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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	king_n	people_n	power_n	4,914	5	5.4287	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38778	A voice from heaven to th[e] common-wealth of England with additions.	Evans, Arise, b. 1607.	1653 (1653)	Wing E3470; ESTC R25074	31,492	57

to dispute for the justnesse of his cause God loosened his tongue and he spake fluently as many can witnesse First when he went for shelter into the Scots army Mr. Henderson the greatest Champion Minister in Scotland slew himself in disputing and striving with the King Secondly Mr. Cook that drew his charge in his charge against the King calls him a second Solomon for wisdome Thirdly Mr. Lilly in his book called Monarchy or no Monarchy is forced to say of the King He was a man inclined to no vice Fourthly the Plea for the Commonwealth of England Colonel Ioyce saith that the King was of a far more excellent spirit than M. Love who was the most valiant Minister in all England and suffered for it Would ye have an able wise faithfull wise undefiled good spirited perfect man in all things justified of God of men of his most deadly enemies Look upon K. Charles he is so justified of all Again consider his great faithfulnesse as he was was engaged to defend the faith and church of Christ committed to his trust at his Coronation after he lost his Armies and three Kingdoms and was in the custody of the Parliaments Army he might have had his three Kingdoms again restored to him upon terms destructive to the faith and Church of Christ but rather then so he chuseth to lose his Kingdoms and also his life for the defence of the faith and church committed to his trust who ever did the like and what glory is too great for such a King Again consider how perfect his love was not only to his friends but also to his most deadly enemies who took his life and Kingdoms from him I mean you Souldiers So far was he from seeking revenge upon you for all you did against him that he praiseth you for gallant valiant men and wishes that he had had such men as ye may see in his book and last speech to his Son and therefore ought not you in equity to requite him with the like love and though you cannot give him his life again yet to be a means to cause him that is his name to reign For you see by the Word of God that he must reign and will not you now you see 't is right be the instruments to bring it to passe There be two Commandements that sound in mine ears continually One is this Thou shalt not fellow a multitude to do evill neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgement Exod 23. 2. The other is Thou shalt not hate thy Brother in thine heart thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy Neighbour and not suffer sin upon him Lev. 19. 17. My silence is a sin unto me I should hate you if I did not tell you the truth The States flatterers say that the power is radical in the people derivative in the Parliament But the word of God saith that the power is radicall in God derivative in Kings and that promotion comes not from the East nor from the West that is from any people but God is the Judge he puts down one and sets up another Psa. 75. 5 6 7. and by me Kings reign Pro. 7. 15 16. Power belongs to God Psa. 72. 11. For this cause Melchisedeck is said to be from all eternity lest any should argue and say that he had his Kingly power from men Heb. 7. 1 2 3. For a man to make a thing better than himself and then fear honor and obey it as his God is the grossest idolatry and men do so when they claim the power to set up rulers Hos. 8. 4 5 6. for men to make themselves gods is idolatry Rulers are called Gods Psal. 82. 6. therefore those people are idolaters that take upon them to set up Rulers for themselves and God will require it Again I say that power which is of men is opposite to that which is of God neither can both stand together Christ saith intimating the power of John Baptist Luk. 1. 77. was it from heaven or of men Mat. 12. 25. is all one as if he had said Is it from heaven or of hell for what 's opposite to heaven but hell again saith he Act. 5. 38 39. if this Councell be of men 't will come to nought but if it be of God it will stand is all one as if he had said if it be of the devill it will come to nought but if it be of God it will stand for what 's opposite to God but the devill Some will say there is no power but of God Rom 13. 1. Therefore the States power is of God I answer that which is of men is not of God The States power is of men therefore not of God but in this sense ' is of God God by his foreknowledge did foresee this State and permitted it to continue so long But that God is the author of this State is denied For 't is clear that the Dragon gave him that is the Beast or State his power and his seat and great authority Rev. 13. 2. Therefore they have not their authority or power to act of God but they have their power permitted to continue so long a time as the devils had a time which they claim Mar. 1. 24. Mat. 8. 29. But Paul understood that the power of the Romans was of God for it was enclosed in Caesar and Caesar was a King John 19. 12. 15. and Paul calls him the Minister of God Rom. 13. 4. because he had not his power of men but of God But saith he the powers that be Rom. 13. 1. hence you draw your conclusion that the States power is to be submitted to though it be of men I say no for he speaks there of the power which is of God a Kingly power and all the stop in these words the powers that be is in regard Caesar was not a Christian but a heathen and therefore not altogether right yet he calls him the Minister of God in regard his power was of God and not of men therefore thus much the Apostle saith here that the power that is of God and not of men you must submit unto in outward affairs though the King be a Heathen and whereas he saith Rom. 13. 1. there is no power but of God he doth absolutely deny this power as it is now the States power to be any thing else but a jugling shew of Sathan admired at by them that perish as he defines it 2 Thes. 2. 8 9 10. it hath all power in shew yet it is but a deceiveable lying wonder of no substance As Juglers make us believe they have many rare things but when we need such things alas there 's nothing at all Now the power that is of God alwayes descends from heaven as you may see Rev. 10. 1. Rev. 11. 1. 2 3 4 5 6. Rev. 18. 1. Rev. 20. 1. intimating that it comes from God alone But the other power is said alwayes to ascend