Selected quad for the lemma: prince_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	duke_n	king_n	savoy_n	4,461	5	11.5012	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05282	Queene Elizabeth, paraleld in her princely vertues, with Dauid, Iosua, and Hezekia 1 With Dauid her afflictions, to build the Church 2 With Iosua in her puissance, to protect the Church· 3 With Hezechia in her pietie, to reforme the Chureh [sic]. In three sermons, as they were preached three seuerall Queenes dayes. By William Leigh, Bachelor of Diuinitie.	Leigh, William, 1550-1639.	1612 (1612)	STC 15426; ESTC S108411	64,116	162

a woman so may I likewise charge their mould for that they are but men whose breath is in their nostrels and if God doe not charge England with the sinnes of England little doe I feare their force we commend your prayers for they will moue the heauens so doe wee your powerfull preaching for that will shake the earth of our earthly hearts and call vs to repentance whereby our good God may relieue vs and roote vp in mercy his deserued Iudgements intended against vs onely be faithfull and feare not Si deus nobiscum quis contra nos And thus shee went on in her holy march with her Princely power spirit and praier against that inuincible Nauie for preparation might and bloodie designes the greatest and most fearefull that euer was intended any nation For as Emanuel van Meteran reporteth their shippes were an hundred fiftie furnished with eight thousand mariners besides of slaues for the Gallies two thousād eightie eight of Souldiers twentie thousand besides noble men and gentlemen voluntaries they had great cast peeces 2650. peeces of brasen ordinance 1600. of Iron 1000. bullets 120000. gunpowder 5600. quitals of match 1200. quintals Muskets and Calliuers ●000 Halbarts and Partisanes 100●0 This Nauie as Diego Pimentello afterward confessed was esteemed by the King himselfe to containe two and thirtie thousand persons and to cost euery day thirtie thousand Duckets Adde to all this Parma his forces in the Lowe Country thought to be fortie thousand strong Dukes Princes and Potentates from Italie Spaine Sauoy Hungary Hesse with many Turkish captaines all hasted thither to the seruice and were had in Parma his court and campe The Pope Sixtus Quintus placed his part with sixe cinque for all he published a Cr●sadoe as against Turkes and Infidels with ample Indulgences he bestowed the Realme of England vppon the Conquerour and proffered a million of golde towardes the seruice and if all reports be true hee dispatched out D. Allen the great Apostle of our English Catholiques to lye alooffe with a Frye of Seminaries and Iesuites vermine of our Church to poyson within corrode the very bowels of their dearest countrey But there 's no counsell against the Lord No might can marche with his Maiestie Mans wisedome is but foolishnes his greatest strength but weakenesse his life but a breath and all his honour but a blast for the Lorde had no sooner blowne vppon all this their pompe and pride but their spirits were daunted their Armies were discomfited the great Armada was scattered beaten and broken with it owne burthen and as they say only fiftie three poore shippes returned home to carie tidings of all the test Thus England had the honor of the day day like that of Iosuah bright shining from heauē wherin the black night of our throu●●●● destruction was beaten backe by the puissance of our Prince praying our Armies fighting and the creatures of God relieuing to make vs glorious by deliuerance And now to close with your religious cares and hearts which heare me this day our care is for our Prince to keepe her in life the crowne of our head the breath of our nostrels the annointed of the Lord vnder whose shadow we haue bin thus preserued aliue amongst the heathen Where must wee then begin to beg that the line of her life may be lengthened but at the Author of life that her dayes may bee multiplied on earth but at the auncient of dayes in heauen Iosua could not stir a creature till he had moued the creator nor stay the Sun till he had communed with his God as it is here Then spake Iosua vnto the Lord c. For it was as in the day of famine when God by the Prophet promised plentie saying in that day I will heare saith the Lord I will euen heare the heauens and they shal heare the earth and the earth shall hearethe corne and the wine and the oyle and they shall heare Israel yet all as it 〈…〉 this caution I will not heare the 〈…〉 till the heauens heare the earth I will not heare the earth till the earth heare the corne the wine and the oile nor will I heare the cry of these till these heare the cry of Israel so as Israel must be the Primū mobile to moue the Lord to mercy No corne wine or oile no earth sunne or heauen could preuaile with the God of heauen till the praiers plaints and cries of Israel there and Iosua here at Aialon were out and piercing to make him propitious Therefore you that stand this day for the Lords annoynted and keepe it solemne like one of the feasts of Iudah I exhort with the Apostle that first of all supplications praiers intercessions and giuing of thankes be made for all and especially for Queene Elizabeth that wee may leade a quiet and peaceable life vnder her in all godlines and honestie without which praier to God all other succours are but vaine For her counsell may aduise her officers may care her guard may keepe watch her Souldiers may fight her Ladies may loue her and her handmaides may attend her her Physitions may apply her person her Cookes her diet yea and her Reuels may solace and refresh her wearied spirits all these with all the subiects of the land may wish and worke her good yet all nothing without the Soueraigne good for except the Lord build the house they labour but in vaine that build it Come then ye Counsellers of state and aduise with your God come yee officers in Court resigne your staues and be instant with your God come yee Souldiers out of the field let fall your weapons and yeeld to your God Ye Ladies and maides of honour leaue your closets and attend your God Physitions lay by your Cordials and apply your God You reuerent fathers of the Church slide from your Consistories and pray to your God you preachers people and all contend with your God for a blessing this day that it may yet dawne a bright blessing to this English nation Iosua preuailed as I haue told you and was encouraged to commaund the creatures because of the promise wee haue a more precious promise from God and a greater commaund euen to still the heauens till our prayers bee offered vp there was silence in heauen for the space of halfe an houre till the Saints prayers were offered vp and now tel me whether is the greater command to stay the Sun in Gibeon till the Amorites be vāquished or to silence the heauens till the Saints prayers bee answered Againe the rather to embolden vs to pray with confidence wee haue as good a God to goe to as euer Iosua had euen the Lord Iehoua wee haue as good a meane to goe by as euer Iosua had euen Iesus Christ the righteous we haue had as good a cause in hand as euer Iosua had euen the life of our Queene the safety of her state and the preseruation