Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	authority_n	power_n	spiritual_a	1,510	5	6.4164	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50289	Karolou trismegistou epiphania the most glorious star, or celestial constellation of the Pleiades, or Charles Waine, appearing, and shining most brightly in a miraculous manner in the face of the sun at noonday at the nativity of our sacred soveraign King Charles 2d, presaging His Majesties exaltation to future honour and greatness transcending not only the most potent Christian princes in Europe but by divine designment ordained to be the most mighty monarch in the universe : never any star having appeared before at the birth of any (the highest humane hero) except our Saviour / by Edw. Matthew ...	Matthew, Edward.	1660 (1660)	Wing M1309; ESTC R19177	46,201	175

debea● a King ought to be replenished with true sound and saving knowledge Cic. according to the Psalmist Et nunt reges intelligite erudimini qut indicatis terram Psal 2.10 Ve●a Konnen 1. p●sse polentemesse pollere To be able to be powerfull to exce●● others as far in rare parts as in p●●ority of place Propter summam à Deo regi potestatem concessam in respect of the large power given from God to Kings Latini potestates vocant principes potentes The Latines call powers potent princes Konnen 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. valere vnibus pollere To be valiant to excell in strength 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 es● vis robur potentia id●●e à 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Koach in the French tongue King is called Roy Italian Re Spanish Rey Latine Rex à regendo from ruling In the Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. fundamentum populi the foundation basis and establishment of his people without whom no sound sure or firm building either in Church or State can be setled established Hebrew 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Melech a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Malach i. e. regnavit imperavit Thus much of the political name but much more may be said of the Office power and prerogatives of Kings This double Distichon seems not to be impertinent touching the power of Kings upon these three words and things Rex Lex Grex Lex sine Rege velut Lum●n sine So●●●uisset Rex sine lege v●lut Sol sine luce foret Grex Regem primo Legit Rex cum Grege Legem Condidit hinc legem Rex regit atque Gregem The powers priviledges and prerogatives of Kings by Laws II. sages and Customes Divine and Humane Rationall Naturall are many The Person presence patrimony of Kings by the Laws of our land are in some sort Sacred The Villein of a Lord which by law was seisable in the presence of the King could not be seised for the presence of the King was a protection to him which shews what reverence the law gives to the person of a King plod Com. 322.27 Assi pl. 49. Kings Courts are places priviledged from Arrests so ought the bodies of all his liege subjects in civill causes as debt or the like by the ancient law of the land to be freed from imprisonment that they might serve his Majesty and the Kingdomes being members of that body whereof his Majesty in his politick capacity is the head whereas by an unjust chielf and wicked custome under colour of law many thousand mens bodies are maliciously upon bare pretences buried alive in loathsome prisons and restrained from the service of their King and Country to the great displeasure o● God dammage of the King by lo●●ng his subjects dishonour of the Nation being branded with a mark of 〈◊〉 parrellel'd Cruelty to 〈◊〉 scandal and opprobry of the law in maintainting malice revenge and oppression and destruction of many thousand persons and their Families This is digression but it is hoped and prayed that hereof his Majesty will be gratiously pleased to make a speedy Reformation which may prevent judgments upon the Nation Reges sacro oleo uncti sunt capacas spiritualis jurisdictionis Kings are anointed with sacred oyle so was Saul and David by Samuel Gods prophet by Gods appointment and many others mentioned in the old Testament c. Their persons are sacred as appears by that strict Command given from God by his prophet Touch not mine anointed Rex est persona mixta cum sacerdote habet ecclesiastieam spirituale● jurisdictionem All power and Authority under the Divine Majesty whether it be Civil and Temporal or Ecclesiastical and Spiritual Jurisdiction belongs to the King within all his Majesties Dominions and is derived from the King being the onely supream Governour over all persons in all Causes 33. Edw. 3. Ayde de Roy. 103 Fi●●b●rt 10 ● 7.16 1. Ed. 〈…〉 c. 1. Cawdries Case Rep. 5. 〈◊〉 Which Act is but Decta●ative of the Common Law 1. Jacobi c. 1. vid. 9. Edw. 4. f. 1. The Lands of the King in law is called Patrimoniam Sacrum Com. sur Littl. Sect. 4. What shal we think of those that indeavour to bereave his Majesty hereof or withhold keep the same from the King do they not commit Sacriledge And is not Sacriledge a sin as much odious to God as offensive to the King his Vicegerent Sacriledge whether of Gods or the Kings due Qua Dei aut quae Domini Regis sunt of any thing that belongs to God or the King will prove a sad lading which in the end will sink the best and ablest bottome A little of this Leaven may sowre your whole lump 'T will be as Achans wedge bring a curse with it a small parcell of this sacred patrimony taken into your Purchase like the Kings waste may alter your Tenour in Gods blessings and bring your whole fortune into Wardship Those that be pecants in this kind let them not ever trust to their smooth sayling sudden shipwrack may selfe them in their seeming calmest security It is a destruction to a man to devoure that which is sanctified and after the Vows to inquire If you believe Solomon who had wisdom from above Pro. 10 2● As greater Power is by God given to Kings and Emperours and mighty Rulers 〈◊〉 greater parts Diviner gifts also of the minde as Wisdome Prudence Valour and the like are bestowed on them Saul being anointed King is said to have another heart given to him by God 〈◊〉 Sa●● 10.9 They have also nobler names and greater and awfuller Reverence is due unto them and many men are smitten with such terrour of their Majesticall presence as though they were partakers of somewhat more the humanity and that there were as probable t is there are some rayes of divinity evidently appearing and shining in their Persons Why else is God the great King of Kings pleased to be called King and suffer his name to be communicated to ●●●m and by a proper denomination bath confirmed it to them They are called mortall Gods Her●e's Terrestriall gods compa●ions of the Superior Gods 〈◊〉 by whom the world is governed and disposed by their Laws whom therefore at gods we receive Worship Reverence because God himself ●ath 〈◊〉 the communication of his name 〈…〉 〈◊〉 them gods I have said ye are all soms of the most high God Psal 〈…〉 And to Mose● God said I have made 〈…〉 〈◊〉 else where he Gomman 〈◊〉 concerning 〈◊〉 ye shall not detract from the gods And concerning the reverencing and honcuring of them also deereeing riches and first fruits for them and giving them power of the sword and forbidding any to curse them but enjoyning obedience to be yeilded to them though wicked How much the rather then ought it to be rendred to good Kings Antiquity called their Princes gods worshiped them as divine powers as Janus testifyeth in Ovid lib. d● fast 1. And divine Plato in his third book de