item: #1 of 35
          id: A28864
      author: Boughen, Edward, 1587?-1660?
       title: Master Geree's Case of conscience sifted Wherein is enquired, vvhether the King (considering his oath at coronation to protect the clergy and their priviledges) can with a safe conscience consent to the abrogation of episcopacy. By Edward Boughen. D.D.
        date: 1650.0
       words: 69955
      flesch: 81
     summary: b I sh●ll endeav●u● to shew , that though for argument s●ke , it be grant●● , that Episcopacy●e ●e lawfull I G. p 2. c I. G. p. For King● have their Commission from God ; but all State Governors from the King : and Iowe them no subjection beyond their Commission .
    keywords: act; apostles; bishops; body; case; chap; christ; church; clergie; coke; conscience; consent; ecclesiasticall; england; episcopacy; g. p.; god; gods; good; hath; honour; house; justice; king; kingdom; lands; law; lawfull; laws; lay; lord; majestie; man; non; oath; office; order; parliament; people; power; presbyters; priviledges; question; reason; rights; rule; saith; sect; set; sin; sir; state; subjects; supreme; things; time; way; word; ● ●
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        item: #2 of 35
          id: A28915
      author: Bowles, Edward, 1613-1662.
       title: The mysterie of iniqvity yet working in the kingdomes of England, Scotland, and Ireland, for the destruction of religion truly Protestant discovered, as by other grounds apparant and probable, so especially by the late cessation in Ireland, no way so likely to be ballanced, as by a firme union of England and Scotland, in the late solemne covenant, and a religious pursuance of it.
        date: 1643.0
       words: 18572
      flesch: 45
     summary: And whereas the Irish Catholikes have given so good t●…stimony of their approved zeal and cruelty in massacring near two hundred thousand Hereticks and may hereafter do the li●…e service in England and Scotland , if in this their pre●●nt extremity they may be respited and relieved . Papists , with the rabble of superstitious and ambitious Clergie , are the daily Labourers , the prophane and ignorant multitude are imployed in the most servi●…e workes , as Hewers of wood , and Drawers of water , and are now made to treade morter for this building moistned with their owne blood .
    keywords: businesse; cause; commission; england; english; god; good; hath; ireland; king; kingdome; liberty; majesties; majesty; papists; parliament; popery; popish; power; protestant; religion; rome; scotland; service; subjects; time; way
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        item: #3 of 35
          id: A29956
      author: Buchanan, David, 1595?-1652?
       title: An explanation of some truths, of the carriage of things about this great work
        date: 1645.0
       words: 18911
      flesch: 47
     summary: Yea , more , They must be grievously complained on , as taking exorbitantly from the people ; and men must be perswaded , induced , and forced to come unto the Parliament , with complaints against the Scots , without reason and equity , and further , contrary to agreement ; for , by stipulation it was accorded , That no complaint should be made unto the Parliament against the Scots , till the businesse were tried by the Committee of both Kingdoms , residing upon the place ; and thereafter , if satisfaction and reparation had not been granted , the recourse was to be had unto the Parliament . True it is , the Magistrate at his entry , finding men in a Countrey professing erroneous Doctrine and Discipline , may forbear to presse or trouble them for their errour ; ( so the Magistrate in Judah and Israel did not presse the Canaanites for their errours , yet did he not suffer them to dogmatize and openly commit Idolatry , to the dishonour of God , and to the withdrawing of men from the Truth ; ) but to authorize men in their errour , he cannot do it in duty to God , nor in good will towards man ; for self-Worship of God is far lesse to be allowed by the Magistrate , then dishonouring of parents , stealing and adultery , &c.
    keywords: cause; church; countrey; enemy; england; god; good; hath; king; men; parliament; people; scotland; scots; state; things; time; yea
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        item: #4 of 35
          id: A31491
      author: Barwick, John, 1612-1664.
       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.
        date: 1644.0
       words: 22383
      flesch: 61
     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.
    keywords: apostles; article; bishops; church; churches; conscience; covenant; endeavour; england; god; government; hath; king; kingdoms; law; lawfull; non; oath; power; reformation; religion; selves; words
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        item: #5 of 35
          id: A33241
      author: Canne, John, d. 1667?
       title: The snare is broken wherein is proved by Scripture, law and reason, that the Nationall covenant and oath was unlawfully given and taken ... : here also is vindicated the Parliaments later proceedings, shewing the grounds and principles of the London ministers to be weak and unsound ... : moreover something is said against violence in religion, and the duty of the civill magistrate about worship and church-government / by John Canne.
        date: 1649.0
       words: 22166
      flesch: 71
     summary: p●nicn●is . I am the more encouraged to speak thus unto you , because among other abuses reformed , You have a lately ( and very well ) done some thing this way ; But under favour this Oath being National● and more preju●●ciall , it should therefore be rather minded , and something the more done in it , to remove so great an evill and crying sin from and off the Land .
    keywords: church; conscience; covenant; est; god; gods; good; government; hath; king; law; lawfull; lord; magistrate; man; men; non; oath; parliament; people; reason; religion; saith; thing; truth; way; word; worship; ● ●
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        item: #6 of 35
          id: A33303
      author: Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.
       title: Englands covenant proved lawful and necessary also at this time both by Scripture and reason together with sundry answers to the usual objections made against it / by S.C.
        date: 1643.0
       words: 5962
      flesch: 51
     summary: Had the Stationer given me but some few dayes warning , I would according to my poore abilities have added something for the enlargement of it : but presuming yet that some abler Person may happily undertake the worke : in the interim this is once againe sent abroad , that so the Ignorant may be informed of the weightinesse of avow , and Covenant : that the doubtfull may be resolved concerning the Lawfulnesse of this in hand ; and that all may be excited to the carefull performance of what they binde themselves to hereby : If in any of these thou receivest satisfaction , and Benefit , praise God , and pray for him who is Thine in the Lord S. C. July , 28 , 1643. 2. Observing the incessant and indefatigable Plots of the Enemies of God , and his Cause , either by open violence , or secret fraud to oppresse , or undermine the Power and purity of our Religion , and to introduce Popery instead thereof : They have therefore thought fit by this Covenant , to lay a stronger engagement upon every one to detect and discover , and oppose whatsoever may tend to the prejudice of the one , or to the furtherance of the other : but withall considering that the major part of those which are to enter into it either for want of Information may scruple some part of it , or doe it aubitante conscientiâ , with a doubting Conscience , which will make it a sinne to them ) or through inconsideratenesse may doe it hand over head , without understanding , or a just prepondering of the strong engagement which they lay upon themselves hereby , which will make them to breake it as lightly , as they undertooke it rashly .
