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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	earth_n	great_a	let_v	6,859	5	4.2631	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70321	A view of the nevv directorie and a vindication of the ancient liturgie of the Church of England in answer to the reasons pretended in the ordinance and preface, for the abolishing the one, and establishing the other.	Hammond, Henry, 1605-1660.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I). Proclamation commanding the use of the Booke of common prayer.	1646 (1646)	Wing H614B; ESTC R2266	98,033	122

to commend to all in matters of indifference or where Scripture hath not given any immediate rule but left us to obey those who are set over us that happy choice of submitting rather then letting loose our appetites of obeying then prescribing A duty which besides the very great ease it brings with it hath much of vertue in it and will be abundant reward to it selfe here on earth and yet have a mighty arreare remaining to be paid to it in Heaven hereafter which when it is heartily considered it will be a thing of some difficulty to invent or feigne a heavier affliction to the meek and quiet spirit a more ensnaring piece of treachery to the Christian Soule I am sure to his Estate and temporall prosperity then that of contrary irreconcileable commands which is now the case and must alwaies be when Ordinances undertake to supersede Lawes when the inferiour but ore-swaying power adventures to check the Superiour Of which subject I have temptation to annex a full tyde of thoughts would it not prove too much a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and be most sure to be so esteemed by them to whom this addresse is now tendred The good Lord of Heaven and Earth encline our hearts to keep that Law of his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Eph. 6. 2. which is a prime Commandement and that with a promise of secular Peace and aboundance annext if not confined to it To conclude therefore and summe up all in a word we have discover'd by this briefe survey the reasonablenesse of this act of Gods providence in permitting our Liturgy to be thus defamed though in all reason the Liturgy it selfe deserve not that fate the no-inconveniencies so much as pretended to arise from our Liturgy to which the Directory is not much more liable the no-objection from the word of God against the whole or any part of it produced or offered by you the no-manner of the least or loosest kind of necessity to abolish it the perfect justifiablenesse and with all usefullnesse of set forms above extemporary effusions the very many particulars of eminent benefit to the Church and of authority in it preserved in our Liturgy but in the Directory totally omitted and that in despight of all Statutes both of King Edward and Queen Elizabeth by which the Reformation of this Church is establisht among us and I trust shall still continue notwithstanding the opposition of those who pretended kindnesse but now runne riot against this reformation we have shew'd you also the true grounds of our ancestors rejoycing in our Liturgy instead of the partiall imperfect account given of that businesse by your Preface the wonderfull prosperity of this Church under it contrary to the pretended sad experience c. and withall we have made it clear that all the exceptions here proposed against the Liturgy are perfectly vain and causelesse as that it hath prov'd an offence c. the ordinary crime charg'd on those actions that are lyable to no other and so that offence without a cause that this offence hath been by the length of the service which will only offend the prophane and withall is as observeable in your Service by the many unprofitable burthensome Ceremonies which have been shewed neither to be many nor unprofitable nor burthensome by the disquieting of Consciences i.e. only of the unquiet by depriving them of the Ordinance i.e. those who would rather loose the Sacrament then receive it kneeling or reverently that the offence was extended to the reformed Churches abroad also and yet for that no one proof offered nor Church named that was so offended and if there were yet still this supposed offensivenesse no just plea for any thing but Reformation So also that by means of the Liturgy many were dibarred of the exercise of their Ministry the suggestion for the most part a meer calumny and that which was true in it ready to be retorted upon these Reformers that the Prelates have labour'd to raise the estimation of the Liturgy too high yet that no higher then you would the value of your Directory to have it the rule for the manner of publick worship or if they did this is the fault of those Prelates not of the Liturgy who yet were said but to have labour'd it neither not to have effected it and even that labour or desire of theirs to have amounted no higher then Calvins Letter to the Protector would avow that this hath been to the justling out of Preaching which is rather a speciall help to it and prescribes it and allowes it its proper place but hath oft the ill luck to be turn'd out by Preaching that it hath been made no better then an Idoll which if it be a fault in the Liturgy is farre more chargeable on the hearing of Sermons that the people please themselves in their presence and lip-labour in that service an uncharitable judging of mens hearts and a crime to which your Directory makes men as lyable as the Liturgy that our Liturgy is a compliance with Papists and so a means to confirme them in their Idolatry c. whereas it complies with them in nothing that is Idolatrous c. and by complying with them where they do with antiquity and truth it is more apt to convince them of their errours and by charity to invite then by defiance that it makes an idle Ministry which sure the Directory will not unmake being as fit for that turne either by forming and conning the Prayer there delineated or by depending on present conceptions as the Liturgy can be that it hinders the gift of Prayer which if it signify the elocution or conception of words in Prayer is not peculiar to the Minister and for any thing else hindring it no more then the Directory doth that the continuance of it would be matter of endlesse strife c. which sure 't is more reasonable to think of an introduction of a new way of Service then the retaining of the old that there be many other weighty considerations and many particulars in the book on which this condemnation is grounded and yet not one of these mention'd but kept to boil in their own breasts if there be any or which is more likely falsely here pretended to inflame the reckoning that they are not mov'd to this by any love of novelty and yet do that which is most novell that they intend not to disparage the Reformers and yet do that which is most to their disparagement that they do this to answer Gods providence which never call'd them to this work to satisfie their own Conscience which if Erroneous must not thus be satisfied to satisfie the expectation of other Churches which expect it not or if they did might rather conforme to us and satisfy us and the desires of many of the Godly at home whose piety is no assurance that their desires are reasonable and yet are not known to have exprest any such desires that they may give