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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	very_a	zeal_n	zealous_a	15	3	9.1137	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51826	A solemn humiliation for the murder of K. Charles I with some remarks on those popular mistakes, concerning popery, zeal, and the extent of subjection, which had a fatal influence in our civil wars.	Manningham, Thomas, 1651?-1722.	1686 (1686)	Wing M509; ESTC R8082	9,825	33

advantage to the Popish Interest which staggered the Religious confirmed the Atheist and made the Enthusiast mad Secondly As to Zeal That was made such an Engine of War that Cromwel thought it the onely Expedient by which he could match the bravery and spirit of the Kings Cavalry considering with himself that the Fury of that Principle would as much inspire the Multitude as Honour and Loyalty did the Nobles This was his peculiar Policy and to effect this was his singular Art and this was the chief Stratagem by which he prevailed and Ruled for he was forced to make the Army purely Phanatick before he could make it truly serviceable to his purpose and intirely His still supplying it with Zealots of an Old Testament-Valour and perswading every Captain that he was a chosen Jehu to fight the Battels of the Lord. Sowre Passions Censoriousness and Malice Emulations Wrath Strife and Envyings were the black Ingredients of their Zeal whereas the true Zeal of the Gospel is that which is guided by Prudence sweetned with Charity tempered by Meekness False Zeal is the very Gall of bitterness but that which is true is the very Top and Flower of Divine Love The one rages and Rebels the other suffers and Dies The one calls for Fire from Heaven the other sends up Incense thither The one is factiously busie in reforming of the State the other is humbly imployed in the due regulation of private Life and Manners If men would be truly zealous let them shew it for Holiness and Righteousness for Humility and the decency of Publick Worship Let them shew it against Sacriledge Perjury Covetousness Hypocrisie Rapine and gross Superstition Not by railing against Ceremonies censuring the Clergy cursing the Papists moving of Sedition and encouraging Rebellion but by brotherly Admonitions sound Reasonings excellent Examples singular Modesty due Reverence and Attention in our publick Assemblies by Praises Prayers and frequent Communions by Intreaties Tears and solemn Humiliations by interceding with the Almighty in strict Fastings and fervency of Devotion and by averting publick Judgements by an extraordinary Holiness of Life This is the Zeal which is kindled from above which is first Pure then Peaceable the other is kindled from below and is earthly sensual devilish Thirdly The last thing I mentioned was the extent of Subjection What was more tampered with in our late times than the Doctrine of Obedience What more disguised what Proposition was accounted more contemptible than Subjection for Conscience sake Every conceited Politician sent forth his new System of Civil Government Every illuminated Brother his new Models of Christs Kingdom every one was for erecting an Empire for himself and a Platform wherein his own Imaginations might rule Yet when they had tried all the several kinds and species of disorder Government would fall back to its old Form it could no where rest but upon the Basis of ancient Monarchy and primitive Episcopacy Surely the Protectors of our Liberties and the Reformers of our Religion had a most wonderful prospect of a lasting Peace in the State and a Godly Discipline in the Church when the ignorance of the Multitude was guided by the Crafty their ungovernable Passions inflamed by the Revengeful and their intolerable obstinacy permitted to dictate their own Ecclesiastical Censures But now the Essential Properties of Sovereign Power the Fundamental Laws of the English Monarchy the unalterable Right of Succession in this Hereditary Kingdom and the just Priviledges of the Christian Church have been so clearly stated by wise and able heads that they have left no room for Cavil no plea for Ignorance and no pardon for a malicious Opposition More especially the unlawfulness of Resistance in any case and upon any pretence whatsoever either Popish or Phanatick has been so strongly asserted and so fully evidenced through all the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament through the Histories Examples and Apologies of the Primitive times by unanswerable positive Reasons by a removal of all imaginable Objections and by the Convictions of former and late Experience that no man for the future can be a Rebel in this Nation without being either an Hypocrite or an Atheist Thus you see with what Conscience Learning Endustry and Perswasion the Church of England has endeavoured to dispel all the mists of former Darkness to take away all materials for Sedition and to make all her Members Religious Wise and Peaceable Especially Religious for the truly Pious will undoubtedly be truly Loyal they will find sufficient business with their own Souls to keep them from a Factious enquiry into the miscarriages of the State by studying their own Infirmities they will be more tenderly sensible of the Temptations of an higher station they will weep and mourn for those defects which God when we deserve it will amend The Lord deliver our most Gracious Soveraign and his good Subjects from that corrupt Brood of pretended Loyalists who blaspheme God swagger for the King curse his Enemies and damn themselves This is not Loyalty but phrensie either the voice of Flattery high-fed or the Ravings of a feavered Valour Loyalty is a Virtue as calm as any of the Duties of Religion 'T is Brave Modest and Invincible 't is seated more in the Judgement and Conscience than in the Imagination and heat of Bloud 'T is the highest degree of Humane gratitude tempered with great awe and reverence 'T is that which would make a man Pious Just and Sober were it onely to bring down a Blessing on his King and on his Nation Neither is it a Scheme of Policy in the Brain that will make a Christian-Statesman but 't is the Oracle of Truth and Righteousness in the Breast that will make his Counsel prosper and his Wisdom shine He alone is best able to give his Prince a sound Advice and he alone has the best courage so to do who has first begg'd it himself on his Knees of God He who has lain prostrate before the Almighty in Humility and Contrition is the sittest to stand up against the Torrent of a Faction or the Insinuations of a slier Party That Magistrate who converses most with God will like Moses have most Divine Authority in his looks he will be the most proper person to stand in the gap and to turn away the destroying Angel But still give me leave to ask that Humbling Question Is this Nation likely to atone for former Iniquities that is scarce sensible of their daily Transgressions What solemn Humiliation can be expected from those who confess their present sins without Contrition who pray without Devotion Who praise God without Affection And read the Scriptures without Faith and Obedience When our sins have separated between us and our God and our Iniquities have hid his Face from us that he will not hear because our hands are defiled with Bloud then 't is not a melancholy look the abatement of a Meal and a formal attendance on divine Offices that will break our Cords asunder and