Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n
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A37470
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The Lord Delamere's letter to his tenants at Warrington, in Lancashire, answered by one of his lordship's tenants.
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1688
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Wing D879; ESTC R12848
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the_o lord_n delamere_n letter_n to_o his_o tenant_n at_o warrington_n in_o lancashire_n answer_v by_o one_o of_o his_o lordship_n tenant_n haec_fw-la adeo_fw-la ex_fw-la illo_fw-la mihi_fw-la jam_fw-la speranda_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la tempore_fw-la cum_fw-la ferro_fw-la calestia_fw-la corpora_fw-la demens_fw-la appetii_n virg._n aeneid_n i._o 11._o to_o my_o very_a good_a friend_n and_o tenant_n letter_n the_o occasion_n of_o this_o be_v to_o give_v you_o my_o thought_n on_o the_o present_a juncture_n which_o concern_v not_o only_o you_o but_o every_o protestant_n and_o freeborn_a man_n of_o england_n i_o be_o confident_a that_o wish_v well_o to_o the_o protestant_a religion_n and_o his_o country_n and_o i_o also_o be_o persuade_v that_o every_o man_n of_o you_o think_v both_o in_o danger_n and_o now_o to_o lie_v at_o stake_n i_o also_o be_o persuade_v that_o every_o man_n of_o you_o will_v rejoice_v to_o see_v religion_n and_o property_n settle_v if_o then_o i_o be_o not_o mistake_v in_o my_o conjecture_n concern_v you_o answer_v my_o lord_n as_o i_o be_o one_o of_o your_o tenant_n so_o i_o hope_v i_o have_v not_o hitherto_o give_v your_o lordship_n any_o just_a reason_n to_o complain_v that_o i_o have_v neglect_v my_o duty_n in_o that_o capacity_n and_o see_v your_o lordship_n be_v now_o please_v to_o treat_v i_o as_o a_o friend_n so_o as_o to_o let_v i_o know_v what_o you_o be_v a_o do_v i_o presume_v to_o take_v a_o little_a more_o than_o usual_a freedom_n but_o shall_v be_v careful_a to_o say_v nothing_o unworthy_a of_o that_o character_n i._n e._n i_o intend_v to_o be_v very_o plain_a and_o not_o to_o flatter_v nor_o provoke_v i_o confess_v then_o that_o i_o be_o a_o protestant_n not_o only_o as_o that_o signify_v at_o large_a no_o papist_n but_o a_o member_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n of_o england_n as_o establish_v by_o law._n and_o that_o i_o be_o a_o freeborn_a man_n of_o england_n as_o that_o signify_v one_o bear_v a_o subject_a to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n i_o acknowledge_v that_o i_o wish_v well_o to_o the_o protestant_a religion_n and_o my_o country_n and_o that_o i_o think_v both_o at_o this_o time_n in_o danger_n both_o the_o establish_v religion_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o that_o i_o shall_v rejoice_v to_o see_v this_o relegion_n and_o property_n settle_v i._n e._n so_o well_o fix_v upon_o the_o old_a foundation_n of_o our_o law_n that_o they_o may_v if_o possible_a be_v for_o ever_o out_o of_o danger_n of_o be_v shake_v so_o that_o one_o will_v think_v your_o lordship_n not_o mistake_v in_o your_o conjecture_n concern_v i_o and_o when_o your_o lordship_n ask_v let._n can_v you_o ever_o hope_v for_o a_o better_a occasion_n to_o root_v out_o popery_n and_o slavery_n than_o by_o join_v with_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n who_o proposal_n contain_v and_o speak_v