    keywords: bee; covenant; doe; forces; god; king; parliament; selves; time; wee
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        item: #7 of 35
          id: A34784
      author: Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646.
       title: The Covenant with a narrative of the proceedings and solemn manner of taking it by the honourable House of Commons and reverent Assembly of Divines the 25th day of September, at Saint Margarets in Westminster : also two speeches delivered at the same time, the one by Mr. Philip Nye, the other by Mr. Alexander Hendersam.
        date: 1643.0
       words: 9999
      flesch: 40
     summary: And as the solemnity of an Oath is to bee measured by the persons swearing , so by the matter also that is to be sworne to ; God would not sweare to the Covenant of works , he intended not to honour it so much , it was not to continue , it was not worthy of an Oath of his ; but to the Covenant of grace , which is the Gospel , he swears and repents not of it . It will not bee unworthy your consideration , whether seeing the preservation of Popery hath beene by Leagues and Covenants , God may not make a League or Covenant to be the destruction of it ▪ Nay , the very rise of Popery seemeth to be after such a manner by Kings , that is , Kingdomes assenting and agreeing perhaps by some joynt Covenant ( the Text saith , with one minde , why not then with one mouth ? ) to give their power and strength unto the Beast , and make war against the Lamb , Rev. 17. where you read the Lamb shall overcome the Beast , and possibly with the same weapons , he is the Lord of Lords , and King of Kings , he can unite Kings and Kingdomes , and give them one minde also to destroy the Whore and be her utter ruine ; And may not this dayes work be a happy beginning of such a blessed expedition ?
    keywords: assembly; church; covenant; day; god; hath; hearts; house; kingdomes; lord; oath; people; religion; work
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        item: #8 of 35
          id: A38658
      author: Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.
       title: His Excellencies letter of the 30 of Ianuary, 1643 To the Earle of Forth, upon that letter sent to him from the Prince, Duke of Yorke, and divers lords and gentlemen at Oxford.
        date: None
       words: 749
      flesch: 75
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A38658 of text R212020 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing E3320). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 39739)
    keywords: essex; letter; text
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        item: #9 of 35
          id: A43791
      author: E. H.
       title: An epitaph upon the Solemn League and Covenant. Condemned to be burnt by the common hangman.
        date: 1661.0
       words: 1614
      flesch: 75
     summary: Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). EEBO-TCP is a partnership between the Universities of Michigan and Oxford and the publisher ProQuest to create accurately transcribed and encoded texts based on the image sets published by ProQuest via their Early English Books Online (EEBO) database (http://eebo.chadwyck.com).
    keywords: eebo; english; tcp; text; thou
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        item: #10 of 35
          id: A43914
      author: England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.
       title: The history of the Association, containing all the debates, in the last House of Commons, at Westminster concerning an association, for the preservation of the king's person, and the security of the Protestant religion : the proceedings about an association in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, and a true copy of the Association, produced at the Earl of Shaftsbury's tryal, and said to be found in his lordships study, with some observations on the whole : to which is added by way of postscript reflections on the parallel between the late Association, and the Solemn League and Covenant.
        date: 1682.0
       words: 18138
      flesch: 51
     summary: All this while here was nothing but a means debated , conformable to the incouragement which his Majesty himself had most graciously given them , which next to the Bill of Exclusion , might be most probable ( since the first was to be laid aside ) to secure his Majesties Person and his Government , and consequently the whole Kingdom , and the Protestant Religion . Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor.
    keywords: association; bill; church; good; government; hath; house; interest; king; laws; majesties; majesty; popery; popish; protestant; religion; sir; time; way
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        item: #11 of 35
          id: A44838
      author: Hubberthorn, Richard, 1628-1662.
       title: The Common-wealtsh's [sic] remembrancer for discovery of the disturbers of her peace with a loving reproof to such offendors and a caveat to others to beware of them / by a friend to peace with truth and true liberty, R.H.
        date: 1659.0
       words: 13827
      flesch: -11
     summary: 1. Whether the said men are taught by , and come to you in the Wisdom , Will , Power and Authority of God , or of man ? 2. From whence , and by whose Ordination , Concurrence and Agreement ( in the late Kings reign ) were the then Altars ? and by whose Practice , Example , and Commands , the frequent bowings thereto , and at such distinct distances and differnt manners , with other the Inventions and Actions then and there performed with so great zeal for their new high places , Rails , Garments , and other Innovations ? And who were they that in those performances , and in visiting Crosses , Wells , and other places , in Preambulations , singing the Letany , &c. were adorned with Canonical Coats , Girdles , Surplices , Rockets , Tippits , Hoods , and the like , besides the great reverence said to be due to their persons , Office and Ministry , which ( their Followers ) were directed to manifest by distinct Bowings , standings up , and kneelings down before them , when , and as they pleased to teach , order , and command to be performed in their Meeting-Houses and elsewhere ? 4. Who were they that ( as the aforesaid services were increased ) flockt to London , Westminster , and Lambeth , to have their Wages also increased to ten Groats ▪ or at least eight Groats out of each pound of every mans Lands , Stock , and Labours , and a part of poor servants Wages , not then esteeming Tythes , G●ebe-Land , and other their Offerings , Incombs , and several plurallities , a competent or sufficient maintenance ; but they ( being over hasty therein , and the time not judged seasonable ) failed in that particular , and then what frequent Counsels and Consultations held those men in the several Count●es and corners of the Land ( under colour of Lectures , Em●er-Week-●asts , and otherwise ) to consider of , consult , and find out s●nse other way for Augmentation to their Authority and Maintenance ? 4. Who were they that began and continued such , and so many vexations Suits in Law with their Patrons , Parishioners , and others , wherewith the Courts at Westminster , the Great Assizes in Counties , and other Inferior Courts were even pestered ( as Records may manifest ) besides their frequent Suits and Summons before , and in the then Bishope Courts , sometimes for small Tythes , working upon some Popish Holy Days , ( though but in repairing a Fence to save Corn , and preserve peace amongst Neighbours ) for not g●ving them timely notice when Tythes were to be set forth to them ; for going from some of them to hear in other Parishes ; for Meetings ( by them called Conventicles ) or for not allowing Servants to join in the before mentioned sports and pastimes , and oft times obtaining Excommunications therefore , and speedily turning them into Writs , and thereby causing mens bodies to be attached and imprisoned , whereby many consciencious persons were ( in a manner necessitated to leave their dwellings , and this Land , to seek peaceable Habitations elsewhere , which divers of the said active persons made use of as an encouragement to their then design , some boasting thereof , and that they hoped to have another Authority before it were long , wherein their labours have not been lacking , neither at their then High Commission Court , nor other places , as hath notably appeared to all that have been willing to see it . Who served , assisted , and encouraged the late Bishops in making the Cannons , Liturgy , and Service-Book , ( little differing from the Mass-Book ) to be imposed upon Scotland , and preached against the Scots , ( when that Book was refused by them , endeavouring to make them , their Religion and practise seem odious , & their own ( new-invented ) Altar Worships , forms and bown● , acceptable services to God , thereby then obtaining a Declaration against the Scots , whereby ( with great zeal ) they proclaimed them Rebels ; and after that a Form of Prayer against them , which divers of the said men as zealously read and seemed to pray in their said Meeting-houses .
