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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	great_a	see_v	word_n	4,006	5	3.7673	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A79492	The dissembling scot set forth in his coulours or a vindication of Lieu. Col. John Lilburn and others. From those aspersions cast upon them by David Brown in his idle pamphlet directed to the supream authority of England the parliament assembled, and presented to curry favor with them when Lilburn was fined in 7000 li. and sentenced to be banished out of England, Scotland and Ireland, &c. / Written by Samuel Chidley. And printed to satisfy all his friends. 1652.	Chidley, Samuel.	1652 (1652)	Wing C3839; Thomason E652_13; ESTC R205899	9,499	18

not subscribe it because I disowned the Title but I told the House when I was examined at the Bar that although I subscribed not the Petition yet I owned the Petition so farre as FROM THE LATTER END OF THE TITLE TO THE END OF THE PETITION The Title was THE SUPREAME AUTHORITY and at that time THE PARLIAMENT owned THE KING and HOUSE OF LORDS and were distasted at such as stiled them The Supream Authority as savouring of levelling yet notwithstanding I was committed to the Gate-house but afterwards when the Army had conquered the King and his party purged the House and owned THE PARLIAMENT for the SUPREAM AUTHORITY and that the House of Commons threw downe the House of Lords then I knew that they were the Supream Authority and have owned them ever since and have done them faithfull service and offices of love in endeavouring to make reconciliation betwixt party and party and to perswade them that they may sit downe quietly under this present Government and it is well knowne what paines and labour I bestowed to make a handsome composure and I did not altogether faile of my desires and expectation But in this busines of Sir Arthur Hesleriges I medled not having had matters of more publike concernment to be exercised in and thinking that Lilburne had such to assist him who were more skilfull in the Law of England then my selfe Whereas the accuser saith that Printing hath beene our chiefest weapon and by that occasion that wee have great correspondency with Printers and some of us ready to print what we please against them I answer that my judgement is not for printing of heresie or blasphemy or matter of scandall or a lye but onely the truth and I hold it one of the greatest abuses of the Commonwealth that so many lying foolish Pamphlets have been and are suffered to go abroad surely the Printers have much to answer for at the day of judgement seeing for every idle word which a man shall speak he must answer for at the day of Judgement so farre am I from holding a correspondence with them that I pronounce the judgements of God against them saying Woe unto you Printers for you have much to answer for I have been more carefull what I print then what I write or speak because if a man print an Impression of fifteen hundred books peradventure they may be spread to 15000. persons and leven them all and its in a maner impossible to recal them Now whosoever readeth the last lease of this our Accusers Pamphlet will have occasion to think the man not to bee of very deep judgement for though the Presse is free for all men both knaves and fooles as well as wise men provided they put their names to it and the Printer his name which is too large a latitude as I humbly conceive Yet our Accuser would have the Parliaments order to print against us and layeth downe a positive Law as if he and his family were a high Commission or Spanish Inquisition yea and worse viz. that whatsoever Queries they shall propound to us if we answer them not within the space of three months and a day shall be held thenceforth as confessed But if the Parliament should condiscend to his base proposition wee would not enslave our selves to such a tyrannicall Law for we have learned of a wiser not to answer a foole according to his folly neverthelesse our Accuser before he knew whether we would inslave our selves to his base proposition he promised with his family the like base conditions against themselves so they have made themselves slaves by promise but he craveth the equall benefit of the Presse competent meanes of subsistance and monies to Printers but I hope the Parliament will not put but rather wrest the sword out of such mad mens hands and will not afford the like benefit to slaves by promise as to those who have not made any such obligation nor cast away the Commonwealths money to them or their Printers unlesse it were for a better purpose then to propagate that hatefull sinne of sowing strife amongst brethren But above all persons this Accuser hath a great fling at me and yet his sling-stones are but as stubble but his madnesse is because he was cast out of the Church as may appear by his Pamphlet herein he acteth the Dragons part who was exceeding wrath after hee saw he was cast out of Heaven and therefore though the Heavens are called to rejoyce yet a woe is pronounced to the Earth and the Inhabitants thereof For the devill is come downe unto you having great wrath because he knoweth he hath but a short time Whereas he saith I was most justly by the direction of the Trustees expulsed both from my Office and lodgings at Worcester house for deceitfull dealing and unjust Levelling in Civill matters there against many both poore and rich I deny that there was or is any such thing against me surely if there had been any such thing the Trustees would have told me so I deny not but through their unadvisednes there was very many complaints which is a usuall thing with the poorer sort to murmur against those who have dealings with them For their debts not being paid by the Trustees according to their Bonds caused poverty and their poverty murmuring But the Lord stilleth the raging Seas and troublous murmurings of the people Who can say since I came into Worcester house that I have done the thing that is unjust and prove it if the Trustees had been as forward to have protected me as I them from the Clamours of the rude People things would have been carried well And I know not that the Trustees have given any such directions as he saith to expulse me from my Office and Lodgings Indeed I did depart from my Lodgings for another cause and touching my Office I was Receiver of all the Debenters and the time was expired which is limited by the last Act. And ever since I have faithfully followed the businesse of the Common-wealth for which I deserve my Salary still and if the Trustees pay it not I have so much confidence in their Superiours that I shall have every penny I have been a faithfull servant to the Commonwealth from the beginning and have performed my place without extorting of Bribes according to the universall disease that is inbred amongst almost all Clerks that make not the Word of God their rule But the hardest measures of reproaches I have received from Religious persons who differ from me in matters fundamentall they hopeing that the reproaches which they heape upon mee will cause my spirituall testimony concerning the truth of God wherein I am their opposer not to be received or beleived and this is Satans policy I could name men but I reserve it for another time and one in special a superiour servant of the Trustees whose mouth against me is like a GRAVE and his throat an open Sepulcher and it rose from