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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	action_n	false_a	great_a	136	3	2.0658	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96697	A new-yeers gift for the Parliament and Armie: shewing what the kingly power is; and that the cause of those that they call Diggers is the life and marrow of that cause the Parliament hath declared for, and the Army fought for; the perfecting of which work, will prove England to be the first of nations, of the tenth part of the city Babylon, that fals off from the Beast first, and that sets the Crown upon Christs head, to govern the world in righteousness: / by Jerrard Winstanley a lover of Englands freedom and peace.	Winstanley, Gerrard, b. 1609.	1650 (1650)	Wing W3050; Thomason E587_6; ESTC R206278	36,076	51

that goe for great Professors But now Profession thou art tryed to purpose all shall see And verbal talk it will appear a Devil for to be For actions pure holds forth the life of God and Christ most dear And false Dissembling now must die if Scriptures you will hear You preaching men if Truth you 'l own see Truth be acted to Or else to Christ you will appear to be his mortal foe Scribes Pharisees and the Theif that Judas was by name Great preachers were but for no deeds the Truth they much did stain No deeds you 'l say Yes that they had its true they had indeed But what deeds were they you can see no herb but stinking weed For Persecuion ever was the Work that came from them And deadly foes they ever were to Christ and righteous men And here I end having put my Arm as far as my strength will go to advance Righteousness I have Writ I have Acted I have Peace and now I must wait to see the Spirit do his own work in the hearts of others and whether England shall be the first Land or some other wherein Truth shall sit down in triumph But O England England would God thou didst know the things that belong to thy peace before they be hid from thine eyes The Spirit of Righteousness hath striven with thee and doth yet strive with thee and yet there is hope Come in thou England submit to Righteousness before the voice go out my Spirit shall strive no longer with Flesh and let not Coveteousnesse make thee oppresse the poor We have Declared our Reasons for our Digging plentifully enough and you Rulers of England will you alwayes be like deaf Adders c We have received many affronts from Lords of Mannors and their Servants divers times yet nothing makes us be at a stand Whether England shall be the first Land that shall fall off from the Beast and set Righteousnesse upon the Throne or no but the late Action of the head of the Souldiery in granting a party of Horse to come and weaken us Gentlemen of the Souldiery be not offended for you promised me in Whitehal Gallerie that you would not meddle with us but leave us to the Law of the Land and the Country Gentlemen to deal with us and so you did a long time and we hope in time that love and patience will conquer our furious enemies Yet we understand which a little troubles us yet content That the Generall gave his consent that the Souldiers should come to help to beat of the Diggers and to pull down their Houses it is true the Souldiers with the Gentlemen our enemies came and caused others to pull down our houses but the Souldiers did not meddle none but one but expressed sorrow to see the Passages But though they were modest and expressed tenderness ●et the Generals grant and the Soulders presence was a great crush to our business Gentlemen of the Army we have spoke to you we have appealed to the Parliament we have declared our cause with all humilitie to you all and we are Englishmen and your friends that stuck to you in your miseries and these Lords of Mannors that oppose us were wavering on both sides yet you have heard them and answered their request to beat us off and yet you would not afford us an Answer Yet love and patience shall lie down and suffer Let pride and covetousness stretch themselves upon their beds of ease and forget the afflictions of Joseph and persecute us for righteousness sake yet we will wait to see the issue the power of righteousness is our God the globe runs round the longest Sun-shine day ends in a dark night and therefore to thee O thou King of righteousness we doe commit our cause Judge thou between us and them that strive against us and those that deal treacherously with thee and us and doe thine own work and help weak flesh in whom the Spirit is willing FINIS