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
A81629	My Lord Newarks speech to the trained-bands of Nottingham-shire at Newark, 13. July. 1642. Concerning His Maiesties commission of array.; Speech to the trained-bands of Nottingham-shire at Newark, 13 July, 1642	Dorchester, Henry Pierrepont, Marquis of, 1606-1680.	1642 (1642)	Wing D1919A; Thomason E200_52	1,144	7

My Lord Nevvarks SPEECH To the Trained-bands of Nottingham-shire at Newark 13. July 1642. Concerning His MAIESTIES Commission of Array LONDON Printed by Edward Griffin 1642. Gentlemen and my good Conntrey-men all THese Noble Gentlemen and my selfe have called you together by vertue of His Majesties Commission of Array directed to us I shall acquaint you with the grounds and reasons of it which are these the defence of His most sacred Person of your Liberties Laws Religion and the just priviledges of both Houses of Parliament These are the ends of this Commission and of all His Majesties actions and endeavors they tend hither as to their proper Centre and place of rest I know herein you easily beleeve me the least doubt cannot remain with them that have so often had his Royall word his solemne and frequent protestations to this purpose and the Word of a King is sacred as His Person what then are His solemne Protestations I hope this is the farthest journey you shall take and that your Countrey shall be the onely Spheare wherin you are to move I am sure His Majesty heartily desires it should be so But if there be urgent and necessarily occasions that you must goe further I will accompany you and not any shall be exposed to that hazzard I will not be my selfe your trouble shall be mine your danger mine all fortunes I will participate with you and my care of every one of you shall be equall to that I shal have of my self I should have been glad to have found any where such zeale and readinesse to serve the King but rejoyce much more to find them here amongst you my Countreymen in this place the place of my birth and my affections It should argue some diffidence I had of you to perswade you to perswade you to obedience and loyalty to your Prince and indeed I should lose time in so doing when I already see your hearts full of them and well may they be so to him that is so careful and tender of the good of you So gracious a Prince as unexampled in vertues as in Royalty besides I should but lay open my owne folly in thinking any Arguments could be more prevalent and of greater efficacy with you then those I have already named your religion the safety preservation of your Prince of your Lawes and Liberties and of all that is deere and neere unto you to these I may adde the faithfull keeping of those religious Oaths and Protestations you have taken with whom these would not be powerfull I am sure nothing under Heaven could no not Heaven it selfe I have acquainted the KING and fully with your forwardnesse to serve him and told him that this Countrey hath beene onely remoter from His Person but as neere to him in heart as York-shire and that in our dutifull affections to Him we will not be second to any subjects He hath I have no more to trouble you with you may all now depart every one to his own home where I pray God you may happily live and enioy the benefit of those good Lawes the care of former times hath transferred to you and the goodnesse of His Maiesty hath bestowed and is still ready to bestow more upon you FINIS