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id: A41367
author: Gogor, William, d. 1681.
date: 1681
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words: 1329
sentence: 53
flesch: 62
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title:
  The late speech and testimony of William Gogor one of the three desperate and incorrigible traytors execute [sic] at the Grass Mercat in Edinburgh, the eleventh day of March, 1681, for disowning His Sacred Majesties authority ...

summary:
  Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 109908) Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL).


id: A08984
author: M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656?
date: 1640
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1234
sentence: 58
flesch: 75
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title:
  A true subiects wish For the happy successe of our Royall Army preparing to resist the factious rebellion of those insolent covenanters (against the sacred Maiesty, of our gracious and loving king Charles) in Scotland. To the tune of, O How now Mars, &c.

summary:
  〈◊〉 gratious Soueraigne very mildely , 〈◊〉 them what they did desire , 〈…〉 ingratefully and vildly , 〈◊〉 still continued the fire 〈◊〉 discontent ●gainst gouernment , 〈◊〉 England now is fully bent , proud Iocky's bosting to preuent . 〈◊〉 let her now make preparation , 〈…〉 honourable end : the ●actious Scot is very hot , 〈…〉 ent spléene is néer ' forget 〈…〉 hath bin about this plot .


id: A72190
author: Huntly, George Gordon, Marquess of, d. 1649.
date: 1640
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1345
sentence: 53
flesch: 70
cache: cache/A72190.xml
txt: txt/A72190.txt
title:
  The character of a true subiect, or The loyall fidelity of the thrice honourable lord, the Lord Marquesse Huntley expressed in this his speech in the time of his imprisonment, by the Covenanters of Scotland, anno 1640. Together with the fruitlesse hopes of rebellious insurrections, and warres taken in hand, against God his lawes, and their Princes prudent government.

summary:
  This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A72190 of text S125233 in the English Short Title Catalog (STC 12052.5). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A72190) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 173410)


id: B05306
author: Scotland. Privy Council.
date: 1674
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1470
sentence: 63
flesch: 61
cache: cache/B05306.xml
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title:
  Edinburgh, the 16 day of June, one thousand six hundred seventy and four years. Act assuring a reward to any who shall apprehend some rebels and others.

summary:
  FOrasmuch as the keeping of Field-Conventicles , and the intruding upon , and invading of Pulpits , are most unlawful and disorderly practices , tending to the disturbance of the Peace , and to the affront of His Majesties Authority , and notwithstanding the Laws and Acts of Parliament prohibiting the same , under high pains therein mentioned , the Ring-leaders , Promoters , and other persons guilty of the said disorders , are emboldned to commit the same , presuming that they will not be discovered and brought to trial and punishment : Therefore the Lords of His Majesties Privy Council for the encouragement of all His Majesties good Subjects to discover and apprehend all such persons as is after-mentioned , do hereby offer , declare , and give assurance , that if any person , being of His Majesties standing Forces , or of the Militia , or any other His Majesties Subjects , shall seiz upon , and apprehend any person or persons , who since His Majesties late gracious Proclamation of the 24. of March last , hath Convocated any number of persons to Field-Conventicles , or at any 〈…〉 persons thereto , or shall apprehend any Heretors or others being at Field-Conventicles , while the saids persons are present at , or coming from the same , so that the saids persons apprehended shall be brought to a trial , and shall be found guilty and convict of the said offences , that the apprehenders of such persons shall have the gift of the Fines of the saids persons given to them : And incase any person or persons be cited for the saids crimes and offences , and after certification is granted against them for their contumacy and not appearing , shall be apprehended , the apprehenders of such persons shall have the gift of their Escheats , and benefit arising from the said certifications . And whatsoever person or persons shall apprehend and seiz upon any Outed Minister who are not licenced by the Council , or any other person not authorized nor tolerat by the Bishop of the Diocess , who since the time foresaid have invaded , or shall invade any Pulpit or Pulpits , the person or persons apprehending any of the Ministers or other persons foresaid guilty of Preaching at Field-Conventicles , or invading of Pulpits , shall for their reward have payed to them the sum of an thousand Merks : And for the persons after-named , viz.


