who hath brought such plagues upon the common-weale disturbed our peace by your slanderous iudgements as Philip King of Macedon did with two of his subiects men of vile conditions he cōmanded one to fly from Macedon the other to follow him which being done his country was purged of such noxious sicophants both departed but neitheir of them returned Brun. It is the part of goodnesse to save when it may destroy rather then to destroy when it might have spared Manil. He that spareth the evill hurteth the good listen now to your utmost sentence As you have made the laws like spiders webs have tossed this common-weale like a poore barke with the stormes winds of your opinions you shal have no residence within this Iland get you therfore packing For this is your definitive censure to those fortunate Ilands which are called the Irish sands For there if you are poisonous you cannot live long but if you resolve to chang your conditions aswell as your haire you shall in those Ilands have a temperate ayre and so wholsome for your bodys that you will scarcely die unlesse the world be so loathsome to you or you unto the world that you would wish rather to die then live yea you shall have so much time given you through the temperatenesse of the aire that your ensuing hours may redeem what you have formerly spent amisse This sentence is irrevocable make no delays we have provided you a ship but without cable sterne sayle yard or anchors the fatall semblance of your government to be known by these characters The Parliament censure the boat of Charon Iudges It is as evill to saile in old age as is in the winter Prim. There is no punishment grievous where there is so much company Democ. Soone let them goe but never returne Now raise the Court the old men have their doome Let Iustice sit here in the iudges roome Act the fourth Enter a Chorus of common people Chor. Speak Master Prinner for your whole flocke for you are the oracle of our conventicle Democ. Hah hah hah O gregious flocke of sheep a drove of asses now hell hath opened his mouth corne out you generation of vipers Chor. Speake Master Prinner speake Prin. Know all men by these presents dearley beloved men and brethren that of us who maintaine the truth compassionate the blindnes of the times burne in zeale of heart and contend for the reformation of religion three things are principally required Democ. What sport will this lunaticke correctour of religion make us hah hah hah Prin. First that there be no order in the Church secondly that all rites cerimonies preistly garments Instruments of Musicke be abolished in the Church Thirdly that there be no forme of common prayer Herac. O how these doting fellowes would make the Church to be headlesse Democ. Peace and heare Lord with what pricked up eares these round heads harken to their oratour Prinner and admire in hearing him Prin. But if it seeme good to your wisdome that the Church should have such degrees of higher and lower we will have the Governours to be lay Elders To which dignity wee thinke non more fit nor generally able to bee chosen then our venerable brethren the cobler the basket maker and button maker whom although that Demicaster maker in Greens rents contended with yet he easily excelled in efficacy of doctrine and won the victory being men of meane learning but wonderfully inspired But chiefely wee will that you command Francis Helioke henceforth to distinguish that Apochryphall name of Bishop with an asteriske amongst the obsolete words to perpetuall remembrance But as for the first Article of our complaint as we would have no order in the church so to come unto the 2. we abhorre all rites and ceremonys because whatsoever is ancient we iudge to be untrue we disallow Priestly ornaments as well in the Presbytery as lawne sleeves in a Bishop we esteeme the Surplesse as the smocke of the whore of Babylon and the cope as Aegyptian embroydery These Idolatrous Priests in their linnen appeare to us like Ghosts comming out of a Church yard As for instruments of musick we esteeme them as prophane Babalonish tabers yea wee cannot truly love our owne members because they are called organs Democ. These fellowes should rather be sent to Bridewell then the reformation of Religion Prin. As for the third article of our complaint we will have no forme of common prayer no not the Lords Prayer for it shewes a diffidence of the Spirit wherefore we neither will have praying nor preaching Ministers to be provided but to speake extempore that they may expresse the efficacy of the spirit Turners Creede and his glosse concerning the communion of the Saints we very well appove and to comprehend all in generall Whatsoever is new so it be ours we like whatsoever is ancient though it be confirmed by a thousand counsells we reiect Perdic. Heare ye mad men that old but fatall Rime which we once heard in Brytany Tacke tent to my saw my sons three Rob. Will and Dave Keepe well your Pater and your Ave And if you you mind your fathers reed Stand close to your auld Creed But for my daughter Gillion I wad she were wele bolted with a bridle That leaves her warke to play the Clarke And lets her whele stand Idle For it sawes not for shee ministers Farriers nor furriers To descant on the Bible Chorus Parle we have heard your complaints men and brethren with that greater attention then they have demerited As for Bishops we have left them but a dead and naked name but we thought it fitter to cut off their vices then their offices Desist at length from your dotages whatsoever may commodiously be done may be convenient to the peace of the Church that you must especially provide for If not the beames or at least the motes must be removed from your darkened eyes They have no charity in them who love not the unanimity of the Church goe get you home and follow your businesse Let it bee our parts to take care for the common good of our Prince people and Countrey Exeunt FINIS Epilogus IT is determined by the Aedils the Mistris of publike Playes that the next day by Ioves permission the fift Act shall bee acted upon Tyber I should say Tyburne by a new society of Abalmites Vive le Roi.