Selected quad for the lemma: city_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
city_n	call_v	chief_a	king_n	4,490	4	3.5091	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46712	A sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Norwich at the Mayor's Guild, June xx, 1693 by John Jeffery ...	Jeffery, John, 1647-1720.	1693 (1693)	Wing J520; ESTC R35426	13,856	34

a_o sermon_n preach_v in_o the_o cathedral_n church_n of_o norwich_n at_o the_o mayor_n guild_n june_n xx_o 1693._o by_o john_n jeffery_n m._n a._n minister_n of_o s._n peter_n of_o mancroft_n in_o norwich_n london_n print_v for_o james_n adamson_n at_o the_o angel_n and_o crown_n in_o s._n paul_n churchyard_n 1693._o imprimatur_fw-la septemb_n 8._o 1693._o geo._n royse_n to_o the_o right_n worshipful_a robert_n cook_n esq_n mayor_z of_o the_o city_n of_o norwich_n sir_n justice_n be_v so_o necessary_a to_o society_n and_o so_o essential_a to_o religion_n that_o none_o can_v be_v safe_a in_o this_o world_n or_o happy_a in_o the_o next_o far_o than_o it_o prevail_v in_o their_o heart_n and_o life_n the_o dignity_n and_o fitness_n of_o the_o subject_n be_v that_o which_o induce_v i_o to_o choose_v it_o for_o the_o occasion_n and_o the_o same_o reason_n i_o believe_v make_v you_o desire_v the_o sermon_n may_v be_v print_v for_o your_o use_n and_o as_o nothing_o be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o magistrate_n or_o to_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o christian_n than_o justice_n so_o i_o do_v most_o hearty_o recommend_v this_o great_a truth_n to_o the_o serious_a consideration_n of_o all_o and_o particular_o of_o yourself_o add_v my_o prayer_n unto_o god_n for_o you_o that_o he_o will_v endow_v you_o with_o all_o those_o gift_n that_o be_v necessary_a for_o your_o office_n and_o make_v you_o faithful_a in_o it_o which_o be_v the_o most_o proper_a expression_n of_o my_o regard_v to_o you_o who_o be_o your_o humble_a servant_n john_n jeffery_n 2_o chron._n nineteeen_o 5_o 6_o 7._o and_o he_o set_v judge_n in_o the_o land_n throughout_o all_o the_o fence_a city_n of_o judah_n city_n by_o city_n and_o say_v to_o the_o judge_n take_v heed_n what_o you_o do_v for_o you_o judge_v not_o for_o man_n but_o for_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v with_o you_o in_o the_o judgement_n wherefore_o now_o let_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o you_o take_v heed_n and_o do_v it_o for_o there_o be_v no_o iniquity_n with_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n nor_o respect_n of_o person_n nor_o take_v of_o gift_n the_o matter_n of_o government_n and_o the_o kind_n of_o governor_n be_v military_a civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a and_o the_o supreme_a power_n be_v supreme_a in_o all_o these_o case_n according_o we_o find_v in_o the_o history_n of_o jehoshaphat_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o chap._n 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o of_o this_o book_n how_o he_o place_v subordinate_a governor_n of_o every_o kind_n throughout_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n there_o be_v garrison_n in_o all_o those_o city_n which_o can_v be_v fortify_v for_o it_o be_v a_o time_n of_o war_n c._n 17.1_o there_o be_v also_o civil_a magistrate_n in_o the_o same_o city_n as_o in_o the_o text._n there_o be_v also_o ecclesiastical_a ruler_n which_o be_v particular_o mention_v concern_v jerusalem_n v._o 8._o he_o set_v levites_n and_o priest_n and_o the_o chief_a ecclesiastical_a governor_n there_o be_v amariah_n v._o 11._o the_o king_n himself_o be_v supreme_a and_o in_o he_o all_o the_o power_n military_a civil_a and_o ecclesiastical_a do_v concentre_v so_o it_o be_v among_o the_o