id: B05454
author: Scotland. Privy Council.
date: 1687
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1503
sentence: 71
flesch: 60
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txt: txt/B05454.txt
title:
  A proclamation against field conventicles, and offering a reward for apprehending Iames Renwick, Alexander Shiels, and Houstoun, seditious field preachers.

summary:
  Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). Royal arms at head of text; initial letter.


id: B05716
author: Scotland. Privy Council.
date: 1686
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1567
sentence: 69
flesch: 62
cache: cache/B05716.xml
txt: txt/B05716.txt
title:
  A proclamation, offering a reward of one hundred pound sterling, to any who shall bring in the person of Mr. James Renwick (a seditious field-preacher) dead or alive.

summary:
  A proclamation, offering a reward of one hundred pound sterling, to any who shall bring in the person of Mr. James Renwick (a seditious field-preacher) dead or alive. Scotland. Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2827:5) A proclamation, offering a reward of one hundred pound sterling, to any who shall bring in the person of Mr. James Renwick (a seditious field-preacher) dead or alive.


id: A32360
author: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
title: A proclamation against the resset of the rebels, and for delivering them up to justice
date: 1679
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1653
sentence: 60
flesch: 58
cache: cache/A32360.xml
txt: txt/A32360.txt
summary:
  Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL).


id: A73800
author: Hamilton, James Hamilton, Duke of, 1606-1649.
title: Answeres to the particulars proponed by his Majesties commissionar
date: 1638
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 2336
sentence: 76
flesch: 52
cache: cache/A73800.xml
txt: txt/A73800.txt
summary:
  Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A73800) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 173359)


id: A11385
author: Saltonstall, Wye, fl. 1630-1640.
date: 1639
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 2768
sentence: 87
flesch: 62
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title:
  The complaint of time against the tumultuous and rebellious Scots Sharply inveighing against them (as most justly they deserve) this yeare, 1639. by W.S.

summary:
  THis Land ( God be thanked ) is blest in the happy Government of a most gracious King , against whom in despight of Mercy divers aff●onts have lately beene offerd by the Rebellions Scots , who under pretence of Religion would ouerthrow the Hierarchy of the Church , pulling downe the house of God , and building Babels of their owne invention , and man'd with this furious zeale , they have raised great forces , and stand ready armed in the Field to resist the head of the Church in his Dominions our most gracious King CHARLES ; Time therefore hearing how these bold Attempts under the Title of Covenanters bad acted many outrages , entrencht vpon the Kings Soveraigne power , and have hitherto neglected and slighted his Royall authority ; therefore in this complaint of Time some reasons are laid downe . If therefore any precise Humorist that accounts himselfe a transcendant Protestant , and a Goliah in Religion ▪ when indeed he is an Hypocriticall Puritane , if any such doe thinke the complaint of Time against the Scots is too Satyricall ▪ I would have him know , that the Rebellion of the Scots as it is haynous in its owne nature , and deserves a sharpe vindication and revenge , so it also hath cast an aspersion vpon Time , for both the City and Country doe find fault , that it is a very hard , dangerous and doubtfull Time.


id: A56578
author: Paterson, Ninian, d. 1688.
title: The fanatick indulgence granted anno 1679. By Mr. Ninian Paterson.
date: 1683
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 4750
sentence: 283
flesch: 79
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summary:
  But as of faith , and manhood , they are outted , Their learning too it mightily is doubted ; Their Logick's out of date , for they do know No Syllogisme , but in Fer●o . And still like Caesars may intrancing blisse Crown your desires , or else prevent your wis●● And be it registrate in after storie , Your presence , was our happiness , and glory .


id: A71139
author: Cargill, Donald, 1619?-1681.
date: 1680
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 5521
sentence: 96
flesch: 33
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title:
  A true and exact copy of a treasonable and bloody-paper called the Fanaticks new-covenant which was taken from Mr. Donald Cargill at Queens-Ferry the third day of June, anno Dom. 1680 one of their field-preachers, a declared rebel and traitor ; together with their execrable declaration published at the Cross of Sanquhair upon the twenty two day of the said month of June after a solemn procession and singing of Psalms by Cameron the notorious ring-leader of and preacher at their field-conventicles, accompanied with twenty of that wretched crew.

