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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	england_n	king_n	kingdom_n	4,625	5	5.7154	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B10247	The declaration of the Brittish in the north of Ireland With some queres of Colonel Monke, and the answers of the Brittish to the queres.	R. W.; Albemarle, George Monck, Duke of, 1608-1670.	1649 (1649)	Wing W90A; ESTC R223307	5,084	10

so great powers have assembled themselves against the Lord and his Christ We have thought it necessary not to rest satisfied with the swearing of the Covenant which many false Brethren formerly did but with Daniel who opened his windows towards the East to witnesse his avouching of the service of his God so by this Declaration do we testifie to the world that we have sincerely and faithfully without any equivocation sworn the said Oath according to the true and clear meaning of each Article thereof as well Civill as Ecclesiasticall so we shall by the strength of God with our lives ●nd fortunes maintaine the same against the opposers and Enemies thereof as well private underminders as publique opposers whether Papists Sectaries or Malignants not doubting but their powers may be great yet the Lord our God will deliver us from them or if he doe not yet we will not serve their gods nor ●y any connivance or politick lukewarmnesse be any wayes partakers of their inquities least we justly provoke our God to spew us out of his mouth and suffer ●s to be swallowed up in their judgments having found of how dangerous con●equence it is to leave power in the hands of these as are refufers of the Covenant ●● double minded at it being so far against our Vowes therein made to the Lord ●f hosts and such an apt meanes to breed division amongst our selves and ad●ance the designes of these who wish its and our ruine We doe declare that we will have none in our Army nor associate our selves with any but such as shall ●●ke and renew this solemne League and Covenant and particularlie that wee ●●all not receave into publick charge into our Army nor associat our selves at ●ny time hereafter with such as have been violent promoters of the late unlawful ●gadgement against England nor with any who have formerly been known to ●ave been Malignantly affected did goe on upon the same untill there shall bee a ●ublick way agreed upon by King and Parliament for receiving of such upon ●●idence of their repentance with the advice of the Church Neither shall wee ●ceave into charge any whosoever have gone upon the former Ingadgement ●efore they have first not onely given publick signes of repentance to the Church ●●t also shall have satisfied the officers of the Army of their good deserving and ●ocured a testimoniall from the Presbyterie of their honest behaviour nor shall ●e trust any other notorious Malignants before they have given constant obedi●●ce of their resenting their former Malignant courses and if when upon such ●●nes given they shall be receaved to charge if they shall yet at any time vent ●●eir Malignancy by discourse or otherwise we shall instantly thereupon remove ●●em from their respective charges And more especially we shall not associat our ●●ves with the Marquesse of Ormond not with any of his partie so long as they shall combyne with Papists or other forementioned Malignants and shal not swear and subscribe the solemn League and Covenant as we have done here and whereas the Sectarian partie in England of late hes usurped an illegall power over both King and Parliament and are resolving an universall Tolleration of Religion and the subversion of lawfull Government by Kings Lords and Commons and have taken upon them to proclaime all adherers to the foresaid just Government in the person of the present King to be Rebels and Traitors All which the said ●surped practises they visibly intend to force upon us in this Kingdome so soon as they can transport their power thither to be obeyed and receaved by us contrare to our sworne solemne League and Covenant and for this cause we doe faithfully obliedge our selves unanimously with our estates and lives to resist and oppose any such irregular Power which shall proceed from them and that we shall maintaine the Government of the Church here together with the just power of the King and Parliament in the state against the opposers thereof And being confident that these our present intentions will not want bitter and false aspersions of all sorts and particularly that by this act we intend to shake off our due obedience to the Crowne of England and desist from prosecuting the service against the Irish Rebells wherein wee were imployed by King and Parliament we do hereby declare that we shall really demean our selves as becometh faithfull and loyall Subjects to the Crown of England and shall at all times give due obedience to the King and free Parliament thereof And untill it shall please God to establish these according to our solemne League and Covenant we shall prosecute by Gods help and assistance sincerely the Common Enemy and advance by Gods assistance all the ends thereof And least by misunderstanding or carnall reasoning we might be drawn to any thing contrare to the word of God and our solemne Ingagements we are resolved to proceed to nothing whatsomever in reference to Religion without advise of Gods Ministers and servants here given unto us in the same but shall be ready according to our power to prosecute every meane of surety to our Religion which they shall propose to us according to the word of God and the Covenant and that they and our consciences may bear us witnesse of the integrity of our hearts and that we may with the more confidence expect the blessing of God upon our proceedings we shall take care that sin may be suppressed in our Army all scandalous persons and disobedient to Church censures put out of it and for removing of all jealousies our Quarters may have that upon this change of affaires they may suffer prejudice we do hereby assure them that we shall equally regard their respective standings aswell as our owne These our resolutions being pondred by any well affected person we are confident will seem as just as necessary It is evident to the world our consciences in matters of Religion loyall to our Soveraigne the Lords anoynted whose Fathers unparaleld execution our souls abhorres and we tremble to name and whose just Succession He giving security for maintaining all the Articles and ends of the solemne League and Covenant before He be admitted to the exercise of His Royall Power We are resolved to maintain with our Lives and Fortunes to our duties the Parliaments of the united Kingdomes our own mutuall Liberties Lives and Safeties Withall our solemne vowes unto the Lord our God which are likely to be most impiously violated Neither We hope will any believe We precipitate when they consider the present power of Sectaries the secret and open enemies of the Kingdomes the want of affection of many amongst our selves and the great opportunity they have by every dayes delayes to subvert that which we are most obleidged to maintain Lastly the subscribers do faithfully and solemnly promise that Wee do truly intend and shall zealously prosecut by the assistance of God with singlenesse of heart having still Gods glory and Honour before our eyes all the severall points of this Declaration and as We earnestly desire and obtest all good Christians to joyn with us and now discharge their dutie to God and the King so we shall not be diverted from maintaining of all these who shall faithfully joyn herein with an uninterested regard by what means soever humbly praying the Almighty Lord to direct us by his Spirit and witnesse by his power that he is our strong City and Rock in whom we trust We the Gentry and others of the Country do assent to and Cordially joyne with the Army in all the points of this Declaration and shall be equally careful of their ingagement as of our own and prosecution thereof shall run all the hazards with them FINIS