gentile_n and_o among_o the_o jew_n and_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n it_o shall_v be_v so_o for_o there_o can_v be_v two_o supremacy_n in_o one_o nation_n 123_o nation_n letter_n of_o father_n paul_n let._n 123_o but_o the_o text_n and_o the_o occasion_n confine_v my_o discourse_n to_o the_o subordinate_a civil_a magistrate_n which_o the_o king_n place_v in_o every_o city_n and_o these_o be_v call_v judge_n the_o word_n judge_n be_v not_o use_v so_o strict_o in_o the_o scripture_n as_o in_o our_o nation_n for_o there_o it_o signify_v at_o large_a a_o governor_n and_o sometime_o the_o supreme_a governor_n moses_n in_o his_o time_n be_v undoubted_o such_o and_o s._n stephen_n recount_v the_o history_n of_o he_o note_v that_o the_o injurious_a h●brew_n say_v unto_o moses_n who_o make_v thou_o a_o ruler_n and_o a_o judge_n over_o we_o 7.27_o we_o act_n 7.27_o and_o in_o exodus_fw-la it_o be_v who_o make_v thou_o a_o prince_n and_o a_o judge_n 2.14_o judge_n exod._n 2.14_o where_o ruler_n or_o prince_n and_o judge_n be_v word_n of_o the_o same_o import_n and_o s._n stephen_n use_v the_o same_o word_n that_o the_o lxx_o do_v viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 35._o 〈◊〉_d ex._n 2.14_o and_o act_v 7.27_o 35._o nor_o be_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unknown_a in_o this_o signification_n among_o the_o gentile_n any_o more_o than_o among_o the_o jew_n among_o the_o jew_n all_o the_o supreme_a governor_n from_o moses_n and_o joshua_n to_o the_o king_n be_v call_v judge_n and_o they_o have_v such_o a_o power_n as_o the_o dictator_n have_v among_o the_o roman_n and_o do_v such_o office_n for_o the_o jew_n as_o the_o hero_n hercules_n and_o theseus_n thess_n theseus_n v._o plutarc_n in_o vita_fw-la thess_n and_o other_o do_v for_o the_o gentile_n viz._n deliver_v they_o from_o violence_n and_o oppression_n i_o need_v not_o inquire_v further_o into_o the_o form_n of_o the_o jewish_a government_n at_o that_o time_n or_o state_n how_o far_o it_o be_v in_o ordinary_a aristocratical_a with_o respect_n to_o the_o sanedrim_n etc._n sanedrim_n exod._n 18.24_o etc._n etc._n or_o theocratical_a with_o respect_n to_o god_n 12.12_o god_n 1_o sam._n 8.7_o and_o 12.12_o or_o monarchical_a with_o respect_n to_o the_o judge_n judg._n judge_n judg._n or_o how_o it_o be_v mix_v of_o all_o these_o it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o my_o present_a purpose_n that_o by_o judge_n in_o scripture_n be_v mean_v at_o large_a civil_a magistrate_n that_o the_o supreme_a governor_n be_v sometime_o so_o call_v and_o that_o the_o subordinate_a be_v so_o call_v in_o the_o text_n so_o that_o the_o meaning_n of_o it_o be_v this_o that_o king_n jehoshaphat_n set_v civil_a magistrate_n in_o every_o city_n and_o that_o each_o city_n have_v a_o chief_a civil_a magistrate_n of_o its_o own_o and_o that_o the_o king_n charge_v they_o to_o govern_v righteous_o in_o their_o several_a place_n in_o the_o word_n we_o have_v i._o the_o appointment_n of_o civil_a magistrate_n in_o every_o city_n by_o the_o king_n ii_o the_o charge_n which_o the_o king_n give_v unto_o they_o concern_v their_o office_n i._o the_o appointment_n of_o civil_a magistrate_n in_o every_o city_n by_o the_o king_n jehoshaphat_n set_v judge_n in_o the_o land_n throughout_o all_o the_o fence_a city_n of_o judah_n city_n by_o city_n we_o have_v in_o the_o old_a testament_n the_o history_n of_o the_o jewish_a nation_n and_o that_o from_o the_o first_o original_a and_o fundamental_a establishment_n thereof_o so_o that_o we_o know_v not_o only_o what_o manner_n the_o supreme_a and_o subordinate_a magistrate_n do_v succeed_v in_o aftertime_n but_o also_o how_o they_o be_v constitute_v at_o the_o beginning_n