    keywords: army; authority; christ; divers; god; king; lord; man; men; parliament; peace; persons; sort; things; time; way
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        item: #12 of 35
          id: A46216
      author: Ireland. Lords Justices and Council.
       title: By the lords justices and councell. Jo. Borlase. Hen. Tichborne. Whereas we have lately seen a printed paper, intituled, a solemn League and Covenant for reformation and defence of religion the honour and happinesse of the king, and he peace and safety of the three kingdoms, of England, Scotland, and Ireland, which seems to have been printed at London, on the ninth day of October 1643. ...
        date: None
       words: 1115
      flesch: 76
     summary: And forasmuch as in the said League or Covenant , there are divers things conteined not only tending to a seditious combination against His Majesty but alsoe contrary to the municipall Lawes of this Kingdome of Ireland , and destructive to the Church Government established by Law in this Kingdom , And for that by the Lawes of this Kingdom , no Oath ought to be tendred to , or taken by any person or persons whatsoever in this Kingdom , but before a Iudge or other person thereunto Lawfully Authorized by His Majesty , and for that the said League or Covenant , is now endeavoured to be set on foot in this Kingdom , without His Majesties Privity , Direction or Alowance . And in regard it is directly contrary to the Liberty and freedom of the Subject , to be by any such Oath or Covenant pre-engaged , And for that the setting on foot at this time in this Kingdom the said League or Covenant , without His Majesties Alowance , may not only beget much distraction and unquietnesse amongst His Majesties good Subjects , but also may prove very penall to all those who shall presume to tender or take the same :
    keywords: covenant; league; lords; text
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        item: #13 of 35
          id: A48206
      author: Friend at Oxford.
       title: A Letter to a noble lord at London from a friend at Oxford upon occasion of the late covenant taken by both Houses.
        date: None
       words: 5561
      flesch: 39
     summary: But Mr Pym may Libell against you ( and in earnest you will find most of his speeches to be such ) without breach of Priviledge , he hath found out too new Conservators of our Liberty which we never heard of till now , instead of King , Lords and Commons , The Parliament , ( that is the Close Committee ) the City , and the Army are the three vitall parts of the Kingdome , in which ( he saies ) not only the well being , but the very life and being of it doth consist ; and yet they perswade your Lordship they are willing to disband this Army . Are all your humble and earnest desires and solicitations for Peace , all your Pangs and Throwes for a Reformation in Religion , delivered at last of a sacred Vow and Covenant against both ? Have you at last thought fit to tell the World that there is no possibility or hope of Peace , but by blood and desolation ?
    keywords: army; covenant; doe; hath; king; liberty; lord; religion; text
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        item: #14 of 35
          id: A51017
      author: Griffith, Hugh.
       title: Mr. Croftons case soberly considered, plainly stated, and humbly submitted to the consideration of just and prudent men made publique to silence clamor, correct mistake, and acquit him from the charge of high treason vrged by Tho. Tomkins, fellow of All-Souls, Oxon. and others in their frivolous, scurillous and invective pamphlets.
        date: 1661.0
       words: 10244
      flesch: 31
     summary: Judge Jenkins guides the Judgement of Treason by the very Letter of the Law , for that in Criminibus a verbo Legis non est recedendum : And we cannot conceive how an Observation of past Acts , can be Treason in the Logical , or Historical Observer : Mr. Crofton noteth the Parliament retained in times past ; He doth note the Fact without any determination of the jus and right of such retention ; we would advise this Fellow to repair to All Souls , and reflect on his own Thoughts ; and resolve us , that the Treason is not more in his own fancie and imagination , then in Mr. Crofton his expressions ; we find he doth throughout his Book mistake the Person , which maketh us suspitious he misunderstandeth the position : on this man he reflecteth the odium of the violence of the Visitors in Oxford whom Mr. Crofton knew not , and it is disputable , whether he was then in England : The defection and complyances under Queen Richard and other Vsurpers , which Mr. Crofton ever denyed , resisted , and detested , when some who then were , and now are most zealous complyers urged him , with this convincing argument these times affords few Martyrs : and the purchase of Church Lands whilest Mr. Crofton would not take when he might , a living out of which he knew any man to have been Sequestered : He whose heat of Passion doth engage him to misread the Person , may well misinterpret his words , as indeed we observe he doth , understanding King by Crown , and Soveraign coercive , destructive power by jurisdiction : it is no hard matter to make a Traytor , if envy may interpret a mans words ; we hope Mr. Tomkins will not take it unkindly ; if he be excepted against , as to his being Judge , or Jury which shall passe upon Mr. Crofton . Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1290:8) Mr. Croftons case soberly considered, plainly stated, and humbly submitted to the consideration of just and prudent men made publique to silence clamor, correct mistake, and acquit him from the charge of high treason vrged by Tho.
    keywords: authority; cause; church; crofton; crown; doth; hath; high; king; law; majesties; majesty; man; parliament; text; treason; words
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        item: #15 of 35
          id: A51052
      author: McWard, Robert, 1633?-1687.
       title: The case of the accommodation lately proposed by the Bishop of Dumblane to the non-conforming ministers examined wherein also the antient Prostasia, or, Episcopus Præses is considered, and the Solemne League and Covenant occasionally vindicat : together with a copy of the two letters herein reviewed : vvhereunto also is subjoined an appendix in ansvver to a narrative of the issue of the treaty anent accommodation.
