Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	army_n	city_n	london_n	3,465	5	7.2357	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66131	The Prince of Orange his declaration shewing the reasons why he invades England : with a short preface, and some modest remarks on it.	Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.; William III, King of England, 1650-1702.	1688 (1688)	Wing W2331; ESTC R3225	30,452	32

World knows Of the Endeavours we used for the Vnited Provinces when they were invaded in a most unjust War in 1672 Of the particular Esteem and Affection which the English Nation has ever testified to both their Highnesses And therefore cannot excuse himself from espousing our Interests to the doing of which he is earnestly solicited by a great many Lords both Spiritual and Temporal by many Gentlemen and Subjects of all Ranks In all which the only thing we can understand is the Succession to which their Highnesses do severally stand i● that degree which all the World knows But there is not a Man in the World who can understand how those who espouse the interest of another because they have an interest of their own espouse any interest but their own nor could his Highness have told us more plainly that he comes for himself not us that all alledged besides is only for fashion-sake and that we might sink or swim for any care of his if he had not been concerned himself Again because we did what we could for the Dutch when they were unjustly invaded no body can understand how Gratitude obliges them to invade us unjustly themselves nor how the particular Affection and Esteem which we have ever testified to their Highnesses should deserve that he should become our Enemy and ruine us for our pains As much Esteem and Affection as the great Qualities of his Highness are like to meet every where he will please to be informed that the strongest Band of ours is his Alliance to the Royal Bloud and must pardon the English if they love not a Man who hates our King the very King whose Sister and Daughter tyed our Affections to him Then who can understand how making War upon us is espousing our Interest our Religion our Laws our Liberties and Properties our Interest and we beseech his Highness to have a little Mercy on us and not oblige us to believe he espouses our Interest by subjecting all we have to the mercy of a lawless Sword. He must likewise pardon us if we believe not on his Word that many Lords many of the Gentry and of all Ranks are Traytors which if it were true he rewards them betimes and by exposing them to be punished by others till it be seasonable to do it himself informs them what they must expect at last But the Spiritual Lords and their Principles are well known and his Highness has experience what they are in the first Bishop near whom he approached He is like to meet the Temporal Lords whom Age keeps not at home or the King's Service employs not elsewhere with the Gentry and all Ranks in the Field and be better informed from themselves that the English are no Traytors and will take care to wipe off this Aspersion from the Nation Alas how little does his Highness know us Many an unwary and many a heated Man speaks Treason here who is for all that honest at Heart and will make it well appear he is when there is occasion But Therefore it is that his Highness hath thought fit to go over to England and carry with him a Force sufficient by the Blessing of God to defend him from the Violence of Evil Counsellors Unintelligible Language of Declarations of War To Invade us is called Defending Himself and this where there is no fear of an Assault or any danger save from that very Force which he must needs bring to defend him For without it his single Name not guarded so much as by a Footman had found security and veneration all England over After this true account ●f inducing Reasons Reasons if it please his Penmen For nothing looks like a Reason but one viz. Interest his Highness thinks sit to declare his Intentions As if there needed a Declaration to inform us what Pikes and Muskets intend An Army intends nothing but to Master where it comes the very same which the Saxons and Normans and all Invaders from the beginning of the World to this day intended But his Design is a free and lawful Parliament And for a Preparative the annulling of new and returning of old Charters particularly that of the City of London Restoring of former Magistrates addressing Writs a proper Officers And suffering note to chuse or be chosen but such as are qualified by Law. A Man no wiser than I would think that if his Highness designed nothing but this he might very well have staid at home For all these Preparatives were and he knew were made before he went aboard And a free and lawful Parliament had now been sitting or ready of sit if he would have let it Without more ado it is palpably impossible his Highness should come only to do over again what he knew was done to his hand only to get us a Parliament which he will not suffer us to have and this pretence must of necessity cover some Design thought less taking with Englishmen This Parliament his Highness declares shall meet and sit in full freedom but perhaps not act so For the two Houses must it seems prepare Laws to confirm and execute the Test for the security and maintenance of the Protestant Religion and for a good Agreement between the Church of England and all Protestant Dissenters and covering such from Persecution as will live peaceably not excepting Papists But how will his Highness keep his Word if a Parliament should happen to think the Test needs no Confirmation nor Religion more Laws than are already nor that any Laws can make the Church of England and Dissenters agree However it be they love to have it in their power to confirm or alter or abrogate or let the Laws alone as they are according as the good of the Nation shall require without having their Task prescribed They take themselves for Master-Workmen and who can cut out their Work themselves not for bare Journeymen to make up Work cut out by others But I would gladly know what Protestant Religion means in the Mouth of his Highness In the Language of the Country where he was Born and Bred right Protestancy signifies Presbytery and he is said to be surrounded by Men who so understand it whereof some perhaps might have a hand in this Declaration As the Religion or Church Established by Law had been easily said if it had been meant to my thinking the suspicion is vehement that this free Parliament with a Holland Trumpet in the Speakers Chair is to set up Presbytery at least I am very sure it must if that Trumpet sound it and there is but too much reason to expect it will sound here as it does at home especially when there is not the least intimation to the contrary The pretended Invitation of the Spiritual Lords will be well rewarded with a good agreement with their Dissenting Masters and being covered from Persecution provided they hold themselves content and live peaceably But the comfort is nothing can better shew their Invitation is but pretended To