the_o desire_n of_o every_o man_n that_o love_v his_o religion_n and_o liberty_n answ_n if_o the_o p._n of_o o._n come_v only_o to_o make_v proposal_n for_o root_a out_o of_o popery_n and_o slavery_n and_o those_o such_o as_o your_o lordship_n say_v i_o do_v own_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v like_o enough_o to_o join_v with_o he_o therein_o for_o i_o be_o a_o hearty_a lover_n of_o my_o religion_n and_o liberty_n will_v with_o all_o my_o heart_n put_v my_o hand_n to_o proposal_n or_o a_o petition_n of_o that_o nature_n if_o legal_o manage_v and_o in_o any_o measure_n likely_a to_o take_v effect_n but_o because_o i_o have_v not_o see_v those_o proposal_n i_o must_v guess_v at_o the_o method_n propose_v for_o the_o root_n out_o of_o popery_n etc._n etc._n by_o your_o lordship_n letter_n and_o when_o i_o there_o read_v of_o fight_v that_o the_o nation_n be_v to_o be_v deliver_v by_o force_n and_o you_o hope_v this_o be_v the_o time_n for_o it_o if_o the_o king_n prevail_v if_o he_o get_v the_o better_a on_o the_o contrary_a if_o we_o prevail_v and_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o lose_v my_o life_n in_o the_o cause_n etc._n etc._n this_o make_v it_o plain_a that_o your_o lordship_n at_o least_o will_v have_v popery_n at_o this_o very_a time_n root_v out_o by_o force_n of_o arm_n that_o when_o you_o will_v have_v i_o join_v with_o the_o prince_n of_o o._n you_o will_v have_v i_o fight_v against_o the_o king_n and_o you_o will_v now_o have_v horse_n man_n and_o money_n for_o that_o purpose_n but_o if_o i_o shall_v thus_o equip_v myself_o and_o one_o of_o my_o neighbour_n shall_v ask_v i_o by_o what_o authority_n do_v thou_o these_o thing_n and_o who_o give_v thou_o this_o authority_n what_o can_v i_o say_v to_o he_o will_v not_o every_o body_n laugh_v at_o i_o if_o i_o think_v a_o letter_n of_o my_o lord_n d_o be_v to_o i_o not_o as_o his_o tenant_n but_o as_o his_o friend_n be_v a_o good_a commission_n for_o i_o to_o fight_v against_o my_o king_n and_o they_o must_v of_o course_n if_o permit_v urge_v your_o lordship_n with_o the_o same_o question_n or_o however_o conclude_v because_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v imagine_v you_o shall_v have_v a_o commission_n from_o the_o king_n to_o raise_v man_n against_o himself_o that_o you_o have_v one_o from_o the_o prince_n of_o o._n now_o though_o i_o do_v not_o call_v in_o question_n his_o authority_n in_o his_o own_o country_n nor_o so_o much_o condemn_v the_o dutchman_n that_o come_v with_o he_o and_o fight_v by_o his_o commission_n yet_o shall_v any_o of_o we_o join_v with_o he_o in_o a_o war_n against_o our_o own_o most_o rightful_a king_n this_o be_v never_o to_o be_v justify_v certain_o this_o will_v be_v as_o ill_o a_o sign_n that_o we_o be_v true_a englishman_n as_o disobedience_n to_o our_o parent_n that_o we_o be_v legitimate_a though_o we_o be_v englishman_n and_o freeborn_a we_o be_v yet_o freeborn_a subject_n and_o be_v bear_v and_o breed_v in_o the_o dominion_n under_o the_o government_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n we_o do_v from_o our_o birth_n owe_v duty_n and_o allegiance_n to_o they_o for_o which_o reason_n rebellion_n as_o be_v against_o the_o dictate_v and_o obligation_n of_o nature_n be_v right_o call_v unnatural_a and_o it_o will_v deserve_v a_o worse_a name_n too_o as_o be_v a_o violation_n of_o our_o religion_n and_o