summary:
  IV. Seriously considering , that the hand of our Kings has been against the Throne of the Lord , and that now for a long time , the succession of our Kings , and the most part of our Rulers with him , hath been against the purity and power of Religion and Godliness , and freedom of the Church of God , and hath degenerate from the vertue and good Government of their Predecessors into Tyranny , and hath of late so manifestly rejected God , His Service and Reformation , as a Slavery , as they themselves call it in their publick Papers , ( especially in these last Letters to the King , and Duke of Lauderdale ) disclaiming their Covenant with God , and blasphemously inacting it to be burnt by the hand of a Hang-man , governed contrary to all right Laws divine and humane , exercised such tyranny and arbitrary Government , opprest men in their Consciences and Civil Rights , used free Subjects ( christian and reasonable men ) with less discretion and justice then their beasts ; and so not only frustrate the great end of Government , ( which is , that men may live godly , holily and peaceably under them , and might be maintained in their Rights and Liberties from injury and wrong ) but hath also walked contrary to it , So that it can no more be called a Government , but a lustful Rage , exercised with as little right reason , and with more cruelty then in Beasts , and they themselves can be no more called Governours , but publick Grassators , and publick Judgments , which all Men ought as earnestly to labour to be free of , as of Sword , Famine , or Pestilence raging amongst us ; and besides , hath stopped ( instead of punishing ) the course of Law and Justice against Idolaters , Blasphemers , Atheists , Murderers , Incestuous and Adulterous , and other Malefactors ; and instead of rewarding the Good , hath made Butcheries and Murthers on the Lords People , sold them as Slaves , Imprisoned , Forfaulted , Banished and Fined them , upon no other account , but for maintaining the Lords Right to rule Consciences , against the usurpations of Men , for fulfilling their Vows , and repelling unjust Violence , which innocent Nature allows to all ; of all which , and moe particulars , we can give ( we speak as before God ) innumerable and sure Instances : Neither can it be thought that there is hope of their returning from these Courses , having so often shewed their Natures and Enmities against God and all Righteousness , and so often declared and renewed their Purposes and Promises of persevering in these Courses . And seing , that the Ministers of the Church of Scotland , ( at least the greatest part of them before ) not only were defective in preaching and testifying against the Acts of these Rulers , for overthrowing Religion and Reformation , abjuring our Covenant made with God , establishing a Government in the Church , which that King calls His own Government , ( and so not Gods , ) contrair to our Covenant ; Against inacting of that blaspemous ( so Calvin calls that Supremacy of Henry the Eight , upon which this Prerogative is founded , and from which it is derived , and is no less , if not more injurious to Christ , and inslaving to His Church , ) and sacrilegious Prerogative given to a King over the Church of God , and against the other Acts and Incroachments of His Church , and hindered others also who were willing , and would have testified against them , and censured some that did it , ( for which , together with the other Causes in their trust and administration , we may say , God hath left them to do worse things ; ) but also hath voted in


id: A47415
author: Kid, John, d. 1679.
date: 1680
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mime: application/xml
words: 7149
sentence: 162
flesch: 54
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title:
  The last speeches of the two ministers Mr. John King, and Mr. John Kid, [brace] at the place of execution at Edenburgh on the 14th day of August, 1679.

summary:
  Eightly , As for the Fifth Cause in my indictment , upon which my sentence of death is founded , ( viz. ) Personal presence , Twice or thrice , with that party whom they call the Rebels ; for my own part I never Judged them such : I Acknowledge and do believe there were many there that came in the simplicity of their hearts , like those that followed Absolom long ago , and I am as sure on the other hand there were a great party there that had nothing before them but the repairing of the Fallen work , and the restoring the breach , which is wide as the Sea , and I am apt to think that such of these who were most branded with mistake , will be found to be most single : but for Rebellion against his Majesties person or Lawful Authority , the Lord knows my Soul Abhorreth the name and thing ; Loyal I have been , and I wish every Christian to be so , and I was ever of this Judgment , To give to Caesar the things that are Caesars , and to God the things that are Gods. That I preached up Rebellion , and taking up Arms against Authority is untrue , I bless the Lord my Conscience doth not condemn me for that ; this never being my design ; if I could have preached Christ , and Salvation through his name , it was my work ; and herein have I walked according to the Light and Rule of the Word of God , as it did become me , though one of the meanest of the Ministers of the Gospel .


