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	true_a	2,820	4	4.2163	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94477	To the honourable, the House of Commons now assembled in Parliament. The humble petition of the high-sheriff, knights, esquires, gentlemen, ministers, freeholders, and inhabitants of the county of Sussex.		1642 (1642)	Wing T1442; ESTC R228938	917	1

TO THE HONOVRABLE THE HOVSE OF COMMONS NOW ASSEMBLED IN PARLIAMENT The humble Petition of the High-Sheriff Knights Esquires Gentlemen Ministers Freeholders and Inhabitants of the County of Sussex HVMBLY SHEWETH THat your Petitioners having suffered in as deep a nature both in our Religion Laws Estates and Liberties as the many thousands of our Brethren who have already made known their condition to this Honourable Assembly Notwithstanding we cannot but thankfully acknowledge the benefits which we have received already by your unwearied labours faithfull endeavors and undanted resolutions against all delayes desperate plots upon your Persons Estates and Liberties many heavie taxes we are eased of much freedome we enjoy in our Consciences and livelyhood defending us from the violent cruelties and formidable power of the Prelates and their Courts making good our Laws against Treasons end evill Counsels maintaining the true Religion and the glory of it maugre the endeavors of Arminians Bishops ill-affected Clergy and others and the distructive plots of Papists and the power of popish Lords opening the mouths of faithfull Ministers long since silenced enlarging those who were in prison and exile appointing Lieutenants of trust providing relief for distressed Ireland the crying object of pitty and subject of our enemies cruelty our humble desires are above all That the Laws of God be truly maintained Government and Discipline so setled that we may conforme therein to the perfect rule of Gods word able learned and painfull Ministers may be encouraged scandalous speedily displaced Pluralities and unwarranted orders and dignities of the Clergy taken away that the probates of Wills and Testaments may be reserved to the cognizance of the Temporall Courts that places of concernment in the Kingdome may be in the hands of Persons of integrity and good conversation Papists may be totally disarmed the Persons confined the subtile conveyances of there estats discovered and prevented secret evill Councells and Councellors taken away from His Majesty Delinquents punished sale of Honour and Offices restrained That our County more then seventy miles naked to the Sea may speedily be put into a posture of warlike defence by Sea and Land Sea-men encouraged fishing maintained Ireland farther relieved the Clergy and others disobeying your late Orders in our Cathedrall and other Churches questioned the Universities throughly purged the Masse utterly abolished For the perfecting of which and all other your honourable endeavours that the glory of God may be by your zealous and loyall intentions propagated The honour and safety of his Majesly and his Kingdomes advanced the priviledges of Parliament and every Member thereof maintained We shall never be wanting with our prayers lives and estates according to our Protestation to give you our uttermost assistance LONDON Printed for Andrew Coe 1641.