and_o as_o for_o the_o subordinate_a magistrate_n we_o find_v that_o they_o be_v at_o the_o first_o choose_v by_o moses_n the_o supreme_a and_o that_o his_o choice_n be_v approve_v by_o god_n at_o their_o come_n out_o of_o egypt_n moses_n be_v the_o only_a governor_n and_o jethro_n observe_v the_o intolerable_a encumbrance_n give_v he_o counsel_n to_o provide_v out_o of_o all_o the_o people_n able_a man_n such_o as_o fear_v god_n man_n of_o truth_n hate_v covetousness_n and_o to_o place_v such_o over_o they_o to_o be_v ruler_n of_o thousand_o and_o ruler_n of_o hundred_o and_o ruler_n of_o fifty_n and_o ruler_n of_o ten_o and_o let_v they_o say_v he_o judge_v the_o people_n at_o all_o season_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o every_o great_a matter_n they_o shall_v bring_v unto_o thou_o but_o every_o small_a matter_n they_o shall_v judge_v so_o it_o shall_v be_v easy_a for_o thyself_o and_o they_o shall_v bear_v the_o burden_n with_o thou_o if_o thou_o shall_v do_v this_o and_o god_n command_v thou_o so_o than_o thou_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o endure_v and_o all_o the_o people_n shall_v go_v unto_o their_o place_n in_o peace_n etc._n peace_n exod._n 18.13_o etc._n etc._n 24_o etc._n etc._n this_o counsel_n moses_n follow_v choose_v subordinate_a governor_n under_o he_o and_o choose_v such_o man_n as_o be_v fit_a to_o be_v governor_n the_o history_n of_o this_o moses_n recount_v in_o his_o last_o speech_n to_o the_o people_n etc._n people_n deut._n 1.9_o etc._n etc._n and_o the_o qualification_n of_o those_o man_n be_v much_o the_o same_o that_o aristotle_n say_v must_v be_v in_o governor_n he_o that_o be_v to_o govern_v say_v the_o philosopher_n must_v have_v 1._o love_n to_o the_o people_n who_o he_o be_v to_o govern_v 2._o power_n sufficient_a for_o his_o office_n and_o 3._o virtue_n or_o honesty_n and_o justice_n 89._o justice_n arist_n pol._n l._n 5._o sect_n 89._o sufficiency_n be_v a_o necessary_a qualification_n in_o one_o who_o be_v to_o

govern_v and_o that_o sufficiency_n consist_v in_o wisdom_n justice_n and_o power_n the_o reason_n for_o this_o be_v because_o the_o administration_n of_o government_n be_v a_o work_n of_o great_a difficulty_n and_o of_o great_a consequence_n and_o because_o those_o who_o do_v govern_v be_v a_o pattern_n to_o those_o who_o be_v govern_v governor_n be_v public_a person_n and_o can_v lead_v private_a life_n and_o therefore_o they_o ought_v so_o to_o live_v that_o they_o may_v be_v exemplary_a themistocles_n do_v so_o when_o he_o come_v unto_o the_o government_n he_o lay_v aside_o those_o liberty_n that_o he_o take_v before_o and_o behave_v himself_o in_o all_o thing_n with_o a_o special_a severity_n plutarch_n severity_n plutarch_n and_o great_a reason_n there_o be_v why_o he_o shall_v do_v so_o for_o the_o people_n do_v narrow_o observe_v not_o only_o the_o public_a justice_n but_o also_o the_o common_a converversation_n of_o the_o magistrate_n insomuch_o that_o small_a thing_n be_v object_v against_o pompey_n the_o great_a the_o grave_a philosopher_n observe_v that_o as_o a_o little_a wen_n or_o wart_n in_o the_o face_n be_v more_o troublesome_a than_o far_o great_a irregularity_n and_o mutilation_n in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o body_n so_o small_a fault_n in_o the_o life_n of_o a_o magistrate_n be_v account_v great_a one_o through_o the_o opinion_n which_o mankind_n have_v that_o governor_n be_v extraordinary_a person_n and_o such_o as_o ought_v to_o be_v free_a from_o all_o error_n and_o fault_n precept_n fault_n plutarch_n de_fw-fr reip._n she_o precept_n livius_n drusus_n be_v sensible_a of_o this_o and_o when_o after_o he_o be_v make_v tribune_n a_o carpenter_n offer_v he_o