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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	write_n	write_v	year_n	62	3	4.1984	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85462	Simplicities defence against seven-headed policy. Or, innocency vindicated, being unjustly accused, and sorely censured by that seven-headed church-government united in New-England: or, that servant so imperious in his masters absence revived, and now thus re-acting in Nevv-England. Or, the combate of the united colonies, not onely against some of the natives and subjects but against the authority also of the kingdom of England, ... Wherein is declared an act of a great people and country of the Indians in those parts, ... in their voluntary submission and subjection unto the protection and government of Old England ... Imprimatur, Aug. 3d. 1646. Diligently perused, approved, and licensed to the presse, according to order by publike authority.	Gorton, Samuel, 1592 or 3-1677.	1646 (1646)	Wing G1308; Thomason E360_16; ESTC R18590	106,374	127

compulsive contraction artificiall and self-seeking conjecturall reformation sets her self up as a Queen and thinks never to see widdow-hood or sorrow any more if she can but with all her art and learning keep the Magistrates conscience in bonds to use all his power and civil policie for her wealth to get riches and honour to Lord it over mens consciences and peace that she may sit in safety and at rest to inlarge her barns and take her pleasure in the things of this life never dreaming that even in that night of grosse darknesse her soul shall be snatched away from her and then whose shall all those things be whereof she hath framed such a service of God to her self that must all leave her at death even such as for the most part if not all by her own acknowledgement fail and never passe along with her into the Kingdom and then must she either have a new God or else find out a new way of submission unto him whom she hath seemed so zealously to serve such is that spirit of the mystery of iniquity the goings forth wherof hath forced this Treatise to come to the light and view of the world as a warning to all Christians to take heed of being beguiled by a voluntary humility in worshipping of Angels messengers or ministers who labour to make men subject to the rudiments of the world in outward observations as touch not tast not handle not rearing up a fabrick of ordinances in Divine worship of such things which all perish in the use Neglecting the body which is Christ by satisfying of the wisdom of the flesh in these things through which the Spirit of the Serpent multiplies it self into that threefold spirit which comes out of the mouth of the Dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false Prophet imitating that Kingly Priestly and Propheticall spirit that is by Iesus Christ beguiling the world with its uncleannesse in adulterating the word of God by bringing it into carnall copulation with earthly transitory momentany fading and vanishing things wo is unto them because thereof who like unto frogs will never appear hold up their heads nor utter a voyce but where the heat and lustre of the Civil Magistrate brings forth a pleasant fruitfull and prosperous estate and condition in the things that onely concern this present life Again if thou look narrowly into this Treatise there is a possibility to perceive in it some glimpse of the light of that spirit that openeth and unfoldeth the mystery of God especially when it taketh up any Scriptures look diligently upon what hinge it turneth and you shall see a doore open another way yea a nearer shorter cut to the Kingdom of God then the common ministery of this world driveth at and think it not strange if Iesus appeare in such places and at such time where and when the doores are not onely shut but fast bolted unto the world as a thing impossible that his real and substantiall though spirituall body should come in such a way and so unlooked for being that in Sodom and Egypt our Lord is crucified and put to death yet let me advise thee as once our Lord did handle them carefully and skilfully ponder poise and feel the weight of them taste try and consider whether the reality and substantiality of Christ be not there sure I am that if the ministerie or service of a Christian spirit lay hands on them and put it self into them even as a graft is put into the stock it shall find a plain proof argument and demonstration undenyable of the apparition revelation of the Son of God returned from death to life never to die any more unto whom I leave thee in the communication of whose Resurrection the second death can never exercise power with my harty wishes for al those that have learned the truth as it is in Jesus know that elsewhere no truth that is Christian can be found for that only abideth for ever and is eternized in all the lineaments and whole proportion of it and happy is be that hath so learned Christ Amen S. G. Innocencies Defence against a seven-headed CHVRCH-GOVERNMENT United in NEW-ENGLAND THe moderation of New Englands Justice desired to be known to all men and what is the principall things pretended in the Execution thereof namely To suppresse Hereticks and to confirm that to be truth which the Unity of the most Colonies hold plainly declaring and setting forth to the view of all What is the proper bent and drift of that spirit that diggs so deep to hide its sin in secret which so affecteth to assume titles unto it self also to give at their pleasure unto others to make themselves appear in the eyes of men more holy and honourable in the things of God then others of their Brethren commonly crying out against that power exercised amongst others for no other end but to assume it unto themselves to cloth the dictates of that spirit therewith whereby themselves are led and so to exercise it with all zeal and wrath in the life spirit and substance of it only with another face or countenance set upon it to deceive and beguile the simple Not being able to indure the aire where Cap Tippit or upper Shirt appeareth but can bath themselves in blood and feed themselves fat by devouring the good name estates and lives of their brethren who neither do nor think harme unto them nor reside within the compasse of any of their Jurisdictions evidently proved by a late assault given by the men of the Massachusets and other Colonies united for such a purpose upon others of their Countrymen Inhabitants of a tract of land called Shaw-omet situate in the Nanhyganset Bay in New-England The truth whereof this Treatise witnesseth and the substance of all is to be seen under their own hand writing as also in the writings of others who were eye and ear-witnesses in the Cause and have testified under their hands the truth of it Here followeth a Narration of the men of Shaw-omet concerning the ground of transplanting of themselves and families and of their first entrance into that part of America now called New-England WHereas we removed our selves and families out of our native Country about ten or twelve years ago by the leave of this State only to injoy the liberty of our consciences in respect of our faith towards God and for no other end not scrupling any Civill Ordinance for the education ordering or government of any Civil State Landing by the providence of God at Boston in the Massachusets Bay we found our Countrymen at great varianee in point of Religion prosecuting it very hotly in their publique Courts unto fines and banishments occasioning men thereby much to vent and bring forth themselves and we understanding that they had formerly banished one Master Roger Williams a man of good report both for life and doctrine even amongst