        date: 1671.0
       words: 56859
      flesch: 30
     summary: 2. I observe , that the Origen and warrant of a Moderator in Church-meetings , is not from any particular positive Scripture-precept or rule given anent●● ; but being a thing by clear evidence , necessary for the concerne of order , and the right expeding of affaires , its immedi●t rise , comes to be referred to the common providence of reason , and is only reductivè , and in s● far of divine institution , as the Courts whereunto the office belongeth , are founded upon that Authoritie , and do require this moderation , as an expedie●● needful to the right management of your business ; which ground being in it self manifest , and such as may be examplified in many other instances● and also fortified by apostolick practice , doth abundantly make out my assertion , and yet confirme the institution , with a sufficient impress of Gods appointment . Is it not a wonder , that thence concluding that the extirpation of that frame only could then be meant & intended , his logick should so pitifully fail him as not to adde , and from that Church alone where it was seated , which would have so clearly restricted the subject of that Article , that I am certain● at on glance , he had discovered all his applications of it unto Scotland as its primarie object to be impertinent .
    keywords: act; article; author; bishops; case; christ; church; churches; contrary; covenant; discipline; doth; ecclesiastick; effect; england; episcopacy; general; god; good; government; hath; king; lord; man; manner; matter; meetings; ministers; oath; office; order; persons; place; power; praeses; prelacie; presbyteries; present; presidencie; reason; right; rule; scotland; scripture; seing; self; synods; t ●; thing; time; truth; viz; word; ● e; ● ●
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        item: #16 of 35
          id: A52601
      author: Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646.
       title: Two speeches delivered before the subscribing of the Covenant, the 25. of September, at St. Margarets in Westminster the one by Mr. Philip Nye, the other by Mr. Alexander Henderson.
        date: 1643.0
       words: 7347
      flesch: 44
     summary: God hath set his Covenant like the Heavens , not onely for duration , but like also for extension : The Heavens move and roule about , and so communicate their light , and heat , and vertue , to all places and parts of the earth ; so doth the Covenant of God , so may this gift bee given to other Covenants that are framed to that pattern . It will not bee unworthy your consideration , whether seeing the preservation of Popery hath been by Leagues and Covenants , God may not make a League or Covenant to be the destruction of it : Nay the very rise of Popery seemeth to bee after such a manner by Kings , that is , Kingdomes assenting and agreeing perhaps by some joynt Covenant ( the text saith with one minde , why not then with one mouth ) to give their power and strength unto the Beast , and make war against the Lamb .
    keywords: bee; covenant; day; god; hath; hee; kingdomes; lord; oath; people; reformation; work
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        item: #17 of 35
          id: A57691
      author: Rous, Francis, 1579-1659.
       title: The bounds & bonds of publique obedience, or, A vindication of our lawfull submission to the present government, or to a government supposed unlawfull, but commanding lawfull things likewise how such an obedience is consistent with our Solemne League and Covenant : in all which a reply is made to the three answers of the two demurrers, and to the author of The grand case of conscience, who professe themselves impassionate Presbyterians.
        date: 1649.0
       words: 25348
      flesch: 57
     summary: If he hath a quarrell to us for our peaceablenesse , yet why should he quarrell with St. Paul ? He bad the Romans submit in the same kinde ; and unlesse we had Prophets on purpose to tell Governours , as well as us of the People , who must alwaies succeed according to the minde of God , then the state of the world , the nature of politick justic● of society and Religion is such that we may & ought to submit in obedience to those who plenarily possesse , protect and command us lawfull things . Surely our unhappinesse in the E●adication of civill errours is , that we speake more to the affections then to the Iudgement , and therefore offer passion in stead of reason , or make one but the counterfeit of the other , or else not affecting one anothers persons , we fling headily into opposite paths or principles , in which not treading together at first , we cannot possibly meet together at last , and in this aberration we loose both truth and our selves .
    keywords: betwixt; case; change; covenant; end; god; government; hath; house; king; lawfull; magistrate; man; oath; obedience; parliament; people; power; present; publique; right; state; supreame; things; warre; world; ● ●
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        item: #18 of 35
          id: A62025
      author: Langbaine, Gerard, 1609-1658.
       title: Reasons of the present judgement of the Vniversity of Oxford concerning The Solemne League and Covenant, The Negative Oath, The Ordinances concerning discipline and vvorship : approved by generall consent in a full convocation, 1, Jun. 1647, and presented to consideration.
        date: 1647.0
       words: 14208
      flesch: 56
     summary: 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 Kingdome of our Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ , the honour and happinesse of the Kings Majestie , and His Posterity , and the true publick Lybertie , Safetie , and Peace of the Kingdoms wherein every ones private condition is included , and calling to mind the treacherous and bloudy plots , Conspiracies , Attempts , and practices of the Enemies of God against the true Religion , and Professors 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 Kingdom 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 publick 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 solemne League and Covenant , wherein we all subscribe , and each one of us for himselfe with our hands lifted up to the most High God , do swear : I. THat we shall sincerely , really , and constantly , through the Grace of God , endeavour in our severall places and callings , the preservation of the Reformed Religion in the Church of Scotland , in Doctrine , Worship , Discipline and Government , against our common Enemies ; The Reformation of Religion in the Kingdoms of England and Ireland in Doctrine , Worship , Discipline and Government , according to the Word of God , and the example of the best reformed Churches : And shall endeavour to bring the Churches of God in the three Kingdomes , to the nearest conjunction and uniformity in Religion , Confession of Faith , Form of Church Government , Directory for Worship and Catechizing ; That we and our posterity after us may as Brethren live in Faith and Love , and the Lord may delight to dwell in the midst of us . II. WHereas by an Ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament , for the Visitation and Reformation of the University of Oxford lately published , power is given to certain persons therein named as Visitors , to enquire concerning those of the said University that neglect to take the Solemne League and Covenant , and the Negative Oath being tendred unto them , and likewise concerning those that oppose the execution of the Ordinances of Parliament concerning the Discipline and Directory , or shall not promote or cause the same to be put in execution according to their severall places and callings , We the Masters , Scholars , and other Officers and Members of the said University , not to judge the Consciences of others , but to cleare our selves before God and the world from all suspicion of Obstinacie , whilst we discharge our own , present to consideration the true reasons of our present judgment concerning the said Covenant , Oath , and Ordinances : Expecting so much Justice , and hoping for so much Charity , as either not to be pressed to conforme to what is required in any the premisses , further then our present judgements will warrant us ; or not condemned for the refusing so to doe , without cleare and reall satisfaction given to our just scruples .
