Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	king_n	law_n	liberty_n	6,707	5	6.5575	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50026	Sionis reductio, & exultatio. Or, Sions return out of captivity with Sions reioycing for her return. A discourse, intended for the solemn festivity of the English nation, at Livorno in Italy, upon the happy news of King Charles the Second his return into England, which was there celebrated with munificent feasting, and magnificent shows, fire-works, and other signs of triumph, three days together, in the month of July anno Dom. 1660. Since occasionally preached in part, at St. Margarets in Westminster, the Sonday [sic] after the solemnization of the Kings birth-day, and entry into London; and now presented to publick view, as to correct the mis-apprehension, and mis-interpretation of some that were present; so to prevent the mis-information, and depravation of others that were absent. By Ro. le Grosse, cleric. An orthodox priest of the Church of England; and D. Oecumenical, then residing in Livorno, at his return from grand Cairo in Egypt.	Le Grosse, Robert.	1662 (1662)	Wing L961; ESTC R222044	50,728	74

give credit to either Yet had they not been so stupid in judgement 2 Kings 20.17.18 23.27 24.1.2 and excoecated and blinded in their understanding having eys to see 2 Chron. 36.6 but as the Prophet speaks of them would not see and ears to hear but would not hear and hearts to understand but would not understand Isa 6.9.10 They might as well have believed their return from captivity Isa 6.9.10 as being under the yoak in Babylon they were sensible of it both being alike fore-told by the Prophets However that the Word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah the Prophet might be accomplished 2 Chron. 36.22 the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus King of Persia Ezra 1.1 4.4.5 5.3 to make a Proclamation throughout all his Kingdom and caused it to be put in writing for their return out of Babylon to Jerusalem which accordingly came to pass notwithstanding all the opposition of their enemies For as you may read in the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah they came again to Jerusalem and Judah every one to his own City Ezra 4.4 5.3 I shall not need to tell you how joyful these people were when God had turned their captivity from them If you please to turn to that Psalm which from their return is intituled In Convertendo Psal 126.1.2 you may sufficiently satisfie your selves in it for the Kingly Prophet begins that Psalm with In Convertendo Dominus Captivitatem Sion When the Lord turned the captivity of Sion we were like unto them that dream Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with joy Psal 126.1.2 That is they were like men in a dream that felt ineffable joy and incredible comfort and yet they doubted whether it were true or but a dream Acts 12.4.5 6. Even as we read of St. Peter in the Acts of the Apostles when he was imprisoned by Herod and destined to be brought forth to the people and to be put to death upon the prayers of the Church interceding with God for him the Angel of the Lord came into the Prison to him whiles he was fast asleep and dream'd not of it and smiteing him on the side he raised him up causing his Chains to fall from his hands and being awaked the Angel bid him arise and to gird himself and to bind on his Sandales and to cast his Garment about him and to follow him Now when Peter had thus done and followed the Angel out of Prison and was come abroad the Text faith that he wist not that it was true which was done by the Angel that delivered him Acts 12.7.8 9. but thought he had seen a Vision Acts 12.7.8.9 In like manner was it with the Jews that were captived in Babylon after their captivity was turned and they returned to Jerusalem they felt such joy and rejoycing such gladness and comfort as was as much incredible as inutterable But leaving the captivity of Sion and the People of God in former times and in forraign parts with the returning of it let us return to our selves and take notice of the captivity and slavery which God of his unspeakable mercy of later days hath freed us from and turned away from us here at home in our own Country And here not to tarry or make a Mansion on but only to touch and make mention of those two remarkable and famous deliverances from captivity both Corporal and Spiritual which God was pleased of his meer grace and goodness to vouchsafe to us his People of England How can we forget those two memorable years of One thousand five hundred Anno 1588. eighty and eight and of One thousand six hundred and five the one in the last Century the other in this Century Anno 1605. In the former of which God did mightily deliver us his People from an open Invasion by the Spaniards from abroad and in the latter did most miraculously free us from a secret undermining at home Both plotted by Jesuits and acted by Papists The one by Strand the other by Land The one by Strangers and Foraigners at Sea the other by home-born Subjects ashoar The one upon our Coasts the other near and under our Courts The one by Shipping with Swords Powder Match and Bullets the other in a Vault or Cellar with Croues of Iron Barrels of Powder and Matchless Billets Both which egregious and famous deliverances from the enemies of our English Sion are not to be buried in oblivion as they have been too much forgotten by some that would have seemed to be the greatest professors of Religion amongst us but ought to be remembred by all true Englishmen and to be perpetuated by them with red letters in Fames Calendar to all generations Yet because these two great deliverances are past the memory of most men now living and most of us here present know nothing of them save only by reading tradition and common hear-say I shall pass them over with the bare remembrance and naming of them And so leaving them to be solemnized in their proper times I shall address my self to speak of that latest deliverance out of captivity and thraldom which not above two years since God was pleased to vouchsafe unto us and is still fresh in every mans and almost in every childs memory and is most proper to be treated of at this time Know then that we may come to be more sensible of it when by reason of our sins and high ingratitude towards God for our long continued peace and prosperity above all the Nations and Kingdoms round about us God had most justly suffered us to be infested with intestine Arms and a civil War which of all others is most dangerous and pernicious our fellow-Subjects rising up in rebellion against their Prince and had permitted those Rebels to be succesful in Arms against their Liege Lord and Soveraign His late Majesty of ever blessed memory by reason whereof we came to lose not only our Religion Laws Liberties and Proprieties the only things which the Rebels pretended they took up Arms to defend and preserve from violation but also our most gracious King King Charles the first 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Infandum immane nefas A crime not to be spoken or thought of without horrour and amazement whose Honour and Person they had taken so many Oaths of Allegiance Protestations Covenants and Vows and these in a Sacramental manner to defend and maintain save and keep secure from all violence all which notwithstanding they did under a colour of justice to justifie their proceedings which were no ways justifiable bvt unparalleld by all former presidents since the Creation most inhumanely unchristianly and butcherly murther him because he would not in the least give way to violate either our Religion Laws Liberties and Proprieties but did most Christianly Manly and Kingly maintain them even with the loss of his life dying both the Churches and Kingdoms Martyr that