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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	christian_a	true_a	world_n	4,139	5	4.4737	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41908	Great news from Count Teckely, or, An account of some passages 'twixt a true Protestant English volunteer and a Teckelytish Mahumetan in the Turkish camp sent over by the Counts secretary to a brother in London.		1684 (1684)	Wing G1716; ESTC R26752	3,764	2

GREAT NEWS FROM Count Teckely OR An Account of some Passages 'twixt a True Protestant English Volunteer and a Teckelytish MAHVMETAN in the Turkish Camp Sent over by the Counts Secretary to a Brother in London En Psuedo-Protestantium flagellum ENGLISH TRVE P. COnfound me if I care a Fig for Christianity t is a dull sneaking Institution a pitiful mean piece of Morality that Heathens would be ashamed of It gives no Incouragement to good substantial Debauchery no rewards to Treason and Rebellion allows no Poligamy nor a train of rampant Concubines to Cherish and entertain a Man in those days of Visitation Hang it Brother I hate Persecution and Lectures of Damnation upon every little Miscarriage give me a good Frolicksom Religion and see what a Zealous Votary I 'le be Teck I believe you Brother the Christian Religion indeed is too severe for Flesh and Blood it makes a Man Honest which is a damn'd Scandal in the latter Age of the World and by Beelzebub you did a generous act to quit your pretences to it T is such a melancholy niggardly Religion that none but incorrigible Sots could court and admire it Eng. True P. Very right the Alcoran is undoubtedly superior to the Gospel in all Things What Man of sense would hearken to Self-denial and Mortification when the uncontrolled pleasures of the World are before him when he might gratify his appetite to the full and be a Libertine with Impunity for my own part Brother I have lived among the Godly in England and hang me if all their clutter about the purity of their Religion signifies a Rush and we that profest it were Persecuted into the bargain Teck No no I tell you you acted like a Man of Politiques to leave it as you found it an empty Name Besides who 'd be toss't like a Dog in a Blanket for a Religious qualm upon the Stomach you had no liberty of Conscience in your country and who wou'd be subject to the severity of such a stingy Government Here 's Paradice before thee Lad and a good Old Cause and who would not be a Friend to the Grand Signcour upon such Honourable Propositions Eng. True P. I like the Cause Man I come a Volunteer to the Army and I 'le Stand and Fall by the new Grand Vizier under whom I have listed my self Teck No doubt of success shew but thy Zeal and thy English Valour and be an Illustrious President for others to follow thee and thou l't see blessed Times this Campagne There will certainly be Monuments erected in memory of all Glorious Volunteers their Names will be written in Brass that future Ages may see their generous Undertakings Eng. True P. No Janizary in the Turks Dominions shall perform nobler Exploits then my self in the Station I am I 'de hew down the Christians as I would tear down their Crosses 〈◊〉 their Chappels Who would not be Circumciz●d for the Turk that has been Anathematiz'd by ●he Pope who would not hate the name of Christianity that has heard of the Whore of Babylon the Mufti 's of our Conventicles in England say 〈◊〉 a Beast with ten Horns and the great Turk ha● but two you know therefore she 's the greater Monster Teck Oh! your Mufti 's in a long Cloak are plaguy fellows about the Revelations they make nothing of a Prophesie or a knotty Mysterious Riddle But hang it let 's no longer dispute about the merits of the Cause to be sure we are in the right we are of the strongest side tho we had not success last year proportionable to our Expectations but we have a formidable Army now shall make the Pope and the Emperour Tremble Eng. True P. Prithee my Friend let 's confer Notes together alittle What might be the reason of so many unlucky Disappointments how came the Grand-Vizier and your Count Teckely to be so often Defeated Teck Nothing but bad Conduct and ill Success you may swear for 't We had number enough for the Battle but the Devil flatter'd us we had not firm Resolutions enough we were not bold and daring as Bully John of Poland Eng. True P. Yes yes ye were bold enough but ye wanted the Prayers of the Godly We were not rightly informed concerning your Proeedings As soon as our Teachers had acquainted us with your Teckelitish Principles your noble Resolutions against your Liege Lord the Emperour we instantly espoused your Cause and in all our discourses Vindicated your Proceedings Teck We have some friends I find in your little Island as well as elsewere Some People call us Rebels Revolters and Stigmatize us Confoundly but it signifies nothing Eng. True P. Not a Rush what other People call Rebellion and Apostacy we call Right and Equity and the Liberty of the Subject Who would not rather that the Turk should Reign over us then his Holiness I tell thee all the Republicans of England are Tooth and Nail for the Turk Teck What did they say concerning the Relief of Vienna Eng. True P. Oh! they hung down their Heads like a Bull Rush when the news was confirm'd They suspended their Grief at first trusting that it might be a false Relation They 'd hold yee ten to one that Vienna was taken and were ready to make Bonfires on the same Presumption The Grand Viziers and Count Teckely's Health were Drank with a great deal of Gratulation nay one Brother Burnt his Hat amidst the Frol que Teck Well but what said they when the general Report of the World had contradicted their Wishes Eng. True P. Why really they were damnably Discomforted with lifted up Hands to Heaven they disown'd a Providence and denied their Christianity in favour of Turkism But yet all their Hopes are not yet Defeated they think to hear better New this Campagne Teck I 'me glad to hear of such passionate Resentments for our Cause Believe me there should be a Colledge Erected in Constantinople or Adrianople for the Education of true Protestant Mahometans their hearty Zeal for the Turk and Count Teckely is far Superiour to their Muftie's or our Priests and I fancy their Prayers would be more Successful Eng. True P. As for their Prayers and good Wishes you may be sure of them they are joyn'd as the Heart of one Man for the Mahometan Cause You 'll certainly hear of a Fast Day very speedily before the two Armies meet wherein will be Prayers and Supplications made for the Persecuted Brethren the adherents to Count Teckely Teck What 's the reason the Conventiclers are such mighty favourers of the Count and his Interest Eng. True P. Why they bear the same Respect and Veneration to the Count as they do to Lucifer and the fallen Angels They were bred up in Rebellion and suckt Treason from their Mothers Duggs and would you not have them appear for those of their own Tribe and Opinion Teck Yes yes by all means I think they are a very good natured sort of People and the Treason has not succeeded