Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	church_n	papist_n	protestant_n	3,430	5	8.0447	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37340	A brief history of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the occasions that brought her and Thomas, Duke of Norfolk, to their tragical ends shewing the hopes the Papists then had of a Popish successor in England, and their plots to accomplish them : with a full account of the tryals of that Queen, and of the said Duke, as also the trial of Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel : from the papers of a secretary of Sir Francis Walsingham / now published by a person of quality.	M. D.; Walsingham, Francis, Sir, 1530?-1590.	1681 (1681)	Wing D57; ESTC R8596	76,972	72

Such hath been and is the mercifulness of her Majesty whom God long preserve You know I have been long looked for in this present case of mine divers times in this place but by her Majesties Clemency prolonged hitherto It is not common to see a man of my Vocation to be a Speaker Nevertheless I will be brief and gladly shew you the Estate of those offences which my Conscience doth burthen me for I have been found by my Peers worthy of Death whereof I do acquit them for I come not hither to Justifie my self neither yet to charge my Peers with Injustice but rather submit my self to this which God hath prepared for me And thus considering the weakness of my Flesh and Blood that at such time a mans sences will partly fail I do mind to divide my Speeches into three parts desiring you to take it full and whole and not to tear it in pieces And first in dealing in matters temporal towards the Queen of Scots I dealt not as a good Subject for that I made not the Queens Majesty Duke privy thereunto which indeed I confess I ought not so to have done for this offence I was committed to this house pointing to the Tower and upon my humble submission delivered then making promise to the Queens Majesty whom I pray God long to prosper never to deal in those matters again But contrary to my submission and Promise made to the Queens Majesty abusing her Clemency towards me which hath and doth grieve me more than any one thing hath done I dealt in this matter again perfectly for saving my Life and other Causes which I could alledge Here Mr. Sheriff Branch standing by the Duke desired him very courteoussy to make an end as short as might be for the time did spend Sheriff Branch Then the Duke beginning again said it hath been bruited that I took my Oath and received the Sacrament that I should never deal in those matters again which is untrue and yet the Oath too much Now Mr. Christopher one of the Officers hearing these words desired the Duke to be short We are come hither said he to see you put to Execution Christopher and we must not delay while these Speeches pass from you for in this we hazard our Lives Then the Duke said I do not excuse my self but I come to discharge my Conscience and to acquit my Peers and not to complain of any injustice for I have deserved this and more a great deal in that I have abused the Queens Majesties mercy towards me whom once again with Hands lifted up I pray God long to Preserve and Reign over you and that my death may be an end of all troubles and to Augment my fault it is said I had familiarity with evil dealers Indeed I will confess and tell you that I never saw nor never had Conference but once with one Radolph and yet never against the Queens Majesty God is my Judge although many lewd offers and motions were made to me For it is well known I had to do with him by reason I was bound to him by Recognisance for a great sum of Money and for two Letters that came from the Pope I confess I did see them the one Cyphered the other Descyphered I never consented to them neither was I consenting to the late Rebellion in the North notwithstanding I come not hither as unguilty To the second part I know I have not onely been thought to be a Papist a Duke favourer of Papists and a maintainer of them God is my judge before whom I stand lifting up his Eyes I thank God I was never a Papist since I knew what Religion meant but I did always detest Papistry and all the vain Toyes thereof imbracing ever from the bottom of my Heart the true Religion of Jesus Christ trusting by the assurance of my Faith in his blood that is my only Redeemer and Saviour Indeed I must confess that I had Servants and Friends that were Papists But if thereby I have offended Gods Church or any Protestant I desire God and them to forgive me Well now to the Third point wherein I am to shew how much I am bound to the Queens Majesty for her mercifulness towards me in that her Majesty hath promised to be good and gracious to my poor Children I remember good Father Latimer making a Sermon in a more honourable place than this is out of the Pulpit neither do I compare my self to him He said That God did often times take away a good and gracious Prince for the sins and disobedience of his Subjects which God grant not to be in these days but that it will please God to continue and increase her Majesties Years yea until the Worlds end if it be his blessed will and pleasure You have a most gracious Queen as I must needs confess and also Godly Religion therefore look that your Livings and Conversations be answerable to the Religion of Christ that proves you That God may prosper the Prince overthrow the Pope and maintain your Wealth and Quietness Let not my Person good People make my Speech worse they that have Factions I speak not particularly but generally let them beware they be given over betimes seek not to breviate Gods doings lest God prevent yours And then the Sheriff hastening him he turned to the People and embracing Sir Henry Lee said I have and always have had as true a Heart to my Prince Sheriff Sir Henry Lee. Duke as ever any Subject hath had And so Sir Henry Lee staying him by the left Arm he kneeled down and asked the Queens Majesty forgiveness and rising again he embraced Mr. Dean of Pauls with a chearful Countenance and afterwards for the most part shaking those that were on the Scaffold by Mr. Dean of Pauls the hands and desiring them to pray for him amongst the rest the Executioner Executioner did on his knees desire forgivness of his Death who did very Courteously forgive him and put into the hand of the Executioner four Soveraigns of Gold and Eighteen Shillings Six pence of Silver This done the Duke kneeling Money down and the Dean of Pauls with him he made his Prayers to God and reading the 51 Psalm saying on the last Verse saving one which doth say and build up the Walls of Jerusalem he pawsed and said the Walls of England good Lord That Psalm finished he began to read another and at the Seventh Verse of the Psalm he pawsed and said I had almost forgotten but not too late I ask all the World forgiveness and I forgive all the World The Psalm and these words finished and other Prayers he wrote one Prayer Counted in effect a Petition to God that his Faith now at his last hour might not fail and finishing the Prayer in these words in Latine and English saying In manus tuus Domine commendo Spiritum meum Lord into thy Hands I commend my Spirit He