our_o oath_n for_o have_v not_o your_o lordship_n more_o than_o once_o testify_v and_o declare_v in_o your_o conscience_n that_o the_o king_n majesty_n be_v the_o only_a supreme_a governor_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o that_o no_o foreign_a prince_n person_n prelate_n state_n or_o potentate_n have_v or_o aught_o to_o have_v any_o jurisdiction_n power_n and_o authority_n ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a within_o this_o realm_n do_v you_o not_o then_o swear_v from_o your_o heart_n that_o you_o will_v bear_v faith_n and_o true_a allegiance_n to_o his_o majesty_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n and_o he_o and_o they_o defend_v to_o the_o uttermost_a of_o your_o power_n against_o all_o conspiracy_n and_o attempt_n whatsoever_o make_v against_o his_o or_o their_o person_n crown_n and_o dignity_n do_v you_o not_o then_o declare_v that_o no_o person_n whatsoever_o have_v power_n to_o absolve_v you_o from_o these_o oath_n that_o you_o make_v this_o acknowledgement_n without_o equivocation_n etc._n etc._n sincere_o upon_o the_o faith_n of_o a_o christian_a so_o help_v you_o god_n etc._n etc._n o_o my_o lord_n will_v you_o now_o be_v please_v to_o lay_v your_o hand_n upon_o your_o heart_n and_o consider_v whether_o you_o can_v join_v with_o the_o p._n of_o o._n against_o the_o king_n without_o a_o manifest_a breach_n of_o these_o oath_n without_o incur_v the_o guilt_n of_o perjury_n and_o forfeit_v all_o the_o help_n and_o blessing_n you_o may_v otherwise_o expect_v from_o god_n almighty_a will_v you_o be_v please_v to_o consider_v eccles_n 8.2_o i_o counsel_v thou_o to_o keep_v the_o king_n commandment_n and_o that_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o oath_n of_o god_n and_o dr._n patrick_n excellent_a paraphrase_n and_o annotation_n thereupon_o for_o my_o part_n i_o look_v upon_o equivocation_n in_o and_o absolution_n from_o oath_n and_o a_o belief_n that_o a_o good_a intention_n will_v justify_v evil_a action_n as_o jesuitical_a principle_n and_o practice_n and_o therefore_o can_v do_v what_o your_o lordship_n now_o desire_v i_o though_o it_o be_v to_o root_v out_o popery_n and_o slavery_n because_o i_o may_v not_o do_v evil_a that_o good_a may_v come_v and_o of_o they_o that_o do_v so_o the_o apostle_n say_v rom._n 3.8_o their_o damnation_n be_v just_a and_o whereas_o your_o lordship_n say_v let._n i_o will_v invite_v you_o to_o nothing_o but_o what_o i_o will_v do_v myself_o and_o i_o will_v not_o desire_v any_o of_o you_o to_o go_v any_o further_a than_o i_o move_v myself_o neither_o will_v i_o put_v you_o upon_o any_o danger_n where_o i_o will_v not_o take_v my_o share_n in_o it_o
ay_o say_v he_o that_o will_v be_v very_o fine_a but_o i_o have_v rather_o a_o great_a deal_n go_v thither_o myself_o and_o shall_v not_o i_o be_v worse_a than_o a_o idiot_n if_o i_o shall_v venture_v my_o life_n and_o soul_n too_o upon_o the_o uncertain_a hope_n that_o when_o i_o fall_v another_z i_o know_v not_o who_o shall_v come_v into_o my_o room_n let._n the_o thing_n then_o which_o i_o desire_v and_o your_o country_n do_v expect_v from_o you_o be_v this_o that_o every_o man_n that_o have_v a_o tolerable_a horse_n or_o can_v procure_v one_o will_v meet_v i_o on_o bowden_n down_n to_o morrow_n where_o i_o rendesvouse_n but_o if_o any_o of_o you_o be_v render_v unable_a by_o reason_n of_o age_n or_o any_o other_o