for_o five_o talent_n to_o alter_v all_o those_o place_n in_o his_o house_n through_o which_o it_o can_v be_v inspect_v by_o his_o neighbour_n the_o tribune_n answer_v that_o he_o will_v give_v he_o ten_o talent_n if_o he_o will_v contrive_v to_o lay_v his_o house_n so_o open_a that_o all_o the_o citizen_n may_v see_v how_o he_o live_v plutarch_n note_n that_o he_o be_v a_o sober_a and_o virtuous_a man_n but_o add_v that_o there_o be_v no_o need_n his_o house_n shall_v be_v so_o open_a the_o citizen_n will_v know_v how_o he_o live_v without_o that_o advantage_n precept_n advantage_n plut._n reip._n gerend_a precept_n because_o therefore_o the_o interest_n of_o great_a multitude_n depend_v upon_o the_o virtue_n of_o governor_n and_o because_o the_o life_n of_o many_o will_v be_v form_v by_o their_o example_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o governor_n shall_v b●_n strict_o virtuous_a it_o be_v necessary_a that_o magistrate_n shall_v be_v qualify_v for_o their_o office_n and_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v many_o subordinate_a magistrate_n for_o if_o one_o man_n be_v sufficient_a for_o several_a office_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o safe_a for_o he_o to_o undertake_v they_o 2._o they_o arist_n pol._n l._n 2._o but_o according_a to_o plutarch_n similitude_n precept_n similitude_n plutarch_n reip._n she_o precept_n as_o the_o hand_n be_v divide_v into_o finger_n be_v not_o thereby_o make_v the_o more_o impotent_a but_o be_v a_o more_o complete_a and_o artificial_a instrument_n for_o the_o use_n of_o man_n so_o divide_v the_o part_n of_o government_n among_o many_o be_v most_o advantageous_a for_o the_o society_n so_o moses_n do_v here_o and_o so_o it_o have_v be_v in_o all_o nation_n and_o what_o the_o nature_n of_o thing_n do_v require_v the_o law_n of_o god_n do_v approve_v for_o in_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o sanedrim_n 17._o sanedrim_n numb_a 11.16_o 17._o we_o find_v that_o moses_n choose_v seventy_o elder_n by_o the_o order_n of_o god_n and_o god_n put_v the_o spirit_n of_o government_n upon_o those_o who_o moses_n have_v choose_v as_o he_o promise_v thus_o it_o be_v at_o the_o first_o erect_v of_o the_o jewish_a polity_n and_o the_o same_o be_v observe_v afterward_o for_o in_o the_o day_n of_o jeh●shaphat_n we_o see_v he_o appoint_v subordinate_a governor_n as_o moses_n have_v do_v at_o first_o he_o set_v judge_n in_o the_o land_n throughout_o all_o the_o fence_a city_n of_o judah_n city_n by_o city_n agreeable_o the_o apostle_n say_v 14._o say_v 1_o pet._n 2.13_o 14._o submit_v yourselves_o to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a or_o unto_o governor_n as_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v send_v by_o he_o subordinate_a governor_n derive_v their_o power_n from_o the_o supreme_a and_o be_v accountable_a to_o he_o subordinate_a governor_n be_v to_o obey_v as_o well_o as_o to_o govern_v and_o they_o be_v direct_v in_o their_o government_n by_o their_o obedience_n it_o be_v a_o old_a say_v that_o he_o who_o will_v govern_v well_o must_v first_o obey_v 58._o obey_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist_n pol._n l._n 7._o sect_n 58._o and_o ari●totle_n quote_v it_o as_o a_o say_v in_o his_o time_n receive_v by_o common_a and_o long_a consent_n but_o subordinate_a and_o temporary_a governor_n have_v this_o special_a advantage_n for_o govern_v well_o that_o they_o have_v obey_v before_o that_o they_o must_v obey_v again_o those_o who_o be_v in_o the_o same_o place_n they_o hold_v and_o they_o do_v obey_v all_o the_o time_n those_o who_o be_v supreme_a government_n be_v necessary_a to_o society_n and_o subordination_n be_v necessary_a to_o government_n for_o