Selected quad for the lemma: church_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
church_n	according_a	king_n	law_n	3,605	5	4.5202	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86678	The divine right of government: [brace] 1. naturall, and 2. politique. More particularly of monarchie; the onely legitimate and natural spece of politique government. VVherein the phansyed state-principles supereminencing salutem populi above the Kings honour: and legitimating the erection of polarchies, the popular elections of kings and magistrates, and the authoritative and compulsive establishment of a national conformity in evangelical and Christian dutyes, rites, and ceremonies, are manifested to be groundlesse absurdities both in policy and divinity. / By Mich: Hudson.	Hudson, Michael, 1605-1648.; Stent, Peter, fl. 1640-1667, engraver.	1647 (1647)	Wing H3261; Thomason E406_24; ESTC R201931	147,691	220

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king_n for_o support_v of_o his_o royal_a power_n and_o dignity_n for_o as_o our_o life_n gen._n 5.9_o so_fw-ge our_o estate_n and_o fortune_n be_v not_o we_o but_o god_n for_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v his_o and_o all_o riches_n and_o honour_n come_v from_o he_o and_o he_o be_v lord_n over_o all_o 1_o chron._n 29.10_o 11_o 12._o psal_n 50.10_o 11._o psal_n 95.4_o for_o a_o manifest_a of_o which_o prerogative_n god_n in_o all_o his_o distribution_n reserve_v some_o part_n which_o he_o ordain_v to_o be_v sacred_a and_o holy_a unto_o himself_o as_o in_o that_o charter_n and_o grant_v make_v unto_o adam_n in_o innocency_n when_o there_o be_v no_o king_n or_o priest_n but_o only_a adam_n himself_o the_o lord_n in_o that_o grant_v reserve_v the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n so_o that_o the_o law_n for_o honour_v god_n with_o our_o substance_n prov._n 3.8_o be_v a_o eternal_a law_n of_o nature_n and_o not_o any_o positive_a emergent_a law_n for_o before_o the_o institution_n either_o of_o the_o ceremonial_a or_o judicial_a law_n of_o moses_n this_o prescript_n and_o rule_n be_v observe_v by_o the_o patriarch_n as_o cain_n and_o abel_n both_o which_o do_v render_v unto_o the_o lord_n a_o tribute_n out_o of_o their_o several_a possession_n gen._n 4.3_o 4._o and_o abraham_n by_o this_o law_n pay_v tithe_n to_o melchisedec_n gen._n 14.20_o and_o by_o the_o same_o law_n jacob_n vow_v unto_o the_o lord_n the_o retribution_n of_o a_o ten_o of_o that_o which_o the_o lord_n shall_v give_v he_o gen._n 28._o last_o as_o a_o acknowledgement_n that_o he_o receive_v it_o from_o god_n the_o lord_n of_o all_o for_o jacob_n have_v nothing_o of_o his_o own_o at_o that_o time_n but_o a_o staff_n gen._n 32.10_o now_o as_o god_n do_v delegate_v unto_o king_n a_o power_n over_o our_o person_n in_o his_o ordinance_n for_o their_o primarie_a honour_n of_o power_n and_o authority_n so_o do_v he_o likewise_o give_v they_o a_o power_n over_o our_o estate_n for_o support_v of_o that_o honour_n 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rom._n 13.4_o the_o apostle_n thence_o conclude_v their_o investiture_n with_o the_o less_o viz_o a_o power_n over_o our_o estate_n ver._n 6._o and_o this_o power_n be_v all_o the_o title_n which_o christ_n have_v to_o that_o asses-colt_n which_o he_o send_v his_o disciple_n to_o fetch_v for_o his_o use_n luke_n 19.30_o for_o it_o appear_v in_o the_o text_n that_o christ_n be_v not_o the_o proprietour_n of_o that_o colt_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o give_v order_n to_o his_o disciple_n either_o to_o buy_v or_o hire_v or_o beg_v or_o borrow_v the_o colt_n of_o the_o owner_n but_o only_o to_o tell_v any_o that_o proffer_a to_o interrupt_v they_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v need_v of_o he_o for_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a title_n to_o dispossess_v the_o private_a owner_n that_o the_o public_a lord_n of_o all_o do_v command_v he_o and_o upon_o that_o answer_n the_o private_a owner_n do_v not_o resist_v the_o disciple_n in_o take_v he_o away_o ver._n 34._o and_o the_o like_a power_n we_o see_v exercise_v by_o pharaoh_n in_o that_o ordinance_n for_o store_v up_o a_o five_o part_n of_o all_o the_o corn_n of_o egypt_n for_o seven_o year_n together_o which_o law_n be_v enact_v by_o pharaoh_n upon_o the_o single_a counsel_n of_o joseph_n with_o the_o approbation_n only_o of_o pharaoh_n servant_n or_o council_n and_o not_o by_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o the_o people_n gen._n 41.34_o neither_o can_v we_o pretend_v this_o law_n to_o be_v tyrannical_a and_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n for_o it_o proceed_v from_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n which_o in_o this_o business_n direct_v the_o mind_n of_o joseph_n gen._n 45.57_o psal_n 105._o nor_o can_v any_o man_n imagine_v but_o the_o state_n and_o magnificence_n of_o saul_n david_n jeroboam_n and_o other_o who_o of_o private_a person_n be_v advance_v by_o god_n himself_o to_o regal_a honour_n and_o dignity_n be_v support_v by_o this_o mean_n