just_a excuse_n then_o that_o he_o will_v mount_v a_o fit_a person_n and_o put_v 5_o l._n in_o his_o pocket_n those_o that_o have_v not_o nor_o can_v procure_v horse_n let_v they_o stay_v at_o home_n and_o assist_v with_o their_o puâ—ser_n and_o send_v it_o to_o i_o with_o a_o particular_a of_o every_o man_n contribution_n ans_fw-fr my_o lord_n i_o shall_v as_o i_o say_v before_o be_v ready_a to_o assist_v your_o lordship_n upon_o any_o good_a and_o warrantable_a occasion_n with_o my_o person_n and_o my_o purse_n though_o by_o the_o bye_n i_o assure_v your_o lordship_n that_o a_o horse_n and_o 5_o l._n will_v come_v to_o a_o great_a deal_n more_o than_o the_o king_n soldier_n cost_v i_o or_o than_o his_o majesty_n have_v have_v of_o i_o any_o otherway_n of_o some_o year_n but_o i_o have_v say_v enough_o i_o hope_v to_o have_v you_o pardon_v i_o in_o this_o thing_n and_o because_o your_o rendesvouse_n and_o march_n be_v to_o be_v so_o soon_o after_o your_o letter_n come_v that_o i_o have_v not_o time_n to_o write_v so_o long_a a_o answer_n i_o will_v take_v care_n that_o this_o be_v leave_v with_o a_o friend_n who_o i_o hope_v will_v send_v it_o to_o your_o lordship_n and_o have_v i_o excuse_v let._n i_o impose_v upon_o no_o man_n but_o let_v he_o lay_v his_o hand_n on_o his_o heart_n and_o consider_v what_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o give_v to_o recover_v his_o religion_n and_o liberty_n and_o to_o such_o i_o promise_v and_o to_o all_o that_o go_v along_o with_o i_o that_o if_o we_o prevail_v i_o will_v be_v as_o industrious_a to_o have_v he_o recompense_v for_o his_o charge_n and_o hazard_n as_o i_o will_v be_v to_o seek_v it_o for_o myself_o ans_fw-fr here_o we_o have_v but_o a_o bare_a promise_n and_o not_o one_o jot_n of_o honour_n to_o support_v it_o indeed_o that_o be_v wise_o enough_o leave_v out_o when_o the_o thing_n be_v so_o extreme_o mean_a and_o ungenerous_a when_o the_o personate_a hero_n declare_v himself_o a_o soldier_n of_o fortune_n and_o the_o fame_a patriot_n become_v a_o profess_a self-seek_a one_o will_v have_v think_v so_o glorious_a a_o expedition_n for_o the_o deliverance_n of_o our_o nation_n for_o the_o recovery_n of_o religion_n and_o liberty_n will_v have_v pretend_v at_o least_o to_o so_o much_o of_o virtue_n as_o to_o be_v its_o own_o reward_n but_o to_o talk_v of_o further_a recompense_n and_o be_v industrious_a to_o seek_v it_o be_v a_o shrewd_a intimation_n that_o the_o public_a good_a be_v to_o be_v resolve_v at_o last_o into_o private_a interest_n that_o this_o undertake_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o carolina-affair_n reverse_v a_o conspiracy_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o trade_n and_o when_o a_o few_o interloper_n have_v get_v it_o into_o their_o own_o hand_n experience_n may_v make_v we_o fear_v what_o rate_v they_o will_v set_v the_o cry_n be_v like_a to_o be_v the_o same_o still_o what_o will_v you_o give_v for_o religion_n and_o liberty_n and_o who_o can_v tell_v what_o will_v satisfy_v the_o daughter_n of_o the_o horse_n leach_n to_o be_v sure_a they_o that_o buy_v dear_a will_v never_o sell_v cheap_a he_o that_o heretofore_o by_o this_o very_a artifice_n take_v up_o so_o much_o money_n and_o plate_n till_o it_o come_v to_o thimble_n and_o bodkin_n on_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o public_a faith_n do_v certain_o for_o all_o that_o impose_v