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        item: #19 of 35
          id: A67146
      author: Wren, Matthew, 1585-1667.
       title: An abandoning of the Scottish Covenant by Matthew the Lord Bishop of Ely.
        date: 1662.0
       words: 14406
      flesch: 80
     summary: For , in competition with the Covenant of God , every thing that is not it , is Baal ; Let them call it the Covenant , as much as they will , An Ingagement , or what they will nick-name it ; yet 't is an Idol ; and all the Worship they give it , is flat Idolatry ; no better then the Worshipping of Baal : This for First , That from the first to the last , there 's nothing Covenanted for in Scripture , but what was ordain'd for them from the beginning ; From the beginning of their Law , which God gave them in Horeb , That was for his Worship , and all relating thereunto ; and from the beginning of their Kingdom , unto which God had after brought them , That was for the whole Civil Government ; But 't was one and the same Covenant still ; None but the first , No new tricks , foisted in at pleasure with the very Ordinance of God , upon any specious pretences whatsoever .
    keywords: baal; covenant; god; gods; gods covenant; holy; king; law; lord; men; new; people; religion; right; text; ver
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        item: #20 of 35
          id: A67467
      author: Hooker, Richard, 1553 or 4-1600. Sermon of Richard Hooker, author of those learned books of Ecclesiastical politie.
       title: The life of Dr. Sanderson, late Bishop of Lincoln written by Izaak Walton ; to which is added, some short tracts or cases of conscience written by the said Bishop.
        date: 1678.0
       words: 69111
      flesch: 49
     summary: But many more remain in private hands , of which one is of Symony ; and I wish the World might see it , that it might undeceive some Patrons , who think they have discharg'd that great and dangerous trust , both to God and man , if they take no money for a Living , though it may be parted with for other ends less justifiable . It may not be said that Dr. Sanderson was accomplish'd with these , and all the other requisites requir'd in a Bishop , so as to be able to answer them exactly ; but it may be affirm'd , as a good preparation , that he had at the Age of 73 years ( for he was so old at the King's return ) fewer faults to be pardon'd by God or man , than are apparent in others in these days , in which ( God knows ) we fall so short of that visible sanctity and zeal to God's glory , which was apparent in the days of primitive Christianity .
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        item: #21 of 35
          id: A67901
      author: Langbaine, Gerard, 1609-1658.
       title: A review of the Covenant, wherein the originall, grounds, means, matter, and ends of it are examined: and out of the principles of the remonstrances, declarations, votes, orders, and ordinances of the prime covenanteers, or the firmer grounds of Scripture, law, and reason, disproved.
        date: None
       words: 45474
      flesch: 65
     summary: Lastly , though it cannot be denyed , but the present distresses and dangers of these Kingdomes are the fruits of their sinnes , yet to unde●take ( as they here doe ) to determine for what sinne● in particular God is pleased to inflict these Iudgements upon us , is an Act of State proper for such as are of Councell to the Almighty , and should not be avowed by a solemne Oath , without a speciall warrant by Revelation . V. What the Doctrine , Worship , Di●cipline , and Church-Government of England is , as to the Covenanteers .
    keywords: act; authority; bishops; cause; church; commons; contrary; covenant; covenanteers; discipline; doctrine; doe; e.c; end; england; english; god; good; government; king; kingdome; law; lawes; like; majesty; meanes; non; oath; owne; parliament; peace; people; person; power; present; priviledges; reformation; religion; roman; scotland; scots; sweare; time; vow; way; word; ● ●
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        item: #22 of 35
          id: A69753
      author: Forbes, John, 1593-1648.
       title: The generall demands, of the reverend doctors of divinitie, and ministers of the Gospell in Aberdene, concerning the late covenant, in Scotland together, with the answeres, replyes, and duplyes that followed thereupon, in the year, 1638 : reprinted in one book, by order of Parliament.
        date: 1663.0
       words: 63329
      flesch: 57
     summary: YE● alleadged before , and now again doe affirme , that we have mistaken your Interpretation of the old Covenant , as if it had been given out judicially by you , and , as if ye had intended to enforce it upon others . Last of all ; Ye say , ye can not sweare forbearance , because ye can not abstaine from private Baptisme , and private Communion ; where we perceive , that in your judgement , private Baptisme and Communion , are not any more things indifferent , but necessary , necessitate praecepti , in so farre , that the not using of them , is a contempt of the means , and a tempting of GOD.
    keywords: acts; answeres; argument; articles; assembly; authority; book; brethren; cap; case; church; commandement; confession; contrary; covenant; defence; demand; doe; episcopacy; forbearance; god; good; hath; interpretation; judgement; king; kingdom; kirke; lawes; lawfull; majesties; man; minde; novations; oath; obedience; pag; parliament; pearth; people; persons; power; practise; publick; question; reason; religion; respect; reverend; rites; satisfaction; sayeth; scandall; second; selves; service; subjects; things; time; trueth; warrand; way; words; ● ●
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        item: #23 of 35
          id: A74122
      author: Scotland. Parliament. Committee of Estates.
       title: At Edinburgh the fifth day of February, one thousand six hundred fourty and nine years.
        date: 1649.0
       words: 1003
      flesch: 68
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A74122 of text R211204 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.13[82]). At head of text: engraving of royal seal, and God save the King.
    keywords: king; parliament; text
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        item: #24 of 35
          id: A78965
      author: Calamy, Edmund, 1600-1666.
       title: The great danger of covenant-refusing, and covenant-breaking. Presented in a sermon preached before the Right Honourable Thomas Adams Lord Mayor, and the Right Worshipfull the sheriffes, and the aldermen his brethren, and the rest of the Common-councell of the famous City of London, Jan. 14. 1645. Upon which day the solemne League and Covenant was renued by them and their officers with prayer and fasting at Michael Basinshaw, London. / By Edmund Calamy, B.D. and pastor of Aldermanbury London.
        date: 1646.0
       words: 19404
      flesch: 76
     summary: But then God accounts us according to his Gospel to break covenant , when we do not only sin , but commit sin against the Covenant , when we do not only sin out of weaknesse , but out of wickednesse ; when we do not only faile , but fall into sin : when we forsake & renounce the Covenant , when we deale treacherously in the Covenant , and enter into league and covenant with those sins which we have sworn against . And if you keep Covenant with God , the great God will keep Covenant with you , and all the blessings of the Covenant which are mentioned in the book of God , which is the book of the Covenant , shall be your portion for ever and ever . Which is the prayer of Your much obliged Spirituall Servant EDM. CALAMY .
