Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	church_n	rome_n	true_a	9,082	5	5.4056	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48068	A letter from Major General Ludlow to Sir E.S. [i.e. Sir Edward Seymour] comparing the tyranny of the first four years of King Charles the martyr, with the tyranny of the four years reign of the late abdicated King : occasioned by the reading Doctor Pelling's lewd harangues upon the 30th of January, being the anniversary or General Madding-day.	Ludlow, Edmund, fl. 1691-1692.	1691 (1691)	Wing L1489; ESTC R3060	20,681	33

nunnery_n etc_n etc_n be_v erect_v in_o dublin_n and_o most_o of_o the_o great_a town_n and_o fill_v with_o man_n and_o woman_n of_o several_a order_n the_o man_n who_o he_o prefer_v to_o bishopric_n general_o speak_v be_v unsound_a in_o their_o principle_n they_o set_v up_o for_o a_o new_a church_n of_o england_n and_o corrupt_v our_o religion_n in_o doctrine_n worship_n and_o discipline_n these_o lay_v new_a painting_n on_o the_o old_a face_n of_o the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n to_o make_v she_o show_v lovely_a these_o be_v ready_a to_o open_v the_o gate_n to_o romish_a idolatry_n and_o spanish_a tyranny_n which_o you_o well_o know_v do_v in_o that_o day_n threaten_v our_o nation_n to_o as_o high_a a_o degree_n as_o that_o of_o france_n have_v do_v of_o late_a these_o particular_o neal_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n and_o laud_v of_o bath_n and_o wells_n be_v complain_v of_o by_o remonstrance_n in_o parliament_n for_o countenance_v and_o cherish_v papist_n and_o person_n popish_o affect_v and_o depress_v and_o discountenance_v pious_a painful_a and_o orthodox_n preacher_n how_o conformable_a soever_o and_o bishop_n laud_n be_v advance_v to_o london_n be_v charge_v by_o a_o petition_n of_o the_o printer_n and_o bookseller_n to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o that_o the_o licens_v of_o clergy_n book_n be_v whole_o restrain_v to_o he_o and_o his_o chaplain_n he_o allow_v book_n which_o favour_a popery_n but_o deny_v to_o licence_n book_n that_o be_v write_v against_o it_o montague_n one_o of_o this_o king_n chaplain_n publish_v a_o book_n entitle_v a_o appeal_n to_o caesar_n and_o another_o book_n entitle_v a_o treatise_n of_o the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n in_o these_o book_n he_o assert_v many_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o article_n of_o religion_n this_o be_v take_v into_o consideration_n by_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o in_o the_o king_n be_v first_o year_n they_o vote_v that_o montague_n endeavour_v to_o reconcile_v england_n to_o rome_n and_o instance_a that_o he_o maintain_v these_o position_n 1._o that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v and_o ever_o be_v a_o true_a church_n 2._o that_o image_n may_v be_v use_v for_o the_o instruction_n of_o the_o ignorant_a and_o for_o excitation_n of_o devotion_n 3._o that_o saint_n have_v not_o only_o a_o memory_n but_o a_o more_o peculiar_a charge_n of_o their_o friend_n and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v admit_v that_o some_o saint_n have_v a_o peculiar_a patronage_n custody_n protection_n and_o power_n as_o angel_n also_o have_v over_o certain_a person_n and_o country_n by_o special_a deputation_n that_o he_o impious_o and_o profane_o scoff_v at_o preach_v lecture_n bibles_n and_o all_o show_n of_o religion_n etc_n etc_n that_o his_o scope_n and_o end_n in_o his_o book_n be_v to_o encourage_v popery_n and_o to_o draw_v the_o king_n subject_n to_o the_o roman_a superstition_n and_o consequent_o to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n the_o commons_o pray_v that_o montague_n may_v be_v punish_v and_o his_o book_n suppress_v and_o burn_v the_o pious_a archbishop_n abbot_n have_v disallow_v and_o seek_v to_o suppress_v