Selected quad for the lemma: spirit_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	holy_a	lord_n	work_n	7,405	5	5.2371	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63777	Truth seeks no corners, or, Advice from a non-interessed souldier to his loving fellow-souldiers that were under Fleetwood and Lambert.	E. S.	1660 (1660)	Wing T3159A; ESTC R23754	1,825	10

Truth seeks no Corners OR ADVICE FROM A Non-interessed SOULDIER TO HIS Loving Fellow-Souldiers That were under FLEETWOOD AND LAMBERT LONDON Printed by Thomas Creake 1660. Gentlemen and Fellow-Souldiers HAving for these twenty years been Imploy'd in Marshall Discipline and carefully observed the Practices of some Officers Late of the Army with grief I expresse the many Injuries and unparrallel'd Cruelties exercised on persons deserving so much honour and affection from them as you have done is the onely Cause that drew me to this And no sinister or byast-Interest whatsoever having always valued the Peace and Welfare of the Nation far above my own Concernments And now perceiving that there are strong endeavours once more to make these Nations and yourselves miserable by continuation of a War and that there are not wanting those who labour to perswade you that your Interest lies in Adhering to some Officers late of the Army who have made shipwrack of all Oaths and Engagments through whose breach of faith you are become contemptible to all Nations who are so far from making a Reconciliation towards God or Man by an unfeined Repentance and turning from the evil of their practices that they with their Instruments palliate their fowl Enormities endeavouring by all means possible to destroy the honour of all your Actions by Adhering to them whose Power is Will whose Justice is Cruelty whose Laws are Confusion whose Religion is the Seat of Rebellion whose Designe can have no other End then Tyranny and to involve you and yours in perpetual Slavery Therefore Fellow Souldiers Let us look back and survey their by past practices and we shall find there was never Oath or Promise kept farther then served their own Interest Did not most of those Officers by Gods mercy now cashier'd the Army purchase your Debenters the price of blood from two shillings to a noble in the pound to enrich themselves and perpetuate your Slavery And through their Cruelty many of our Fellow Souldiers which were wounded in Battle and made unservicable with wives and children starved in the streets for want of bread while they Lorded it over you Tyrant-like Now Examine your selves whether when you have demanded your pay you were not had before Court Martialls and hang'd to all your shames while they rob'd you and the Commonwealth of your Dues And let me further desire you to consider what you can expect who have alwayes been made the scorne and contempt of those whom you have advanc't by your valour The premises being duly and Christianly considered I as a Friend and Fellow Souldier have made bold to write to you these lines that you might the better see your Condition if you should suffer your selves again to be captivated by the specious pretences of an Interested sort of People who rage and rore like their Father the Divel wanting your assistance to help them to devour Therefore my earnest Request to you is that you would as you are Christians and Englishmen bewail the bloud you have already spilt in your own Countrey and with souls fitted for the Receit of Mercy humbly prostrate your selves before the God of Mercy beseeching him to distill into your souls by the Influence of his holy Spirit Grace whereby you may be fitted to be made partakers of so great a Mercy and Deliverance as the Lord himself is now a working in the three wounded bleeding and miserable Nations which is his own blessing Peace the fruits whereof though but in the bud should raise your souls to that pitch that you should with all cheerfulness humbly submit to his gratious hand of providence who seems mercifully once more to shine upon these Nations by restoring unto us our native Rights as men and my dear fellow-souldiers let not railing Rabshekeys prevaile over you in perswading you that you shall lose your rights as Christians for the Lord himselfe will plead the cause of the humble and meek but the stiffnecked and rebellious he will destroy I shall conclude with this exhortation That you would seriously consider and ponder in your hearts this truth That if you comply not and submit not with the Nations publique Interest and just Power now made choice of by common consent of the people but follow a few private Ambitious Restless persons whose gain is their godliness whose glory is their shame you will run your selves on the rock of Ruine and make your names infamous to all posterity And which is most deplorable run headlong to your own eternall ruine The which that you may prevent with one heart yeeld consent and obedience to the peoples free Choice in Parliament And let all that love Englands peace say Amen POSTSCRIPT FEllow-souldiers This Paper is presented to you from a Lover and Friend who hath alwaies honoured you for your Valour and has a more reall affection for you then the cruelty of your Taskmasters will suffer him that is your friend to discover If any one shall say the Pen-man of this is a lover of Generall Monck 't is true I am though I never received any favour from him for his faithfnlnesse mercifulnesse prudence justice valour and constancy command no lesse from all just men lovers of their Country Whom the Lord Preserve in all his just Designes Thus Prays a Lover of his Country E. S. FINIS