Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	kingdom_n	liberty_n	majesty_n	3,438	5	6.1731	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B06618	His Majesties most gracious speech to both houses of Parliament	England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1702 : William III); William, III, King of England, 1650-1702.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1697 (1697)	Wing W2413; ESTC R186677	1,106	2

His Majesties MOST GRACIOUS SPEECH To both Houses of PARLIAMENT My Lords and Gentlemen THE War which I Entred into by the Advice of My People is by the Blessing of God and their Zealous and Affectionate Assistance brought to the End We all Proposed an Honourable Peace which I was willing to Conclude not so much to Ease My Self from any Trouble or Hazard as to free the Kingdom from the Continuing Burden of an Expensive War I am heartily sorry My Subjects will not at first find all that Relief from the Peace which I could wish and they may expect but the Fonds intended for the last years Service have fallen short of Answering the Sums for which they were given so that there remain considerable Deficiencies to be Provided for There 's a Debt upon the Account of the Fleet and the Army The Revenues of the Crown have been anticipated by My Consent for Publick Uses so that I am wholly destitute of means to support the Civil List and I am never distrust you 'l suffer this to turn to My disadvantage but will provide for Me during My Life in such a manner as may be for My Honour and for the Honour of the Government Our Naval Force being increased to near double what it was at My Accession to the Crown the Charge of maintaining it will be proportionably augmented and it is certainly necessary for the Interest and Reputation of England to have always a great strength at Sea The Circumstances of Affairs Abroad are such that I think My Self obliged to tell on My Opinion That for the present England cannot be safe without a Land force and I hope We shall not give those who mean Us ill the opportunity of Effecting that under the Notion of a Peace which they could not bring to pass by 〈◊〉 War I doubt not but you Gentlemen of the House of Commons will take these Particulars into your Consideration in such a manner as to provide the necessary Supplies which I do very Earnestly Recommend to you My Lords and Gentlemen That which I most delight to think of and am best pleased to own is That I have all the Proofs of My Peoples Affection that a Prince can desire and I take this Occasion to give them the most solemn Assurance That as I never had so I never ●ill nor can have any Interest separate from theirs I Esteem it one of the greatest Advantages of the Peace That I shall now have ●eisure to Rectifie such Corruptions or Abuses as may have crept into any Part of ●he Administration during the War and effectually to Discourage Prophaneness ●nd Immorality and I shall Imploy my Thoughts in promoting Trade and Advancing the Happiness and Flourishing Estate of the Kingdom I shall Conclude with telling you That as I have with the Hazard of every ●hing Rescued your Religion Laws and Liberties when they were in the Ex●●eamest Danger so I shall Place the Glory of My Reign in Preserving them En●●re and Leaving them so to Posterity FINIS Printed at London and Re-printed at Glasgow by Robert Sanders One of His Majesties Printers Anno Dom. 1697.