the_o appeal_n to_o caesar_n but_o it_o be_v approve_v by_o laud_n and_o his_o set_a of_o bishop_n and_o print_v and_o dedicate_v to_o the_o king_n laud_n solicit_v the_o king_n to_o shelter_n montague_n from_o the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o commons_o and_o upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o that_o prosecution_n say_v i_o seem_v to_o see_v a_o cloud_n arise_v and_o raise_n threaten_v the_o church_n of_o england_n god_n for_o his_o mercy_n dissipate_v it_o the_o king_n appear_v incense_v at_o the_o prosecution_n and_o send_v a_o 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o commons_o that_o montague_n 〈◊〉_d his_o chaplain_n and_o he_o have_v take_v the_o business_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n he_o afterward_o grant_v he_o a_o pardon_n of_o all_o 〈◊〉_d and_o make_v he_o bishop_n of_o chichester_n it_o suffice_v not_o to_o introduce_v a_o innovation_n and_o change_n of_o religion_n at_o home_n this_o king_n to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o our_o nation_n former_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o oppress_a protestant_n the_o scandal_n of_o our_o religion_n and_o the_o high_a disadvantage_n of_o the_o protestant_a interest_n throughout_o christendom_n do_v at_o this_o time_n his_o first_o year_n also_o lend_v eight_o ship_n which_o he_o equip_v with_o the_o subsidy_n give_v for_o the_o relief_n of_o his_o distress_a protestant_a sister_n the_o electress_n palatine_n and_o the_o poor_a oppress_a protestant_n of_o the_o palatinate_n to_o the_o french_a king_n to_o fight_v against_o the_o miserable_a protestant_n of_o rochel_n of_o this_o squadron_n captain_n pennington_n in_o the_o vanguard_n go_v admiral_n the_o commander_n and_o mariner_n protest_v against_o the_o service_n though_o tempt_v with_o chain_n of_o gold_n and_o other_o reward_n and_o return_v with_o the_o ship_n into_o the_o down_n declare_v they_o will_v sink_v rather_o than_o fight_v against_o those_o of_o their_o own_o religion_n the_o duke_n of_o rohan_n and_o the_o french_a protestant_n solicit_v the_o king_n not_o to_o let_v the_o ship_n go_v again_o and_o have_v good_a word_n and_o hope_n from_o he_o nevertheless_o he_o write_v a_o letter_n to_o pennington_n dated_n the_o twenty_o eight_o of_o july_n 1625._o strict_o require_v he_o without_o delay_n to_o consign_v the_o vanguard_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o marquis_n de_fw-fr essiat_a for_o the_o french_a king_n service_n and_o to_o require_v the_o seven_o other_o ship_n in_o his_o name_n to_o put_v themselves_o into_o the_o service_n of_o the_o french_a 〈◊〉_d to_o his_o promise_n and_o command_v pennington_n in_o case_n of_o backwardness_n or_o refusal_n to_o use_v all_o forcible_a mean_n to_o compel_v they_o even_o to_o sink_v pennington_n hereupon_o go_v back_o and_o put_v his_o ship_n into_o the_o absolute_a power_n of_o the_o french_a king_n and_o command_v the_o rest_n so_o to_o do_v but_o the_o mariner_n refuse_v declare_v they_o will_v rather_o be_v hang_v at_o home_n than_o surrender_v their_o ship_n or_o be_v slave_n to_o the_o french_a and_o fight_v against_o their_o own_o religion_n and_o they_o be_v make_v away_o but_o pennington_n shoot_v and_o force_v they_o all_o in_o again_o the_o neptune_n except_v which_o in_o detestation_n of_o the_o action_n sir_n ferdinando_n gorges_n to_o his_o eternal_a honour_n bring_v away_o all_o the_o english_a man_n and_o boy_n except_o one_o gunner_n who_o at_o his_o return_n which_o be_v somewhat_o remarkable_a be_v slay_v in_o charge_v a_o piece_n of_o ordnance_n not_o well_o sponge_v decline_v the_o service_n and_o quit_v the_o ship_n refuse_v to_o serve_v against_o the_o 〈◊〉_d in_o september_n follow_v these_o ship_n be_v actual_o employ_v against_o the_o rocheller_n almost_o to_o their_o utter_a ruin_n the_o 