id: A69202
author: Forbes, John, 1593-1648.
date: 1638
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 14345
sentence: 413
flesch: 54
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title:
  Generall demands concerning the late covenant propounded by the ministers and professors of divinitie in Aberdene, to some reverend brethren, who came thither to recommend the late covenant to them, and to those who are committed to their charge. Together with the answers of those reverend brethren to the said demands. As also the replyes of the foresaid ministers and professors to their answers.

summary:
  2. We doubt not , but the late Covenant , being considered according to the main intention of those pious and generous Gentlemen , Barons , and others our dear countreymen , who made it , especially our reverend brethren of the holy ministery , is a Covenant made with God , and proceeding from a zealous respect to Gods glory , and to the preservation of the puritie of the Gospel in this Church and Kingdome : But we cannot finde a warrant in our consciences to grant , That such Covenants , in so farre as they import mutuall defence , against all persons whatsever , none being excepted , no , not the King , ( as it seemeth unto us , by the words of your Covenant , but far more by the words of your late Protestation , the 28 of Iune ; wherein you promise mutuall defence against all externall or internall invasion , menaced in his Majesties last Proclamation ) are not forbidden by any band , nor justly yet can be forbidden . The other , which being observed , will answer diverse of the following demands , That the articles of Pearth , and of Episcopall government , are declared to be abjured , as points of Poperie , or as Popish novations : where as the words of the Covenant put a difference betwixt two sorts of novations : one is of such as are already introduced in the worship of God , and concerning those , whatsoever be the judgement of the subscribers , which to every one is left free , by the words of the Covenant , they are onely bound to forbear the practise of them , by reason of the present exigence of the Kirk , till they be tried , and allowed in a free Generall assembly .


id: A20388
author: Dickson, David, 1583?-1663.
date: 1638
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 15174
sentence: 338
flesch: 44
cache: cache/A20388.xml
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title:
  The ansvveres of some brethren of the ministerie to the replyes of the ministers and professours of divinitie in Aberdeene, concerning the late convenant.

summary:
  FIrst , yee finde fault with us , that wee have not upon this occasion , given you that testimonie which wee owe to you , of your sinceritie ; and professing the Trueth , & therefore , to supplie our defects , have taken an ample Testimonie to your selves , of paines in Disputing , in wryting , and preaching against Poperie , in processing of Papists , and in doing all things which can bee expected from the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of frequent prayer to GOD , of humbling your selves before Him , of your holinesse of Lyfe , and Conversation , &c. which have made us who were desirous to heare that Testimonie , rather at the mouthes of others , that wee might bee no more challenged as deficient in that kynde , but give unto you your deserved praise , to inquyre in matters ; where upon , if wee would believe the report of others , wee heare , that for all your paynes , Papists , and persons popishly affected , are multiplyed , and Papistrie increased in your towne , more than , in any other towne of the Kingdome , and no lesse under your Ministrie , than any time before , since the Reformation ; that there be in private houses Mosses , Crucifixes , and other monuments of Idolatrie ; that yee had not manie convers from Poperie , that Iesuites , and Priests ; are countenanced there , that your People at home , and your Magistrates abroad , complayne ; that yee are but too sparing of your paines in preaching , and often fill your places with Novices : 〈◊〉 of the Kingdome , of the Kings Authoritie , in defence th●…of , and everie one of us of another , in that cause , as if it were an unlawfull combination against Authoritie ? 6. Whether doe yee thinke Christian Magistrates to bee of so absolute and undoubted power , notwithstanding of the Promise , or paction made with the Subjects at their Co●…ion , or of any law made for the establishing their Religion , & Liberties , that there is nothing left but ●…ering of Martyrd●… , in the c●…se of publick 〈◊〉 , of their Religion , and Liberties ?