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power_n to_o extend_v unto_o the_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o the_o act_n of_o the_o body_n so_o that_o not_o only_o the_o externall_n but_o also_o the_o internal_a duty_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n must_v come_v within_o the_o sphere_n of_o political_a cognizance_n sol._n that_o exhortation_n of_o paul_n be_v not_o direct_v unto_o king_n but_o unto_o subject_n and_o therefore_o do_v not_o relate_v unto_o the_o king_n power_n but_o unto_o the_o subject_n obedience_n for_o though_o the_o king_n can_v judge_v the_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o punish_v the_o thought_n of_o the_o heart_n how_o unjust_a impious_a or_o atheistical_a soever_o yet_o do_v not_o that_o privilege_n the_o subject_n to_o perform_v their_o act_n of_o obedience_n out_o of_o hypocrisy_n and_o dissimulation_n and_o with_o eye-service_n as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v ephes_n 6.6_o and_o not_o out_o of_o sincerity_n and_o singleness_n of_o heart_n for_o wrath_n and_o not_o for_o conscience_n sake_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o this_o duty_n of_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n to_o king_n be_v not_o mere_o a_o service_n to_o king_n but_o principal_o to_o god_n himself_o who_o person_n the_o king_n do_v represent_v who_o see_v and_o judge_v the_o secret_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o measure_v the_o merit_n of_o our_o duty_n not_o by_o our_o outward_a work_n but_o by_o our_o inward_a faith_n and_o love_n and_o therefore_o though_o the_o king_n power_n can_v yet_o our_o obedience_n must_v be_v extend_v even_o to_o the_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n as_o well_o as_o the_o king_n but_o this_o do_v not_o authorise_v the_o king_n to_o exercise_v his_o power_n over_o the_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o second_o reason_n be_v ground_v upon_o christ_n ordinance_n for_o the_o plantation_n and_o promulgation_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o faith_n of_o christ_n mark_v 16.15_o go_v you_o into_o all_o the_o world_n and_o preach_v the_o gospel_n this_o be_v all_o the_o commission_n which_o the_o apostle_n have_v and_o which_o other_o minister_n still_o have_v for_o the_o conversion_n of_o man_n to_o the_o faith_n and_o religion_n of_o christ_n and_o yet_o they_o be_v send_v to_o convert_v the_o gentile_n a_o people_n who_o neither_o understand_v or_o believe_v any_o thing_n at_o all_o either_o of_o christ_n or_o scripture_n or_o any_o principle_n of_o that_o faith_n and_o religion_n nor_o be_v any_o way_n incline_v to_o seek_v after_o such_o knowledge_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o christ_n endow_v his_o apostle_n with_o a_o power_n far_o beyond_o the_o power_n of_o magistrate_n for_o it_o be_v a_o power_n to_o work_v miracle_n but_o that_o be_v not_o for_o the_o punishment_n or_o destruction_n of_o any_o but_o for_o the_o benefit_n and_o preservation_n of_o all_o such_o upon_o who_o they_o be_v show_v which_o be_v a_o fit_a mean_n to_o persuade_v and_o convince_v their_o understanding_n but_o we_o never_o read_v that_o 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duty_n and_o office_n of_o minister_n and_o not_o of_o magistrate_n to_o beget_v man_n in_o christ_n jesus_n through_o the_o gospel_n 1_o cor._n 4.15_o ob._n esay_n prophesy_v of_o the_o flourish_a estate_n of_o christ_n church_n among_o the_o gentile_n under_o the_o gospel_n recite_v this_o for_o a_o special_a mean_n of_o the_o increase_n thereof_o that_o king_n shall_v be_v the_o nurse_n father_n and_o queen_n the_o nurse_n mother_n of_o the_o church_n in_o those_o day_n esay_n 49.23_o who_o office_n it_o be_v by_o power_n to_o compel_v and_o not_o by_o preach_v to_o persuade_v man_n to_o forsake_v the_o error_n of_o their_o way_n and_o therefore_o king_n be_v father_n to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n may_v execute_v the_o duty_n of_o their_o call_n over_o the_o member_n thereof_o and_o by_o consequence_n may_v exercise_v both_o their_o legislative_a and_o judiciarie_n power_n in_o matter_n of_o christian_a faith_n and_o doctrine_n which_o be_v that_o which_o constitute_v man_n 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the_o manner_n of_o his_o production_n natural_a either_o by_o creation_n or_o generation_n but_o supernatural_a and_o mystical_a by_o a_o incomprehensible_a obumbration_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o as_o the_o person_n and_o conception_n of_o christ_n do_v transcend_v the_o knowledge_n both_o of_o man_n and_o angel_n so_o likewise_o do_v the_o office_n of_o christ_n and_o all_o his_o act_n of_o mediation_n and_o all_o those_o divine_a grace_n viz_o faith_n hope_n charity_n which_o invest_v it_o with_o a_o real_a right_n and_o interest_n therein_o and_o therefore_o there_o be_v never_o one_o syllable_n so_o much_o we_o mutter_v by_o any_o heathen_a philosopher_n or_o other_o profane_a writer_n concern_v any_o of_o these_o nor_o be_v it_o possible_a to_o attain_v the_o least_o glimpse_n of_o knowledge_n concern_v they_o by_o any_o other_o mean_n than_o the_o immediate_a revelation_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n quaere_fw-la it_o may_v be_v demand_v how_o these_o mere_a natural_a 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