〈◊〉_d boast_v that_o the_o uantguard_n mow_v the_o heretic_n down_o like_o grass_n by_o these_o mean_n be_v these_o good_a good_a people_n whole_o lose_v they_o indeed_o hold_v the_o town_n till_o the_o year_n 1628._o but_o be_v reduce_v to_o incredible_a misery_n have_v live_v long_o upon_o horse-slesh_a hide_v and_o leather_n dog_n and_o cat_n there_o be_v at_o length_n but_o about_o four_o thousand_o leave_v alive_a of_o fifteen_o thousand_o soul_n many_o die_v with_o famine_n and_o they_o usual_o carry_v their_o coffin_n into_o the_o churchyard_n and_o therelay_v themselves_o in_o and_o die_v a_n sad_a story_n never_o to_o be_v forget_v in_o the_o history_n of_o our_o bless_a martyr_n reign_n sir_n have_v thus_o show_v you_o how_o rome_n be_v find_v to_o eat_v into_o our_o religion_n and_o fret_v into_o the_o bank_n of_o it_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o the_o realm_n i_o shall_v now_o lead_v you_o to_o the_o remembrance_n of_o this_o king_n administration_n in_o civil_a matter_n and_o how_o it_o fare_v then_o with_o the_o subject_a in_o the_o point_n of_o liberty_n and_o property_n and_o shall_v evince_v that_o he_o take_v our_o good_n from_o we_o against_o our_o will_n and_o our_o liberty_n against_o the_o law_n that_o he_o pluck_v up_o the_o root_n of_o all_o property_n we_o be_v almost_o grow_v like_o the_o turk_n who_o send_v their_o janissary_n and_o place_v the_o halberd_n at_o the_o door_n and_o then_o be_v master_n of_o all_o but_o not_o to_o hold_v you_o in_o general_n this_o king_n in_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o his_o reign_n levy_v twelve_o thousand_o soldier_n and_o contrary_a to_o law_n require_v the_o country_n to_o furnish_v the_o charge_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conduct_v money_n he_o appoint_v commissioner_n to_o try_v condemn_v and_o execute_v delinquent_n by_o martial_a law_n against_o the_o know_a law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o some_o be_v execute_v thereby_o he_o strike_v direct_o at_o the_o property_n of_o the_o subject_n good_n and_o have_v dissolve_v the_o parliament_n he_o contrary_a to_o many_o law_n issue_v commission_n for_o raise_v money_n by_o

most_o exorbitant_o fine_v thirty_o thousand_o pound_n and_o imprison_v for_o a_o trivial_a matter_n and_o the_o lord_n lovelase_n be_v treat_v as_o a_o criminal_a only_o for_o say_v that_o the_o subject_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o obey_v the_o order_n of_o a_o popish_a justice_n of_o the_o peace_n sir_n i_o be_o the_o more_o brief_a in_o set_v down_o the_o matter_n charge_v upon_o the_o late_a king_n the_o same_o be_v yet_o fresh_a in_o the_o memory_n of_o all_o man_n but_o i_o shall_v be_v something_o more_o particular_a and_o large_a in_o represent_v the_o father_n tyranny_n in_o regard_n time_n have_v place_v we_o at_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o it_o that_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o go_v off_o by_o poison_a chocolate_n to_o make_v way_n for_o his_o brother_n when_o matter_n be_v well_o prepare_v to_o set_v up_o the_o romish_a idolatry_n be_v a_o thing_n general_o believe_v and_o so_o it_o be_v that_o king_n james_n the_o first_o be_v so_o dispatch_v as_o they_o may_v see_v who_o will_v turn_v to_o the_o earl_n of_o bristol_n speech_n in_o parliament_n collection_n and_o his_o article_n against_o the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n and_o to_o sir_n dudley_n diggs_n his_o speech_n at_o the_o delivery_n of_o the_o impeachment_n against_o the_o duke_n at_o a_o conference_n with_o the_o lord_n and_o also_o to_o the_o thirteen_o article_n of_o that_o impeachment_n which_o charge_v the_o duke_n with_o a_o very_a suspicious_a plaster_n and_o potion_n administer_v to_o that_o king_n well_o right_a or_o wrong_n king_n charles_n ascend_v the_o throne_n