    keywords: break; breaking; christ; church; covenant; day; god; gods; hath; lord; love; man; men; non; oath; people; selves; sin; sins; text; thee; thou; time
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        item: #25 of 35
          id: A79124
      author: Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
       title: Charles by the grace of God King of great Brittain, France and Ireland, defender of the faith. To our lovits [blank] messengers, our sheriffes in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute, greeting.
        date: 1643.0
       words: 1295
      flesch: 59
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A79124 of text R211963 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.7[31]). Charles by the grace of God King of great Brittain, France and Ireland, defender of the faith.
    keywords: charles; england; religion; text
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        item: #26 of 35
          id: A83018
      author: England and Wales. Parliament.
       title: Die Martis xxx. Ianuarii 1643. An ordinance of the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament. Authorizing the commissioners of the great seale of England, to call nefore them all officers, ministers, and other attendants on the great seale, or court of chancery, Kings bench, Common Pleas, Exchequer, and Court of Wards and Liveries, and to tender unto every of them, the solemne League and Covenant for reformation, &c. And for making voyd aswell the places and offices of such as shall refuse or neglect to take the same. As also for restrayning of all lawyers, attourneys, clerks or solicitors, to practise or solicite in any of the said courts, before they shall have taken the said solemne League and Covenant.
        date: 1644.0
       words: 1066
      flesch: 65
     summary: This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A83018 of text R212024 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.7[64]). 43 D The rate of 43 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words.
    keywords: court; great; text
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        item: #27 of 35
          id: A85184
      author: England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
       title: The league illegal. Wherein the late Solemn League and Covenant is seriously examined, scholastically and solidly confuted: for the right informing of weak and tender consciences, and the undeceiving of the erroneous. Written long since in prison, by Daniel Featley D.D. and never until now made known to the world. Published by John Faireclough, vulgò Featley, chaplain to the Kings most Excellent Majesty.
        date: 1660.0
       words: 23633
      flesch: 59
     summary: WE Noblemen , Barons , Knights , Gentlemen , Citizens , Burgesses , Ministers of the Gospel , 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 Jesus Christ , the honour and happiness of the Kings Majesty , and His Posterity , and the true publick Liberty , Safety , and Peace of the Kingdoms wherein every one private condition is included , and calling to mind the treacherous and bloudy Plots , Conspiracies , Attempts , and practises of the Enemies of God against the true Religion , and professors thereof in all places , especially in these three Kingdoms , 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 Charch and Kingdom of Ireland , the distressed estate of the Church and Kingdom of England , and the dangerous estate of the Church and Kingdom of Scotland , are present and publick Testimonies ; We have now at last , ( after other means of supplication , Remonstrance , Protestations , and Sufferings ) for the preservation of our selves and our Religion from utter ruin and destruction , according to the commendable practise of these Kingdoms in former times , and the Example of Gods People in other Nations ; after mature deliberation resolved and determined to enter into a mutual 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 , do swear : I. THat we shall sincerely , really , and constantly , through the Grace of God , endeavour in our several places and callings , the preservation of the Reformed Religion in the Church of Scotland , in Doctrine , Worship , Discipline and Government , against our common Enemies ; The Reformation of Religion in the Kingdoms of England and Ireland in Doctrine , Worship , Discipline and Government , according to the Word of God , and the example of the best reformed Churches : And shall endevour to bring the Churches of God in the three Kingdoms , to the nearest conjunction and uniformity in Religion , Confession of Faith , Form of Church-Government , Directory for Worship and Catechizing ; That we and our posterity after us may as Brethren live in Faith and Love , and the Lord may delight to dwell in the midst of us . II. We shall also according to our places and callings in this common cause of Religion , Liberty and Peace of the Kingdoms , assist and defend all those that enter into this League and Covenant , in the maintaining and pursuing thereof , and shall not suffer our selves directly or indirectly by whatsoever combination , perswasion or terror , to be divided and withdrawn from this blessed Union and Conjunction , whether to make defection to the contrary part , or to give our selves to a detestable indifferency or neutrality in this cause , which so much concerneth the glory of God , the good of the Kingdoms , and the honor of the King ; but shall all the dayes of our lives zealously and constantly continue therein , against all lets and impediments whatsoever ; and what we are not able our selves to suppress or overcome , we shall reveal , and make known , that it may be timely prevented or removed ; All which we shall do as in the sight of God .
    keywords: answer; authority; bishops; church; churches; conscience; covenant; discipline; doctrine; england; est; god; good; government; hath; holy; king; kingdoms; law; laws; league; liberties; lord; man; new; non; oath; parliament; power; reformation; religion; scotland; set; solemn; things; word; worship
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        item: #28 of 35
          id: A85415
      author: Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.
       title: Sion-Colledg visited. Or, Some briefe animadversions upon a pamphlet lately published, under the title of, A testimonie to the truth of Jesus Christ, and to our Solemne League and Covenant, &c. Subscribed (as is pretended) by the ministers of Christ within the province of London. Calculated more especially for the vindication of certaine passages cited out of the writings of J.G. in the said pamphlet, with the black brand of infamous and pernicious errors, and which the said ministers pretend (amongst other errors so called) more particularly to abhominate. Wherein the indirect and most un-Christian dealings of the said ministers, in charging & calling manifest and cleere truths, yea such as are consonant to their own principles, by the name of infamous and pernicious errours, are detected and laid open to the kingdome, and the whole world. / By the said John Goodwin, a servant of God and men, in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
        date: 1648.0
       words: 14119
      flesch: 54
     summary: By the said John Goodwin, a servant of God and men, in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. By the said John Goodwin, a servant of God and men, in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
    keywords: christ; christian; covenant; doe; errors; errour; god; hath; heresies; jesus; man; men; ministers; non; province; religion; selfe; testimony; title; truth; words; yea
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        item: #29 of 35
          id: A86192
      author: Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646.
       title: The declaration of Mr. Alexander Henderson, principall minister of the word of God at Edenbrough, and chiefe commissioner from the Kirk of Scotland to the Parliament and Synod of England: made upon his death-bed.
