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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	church_n	england_n	reform_a	4,212	5	9.5265	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82917	An order for the speedy raising of money for the advancing of the Scotch Army Die Sabbathi. 7. October. 1643.	England and Wales. Parliament.; Penington, Isaac, Sir, 1587?-1660.; City of London (England). Lord Mayor.	1643 (1643)	Wing E1682; Thomason 669.f.7[46]; ESTC R211988	1,058	1

An Order for the speedy raising of Money for the Advancing of the Scotch Army Die Sabbathi 7. October 1643. WHEREAS by the desperate designes and Plots of Papists Prelates and other ill-affected persons there hath beene a most cruell and unnaturall Warre raised in both the Kingdomes of Ireland and England to the almost utter destruction of the Protestants and their Religion in the Kingdome of Ireland and tò the hazzard of the like ruine both of Religion and Liberty to us and our Posterity in this Kingdome of England The which miserable and deplorable condition of both these late flourishing Kingdomes and the apparent and eminent danger which upon the ruine of these Islands may ensue to other Reformed Protestant Churches throughout the world The Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament having taken into serious consideration and finding no neerer or speedyer assistance in this their sad condition than by their Brethren of Scotland Have thought fit by Commissioners lately sent unto our said Brethren to invite them to the speedy helpe and deliverance of this bleeding Kingdom from the cruell and mercilesse proceedings of the common enemy by their comming into this Kingdome with an Army to that purpose unto which desire our said Brethren as being exceeding sensible of our aforementioned deplorable condition have expressed both by their owne Commissioners which they have presently thereupon sent unto us as also by certaine intelligence from our owne Commissioners that are resident in Scotland herein fully assented being now neere unto a readinesse to enter into this Kingdome with an Army of one and twenty thousand Horse and Foote with all things necessary and fit thereunto for which a supply of Money is most necessary and without which they are no wayes able to move with their Army Therefore For the better advancing of this necessary Service the Ministers of every Parish are required publikely to stirre up their Parishioners thereunto and the Churchwardens of every Parish to cause an Assembly of the Parishioners to morrow after Sermon in the afternoone where it is expected that all such who are sensible of the dangers imminent and desirous that this opportunity which God hath put into our hands may be improved to the best and most speedy advantage will subscribe such summes of money as the necessity of so great a worke doth require and that upon Monday next being the ninth of this instant October by nine of the clocke afore noone the Churchwardens bring into Goldsmiths hall the said Subscriptions and that all such as shall have subscribed doe on the same day or very speedily after bring in or cause to be brought in all such summes of money as they have so subscribed where there are Treasurers appointed to receive and to give Acquittances for the same with consideration for the time of the forbearance thereof For which summes so lent there shall be the Publicke Faith of both Kingdomes of England and Scotland given together with such other security as shall give content to all true lovers of their Religion and Country Let this be read and published as is desired ISAAC PENNINGTON Mayor