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	subject_n	4,732	5	6.6515	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82183	A declaration of the loyalty of the citizens of London to the King and Parliament. Wherein their fidelity and true affection to the publike good is clearly manifested, by their voluntary contributions, personall actions, and strong fortifications, for the safety of the King, Parliament and Kingdome. Published for a president to the whole kingdome.		1643 (1643)	Wing D709; Thomason E104_32; ESTC R13719	3,706	8

it selfe What City in England can compare with it I mean not in respect of its largitude but in respect of its alacrity and cheerfull performances of publike personall Offices tending to the common safety the willing mind is discerned aswel in little as much and the affection as really expressed their industry so great and operative actions so tractable that it is meet to be recorded in tables of brasse to be had in perpetuall memory a pattern of constancy to be imitated by all nations in the world I am not able to expresse the worthinesse of their actions conducing not not only to their own safeties and preservations but to the benefit and profit of these whole Kingdome Their extraordinary guards by the heroick Companies of trained souldiers daily exercised for the security both of Parliament and City is another demonstration of their true loyalty maintained at their own charge without being burdensome to the rest of the Kingdome the activity of their spirits complete habiliaments may well render her to be the Lady and Queen of Cities and glory to other nations not equalized by the most famous cities of Europe none or very few serving in this cause but the chiefest and best of the Citizens both for personage and estate and so experienced in their martiall discipline and exercises that the meanest may be an Officer for his skill in a Regall Army the patterne of magnanity and true valour and what can more strengthen a King and preserve the peace of his Kingdome then true loyalty joyned with valour and courage in his people No antiquity can record the like fortifications bulwarks and trenches to have been about this city as now are raised and made for the strengthening and security thereof who can testifie that former ages have produced such examples of loyalty that even from the greatest to the least of the said City from the highest to the meanest have put their hand to the work who can report of times past that ever so many thousand did daily work in their own persons as now is seen freely and with the work of their own hands secure themselves by such out-works who living can report that every day in the week in a warlike manner with their Commanders Colours Drums and weapons of war in one hand and instruments of labour in the orher so many thousands should march to the work as to a field of fight imitating the Israelites in the days of good Nehemiah working with one hand and upon the sound of the Drum Arma parata to fight with the other and all this out of true loyalty to their King and Countrey for the defence of the person and royall posterity of their Soveraigne of the true religion grounded on the Word of God of the Fundamentall and Parliamentary Lawes and the Rights Priviledges and Immunities of the free-born subjects of the English Nation This is the triple object upon which the true loyalty of the Citizens of London hath been hitherto and yet is fast fixed and grounded yet one mark more of their true fidelity I had almost forgotten worthy to be retained in perpetuall memory to succeeding ages and that is their searching out and rejection of the disloyall hearted amongst them and willingly exposing them to exemplary punishment for the same There is no garden be it never so decked with rare flowers and variety but hath in it some weeds that must be plucked out and cast away for the better growing of the serviceable and delectable flowers no city that is free from evill members that must be taken notice of and either cropped or rooted out least they overgrow the good and hinder their flourishing and increase And thus I end wishing the whole Kingdome in generall may imitate this renowned City in its true loyalty and fidelity to God their King and Countrey FINIS