Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	law_n	liberty_n	parliament_n	4,902	5	6.1958	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78175	A nevv map of England. Or, Forty six quæries. By I.B.	I. B.	1659 (1659)	Wing B86; Thomason E1001_3; ESTC R16589	2,924	8

A New MAP OF ENGLAND OR Forty six QUÆRIES By I. B. Contra publicos bostes majestatis reos omnis homo miles est sayes Tertullian Jus aequitas vincula civitatum Cic. LONDON Printed in the Year MDCLIX I. WHether when any sober person prayed for the late Junto it was not upon the same reason as the old Woman of S●racuse prayed for the long life of the Tyrant Dionysius lest the Devil should come next II. Whether Aristotle spake right Arist pol. lib. 5. cap. 10. that all Tyrants have been first Generals and Captains for the People under pretense of vindicating or defending their Liberties III. Whether that was not the chiefest reason that the Rump had to keep the Generalship in their own hands IV. Whether they are not justly retaliated to be so often stript of their usurped Authority since they as often subverted the Government under pretense of the liberty of the people and the Chimera of the Good old Cause that they might invade that liberty themselves V. Whether if the Army should purge the Rump of all the ill humours they would not reduce it to a Nonentity or at least to make good the words of the Prophet Elishah VI. Whether the Junto were not mistaken in their Plot to impoverish the people by Taxes Excise Decimations c. that they might want power if they had a will to shake off their Ægyptian Bondage since they payed part of those Levies to the noble Army who thereby had power as well as honesty to discharge from the great trouble of getting Estates VII Whether the Army hath not dealt very hard with them to turn them to Grass in so unseasonable a time VIII Whether Nebuchadnezar's Judgment that hath befalne our Hogen-Mogen State were not for the same sins if not greater IX Whether Dr. Holmes ought not to be punished by the Marshal-law for wresting and torturing the Scripture to prove the Junto to be a lawful Government And that it was their Providence and not the Valour of the Army vanquished those that so valiantly ran away at Chester X. Whether Dr. Holmes married the Parliament as he called it and the Army by the Common-Prayer since it is so soon become uneffectual XI Whether they be divorsed a mensa thoro or a vinculo matrimonii XII Whether it be not most advantageous that they be divorced a vinculo matrimonii causa frigiditatis their Charity being grown so cold least they come once more to usurp by the Title of Dower since all their other Titles will not hold water XIII Whether the Army ought not for the good of the Publick to abate the place called the House of Commons lest those running Foxes steal once more into their Den. XIV Whether those Members do intend to rise at the second Resurrection having risen twice already XV. Whether the poor Cavaliers may not justly call that House a Den of Thieves XVI Whether the Presbyterians might not to call the Speakers Chair the Stool of repentance XVII Whether Mr. H. M. ought not to have the preheminence to name it the Bawdy-house being generally in fashion among the best Saints XVIII Whether Sir H. V. ought to be countenanced to call it the House of prayer but rather the Preaching house XIX Whether the Army are not bound to sell the Members of the Rump at the cheaper rate then in Fifty three lest they can find no other Customer beside the Devil XX. Whether it will not be convenient to except M. S. from Sale and to give him liberty to set up Shop having no other Imployment now to sell the rest of his fellow Members XXI Whether it be not fit for his better encouragement to prohibit any other beside himself to utter any of them XXII Whether such a Grant be a Monopoly XXIII Whether it be not Darcy and Allens Case in point the Members of the Junto being as much the bane of a Common-wealth the Nurserie of Rogues and the destruction of great Estates as the making and uttering of Cards can possibly be XXIV Whether the Judges of the Common-law will be competent Judges of the Cause since M. S. babled so much against the Law which he did not understand XXV Whether M. S. ought not to be Indicted of wilful Murther upon the Statute of Stabbing being credibly reported that he killed Mr. Attorney Prideaux with his sharp words and threats of refunding XXVI Whether those Sycophants that fauned so much on the Infant Common-wealth be not filii terrae since the Army will not own them nor give them leave once more to turn their thread-bare Coats XXVII Whether the Cavaliers or M. Jo. Canne be now under the greater Curse XXVIII Whether the Saints in Southwark did not perform their promise in their Addresses to the Parliament That they would live and die with them when a thousand of them so valiantly appeared in Arms and dispersed themselves at the sight of 20 Redcoats XXIX Whether when they sayd That they would live and die with the Junto that they did intend to live and die like them viz. Knaves Hypocrites and Rebels since they construe Scripture alwaies figuratively to serve their owne turns XXX Whether we may not justly cry out with the Roman Host when Narcissus came into the Tribunal of Plautius Io Saturnalia since so many Servants in these daies have put on the Habits of their Masters XXXI Whether Dr. Owen's Infant Common-wealth was not an Anabaptist since he nor Mr. Harrington could give it a Name XXXII Whether Dr. Owen ought not to unswadle the Infant Common-wealth and lick him clean for it is feared by many wise men that it is all bes XXXIII Whether his Infant hath not crackt his crown against the Cradle since he is become so addle headed XXXIV Whether it be not fit that Dr. Owen be made the Infant Common-wealths Tutor during its Minority XXXV Whether Mr. Harrington is studying Monarchy or an Aristocracy now since his Democratical Government took no effect XXXVI Whether he did not take great pains to no purpose XXXVII Whether the Members that so highly opposed the Engagement against a Monarchy because Christ was suddenly to Reign personally upon earth did not intend one of the Members of the Army XXXVIII Whether Sir A. H. zeal for a Common-wealth be not quite set on fire in this great day of tryal XXXIX Whether he would not willingly resign his Bishoprick to be a King notwithstanding he is a zealous Hogen Mogen man XL. Whether Mr. Peters was not really asleep when he made his Dream or whether it be his own or no being it contains so much truth XLI Whether then it ought not to be admitted for a Proverb viz. That Knaves and mad men do speak truth as well as Children and Fools XLII Whether Mr. Baxter be within the equity of the second Proposal of the Army to the last Junto for charging Sir H.V. with Jesuitism causlesly and groundlesly though Sir H. be no Member of the Army XLIII Whether the Army would not purchase eternal honour and the general Love of the People If they would now while it lies in their power remit those Noble-men and Gentry that have offended against none besides those that were both the Armies and the Nations Scourge XLIV Whether those Gentlemen and the rest of the Nation would not have omitted such a Concurrence in defence of the Laws Priviledges of Parliament and liberty of the people if the Army had kept their Authority in their own hands and not deputed those that made a breach of all under the sacred Name of a free Parliament XLV Whether it be not a Duty Incumbent on each individual Member of the Army which they owe both to God and Man to settle such a Government upon the Basis of Religion and Law that consists with the Genius of the greater and most considerable number of the people yea and upon such a Person in whom Right Love of the People and Law do Concenter that we be no longer carried away like an empty Cloud with the Whirlwind of particular mens Ambitions and Interests more especially since a setled Religion Law Liberty of the People and Priviledges of Parliament wholy depended on it XLVI Whether if the Army seriously endeavour such a settlement they will not be more happy more certain of their Pay and due encouragement and then may justly claim the Title of a GLORIOUS ARMY FINIS