Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	arm_n	england_n	king_n	2,484	5	3.7518	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39065	An Expedient, or, A sure & easy way of reducing all dissenters whatsoever to an exact & sincere obedience both to our ecclesiastical & civil government		1662 (1662)	Wing E3874; ESTC R5413	15,753	16

he suffers not to be pittied by his Party For to punish the whole Body as the English custome is for the faults of some members makes them all desperate racking many times their brain to defend an action the then common cause which otherwise they would have disown'd without difficulty and besides it is a kind of real martyrdom when a man actually suffers either in his life or estate for a crime which perchance strictly and truly he ●b●minates No wonder then that our Papists not only reckon themselves Martyrs but are cryd up esteemd for such by so many Forrain Princes which must needs draw a scandal upon the Nation so do the Protestant Religion a prejudice both at home and abroad if these encrease and gain repu●e also by their sufferings I cannot therefore but be highly dissatisfied with our common Justice which entails Rebellion on a Sect and insulting too much over the we kness of mankind necessarily as it were inclines from Father to son unprincipled men to all villany and treason Let us therefore call to mind the Scotch Presbyterian Rebellion in 66 last and see what a ruine it would have been to England had his Majesty instead of his own great predence and merciful temper followed their councel who thought it fit to pursue our presbyterians at home as complotters with those actually in arms This would have driven all into the utmost despair especially those that loved the King and Kingdom best for then they would have deem'd it impossible to satisfie consequently thought ill designs the best of their play nor would they have lookt upon themselves or children otherwise than slaves since no slavery is equal to that of being always suspected by the Government Many that are now faithful would then have been not only incensed but perchance have turnd their bibles over and over to find again arguments to maintain Rebellion for what will not men fancy God sayes when t is absolutely necessary for their ends Were every man that now heartily rejoyces at a Thiefs execution at Tyburn to suffer with the malefactor we should not only see theft defended by its present condemners but reckond for a virtue also Some would cry up the life of man for an inestimable jewel and to be preferred before all world●y trash Others would term propriety a tyrannick unjust usurpation with the like metaphysical fancies nay the tricks of a Rascal would be then called the effect of a dextrous wit the setting upon two or three unarmed G●asiers the height of all valour and courage There 's nothing can ever destroy us in England but disagreement nor shall the Government ever fail of being thought the common enemy by all Nonconformists whilst the folly or Knavery of some few is imputed to the whole gang in general If this way of proceeding were lay'd aside which now strongly cements them their Congregations would quickly be well satisfied with the condemnation of a guilty Member as we ordinarily are at what passes at the old Bayly or at any of our other Sessions It may be some might strive to mince the matter of fact as daily friends do in all faults committed but none would then defend a crime to be no crime which is the thing I solely insist upon for from thence arise all our disputes factions 'T is an error to think there can be a great Body of men inconsistent with Government since to be lawless is as opposite to the nature of mankind in general as death it self Every sober man therefore let his Religion be what it will find's out some distinction or other to prevent confusion to conform to Laws that tend to Government The Presbyterians are too discreet rich to be anarchica● whosoever has loves riches will be always fond of Laws that preserve his right to them The Phanatiques are generally harmless well meaning though a Quaker will not set out his Tithes he will bid the Minister or Tithing man take them nay if he find loss by their carving he will at length do it himself with this or the like salvo that 'T is the old man not the new that payes the Hireling that Judaical abomination nor do these poor people refuse it seems to engage to live peaceably as their friend Mr. Pen tells us in his Great Case Now for the Papists the greatest most absolute Princes of the World are not only of their profession but our own Kingdom also was extremely considerable under their Goverment our excellent Laws and prudent old customes were of their framing as they well know also vaunt in their late Apology Reply Besides though the Papists of England are still so great Assertors of the Popes power in Spirituals that I really believe by what I have read seen that there would more die for him here then in any two Countreys in the world yet we know that in the very depth of Popery no body struck more bold home at all temporal encroachments of the Romish See than the English for they not only made strict prohibitions against the coming in of Legates without leave against publication of bulls and the like but also enacted those nipping Laws of Mortmain so that no body could voluntarily of his own head give one foot of Land to the Church Nor at this day do I find for truly I have made particular enquiry about it any French man more willing than our present Papists to tye up the Popes hands from medling with the civil Government of the Kingdom If therefor all or any of these Dissenters be now heaving at the Government 't is because they are distinguish'd from the rest of the Nation made as uncapable of many things as strangers aliens nor do's animosity or a rebellious spirit always proceed from the Religion men profess but from the frailty of nature which makes them often partial take the dictates of their appetite for truth reason Now were no English Christian as long as obedient to the lawful power inconvenienc'd for his Conscience 't is impossible but Sectaries would be as heartily sollicitous for the good of the Nation as any man else whatsoever This most evidently appears by the Welsh who whilst we suspected used them with rigor were ever unquiet our most deadly enemies but after we had recieved them as friends made them partakers of all the priviledges of the Kingdom they not only for got our strange usage of their Princes the loss of their Lands the Egyptian slavery they were under but so united themselves with us that our losses are now theirs their 's ours nor have they since ever stirr'd or made ill use of our favours but on the contrary by them both they and we are become one people one nation without the least rancour or grudge nay so fond have they been of our Monarchy which once they hated ●bove all things that four