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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94498	To the honorable the knights, citizens and burgesses of the Commons House in Parliament assembled The humble petition of the Lord Major, aldermen, and commons of the Citie of London in Common Councell assembled.	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.	1643 (1643)	Wing T1474; Thomason 669.f.8[20]; ESTC R212076	743	1

TO THE HONORABLE THE KNIGHTS CITIZENS AND Burgesses of the Commons House in PARLIAMENT Assembled The humble Petition of the Lord Major Aldermen and Commons of the Citie of LONDON in Common Councell Assembled SHEVVETH THat your Petitioners having heard that such Propositions and offers have been lately sent from the House of Peeres to this Honorable House which as wee greatly feare if yeelded unto would be destructive to our Religion Lawes and Liberties And finding already by experience that the spirits of all the well-affected party in the Citie Counties adjacent that are willing to assist the Parliament both in person and purse are much dejected thereat and the Brotherly assistance from Scotland as well as the raising and maintaining of Forces our selves thereby likely to be retarded All which the Petitioners referre to your serious Consideration And considering our present sad condition lies upon us in a speciall manner through the incensed patience of the Almighty by delay and want of execution of Iustice upon Traitors and Delinquents And having an opportunitie yet afforded us to speake our humble desires are That you would be pleased so to persist in your former resolutions whereupon the people have so much depended and wherein you have so deeply ingaged your selves though you should perish in the worke that sustice may be done upon offenders and Delinquents And that since we are as willing as ever to expose what we are and have for the crowning of so good a cause you would be pleased by speedy passing the Ordinance hereunto annext or one to this effect to put us into a probable way for our and your defence wherein your Petitioners will by the blessing of God be never wanting But will ever pray c. THis Petition being presented the 7. day of August 1643. by the Petitioners abovesaid to the House of Commons was well accepted and thanks returned by Mr. Speaker for their care of the Kingdomes wellfare with promise that the particulars desired should be speedily taken into consideration and to consider of an Ordinance to the purpose in the Petition mentioned which was referr'd to a Committee August 9. 1643. London printed for Thomas Vnder 〈◊〉 1643.