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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	according_a	doctrine_n	scripture_n	1,775	5	5.5475	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A00397	A declaration and catholick exhortation to all Christian princes to succour the Church of God and realme of France. Written by Peter Erondelle, natife of Normandie. Faithfully translated out of the French	Erondelle, Pierre, fl. 1586-1609.	1586 (1586)	STC 10512; ESTC S112258	9,822	26

doctrine florish and augment all ouer the worlde Besides it was neuer seene neither in the time of the holy Patriarkes or Primitiue Church that Religion was decided confirmed or disputed vpon by force of Armes but onely by the Sworde of godlinesse the pure word of God conteined in the Bible Howe many errors did spring vp in the Primitiue Church and yet there needed no other weapon then the holy scripture neither did we euer know false doctrine but the same immediatly vanished through the power of Christ Iesus Wee may therefore easely presume that the aucthors of these ciuill warres couering themselues vnder the vizerd of religion doe seeke no other but the vtter ruine of this Realme wherof they were to make their profite and commoditie Wee know that before the decease of the late Lord Duke of Anieow and Alencon the Kinges onely brother there was nothing spoken of But they will now say that the Crowne belongeth to them then should they greatly deceiue themselues for in liewe of benefiting the Realme they consume all the substaunce thereof in the charges of the Warre If any man aske who bee these goodly aucthors of these present ciuill Warres I will answere that it is the house of Guize which saith that in cace it shoulde so come to passe that the King should dye without issue the Crowne can not belong to the King of Nauarre because he is a Hereticke But truely any man endued with the feare of GOD which will iudge vprightly may well know that Popish Religion is meere error besides that in the Primitiue Church the sheepeheards and Bishops liued not in so greate pride and superfluitie as doe the Popes for since that Christian Emperors Kings and Princes permitted them libertie to rule they haue not onely abandoned the true Church of Christ Iesus but also haue embrased falshoode in stead of trueth and liued ouer losely and dissolutely Neither is it the office of a Bishop to seeke the dominion of a whole climate of the earth but rather onely to instruct his flocke according to the holy scriptures and the true doctrine of Iesus Christ Let vs consider whether Saint Peter whose successer the Pope chalengeth himselfe to be or the other Apostles sought to rule Monarkes No no but contrariwise Christ himself said that no man could serue God and Mammon But let vs returne to our purpose for I am not to meddle in matters which so many learned Parsons haue debated vpon in presenting to the view and palpably feeling of the Popish errors neither is it the marke that I leuell at who doe pretend only to shew vnto you what iust occasions we haue to take armes for our necessary defence For it is extreeme crueltie and meere tyranny to banish the poore and vsurpe their goods as in these doyes they doe in our France I doe therefore most humbly beseeche all true louers of the Gospell and such as desire the preseruatiō of this crowne not to suffer for want of taking armes and succouring of vs so florishing a Realme as ours to be lost for all men may see and it is most euident that the aucthors of this warre doe seeke the onely decay thereof Haue wee not seene all Germany England Scotland and the most part of Europe troubled for this onely cause of Religion and yet nowe wee find that at this day they doe enioy most blessed peace through such agreements and order as on either part haue beene taken These men cannot excuse themselues of seeking the vtter destruction of this countrie for we haue had so many Peaces and Agreementes in time past that now it is a most manifest matter that the onely point of Religion is no cause of present troubles but rather an enuious desire to vsurpe They minister cause neuer to repose confidence in whatsoeuer promesse or peace which properly be tearmed a Childrens pastime who may say and vnsay and all with one breath what soeuer they ●…st How many holy and iust edicts haue we had and especially the Edict of Ianuary made in the yere of grace 1561. vnder King Charles the ninth which was both good and lawfully made to the benefite as well of the one as other religion Was not the same sufficient whereby wee might enioy an assured peace as doe other the bordring realmes our neighbours But what It was of ouer great importance to the enemies of peace What shal I say more haue we not since that had many other edicts by y e last was not the French Nation assured to enioye a blessed peace though to the great preiudice of our reformed religion and very beneficiall to the contrary as wanting more then halfe the libertie of that of Ianuary which notwithstanding the wicked could not continue in that Peace This sufficiently sheweth their peruerse and mischieuous mindes as also that they haue no other desire but to destroy or vsurpe this Crowne of the Flowerdeluce But what neede I so largely describe a matter which all the world knoweth better then my selfe Wot wee not that this house of Guize and their associates are the chiefe Captaines and Conductors of all this alteration See wee not that they seeke to deliuer and abandon as it were in praye this poore kingdome to the Spanish nation Moreouer haue we not already found howe they haue endeuoured and still doe goe about to bring all Christiandome into confusion And howe In Scotlande haue they not sought to drowne the Realme in troubles and Ciuill warres so as we haue seene the Nobilitie and Commons so sore bent one against another that no peace could bee obtained without most grieuous and horrible bloodshed Yea had it not bene by meanes of the most sacred of GOD the Queenes Maiestie of England the troubles had yet cōtinued and al through the Guizes Vndoubtedly we can not thincke but that after so many mischiefes God will powre out his iust iudgement vpon that Family notwithstanding many tymes we see the perturbers of publicke peace and ennemies to the trueth prosper more then the good neither are we to meruaile when we see the wicked exalted before our faces for God will sometimes vse such instruments to trie the pacience of his elect Nowe haue I sufficiently shewed you the iust causes that wee haue to defend our selues there resteth no more but to open vnto you the end whereto I doe pretend which is to desire all true louers of the Gospell not to suffer the tyrannizing of the faithfull flock of Iesus Christ who saith that his shalbe knowen by the brotherly loue that they shall beare one to another but what amitie is it to see his brother or neighbour dye truelly before his eyes vndoubtedly if wee would consider what charitie and brotherly loue to our neighbour is we should feele our consciences wonderfully oppressed I we see a thiefe or robber take a pooremans purse in the wood and doe not our endeuours to deliuor him from the said oppression shall not we be guiltie