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
B03865	His Majesties most gratious declaration to all his loving subjects commanding their assistance against the Prince of Orange, and his adherents.	James II, King of England, 1633-1701.	1692 (1692)	Wing J216A; ESTC R178847	7,071	4

or of any others who have been Illegally Condemn'd and Executed for their Loyalty to Us and all Spies and such as have betray'd Our Counsels during Our late absence from England that by an early return to their Duties and by any Signal Mark of it as by seizing to Our Use or Delivering into our Hands any of Our Forts or by bringing over to Us any Ships of War or Troops in the Usurper's Army or any new-rais'd and Arm'd by themselves or by any other eminent good Service according to their several opportunities and Capacities shall manifest the sincerity of their Repentance shall not only have their respective Pardons immediately past under the Great Seal of England but shall otherwise be consider'd and rewarded by Us as the Merit of the Case shall require And for all others who after the time of Our Landing shall not appear in Arms against Us nor do a●● Act or thing in opposition to Our Restoration the Persons before-mention'd 〈◊〉 accepted We 〈◊〉 provide in Our first Parliament which We intend to Call with 〈…〉 by a Gene●… 〈◊〉 of Indemnity that so the Minds of all Our Subjects may be as 〈…〉 at ease as 〈◊〉 ●…sons and Properties will be secure and inviolable under Our Goverment Provided always that all Magistrates who expect any benefit of Our Gratious Pardon shall immediately after notice of Our Landing make some publick Manifestation of their Allegiance to Us and of their Submission to Our Authority and also Publish and cause to be Proclaim'd this Our Declaration as soon as it shall come to their hands and likewise that all Keepers of Prisons immediately set at liberty all Persons Committed to their Custody upon the account of their Allegiance and Affection to Us or be excluded from any benefit of our Pardon And We do hereby further Declare that all officers and Soldiers by Sea or Land now engag'd in the Usurpers Service who shall after notice of our Landing at any time before they engage in any Fight or Battle against Our Forces quit the said illegal Service and return to their Duty shall not ●●ly have their respective Pardons but shall likewise be fully-satisfied and paid all the Arrears due to them from the Usurper and that even the Forreigners themselves who have been as well in Troops as single Persons drawn into the Kingdom in order to List them as there should be occasion for the opposing our return and continuing our People in the oppression they lie under may not be altogether driven to despair We do promise that all such of them who shall as aforesaid before they engage against any of our Forces lay down their Arms and claim the benefit of our present Declaration shall have their Arrears satisfied and care shall be taken for their Transportation to their respective Countries or elsewhere as they shall reasonably desire And We do hereby further Declare and Promise that We will Protect and Maintain the Church of England as it is now by Law Establish'd in all their Rights Priviledges and Possessions and that upon all Vacanc●●s of Bishopricks and other Dignities and Benefices within our disposal care shall be taken to have them fill'd with the most Worthy of their own Communion And whereas more Tumults and Rebellions have been rais'd in all Nations upon the account of Religion than upon all other pretences put together and more in England than in all the rest of the World besides That therefore Men of all opinions in matters of Religion may be Reconcil'd to the Goverment that they may no longer look upon it as their Enemy but may therefore think themselves equally concern'd in the Preservation of it with the rest of their fellow Subjects because they are equally well Treated by it and being convinc'd in Our Judgment that Liberty of Conscience is most agreeable to the Laws and the Spirit of the Christian Religion and most conducing to the Wealth and Prosperity of Our Kingdoms by encouraging Men of all Countries and Persuasions to come and Trade with Us and settle amongst Us For these reasons We are resolv'd most earnestly to recommend to Our Parliament the settling Liberty of Conscience in so beneficial a manner that it may remain a lasting Blessing to this Kingdom Lastly It shall be Our great care by the Advice and Assistance of Our Parliament to repair the Breaches and heal the Wounds of the late distractions to restore Trade by putting the Act of Navigation in effectual Execution which has been so much violated of late in favour of Strangers to put Our Navy and Stores into as good a condition as We left them to find the best ways of bringing back Wealth and Bullion into the Kingdom which of late has been so much exhausted and generally We shall delight to spend the remainder of Our Reign as We have always design'd since Our coming to the Crown in studying to do every thing that may contribute to the Re-establishment of the Greatness of the English Monarchy upon it's old and true Foundation the United Interest and Affection of the People Thus having endeavour'd to Answer all Objections and to give all the satisfaction We can think of to all Parties and degrees of Men We cannot want Our Self the satisfaction of having done all that can be done on Our part whatever the Event shall be the disposal of which We commit with great resignation and dependance to that God which Judges Right And on the other side if any of Our Subjects shall after all this remain so obstinate as to appear in Arms against Us as they must needs fall unpitied under the severity of Our Justice after having refus'd such Gratious offers of Mercy so they must be answerable to Almighty God for all the Blood that shall be spilt and all the Miseries and Confusions in which these Kingdoms may happen to be involv'd by their desperate and unreasonable Opposition Given at Our Court at St. Germans the Twentieth Day of April in the Eighth Year of Our Reign Pèr Ipsum Regem Manu propriâ Printed at St. Germans by Thomas Hales Anno Domini MDCLXXXXII