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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	false_a	know_v	true_a	4,114	5	4.5846	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79269	Zions thankfull ecchoes from the clifts of Ireland. Or the little Church of Christ in Ireland, warbling out her humble and gratefull addresses to her elder sister in England: and in particular, to the Parliament, to his Excellency, and to his army, or that part assigned to her assistance, now in her low, yet hopefull condition.	Calver, Edward, fl. 1649.	1649 (1649)	Wing C318; Thomason E562_19; ESTC R206135	12,830	29

breasts inspire With such a valiant resolute desire To take his part who still did succour grant you That fear nor force nor danger now can dant you But what need other arguments herein Then the suppressing of the man of sin Who in this nation and in other parts The truths of God and souls of men subverts What can be more encouragement then this No combate half so capable of blisse The honour both of this world and the fame Of that which is to come attends the same Where such as have been souldiers in the warres For God and souls shall shine above the starres And weare the crown of conquerours more worth Then all the Crowns and Diadems on earth Can you fear danger then in such a strife In which to die admi●● a better life I trust you cannot nay by tryall know it Your constant actions do directly show it Then to plead further in this cause I need not You so fear God the face of men you dread not That God who can who hath and sure who will Whiles you stand for him stand up for you still And you the Souldiers under this command Who are assigned to redeem this Land And that indeed which is by oddes most deare Profession of the true Religion here By rooting out of Popery that spell Of Antichrist that active charm of hell Wherewith this Kingdome is become inchanted Nay most of Europe by this fury haunted You ever have most willingly appear'd And resolutions readily declar'd For the defence and manfully to fight For true Religion piety and right Here you may have your element for this Of all things here such noble minds I misse For true Religion here hath been disdain'd And Popery hath domineer'd and reign'd And I that have inhabited this Isle Have been as banish'd driv'n into exile Consider this and out of care Divine And pity to this sad estate of mine Together with the garlands you may weare If you persist but shame if you forbeare And rouze your warlike spirits and be seen In holy zeal above malignant spleen Or superstitious jealousie that fire And make the world take notice and admire That Jesus Christ hath better souldiers far Then Antichrist hath any in his war Besides you know that savage beast of Rome Is sentenc'd by irrevocable doome To be subjected weaken and decline And be a prey unto the Saints in fine And Rome shall fall and sure God is not slack Concerning this do you not heare it crack Sure if your ears were opened aright To heavens predictions in this thing you might Can you be without comfort then or cold Or will you not be resolute and bold In such a quarrell as hath such a warrant As is in holy records so apparant Yes yes brave Souldiers these are sure such ti●s As will constraine you make y●ur spirits rise And stir your veines and Christian valiant hearts In this designe to shew your true deserts And stop the mouth of envy and make known Those fatall blasts malignant breath hath blown Into your faces are but out of spight And false r●ports which tell men that you sight For neither faith nor truth nor to def●nd The true Religion as you do pretend But Christian Souldiers though these be some scars Or sc●ndalls vented to disgrace you● wars Yet I am hopefull nay am confident That these were never heads of your intent Nor ever shal be and indeed I tremble To think you should be thought so to dissemble Moreover had Gods case been h●er let fall And I left helplesse now in hopelesse thrall I had not o●ly seem'd a sad compliance With Antichrist whom God hath in defiance But in the losse of this Land had be shown The hazzard if not losing of y●ur owne T is time then to be stirring and resolv'd To quit this cloud wherein you were involv'd And make it truly to the world appeare You are in all such accusations cleare And that your hearts doe with your case comply And so resolved you will live and die T is time I say but not I hope too late Though time delayd yet not time out of date But that you may recover all this losse Yea make advantage of it and ingrosse The greater honour by your hotter fires Of Christian zeale to shew your just desires And pious hearts for peace of Church and State And that you do abominate and hate All fatall insurrection mutinizing First heavens abuse of Lucifers devising And ever since hath beene the overthrow Of all that practice in the same below Elisha's servant was afraid t is true When as th●ir foes were only in his view But when the heavens had made his eye-sight cleare The strongest pa●t did on their side appeare That part indeed is strongest which is Gods Although it seems the weakest part by oddes Nay God doth mostly multitudes eschew To try his case and chuseth but a few That so his greatnesse may the more be knowne And men not chalenge what is not their owne Nay God can make his s●nsles creatures stand His friends at need his Army at command Too great to be resisted as is found In plaguing Pharoah and his Army drown'd The ●lemen●s the Sun the Moone the Stars Are all his host to prosecute his wars That t is inde●d his clemency and love To grace and honour men heerein above His other creatur●s that he gives men art And call them forth as friends to take his part When it is known he is sufficient still Without his creatures ayd to do his will His Word is able in a trice to burst All earthen vessels by it made at first Oh! then you men whom this great God hath chose To take his part as friends against his foes You cannot sure be faint or fearfull where 'T is thus confirm'd you have no cause to fear Or may you not be rather seemly proud That you are to that dignity allow'd To help the Lord against the Mighty when The Lord indeed is only Mighty men Are earth wormes or his earthen vessels wrought Which he can dash in pieces with a thought B●sides brav● S●uldiers if you could be faint Or f●lse or fig●t but upon meer constraint Or w●ich is wors● be disolute and rude To Gods disho●our and your shame conclude G●● would not own you though he might imploy you B●● h●d a purpos● r●ther to destroy you T●en to d●fend you or to give you part Of c●●●●●st with him who had not your heart But wherefore should I presuppose or qu●stion Such fa●lings in you who have made profession Of your sincere and Christian-like intents And there to given unanimous consents No noble Warriers Christian Souldiers know I do you better estimation owe I cannot construe your intentions bad Who so good Christian discipline have had Proceed proceed then doubt not of successe Your case in question promiseth no lesse God will not faile you nor your spirits yield Which are by God and Conscience clear up held As for supplyes you need not fear delay As for reward Gods is the only pay His service with the best supplyes abound His Souldiers with the richest Garlands crown'd And as for men I dare presume so far That where their purses to your former war Were oft forc'd ope they to reliefe of me Now out of zeal and pity will be free Their purses hands and hearts to this designe Will freely ope and joyfully incline In which so fully is to be discern'd Both their owne safety and Gods cause concern'd Besides what here you by your valour shown Shall conquer shall in part become your own You shall not beat the ayre or the winde But booty pray and pay are yours assign'd That with the greater courage you maintain This enterprize the more shall be your gain Do then oh do then your brave hearts expresse As to your honour you declare no lesse And stop the mouth of malice and compell Meer envy on your actions to speak well Whiles I and all the Saints on earth shall pray That you may prosper and our foes decay That ZIONS side may have the upper hand And Romes impostures be expel'd this Land FINIS