upon_o the_o twenty_o seven_o of_o march_n 1625_o and_o at_o the_o first_o give_v the_o world_n a_o prospect_n what_o be_v to_o be_v expect_v from_o he_o for_o he_o instant_o take_v the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n and_o laud_n than_o bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n into_o admire_a intimacy_n and_o dearness_n and_o make_v they_o the_o chief_a conductor_n of_o all_o affair_n in_o state_n and_o church_n and_o that_o aspire_a prelate_n have_v the_o guidance_n of_o his_o conscience_n the_o duke_n mother_n and_o many_o near_a about_o he_o be_v papist_n and_o he_o advance_v man_n popish_o devote_v to_o place_n of_o the_o chief_a command_n in_o the_o court_n and_o camp_n the_o good_a archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n doctor_z abbot_z speak_v thus_o of_o he_o he_o be_v talent_v but_o as_o a_o common_a person_n yet_o get_v that_o interest_n that_o in_o a_o sort_n all_o the_o key_n of_o england_n hang_v at_o his_o girdle_n and_o it_o appear_v that_o he_o have_v a_o purpose_n to_o turn_v upside_o down_o the_o law_n and_o the_o whole_a fundamental_a liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a and_o to_o leave_v we_o not_o under_o the_o statute_n and_o custom_n which_o our_o progenitor_n enjoy_v but_o to_o the_o pleasure_n of_o prince_n three_o parliament_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o reign_n find_v and_o declare_v this_o duke_n the_o cause_n of_o all_o our_o misery_n and_o disaster_n the_o grievance_n of_o grievance_n the_o character_n of_o laud_n by_o the_o same_o great_a man_n archbishop_n abbot_z be_v this_o he_o be_v the_o inward_a counsellor_n with_o buckingham_n and_o feed_v his_o humour_n with_o malice_n and_o spite_n his_o life_n in_o oxford_n be_v to_o pick_v quarrel_n in_o the_o lecture_n of_o the_o public_a reader_n and_o to_o fill_v the_o ear_n of_o king_n james_n with_o discontent_n against_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o take_v pain_n in_o their_o place_n and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o truth_n which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d in_o their_o auditor_n it_o be_v a_o observation_n what_o a_o sweet_a man_n this_o be_v like_a to_o be_v that_o the_o first_o observable_a act_n he_o do_v be_v the_o marry_v the_o earl_n of_o d._n to_o the_o lady_n k._n when_o it_o be_v notorious_o know_v that_o she_o have_v another_o husband_n who_o have_v divers_a child_n live_v by_o she_o the_o bishop_n of_o 〈◊〉_d dr._n williams_n procure_v for_o he_o at_o the_o first_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o st._n 〈◊〉_d which_o he_o have_v not_o long_o enjoy_v but_o he_o begin_v to_o undermine_v his_o benefactor_n and_o very_o such_o be_v his_o aspire_a nature_n that_o he_o will_v underwork_n any_o man_n in_o the_o world_n so_o he_o may_v gain_v by_o it_o this_o man_n after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o b._n be_v the_o sole_a favourite_n and_o be_v prefer_v to_o the_o bishopric_n of_o london_n in_o his_o way_n to_o canterbury_n but_o to_o return_v to_o our_o king_n he_o oblige_v himself_o as_o you_o do_v by_o his_o 〈◊〉_d oath_n to_o observe_v keep_v and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o law_n custom_n and_o franchise_n of_o the_o realm_n which_o have_v he_o 〈◊〉_d say_v archbishop_n abbot_n all_o thing_n have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o 〈◊〉_d but_o he_o break_v the_o oath_n of_o protection_n and_o justice_n which_o he_o take_v to_o his_o people_n as_o the_o whole_a history_n of_o his_o reigh_n show_v to_o give_v you_o some_o few_o of_o the_o innumerable_a instance_n which_o may_v bring_v therein_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o marry_v henrietta_n maria_n of_o france_n beside_o the_o general_n 〈◊〉_d upon_o that_o marriage_n he_o agree_v to_o private_a article_n