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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	lord_n	people_n	word_n	4,570	5	4.0044	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85967	The ghost of Sr. John Presbjter, wherein he desireth that the rest of that faction may desist, and prosecute no further that monster of Presbytery. Also, his advertisement to one of his deare children, whom he left out of his will, by reason of his great rage of his sicknes.		1647 (1647)	Wing G637; Thomason E401_22; ESTC R201789	4,851	8

THE GHOST OF SR JOHN PRESBJTER Wherein he desireth that the rest of that faction may desist and prosecute no further that Monster of PRESBYTERY Also his advertisement to one of his deare children whom he left out of his Will by reason of his great rage of his sicknes Printed in the yeare of the Presbyterian feare 1647. The Ghost of Sr. JOHN PRESBYTER WHEREIN He desireth that the rest of that faction may desist and prosecute no farther that monster of PRESBYTERY DEare friends that are enemies to that monster of the Presbyterian Government I must now confesse that it is such a devouting monster that I hope the people of England will not set it up For by it the Priests that labour with might and maine to set it up who ever be looser by it they will be sure to be gainers and will eate even as a Cancer in your estates but the rust of them so eaten by the Preists shall be a witnesse against them as you may see in the 5 of James and the 3 ver and now my freinds that do now oppose the monster of Presbyter I must confesse that you did nothing but truth in resisting that Scottish Monster although when I was with you you did tell me for my good that it was a Land-devourer which now I find that your words are very true Therefore now my deare friends take the view of the Presbyterian Priests and compare their practises to the word and see how oppressive they are looke upon the 18 of Deuterinomy and the 3 ver That when a Sacrifice was to be offered up the Priests were to have the shoulder the two Cheeks and the maw and yet they will say that it is Iewish but shal I tell you why it is ●ewish it is because their portion is too little if it were the half or the 3 part of ●t then it were somwhat like looke likewise in the 1 of Sam. the 2 and 13. 14 ver For the Priests custome towards the people was this When a man offered sacrifice the the Preists boy came while the flesh was seething with the flesh hooke i● his hand with 3 teeth in it and thrust it into the Kettle Pan Caldron or Pot and all that the flesh-hooke brought up was for the Priest but what now if he took up all must the people have nothing but the Broth Nay truly they might be glad if they could get that for covetuousnes is a thing that runs generally to all looke in the 6. of Ieremiah the 13. verse from the least of them even to the greatest of them every one is given to covetuousnesse from the Prophet to the Priest they all deale falsly Looke like wise in the 22. of Ezek. the 25. verse They devoure soules and in the 28. verse They have daubed with untempered Morter seeing vanities and divining lyes unto them saying Thus saith the Lord when the Lord had not spoken Now in the same kind do the Priests of England they say that their borrowed Scottish monster of bitternesse it selfe is from God and that God hath revealed it to them when indeed the Lord hath not spoken to them they would fayne make the people beleeve what they please and if they said it is truth the people must beleeve it Consider that 3. of Micah and 11. verse The heads thereof judge for a reward the Priests thereof teach for hyer the Prophets thereof prophecy for m●ny Yet will they leaue upon the Lord and say is not the Lord amongst us no evill can come upon us I pray God that text be not true of the Judges Priests and Prophets of England and so be like them of the house of Israel and so the old Proverbe be made upon them never a Barrell better herring And truly my friends shall I tell you why my Antichristian brethren do hate the godly people of this City and Kingdom I wil tell you it is because they are not of this world even as Christ was not of this world For could the Saints of God hold with them in their wicked designe that they prosecute then they should be one of them and be very much respected by them But seeing that these oppose their Scotch Government they shall be opposed I have heard many say when I was with you that when it did raine slowly we would say that it was but a Scottish mist but it would wet an Englishman to the skin so now I must confesse and say of their Government that it is but a Scottish one but if it be erected in England it will rend and tare and divide the Kingdom it will turne it upside downe and therefore now my loving friends that was to me I meane the Synod did you but know what now I suffer by pressing mens Consciences to that Scotch faction you would desist prosecute that ill begotten Monster of Presbyter no further Therefore let my torment though unseene and unfelt by you be such an example to you that you may for ever blesse God that Sir Iohn Presbyter deceased and that his Ghost should communicate such evills as is wrapt up in that Government for truly I must confesse that it is hereticall and obnoxious and will undo King and State you all know that I did as much labour to bring it about to erect it as ever you can do but now finding that it is so abusive both to God and Saints that were I now amongst you agayne instead of setting of it out in pompe and glory I would discover the ill consequences that are in it for truly when I was as one of you what did we labour but onely to get wealth into our owne keepings although it was to the woe and griefe of the Inhabitants of England nay our holy Convocasion that was in King Henry the 7. Chappill what did we treate on there but onely to tye mens Consciences to what we beleeved and if we beleeved that the Church of Rome is a true Church the people must beleeve it or else they shall be bannished we thought then that our designes were gallantly carried on if we could get Mr. Henry Wilkinson to treate with Stapleton Manchester and Hollis to carry on our wicked designes we could make them believe that white was black and black was white and they being intoxicated by the Priest could intoxicate the truth of their unjust never the like heard of practices in the braynes of other and they must beleeve it because it came from the Priest and so of necessity it must be truth and so the poore people must believe that the Minister cannot err even as the Priest believes that the Pope cannot err but to another of the same faction O Mr. Love truly it is to be feared nay I am confident that you love your selfe more then the glory of God why do you still persist and incense the people against the Army in telling them that it doth not belong to Officers and Souldiers men of Warre to looke after