id: A29197
author: Bramhall, John, 1594-1663.
date: 1661
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 17625
sentence: 711
flesch: 64
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title:
  A fair warning for England to take heed of the Presbyterian government of Scotland as being of all others the most injurious to the civil magistrates, most oppressive to the subject, most pernicious to both : as also the sinfulnesse and wickednesse of the covenant to introduce that government upon the Church of England / by Dr. John Brumhall [sic], Lord Arch-Bishop of Armagh and Primate of all Ireland.

summary:
  〈◊〉 were worth the inquiring , whether the marks of Antio●● do not agree as eminently to the Assembly Generall of S●●●land , as either to the Pope , or to the Turk : Neither did the General assembly of Glasgow 1638 , &c. commit any treason , when they impugned Epis●opacy , and Perth-Ar●icles , although ratified by Acts of Parliament , and standing laws then unrepealed .


id: A34948
author: Craufurd, James, 17th cent.
date: 1682
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 20976
sentence: 437
flesch: 42
cache: cache/A34948.xml
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title:
  A serious expostulation with that party in Scotland, commonly known by the name of Whigs wherein is modestly and plainly laid open the inconsistency of their practices I. With the safety of humane society, II. With the nature of the Christian religion, III. Their two covenants are historically related, and prov'd to be no sufficient warrant for what they do, IV. Their new doctrine of a pretended forfeiture, is prov'd to be groundless.

summary:
  In a word , Religion has not throughly inflam'd those Souls , which are not able to offer Sacrifice to God without borrowing strange Fire . And in this , no doubt , we perform a truer Act of Religion , more acceptable in the Sight of God , more agreeable to Christ's Doctrine and Practice , than we are able to do by any other Service whatsoever .


id: A50913
author: Mackenzie, George, Sir, 1636-1691.
date: 1691
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 22863
sentence: 342
flesch: 24
cache: cache/A50913.xml
txt: txt/A50913.txt
title:
  A vindication of the government in Scotland during the reign of King Charles II against mis-representations made in several scandalous pamphlets to which is added the method of proceeding against criminals, as also some of the phanatical covenants, as they were printed and published by themselves in that reign / by Sir George Mackenzie ...

summary:
  We then seeing the innumerable Sins and Snares that are in giving obedience to their Acts , on the other hand , seeing if we shall acknowledge their Authority , and refuse Obedience to their sinful Commands , the endless Miseries that will follow , and siding with God ( who we hope will accept and help us to a liberation from their Tyranny ) against his stated and declared Enemies ; do reject that King , and those associate with him , from being our Rulers , because standing in the way of our Right , free and peaceably serving of God , propagating his Kingdom and Reformation , and overthrowing Satans Kingdom , according to our Covenant ; And declares them henceforth to be no lawful Rulers , as they have declared us to be no lawful Subjects , upon a ground far less warrantable , as Men unbyassed may see ; and that after this , we neither owe , nor shall yield any willing Obedience to them , but shall rather suffer the outmost of their Cruelties and Injustice , until God shall plead our Cause , and that upon these Accounts ; because they have altered and destroyed the Lord's established Religion , overturned the fundamental and establish'd Laws of the Kingdom ▪ taken altogether away Christ's Church and Government , and changed the Civil Government of this Land ( which was by King and free Parliament ) into Tyranny , where none are associate to be partakers of the Government , but only those who will be found by Justice to be Guilty of Criminals , and all others excluded , even those who by the Laws of the Land by Birth had a right to , and a share in that Government , and that only , because not of the same Guiltiness and mischievous Purposes with themselves : And also , all free elections of Commissioners for Parliaments , and Officers for Government , are made void by their making those the Qualifications of admission to these Places , which by the Word of God , and the Laws of this Land , were the cause of their exclusion before , so that none can look upon us , or judge us bound in Allegeance to them . And seeing ▪ that the Ministers of the Church of Scotland , ( at least the greatest part of them before ) not only were defective in Preaching and Testifying against the Acts of these Rulers , for overthrowing Religion and Reformation , abjuring our Covenant made with God , establishing a Government in the Church , which that King calls his own Government , ( and so not God's , ) contrair to our Covenant ; Against inacting of that Blasphemous ( so Calvin calls that Supremacy of Henry the Eighth , upon which this Prerogative is founded , and from which it is derived , and is no less , if not more jnjurious to Christ , and inslaving to his Church , ) and Sacrilegious Prerogative given to a King over the Church of God , and against the other Acts and Incroachments of His Church , and hindred others also who were willing ▪ and would have testified against them , and censured some that did it , ( for which , together with the other Causes in their Trust and Administration , we may say , God hath left them to do worse things ; ) but also hath voted in that Meeting , ( which they are pleased to call an Assembly of Ministers , but how justly , let Men judge , ) an Acceptation of that Liberty , founded upon , and given by vertue of that blasphemously arrogated and usurped Power ; and hath appeared before their Courts to accept of that Liberty , and to be enacted and authorized there as Ministers , and so hath willingly ( for this is an elicit Act of the Will , and not an Act of Force and Constraint ) translated the Power of sending out , ordering , censuring , ( for as they accept of their Liberty ▪ from them , so they submit to their Censures and Restraints , at least all of them who were yet tried with it , and others of them appeared and acknowledged before their Courts , that they would not have done these things that they were charged with , if they had thought it would have offended them , )


