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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	good_a	hear_v	read_v	2,687	5	6.0596	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89635	Charles King of England, the infinite eternal being, the onely true and living God (who formed thee in thy mothers womb, and breathed into thee the breath of life) loe he is near thee, ...	Mason, Martin, fl. 1650-1676.	1660 (1660)	Wing M925; Thomason 669.f.26[33]; ESTC R210852	3,957	1

Charles King of England THe Infinite Eternal Being the onely True and Living GOD who formed thee in thy Mothers womb and breathed into thee the breath of life Loe he is near thee his piercing Witness is within thee his All-seeing Eie beholds thee he searches thy heart and tries thy reins the depths of thy Counsels are discovered to him O King Fear and dread before him The Lord God Omnipotent who ruleth in the Kingdoms of men disposeth of them as he pleaseth hath exercised thee with various vicissitudes suffered thee to be a man of sorrows he hath led thee through many straits that in thy prosperity thou shouldst remember him and bow unto him he hath cast thee down and he hath raised thee up and now wonderfully set thee upon thy Father's Throne even to the amazement of the people give him the glory of all Now thou art chief-Ruler of a numerous Nation a wise and knowing people are thy subjects O that Solomon's request unto his God were thine that thou mightst rightly go in and out before this people Then should divine Wisdom be thy Diadem and thou shouldst be a blessing to the people And now that the Lord hath dealt thus bountifully with thee Come let us Reason together and expostulate a little what may be for thy good and what the God of thy life requireth of thee For know this O King that in thy Life and Government consists thy present future and eternal happiness I have seen I have seen the place thou stands on to be slippery ground and the need thou hast of Divine supportment for what thy own infirmities and the iniquities of the people thou leanest to whose delight is not in the Law of the living God thy condition certainly is very sad and to be lamented by all that loves thee Was it the mind of the Lord in this last overturning and change of Government onely to advance an Outward Monarchy or an eartlily Kingdom to re-edifie the Towers of Babel to beautifie an adulterated Harlot and renounce his Spouse to crown Babylon and her Merchants and leave Sion and her children in the dust Or hath the Lord any pleasure in the flesh-pots of Egypt or can he have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness or will he lend his ear to the yelling noise of the wicked Art thou altogether ignorant of the wonderful things which the Lord will do Can he forsake his Sion can he delight himself in Babylon or thinkest thou he hath forgotten to be gracious to his people He cannot forget his Own his Seed is sure to be remembred by him and the Kings of the Earth must bow before him There is a people that are near unto thee and enjoy a liberal share of thy natural affections but O King their hearts are not right before the Lord nor are some of them faithful in their love to thee By their fruits thou shalt know them if they creep into places of honour profit and preferment to themselves if they hunt after the Earth and mind earthly things they are of Esau's generation Beware of them for they will sooner enrich themselve●…n thy Ruine then either serve thee or their generation faithfully There are others also who with their tongues extol thee but the guile of their hearts and the burning heat in their breasts dishonor thee Rancour and malice remain unmortified and they take counsel together for the blood of the innocent These men know not how to forgive an enemy O King be wise and let not such have too much influence upon thee Another sort there is that are of Haman's nature couldst thou give every individual of them to the half of thy Kingdom yet while Mordecai sits in the gate and bows not to that exalted spirit all would not avail them Ammon and Amalech will join hand in hand to incense the King against the innocent ●…nd if possible through their mis-reports and importunity obtain a Decree from Caesar for the Banishment or Destruction of that People These men with their Dulce Venenum will indanger thee and if thou givest thy power unto them will unavoidably be thy Ruine Therefore hear O King and despise not good counsel Give not the choicest Jewel in thy Crown to such unworthy Counsellors but stay thy mind upon the the Royal Law written in thy Heart with the finger of the living God let thy delight be to read and meditate on that golden Book day and night Make that invaluable Jewel of my God placed in thy soul the Line or Rule of thy life and that will make thy Life happy and thy Reign glorious 'T is the spring of Divine Wisdom Drink thy fill O King at that celestial Fountain drink I say abundantly thereat thou canst never draw it dry O that thy heart were refreshed with the streams of Eternal life that flows from it And now the remaining part of my message to thee is that which the righteous God expecteth from thee Dwell O King in that noble Principle which leads to Mercy and Moderation Lean no longer upon the Reeds of Egypt nor trust no more to the inchantments of her Magicians but let them know thou dwel'st in that wisdom which is above them and hast now learnt to forgive an Enemy O King I counsel thee be drawn no further into Blood but make them Quondams I require thee that shall wilfully persist to minister any Woolvish Counsel to thee Drink no more of their bitter waters Be cloathed with the Royal Robe of Clemency and count it thy honor to be affectionately kind to the Kingdom to pass by injuries and forgive wrongs For to shew mercy is better than to be dyed in blood and would sooner inthrone thee in the affections of the people than outward force or violence and count them not thy friends that counsels thee to the contrary And as for Religion This the righteous God requireth of thee Live in that which is pure and undefiled and keep within thy Sphere Force not any to an outward Form for Conscience is Christ's Throne and if thou seek'st to Lord it there or suffers others so to do thou art an Usurper and Sion's King will plead his Controversie with thee and make War against thee and be too hard for thee Therefore O King let the Seed of God go free and be no longer oppressed by the Egyptian Task-masters Take not that Authority upon thee which Christ the Son of God never gave unto thee nor no power But let every man worship his God as he is perswaded in his conscience for what is not of faith is sin and faith is the gift of God Wouldst thou O King be forced to any form against thy Conscience Surely not Then do not thou offer to use sorce against the People but let equal liberty herein be given to all people I require it of thee in the Name of the Living God as their proper right and privilege and as thou expects his blessing in this