        date: 1648.0
       words: 4237
      flesch: 43
     summary: I conceived it the duty of a good Christian , especially one of my profession , and in the condition that I lie , expecting God Almighty ' s-call , not only to acknowledge to the All-mercifull God , with a humble sincere remorse of Conscience , the greatnesse of this offence ; which being done in simplicity of Spirit , I hope with the Apostle Paul to obteine Mercy , because I did it through Ignorance : But also , for the better satisfaction of all others , to publish this Declaration to the view of the World ; to the intent , that all those ( especially of the Ministery ) who have beene deluded with mee , may by God's Grace , and my example ( though a weake and meane Instrument ) not only bee undeceived themselves , but also stirred up to undeceive others , with more alacritie and facilitie ; that the scandall may bee removed from our Religion and Profession , and the good King restored to his just Rights , and truly honoured and obeyed as God's-Annoynted and Vice-gerent upon earth ; and the poore distressed Subjects freed from those intollerable Burdens and Oppressions which they lye groaning under , piercing Heaven with their teares and cries ; and a solid Peace setled both in Kirke and Commonwealth , throughout all his Majesties Dominions , to the glory of God , and of our blessed Mediator and Saviour the Lord Christ . Therefore I exhort and conjure you , again and again , in the bowells of our Lord Christ , and words of a dying man , especially my brethren of the Ministry ; as you expect a blessing from God upon this distressed , distracted Kirke and Kingdome , upon you and your posterity ; as you desire to remove Gods heavie Judgements from this miserable Land , the Sword and Pestilence , and what else may follow , which I tremble to thinke of ; to stand fast and firme to this poynt of your Covenant , which you were bound to before by the Law of God and of this Land , and never suffer your selves by all the gilded allurement of this world , which will prove bitter and deceitfull at last , to relinquish it : Stand fast to your Native King most gracious to this Land farre beyond all his predecessors ; none owes greater obligation to him then the Ministry and Gentry , let not an indelible charracter of Ingratitude lye upon us that may turne to our ruine .
    keywords: alexander; bee; covenant; god; henderson; king; kirke; man; religion; text; wee; words; world
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        item: #30 of 35
          id: A92637
      author: Scotland. Privy Council. aut
       title: Act of Council, for burning the Solemn League and Covenant, and several other traiterous libels. At Halyrudhouse, the fourteenth day of January, 1682
        date: 1682.0
       words: 1223
      flesch: 61
     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).
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        item: #31 of 35
          id: A93351
      author: Smith, George, 1602 or 3-1658.
       title: The three Kingdomes healing-plaister. Or, The solemne covenant of reformation and defence explained. Wherein is shewed the authority, antiquity, and use of an holy covenant: the occasions moving to it, and the ends in doing it, the necessity of it at this time, for diverse reasons herein expressed. Also a full explanation of each article of the Covenant, to the satisfaction of all: shewing the benefit that may redound by it, viz. Gods protection and blessing to heale our miseries, and establish truth in religion, peace and lasting happinesse to the three kingdomes. Likewise shewing the danger of refusing it, and Gods curse upon us, if we enter into it deceitfully. Imprimatur, Ia. Cranford. By G.S., Gent.
        date: 1643.0
       words: 8048
      flesch: 74
     summary: Now it God have a quarrell against us for the breach of his Covenant ; it concernes us to seeke to God , and to intreat to renew our covenant with him againe : If we will confesse our iniquities , and that our uncircumcised hearts be humbled , God will remember his Covenant which he made with our fathers , and will accept of us and heale our ●and : L●vi● . By our sins we have cast off God , and have cherished Idolatry , which we should have destroyed ; therefore God seemeth to cast us off , and give us into the hands of Idolaters : When Israel ●h●se new gods , then was War in the gates : Judg. 5. 8.
    keywords: covenant; endeavour; god; gods; kingdomes; lord; men; people; religion; seeke; text; ● ●
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        item: #32 of 35
          id: A93701
      author: Saltmarsh, John, d. 1647.
       title: A solemn discourse upon the grand covenant, opening the divinity and policy of it: by John Saltmarsh, Master of Arts, and not long since, pastour of Heslerton in Yorkshire.
        date: 1643.0
       words: 5349
      flesch: 46
     summary: And our confederations now , cannot but be powerfull in the very notion ; Nationall Leagues have brought forth great effects in States and Kingdoms , in the mutuall aydings and assistings ; and therefore Israel sent to Syria , and Iudah to Assyria , and Iudah to Israel , and other Kingdoms have sought to one another for such combinations , in any grand Enterprise ; That famous Designe of Christendom , which was such a universall confederatiō against the Turk , onely it was a Designe in a wrong channell ; Therefore the more spirituall that Leagues are , the more powerfull ; that which made Israel so famous in their conquests to Canaan , was the Association of the Tribes , and the Ark of God amongst them , therefore the Philistims cryed out , Woe unto us , the Ark of God is in the camp of the Hebrews ; and when they marched with the Ark amongst thē , Iordan vvas driven back , and the mountains and little hills were removed , the walls of Iericho fell ; And certainely this grand and blessed Association of the three Kingdoms , is a glorious portent to the destruction of Rome it self , carrying amongst them such an Ark and Gospel ; this is the first time that ever the Sun saw such a Triple Confederation ▪ against the Triple Crown , so many States , so solemnly combined against the Popish Hierarchy ; this is the time the spirit of God hath set up a Standard ; this is a fair rise , and improvement to the prophecy , When the Princes of the earth shall gather themselves together , and shall agree to make her desolate . Now knowing so much of the counsels , and designes , and secrets , and minde of God , we are carried on by the same Spirit to be aiding to that designe : now though the kingdom of Christ be such a name as imports glory and dominion , yet it is not a glory of this world , but a spirituall glory seated in bare and simple administrations ; such as are foolishnesse to the Greek , and to the Jewes a Rock of offence : and this kingdome of Christ like other Monarchies , hath its rise and growth , its ages & improvements , according to the propheticall latitude , being at no fulnesse nor perfection till the rest of the Monarchies be consumed before it : this is that small excrescency advancing out of the Mountaine , and by a power insensible exalting it selfe through all oppositions , working through Atheisms , Paganisms , Idolatries , Superstitions , Persecutions , and all the carnall machinations , into a lustre glorious , in the judgement of those onely , who can spiritually discerne : the advancement of this kingdom is onely attainable by a Reformation to the word of God ; & here we shall take occasion to part with all the Models and Idea's wch are not to be found in holy Scriptures ; it is markt there as a grand transgression to walke after the imagination of our owne hearts : and that was laid to Jeroboam's charge , That his Priests , and Sabbaths , and worship , were such as he devised in his own heart : God will indure no such rivallity nor conjunctures with himselfe : it is an incompleating the worke of God to build his house with our own timber : and as he made this world at first onely after the patterne of his owne counsels , so in this second work of the setting up a spiritualll structure for his glory : God thinks none worthy of coordination , in those things wherein his glory shal be sure to suffer in a distribution with his creatures , and his owne Image hath ever pleased him best , & therefore he made the best piece of his creation according to it .