as_o no_o society_n can_v subsist_v without_o government_n so_o no_o government_n can_v subsist_v without_o subordination_n and_o this_o unavoidable_a necessity_n be_v a_o public_a benefit_n for_o as_o those_o who_o govern_v take_v care_n of_o the_o public_a interest_n so_o it_o be_v expedient_a there_o shall_v be_v those_o to_o who_o they_o shall_v give_v a_o account_n etc._n account_n arist_n pol._n l._n 6._o §_o 40._o l._n 3._o §._o 53_o etc._n etc._n &_o l._n 2._o p._n 134_o 153_o 126_o &_o l._n 3._o §._o 30._o dan._n 6.1_o 2._o and_o 1_o sam._n 12.1_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o all_o subordinate_a governor_n thus_o we_o see_v that_o particular_a subordinate_a magistrate_n be_v necessary_a that_o virtue_n be_v a_o necessary_a qualification_n in_o magistrate_n that_o the_o law_n be_v the_o rule_n 6._o rule_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist_n pol._n l._n 1._o c_o 6._o and_o that_o the_o supreme_a be_v the_o judge_n of_o their_o administration_n hitherto_o we_o have_v see_v the_o appointment_n of_o subordinate_a magistrate_n by_o the_o king_n ii_o we_o have_v the_o charge_n which_o the_o king_n give_v unto_o those_o who_o he_o have_v appoint_v subordinate_a magistrate_n the_o charge_n be_v give_v by_o a_o religious_a king_n and_o so_o there_o be_v power_n 8.4_o power_n eccl._n 8.4_o and_o so_o there_o be_v equity_n in_o it_o but_o herein_o i_o be_o to_o consider_v 1._o the_o matter_n of_o the_o admonition_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o charge_n or_o speech_n of_o the_o king_n and_o that_o admonition_n be_v short_a and_o comprehensive_a take_v heed_n what_o you_o do_v and_o take_v heed_n and_o do_v it_o 2._o the_o reason_n for_o that_o admonition_n and_o they_o be_v strong_a and_o irresistible_a as_o we_o shall_v see_v present_o 1._o the_o matter_n of_o the_o admonition_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o charge_n or_o speech_n of_o the_o king_n and_o that_o admonition_n be_v short_a and_o comprehensive_a take_v heed_n what_o you_o do_v and_o take_v heed_n and_o do_v it_o the_o particular_n of_o their_o office_n be_v not_o recite_v nor_o be_v it_o necessary_a they_o shall_v be_v recite_v to_o man_n who_o be_v fit_a for_o their_o office_n they_o know_v from_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o office_n which_o be_v to_o govern_v and_o from_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o law_n according_a to_o which_o they_o be_v to_o govern_v what_o their_o duty_n be_v in_o some_o it_o be_v their_o necessary_a duty_n to_o do_v right_a unto_o all_o and_o to_o help_v they_o to_o right_a who_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o their_o help_n for_o this_o purpose_n they_o be_v furnish_v with_o power_n and_o qualify_v with_o knowledge_n and_o suppose_v to_o be_v just_o the_o general_a rule_n for_o this_o justice_n be_v give_v by_o menelaus_n in_o homer_n 〈◊〉_d homer_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hom._n il._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d determine_v equal_o between_o both_o party_n and_o not_o with_o partiality_n 4._o partiality_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist_n eth._n l._n 5._o c._n 4._o the_o law_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o justice_n and_o governor_n be_v to_o execute_v the_o law_n and_o to_o administer_v justice_n therefore_o aristotle_n say_v to_o go_v unto_o the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o go_v unto_o justice_n 4._o justice_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist_n eth._n l._n 5._o c._n 4._o and_o among_o we_o some_o of_o our_o magistrate_n be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o justice_n and_o aristotle_n