in_o favour_n of_o papist_n viz._n that_o those_o who_o have_v be_v imprison_v as_o well_o ecclesiastic_n as_o temporal_a shall_v be_v release_v that_o papist_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o molest_v for_o their_o religion_n etc_n etc_n hereby_o a_o toleration_n little_a less_o be_v instant_o grant_v to_o papist_n who_o without_o fear_n of_o law_n fall_v to_o their_o practice_n of_o idolatry_n and_o scoff_v at_o parliament_n at_o law_n and_o all_o their_o number_n power_n and_o insolence_n daily_o increase_v in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n especial_o in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v overflow_v with_o swarm_n of_o 〈◊〉_d this_o king_n write_v to_o the_o pope_n and_o by_o his_o letter_n salute_v antichrist_n with_o the_o title_n of_o 〈◊〉_d pater_n most_o holy_a father_n he_o procure_v the_o pope_n dispensation_n for_o his_o marriage_n which_o be_v solemnize_v by_o proxy_n according_a to_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n pursuant_n to_o his_o private_a article_n with_o france_n he_o instant_o grant_v a_o special_a pardon_n to_o twenty_o popish_a priest_n of_o all_o offence_n against_o the_o law_n and_o he_o build_v a_o chapel_n at_o sommerset-house_n with_o conveniency_n for_o friar_n who_o be_v permit_v to_o walk_v abroad_o in_o their_o habit_n the_o lord_n and_o commons_o percieve_v the_o protestant_a religion_n to_o be_v undermine_v and_o all_o thing_n apparent_o tend_v to_o a_o innovation_n and_o change_n of_o religion_n in_o the_o kingdom_n they_o present_v to_o the_o king_n a_o petition_n for_o advance_v true_a religion_n and_o for_o suppress_v popery_n he_o by_o his_o answer_n assure_v they_o of_o performance_n yet_o the_o very_a next_o day_n after_o that_o promise_n make_v he_o assume_v to_o himself_o a_o power_n to_o dispense_v with_o the_o law_n of_o the_o twenty_o first_o and_o twenty_o seven_o of_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o of_o the_o three_o of_o king_n james_n in_o grant_v pardon_n to_o baker_n a_o jesuit_n and_o many_o other_o papist_n which_o pass_v by_o immediate_a warrant_n and_o be_v recommend_v by_o the_o lord_n conway_n secretary_n of_o state_n without_o the_o payment_n of_o the_o ordinary_a fe_n the_o secretary_n be_v call_v to_o answer_v this_o in_o parliament_n very_o bold_o say_v that_o he_o never_o hate_v the_o popish_a religion_n that_o the_o king_n command_v the_o grant_v the_o pardon_n and_o that_o no_o fee_n shall_v be_v take_v this_o king_n as_o well_o as_o you_o make_v papist_n lord_n lieutenant_n deputy-lieutenant_n justice_n of_o the_o peace_n etc_n etc_n as_o you_o may_v see_v by_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o wherein_o they_o complain_v of_o the_o increase_n and_o countenance_v of_o papist_n and_o name_v about_o one_o hundred_o popish_a lord_n baronet_n knight_n esquire_n etc_n etc_n who_o hold_v place_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o trust_n in_o england_n and_o wales_n and_o i_o shall_v here_o remember_v you_o that_o as_o his_o secretary_n of_o state_n do_v not_o hate_v popery_n so_o weston_n who_o he_o make_v lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n die_v a_o papist_n he_o grant_v a_o commission_n to_o certain_a commissioner_n to_o compound_v with_o papist_n for_o all_o forfeiture_n for_o recusancy_n from_o the_o ten_o year_n of_o king_n james_n whereby_o they_o make_v their_o composition_n upon_o very_o easy_a term_n and_o he_o inhibit_v and_o restrain_v both_o ecclesiastical_a and_o temporal_a court_n and_o officer_n to_o intermeddle_v with_o papist_n which_o amount_v to_o no_o less_o than_o a_o toleration_n in_o ireland_n the_o popish_a religion_n be_v open_o 〈◊〉_d without_o control_n and_o practise_v in_o every_o part_n thereof_o popish_a jurisdiction_n be_v there_o general_o exercise_v and_o avow_v monastery_n