    keywords: christ; covenant; glory; god; hath; holy; kingdome; owne; people; power; spirituall; text
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        item: #33 of 35
          id: A93705
      author: Saltmarsh, John, d. 1647.
       title: A solemn discourse vpon the sacred league and covenant of both kingdomes, opening the divinity and policy of it: / by John Saltmarsh, Master of Arts, and late pastor of Hesterton in Yorkshire.
        date: 1644.0
       words: 5252
      flesch: 43
     summary: The advancement of Christs Kingdom hath been the designe of God from all eternity , and it is the designe of the godly too : God revealeth his secrets to his servants , and we have the minde of Christ . Now knowing so much of the counsels , and designes , and secrets , and minde of God , we are carried on by the same Spirit to be aiding to that designe : now though the Kingdom of Christ be such a name as imports glory and dominion , yet it is not a glory of this world , but a spirituall glory , seated in bare and simple administrations ; such as are foolishnesse to the Greek , and to the Iews a Rock of offence : and this Kingdom of Christ , like other Monarchies , hath its rise and growth , its ages and improvements according to the propheticall latitude , being at no fulness nor perfectnesse , til the rest of the Monarchies be conf●●med before it : this is that small excrescencie advancing out of the Mountain , and by a power insensible exalting it self through al oppositions , working through Atheisms , Paganisms , Idolatries , Superstitions , Persecutions , and all the carnall machinations into a lustre glorious , in the judgement of those only , who can spiritually discerne : the advancement of this Kingdome is only attainable by a Reformation to the Word of God ; and here wee shall take occasion to part with all the Models and Idea's which are not to be found in holy Scriptures ; it is markt there as a grand transgression to walk after the imagination of our own hearts : and that was said to Ieroboams charge , That his Priests & Sabbaths , and worship , were such as he devised is his own heart : God will indure no such rivallity nor conjunctures with himself : it , is an incompleating the work of God , to build his House with our own timber : and as he made this world at first only after the pattern of his own counsels , so in this second work of the setting up a spirituall struct●●e for his glory , God thinks none worthy of co-ordination , in those things wherein his glory shall be sure to suffer in a distribution with his creatures , and his own Image hath ever pleased him best , and therefore he made the best piece of his creation according to it .
    keywords: christ; covenant; glory; god; hath; holy; kingdom; people; power; spirituall; text
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        item: #34 of 35
          id: A94141
      author: Langbaine, Gerard, 1609-1658.
       title: Reasons of the present judgement of the Vniversity of Oxford, concerning [brace] The Solemne League and Covenant. The Negative Oath. The Ordinances concerning discipline and vvorship. Approved by generall consent in a full convocation, 1. Jun. 1647. and presented to consideration.
        date: 1647.0
       words: 14296
      flesch: 57
     summary: M. Nye , Covenant with Narrative , pag. 12. a Pactum est duorum pluri●mv● in idem placitū consensus . 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 Kingdome of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ , the honour and happinesse of the Kings Majestie , and His Posterity , and the true publick Lybertie , Safetie , and Peace of the Kingdoms wherein every ones private condition is included , and calling to mind the treacherous and bloudy plots , Conspiracies , Attempts , and practices of the Enemies of God against the true Religion , and Professors 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 Kingdom 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 publick 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 solemne League and Covenant , wherein we all subscribe , and each one of us for himselfe with our hands lifted up to the most High God , do swear : I. THat we shall sincerely , really , and constantly , through the Grace of God , endeavour in our severall places and callings , the preservation of the Reformed Religion in the Church of Scotland , in Doctrine , Worship , Discipline and Government , against our common Enemies ; The Reformation of Religion in the Kingdoms of England and Ireland in Doctrine , Worship , Discipline and Government , according to the Word of God , and the example of the best reformed Churches : And shall endeavour to bring the Churches of God in the three Kingdomes , to the nearest conjunction and uniformity in Religion , Confession of Faith , Form of C●urch Government , Directory for Worship and Catechizing ; That we and our posterity after us may as Brethren live in Faith and Love , and the Lord may delight to dwell in the midst of us . II.
    keywords: article; church; churches; contrary; covenant; doe; endeavour; extirpation; god; government; hath; king; kingdomes; lawes; oath; parliament; power; religion; selves; sundry
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        item: #35 of 35
          id: A95881
      author: Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.
       title: A caveat for covenant-contemners and covenant-breakers.
        date: None
       words: 4295
      flesch: 81
     summary: 6. We shall also according to our places and callings , in this common cause of Religion , Liberty , and Peace of the Kingdomes assist and defend all those that enter into this League and Covenant , in the maintaining and pursuing thereof , and shall not suffer our selves directly or indirectly , by whatsoever combination , perswasion or terrour , to be divided or withdrawn from this blessed Union and conjunction , whether to make defection to the contrary part , or give our selves to a detestable indifferencie , or Neutrality in this cause which so much concerneth the glory of God , the good of the Kingdomes and honour of the King ; but shall all the dayes of our lives , zealously and constantly continue therein against all opposition ; and promote the same according to our power against all lets and impediments whatsoever ; and what we are not able our selves to suppresse or overcome we shall reveal and make known , that it may be timely prevented or removed . And , this Covenant we make in the presence of Almighty God the searcher of all hearts , with a true intention to perform the same , as we shall answer at that great day , when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed ; Most humbly beseeching the Lord to strengthen us by his holy Spirit for this end , and to blesse our desires and proceedings with such successe as may be deliverance and safety to his people , and encouragement to other Christian Churches , groaning under or in danger of the yoak of Antichristian tyranny , to joyn in the same or like Association and Covenant , to the glorie of God , the enlargement of the Kingdome of Jesus Christ , and the peace and tranquility of Christian Kingdomes , and Common-wealths .
    keywords: breakers; covenant; god; iohn; john; kingdomes; lord; religion; robert; text; thomas; wil; william
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