id: A31491
author: Barwick, John, 1612-1664.
date: 1644
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mime: application/xml
words: 22383
sentence: 783
flesch: 61
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title:
  Certain disquisitions and considerations representing to the conscience the unlawfulnesse of the oath, entituled, A solemn League and Covenant for reformation &c. As also the insufficiency of the arguments used in the exhortation for taking the said Covenant. Published by command.

summary:
  CERTAIN DISQUISITIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS Representing to the Conscience the unlawfulnesse of the Oath , entituled , A solemn League and Covenant for Reformation , &c. We Noblemen , Barons , Knights , Gentlemen , Citizens , Burgesses , Ministers of the Gospell , and Commons of all sorts in the Kingdoms of England , Scotland , and Ireland , by the providence of God living under one King , and being of one reformed Religion , having before our eyes the glory of God , and the advancement of the Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ , the honour and happinesse of the Kings Majesty , and His Posterity , and the true publique Liberty , Safety and Peace of the Kingdoms , wherein every ones private condition is included , and calling to mind the treacherous and bloody plots , conspiracies , attempts , and practices of the enemies of God against the true Religion , and professours thereof in all places , especially in these three Kingdomes ever since the reformation of Religion , and how much their rage , power , and presumption are of late , and at this time increased and exercised ; whereof the deplorable estate of the Church and Kingdome of Ireland , the distressed estate of the Church and Kingdome of England , and the dangerous estate of the Church and Kingdome of Scotland , are present and publique testimonies ; We have now at last , ( after other meanes of Supplication , Remonstrance , Protestations , and Sufferings ) for the preservation of our selves and our Religion from utter ruine and destruction , according to the commendable practice of these Kingdomes in former times , and the example of Gods people in other Nations , after mature deliberation , resolved and determined to enter into a mutuall and solemn League and covenant , wherein we all subscribe , and each one of us for himself , with our hands lifted up to the most high God , doe swear : ad Dracontium saith , that he who contemns the function of a Bishop , {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} and that the Office is of those things {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} &c. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} : Ignat. epist.


id: A59965
author: Shields, Alexander, 1660?-1700.
date: 1690
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 25556
sentence: 590
flesch: 42
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title:
  A short memorial of the sufferings and grievances past and present of the Presbyterians in Scotland particularly of them called by nick-name Cameronians.

summary:
  Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor. 2. Act 2. Hence no Petition or Remostrance of publick Grievances , Oppressing , and enslaving Church or Nation , either durst be offered , or could find Access or Acceptance , being interdicted and also punished very severely ; as in the instance of the Grievances given in against Lauderdale . Nor durst Prisoners tender the most innocent Supplication , even for release or a more easie Confinement , in any terms that seemed either to reflect on their severity , or represent the illegality of their prosecutions , or in the least to vindicate the cause they were suffering for ; which caused many afterwards to decline all petitioning , and choose rather to ly under the most unsupportable bondage , for fear of having it made more miserable .


