Selected quad for the lemma: parliament_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
parliament_n	king_n	kingdom_n	treaty_n	2,512	5	9.3701	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51265	The cry of blood and of a broken covenant written out at first upon the sad relation of our late Soveraignes most treacherous and inhumane murther : most humbly dedicated and then proposed to have been published and presented to the Kings most excellent Majestie if so Providence had dispensed, and now, how late soever, all obstructions being removed, adventured upon His Majesties gracious acceptance and favor of all herein concerned to remain at least as a standing testamonie to posteritie, of the authors conceived sense of duety, in conscience to God and alleagiance to lawfull soveraignty / by Sir William Moore ...	Mure, William, Sir, 1594-1657.	1650 (1650)	Wing M2610; ESTC R9515	17,686	28

the fire can pluck a kindled brand And like a mighty man rous'd up from sleep Shall help right early and the best time keep His Reck'ning from Eternity he laid And times and wayes and means harmonious made To bring to passe His Ends and did foresee Delayes which arbitrary were and free To his deep wisdome gainfull So though now Ye know not what he doth ere-long to you His Face he shall unvail Then make no hast Yee who by faith on promises can feast But patience shew till God shall give the word Which Heaven and Earth to publish shall accord Let Colours fly Drums beat Gird on your Swords Arme Gallants Arme The Battell is the LORDS Close BUt duties to enforce sith words are weak And grounds of hops mens confidence to take Till God put to his hand GREAT KING of Saints In whom for THINE nor pow'r nor wisdom wants On Thee alone is left That light divine May by thy Spirit to our Watch-men shine Keept free and faithfull Taught the times to know By them that Counsell seasonably may flow May all our Rulers singly seek the ends Proposd in Covenant with Thee what tends To Truths advantage in their heart acquaint With Christ to prosecute be their intent That self-deny'd all grounds of jealousies May perish private ends far from their eyes And shoulders joining unto duties prone The work may equally be caried on Be Souldiers like the Cause and Spirit given By God unto their undertakings eaven Profannesse and oppression both be far From all engadging in this holy War Know may aright all Ranks the quarrells spring Before him in their Spirits floorishing Not shrinking at supplyes while all is layd And in decision as the game is playd May light break in upon our Soveraignes soul All Counsell not for good that may controul To lead him in this Maze discovering snares That grounds are of his danger of our fears That joine he may in heart for God and glad The Land our blessing and our glory made Foes be reclaim'd for whom is purposd good Who Peace lay hold on purchased by blood But perish all who principled from hell Hold on their way and proudly means repell O let thy peoples hearts confirmd in faith Of much good-will rest chearfull underneath Thy exercising hand in confidence Pursuing duties that due glory thence To Thee may rise to whom all knees shall bow And wait with praises to perform the Vow FINIS The traiterous murther of late King most justly to laid to heart and duely sented Treaties and parleyes o● suspected the parties bein● an unequall posture Arms therefore necessary to be ordered and made use of as the God of Arms shall call for and imploy 1 Sam. 25.28 2 Chr. 20.15 Dangers and duties to be laid forth and prest from clear just and convincing grounds From trampling on Religion Despising of Dominion ever●ing of lawfull Government From marring of Gods work ●nd shaming of the Covenant From fears of further attempts ●nd proof of former snares ●rom practises against Parliaments and domineering over Gods Inheritante From displaying of 〈◊〉 against the Son of God who● enemies are our enemies an● with whose suffering member we are bound to sympathise Joh. 8.32.33 And last from Gods purposed destruction of obstina●● revolters against Truth an● lawfull Authority howev●● imployed for our sins as 〈◊〉 ●ods of his just indignation The Muses freedome with the states of Parliament ●heir pardon humbly pleaded Silence not sutable to a time of so evident danger to Church and State waking only in the full ripenesse and fit opportunity for execution The Gallantry of our Noble Antcestors proposd for encouragement to resolution The history of K. Amaziah 2 Chr. 25. for application All ranks heartned to concurrence by the nearest Tyes of duty to GOD KING and Countrey The carrying on of the work put over confidently on God from proof of past mercies and former experiences of power and good will to His people The calling of our deserving Commanders Officers in chief and Souldiery evidenced from proof of constant faithfulnesse in the Cause of God as reserved for the ensueing work From their witnessing against the unlawfull engagement choosing rather to be without charge then to charge their consciences with a sinful compliance Their peace of minde arising from the sense of mercie supported against the power of temptations from the Isle of Wight and preserved from acting at Mauchlin-mure the prelude of an unlucky Tragedy Their concession to the late Kings removall from Newcastle objected and answered 1. As proceeding from Trust to these manifold professions protestations declarations yea engagement of the publike faith of the Kingdom in order to a safe free and honourable Treaty pretended between the King and Parliament 2. From the foreseen danger to the Work of Reformation and breach of the peace of the Kingdoms through his Ma. supposed purpose of addresse to Scotland being firme in judgment and profestly standing for grounds solemnly abjured by Us and destructive to the Covenant The ignoble carriage of those perfidious Impostors betrayers of Trust a just motive for men of honour so fowly faild to to call to account the Authors and complices of this impudent Treachery All degrees sensible of Gods and the Kingdoms dishonour called to joine with the King owning the Cause and Covenant in charging home upon wicked Covenant-breakers this unexpiable injury The People owning their interest in the Promises by reason of Christs donation with the Isles and ends of the e●●th Psal. 2. the prime motive of their entring in Covenant and acting for Christ The work of Reformation being far advanced and great difficulties overcome GOD hath permitted men for our sins yet for a season to obstruct the way Gods people encouraged upon solide grounds to stand to their duty The Kings owning the work when stirred up for that end by the Lord to be held for a token of good The King honoured by God above other Kings as having committed to him the Scepter of Government over lands gifted to Christ in speciall manner The improving of just power for the advantage of Christs Interests the surest pillar ●or supporting of the Kings Thrones Christ to be acknowledged in His Royall Prerogative and to be made use of in all his Offices as one by whom Kings reign Prov. 8.15 and who removeth and setteth up Kings Dan. 2.21 at his pleasure Regall Power and Authority consistent with the absolutenesse of Christs Soveraignty The Kings heart a sit blank to put in Christs hand to fill up and in proof of the reality of the offer the signing of the Covenant in securing of Religion necessary To ●alk in the counsell of the wic●●d and joine in the yock of bad association to be guarded against by the King in his tender years as against a sure stroak of judgement Scotlands grief and Scotland● joy The prejudice of intertained jealousies between the King and His Subjects The duty of loyall Subjects as relating to Christs absolute