Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	according_a	judge_v	judgement_n	2,145	5	6.2663	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90938	Prerogative anatomized: or, An exact examination of those protestations and professions, whereby she hath attempted and indeavoured to preferre her selfe above the Parliament. By a lover of truth, peace and parliaments. Multa videntur quæ non sunt. Published by authority.	Lover of truth, peace, and parliaments.	1644 (1644)	Wing P3219; Thomason E20_4; ESTC R2844	10,786	15

PREROGATIVE Anatomized OR AN EXACT EXAMINATION Of those Protestations and Professions whereby she hath attempted and indeavoured to preferre her selfe above the PARLIAMENT By a Lover of Truth Peace and Parliaments JOHN 7.24 Judge not according to the appearance but judge righteous judgement Multa videntur quae non sunt Published by Authority LONDON Printed for John Wright in the Old-Baily 1644. PREROGATIVE ANATOMIZED THE Disputes between the King and Parliament are so high the Declarations so numerous the Prerogative-Protestations and Pretences so plausible though tending to publike destruction the Parliament proceedings so slow so chargeable so new though just no Parliament heretofore having power or opportunitie to maintaine the Kingdomes Rights the rod of dissolution being perpetually held over them that the amazed People stand betwixt the King and Parliament like the sillie Popish Priest between the blessed Virgin and our Saviour Christ and know not which way to turn them or whence to expect their salvation I think it fit therefore to take the liberty of this scribling age in setting down my sense of Prerogative that the deceived people understanding the nature and end of it may see the necessitie that lies upon them now or never to lay hold upon this their day to un-inslave their soules persons and estates from Ecclesiasticall and Prerogative tyrannie by means of this present Parliament so wonderfully given and preserved to us by the divine providence and mercy Prerogative therefore in the native proper and originall acception and intention of it is nothing else but a necessarie just and innocent accommodation of the Prince to such a proportion of splendour honour and authoritie as may inable him without incroa●hment to ballance the other two Estates and beare himselfe in all things answerable unto his Office for they exceeding in number were to add weight to him to make a flourishing and sweet compliance but as it is distinguished from the onely end and bound of true Regality the good of the people is a tyrannicall power destructive to Religion Property and Liberty yea and to Regality it selfe by narrowing and shrinking up the heart of a publike person to selfe-will ends and aimes The truth of this description is evidenced by the miserable fruits of Prerogative before the Parliament which are now generally knowne though not generally acknowledged our Religion was over-grown with superstition and profanenesse Popish opinions were publikely defended in the Vniversities and preached in Pulpits Popes Nuntio's admitted into the Kingdome Covents of Friers erected publike Masse telerated preaching pictie godly Preachers supprest suspended banished As for our Property and Liberty they were quite lost and all the grievances that were singly introduced in the times of our predecessours did joyntly like a deluge overwhelme us For the redresse of these pressures was this Parliament called and cri'd up by the People I feare with as much too much confidence in it as the Jewes of old had in the Temple of the Lord when they cried Templum Domini Templum Domini and in the mean time rebelled against the God of the Temple and for this sin amongst others I doubt the peace made with Scotland proves but a change of our adversaries from them to our selves And yet though the continuance of our miserie be very grievous in my judgment the state of the warre is much better then it was before the Parliament For now whatsoever pretences are made we conflict with our true enemie the Popish partie and their adherents whereas before we should have beene led hood wink'd for the service of our enemies mutually to destroy our selves and our Protestant Friends And me thinks in this very thing which drawes the greatest odium upon the Parliament they deserve infinite commendations that since they could not keep off a war from the Kingdome they occasioned this happy divertion Yet hence the people complaine we hoped for help from the Parliament and we are now in worse condition then we were before So it fared with the children of Israel after Moses appeared for their deliverance their task was doubled and Moses their deliverer is charged by them to have put a sword into the hands of Pharaoh to slay them Thus all the evills that by the adversaries of the Parliament have been mischievously multiplied to hinder Reformation are unjustly laid upon the Parliament and thus God is dishonoured every way for when hopes of deliverance first appeare we idolize the meanes and when our deliverance proves not so sudden nor so easie as we expect then we despise the meanes By Gods goodnesse for his own glory the Parliament hath appeared as it is an arme of flesh unable to save and yet by the same goodnesse the major part continues faithfull to him and the Kingdome and God hath not left it without glorious testimony of his assistance and good assurance to us that God will give us the like successe he gave our Brethren the Scots if we would yet follow their zeale to 〈◊〉 glory and their unity amongst themselves neither is it altogether to be contemned that which is already effected by this Parliament the Popish and Prelaticall party are wholly discountenanced and resolutely opposed by the Parliament by whom faithfull Ministers are incouraged and the purity of the Gospell maintained and such Lawes past for the vindication of Property and Liberty as better cannot be devised and now the Scales are quite turn'd Prerogative pleads nothing but Law and conscience Papists and Prelates defend the Protestant Religion Delinquents the Law and Parliament And the Parliament cleane contrary destroyes Religion Property King Parliament and Kingdome and in a word the Lion is turn'd Lamb and the Lamb is turn'd Lion But this is no new thing we have an example of the first Psal 10. ver 9 10. He lieth in wait secretly as a Lion in his den he crowcheth and humbleth himselfe that the poore may fall by his strong ones Whatsoever pretence the Lion makes of humility his end is to devoure For the other we know there is no juster indignation then that which proceeds from patience abus'd or love contemn'd the meekest man upon the earth will be kindled into rage when an Idoll stands in competition with the God of all glory or when the being of a Kingdom and the Church of God are both indangered in such a case as this Moses tries what partie he can make in Israel and commands them every one to slay his brother if God or good men cause any to be troubled it is of very faithfullnesse and for their good But here it is objected what danger is our Religion Property or Libertie in 1. Prerogative will defend the true Protestant Profession as it was in the dayes of Q. Elizabeth 2 It will defend the Property and Liberty of the People according the old and new Lawes 3 It will defend the just Power and Priviledge of Parliament To the first Prerogative will defend the true Protestant Religion as it ●as in the