id: A34034
author: Colvil, Samuel.
title: Mock poem, or, Whiggs supplication
date: 1681
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 25586
sentence: 883
flesch: 74
cache: cache/A34034.xml
txt: txt/A34034.txt
summary:
  Factions in Families and towns , Ground manur'd by Countrey Clowns , In Meadows , Corns , Grapes , Apples , Outbraving Lombardie and Naples ; Priests diseased of the Riples , Hirpling through the Streets like Criples , Physicians spoiled with the Pox , Hiding their Noses with their Cloaks , Courtiers covering cankered Faisters With curled Periwiggs and Plaisters , With Wax Noses , Golden Lips , With Paisboard mending Legs and Hips , Using all the Art they can , That they may seem a pretty man , And free of blemish , like a Priest With Urim Thummim on his Breast : Ladies speaking ranting words , Attir'd like Men with Vests and Swords , With Periwiggs and long Locks , Some tax'd for dancing in their Smocks : Making frivolous excuses , Men pretending to the Muses ; Some selling Drink , some selling Draff , Some Buffons turn'd , to make men laugh ; Some Publicans , some busie medlers , Some turn'd Horse-Coopers , some Pedlers ; Some challenged for dreadful things , As stealing Silver Spoons , and Rings ; Having us'd many wiles before , That they might put them to the door . I am , Secondly , wronged by false Copies , and that by men either malicious to bring me to trouble , or ignorant , not apprehending my scope , who in stead of mending my Lines , have marred then all .


id: A51064
author: McWard, Robert, 1633?-1687.
date: 1678
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 38461
sentence: 502
flesch: 24
cache: cache/A51064.xml
txt: txt/A51064.txt
title:
  The poor man's cup of cold-water ministred to the saints and sufferers for Christ in Scotland who are admidst the scorching flames of the fiery trial.

summary:
  Therefore having trusted him with your soul , which is your treasure , trust him with all your other li●tle ●ri●●les too : He will take it ill , if you doe other wise : And if it be good for you , to have these preserved , he will keep them , even to your old shoes : the Angel will not let P●●er lose his Sandals , or leave them behinde him , in the prison : Put your wives , your children , your estats , your names , and reputation , yea , whatsoever is deare un●o you , in his hand ; and all is safe . Yea , who dare not think o● appearing before Christ , with●ut having given such a Testi●ony of their resentment of the us●rpation of th●ir Masters ●hro●e , and Scepter : and who dare ne●er prese●t themselves to God , without doing the equivalent of spreading that Supremacy before him ; and praying , that he would take unto him his ●reat power and reigne● and possesse himself again of his own ●h●one , and , disposse●sing these who have usurped it , shew his zeal for his Prerogative Royal :


id: A20714
author: Forbes, John, 1593-1648.
date: 1638
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 40244
sentence: 1398
flesch: 59
cache: cache/A20714.xml
txt: txt/A20714.txt
title:
  Duplyes of the ministers & professors of Aberdene to second answeres of some reverend brethren, concerning the late covenant.

summary:
  As concerning your question , where-vnto yee so earnestlie requyre our Answere , to wit , whether wee would haue receaved the Bookes of Service and Canons , or vsed such meanes , as yee haue vsed for avoyding them ? yee shall know , that if we had beene of your judgement , concerning those Bookes , wee would neyther haue receaved them , nor yet vsed anie meanes vnlawfull for opposing of them , ( such wee thinke your Covenant and Conventions , prohibited by Authoritie to bee , vntill wee bee better informed ) but would haue vsed humble supplication to his Majestie , for removing those evills : and if we had found no remeede thereby , would haue resolved , according to the practise of Ancient Christians , eyther to flee his Majesties dominions , or else patientlie to suffer what-so-ever punishment it should haue pleased him to inflict . Thirdlie , yee say , that wee haue perceaved the insufficiencie of our Argument , because wee objected this to our selues : that seeing wee thinke Pearth Articles , and Episcopacie , not to bee abjured in the Olde Covenant , wee may Subscrybe the New Covenant , in the which that Olde Covenant is renewed .