upon_o his_o customer_n and_o be_v there_o not_o as_o great_a a_o hazard_n when_o we_o have_v but_o a_o single_a promise_n whether_o let_v they_o assist_v with_o their_o purse_n and_o send_v i_o every_o man_n contribution_n when_o say_v by_o a_o lord_n to_o his_o tenant_n be_v not_o a_o kind_n of_o imposition_n i_o leave_v the_o critic_n to_o determine_v but_o because_o you_o say_v so_o grave_o let_v he_o lay_v his_o hand_n on_o his_o heart_n and_o consider_v let_v i_o mind_n your_o lordship_n of_o a_o remark_n of_o archbishop_n usher_n on_o 1._o sam._n 10.26_o power_n of_o the_o prince_n etc._n etc._n p._n 126._o sure_o if_o they_o who_o go_v with_o their_o king_n have_v their_o heart_n touch_v by_o god_n such_o as_o bend_v their_o endeavour_n another_o way_n shall_v do_v well_o to_o lay_v their_o hand_n upon_o their_o heart_n and_o consider_v with_o fear_n and_o tremble_a whether_o they_o find_v not_o there_o some_o touch_n of_o that_o spirit_n which_o work_v in_o the_o child_n of_o disobedience_n let._n this_o advice_n i_o give_v to_o all_o that_o stay_v behind_o that_o when_o you_o hear_v the_o papist_n have_v commit_v any_o outrage_n or_o be_v rise_v that_o you_o will_v get_v together_o for_o it_o be_v better_a to_o meet_v your_o danger_n than_o expect_v it_o ans_fw-fr what_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o papist_n commit_v any_o outrage_n and_o other_o get_v together_o thereupon_o i_o dare_v not_o say_v because_o your_o lordship_n do_v not_o but_o to_o advise_v common_a people_n thus_o do_v look_v very_o like_o bid_v they_o be_v ready_a for_o riot_n and_o insurrection_n and_o that_o upon_o any_o fly_a story_n and_o however_o false_a report_n let._n i_o have_v no_o more_o to_o say_v but_o that_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o lose_v my_o life_n in_o the_o cause_n if_o god_n see_v good_a for_o i_o never_o be_v unwilling_a to_o die_v for_o my_o religion_n and_o country_n so_o i_o rest_v your_o love_a friend_n delamere_n ans_fw-fr i_o pray_v god_n your_o lordship_n may_v not_o die_v in_o this_o cause_n lest_o then_o you_o perish_v in_o the_o gainsay_n of_o core_n for_o i_o be_o full_o persuade_v the_o cause_n though_o it_o be_v old_a be_v not_o good_a enough_o to_o make_v a_o martyr_n i_o pray_v that_o you_o may_v live_v to_o repent_v of_o your_o engage_v in_o it_o and_o return_v to_o your_o duty_n to_o the_o king_n and_o to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n that_o you_o may_v consult_v and_o promote_v the_o credit_n and_o true_a interest_n of_o the_o establish_a religion_n and_o your_o country_n i_o pray_v god_n to_o forgive_v all_o our_o enemy_n persecutor_n and_o slanderer_n and_o to_o turn_v their_o heart_n and_o from_o battle_n and_o murder_n and_o sudden_a death_n from_o all_o sedition_n privy_a conspiracy_n and_o rebellion_n from_o all_o false_a doctrine_n heresy_n and_o schism_n from_o hardness_n of_o heart_n and_o contempt_n of_o thy_o word_n and_o commandment_n good_a lord_n deliver_v we_o my_o lord_n if_o i_o have_v any_o where_o be_v more_o bold_a than_o become_v a_o tenant_n i_o hope_v the_o friend_n will_v answer_v for_o it_o and_o that_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n i_o have_v say_v nothing_o unbecoming_a a_o genuine_a son_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o your_o lordship_n most_o humble_a servant_n etc._n etc._n warrington_n nou._n 20._o 1688._o