Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	father_n	king_n	son_n	15,829	5	5.3306	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46764	The title of an usurper after a thorough settlement examined in answer to Dr. Sherlock's Case of the allegiance due to sovereign powers, &c.	Jenkin, Robert, 1656-1727.	1690 (1690)	Wing J573; ESTC R4043	113,718	92

give_v he_o licence_n and_o authority_n to_o do_v it_o opportunity_n we_o say_v make_v a_o thief_n and_o it_o make_v a_o rebel_n and_o it_o make_v a_o murderer_n no_o man_n can_v do_v any_o wickedness_n which_o he_o have_v no_o opportunity_n of_o do_v and_o if_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n which_o put_v such_o opportunity_n into_o man_n hand_n justify_v the_o wickedness_n they_o commit_v no_o man_n can_v be_v chargeable_a with_o any_o guilt_n whatever_o he_o do_v and_o certain_o opportunity_n will_v as_o soon_o justify_v any_o other_o sin_n as_o rebellion_n and_o the_o murder_n of_o prince_n we_o be_v to_o learn_v our_o duty_n from_o the_o law_n of_o god_n not_o from_o his_o providence_n at_o least_o this_o must_v be_v a_o settle_a principle_n that_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n will_v never_o justify_v any_o action_n which_o his_o law_n forbid_v there_o be_v another_o objection_n against_o what_o the_o apostle_n affirm_v 127._o p._n 127._o that_o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n for_o be_v the_o power_n of_o victorious_a rebel_n and_o usurper_n from_o god_n do_v oliver_n cromwell_n receive_v his_o power_n from_o god_n then_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o resist_v he_o too_o or_o to_o conspire_v against_o he_o then_o all_o those_o loyal_a subject_n who_o refuse_v to_o submit_v when_o he_o have_v get_v the_o power_n in_o his_o hand_n be_v rebel_n and_o traitor_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o most_o prosperous_a rebel_n be_v not_o the_o high_a power_n while_o our_o natural_a prince_n to_o who_o we_o owe_v obedience_n and_o subjection_n be_v in_o be_v and_o therefore_o though_o such_o man_n may_v get_v the_o power_n into_o their_o hand_n by_o god_n permission_n yet_o not_o by_o god_n ordinance_n and_o he_o who_o resist_v they_o do_v not_o resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n but_o the_o usurpation_n of_o man_n in_o hereditary_a kingdom_n the_o king_n never_o die_v but_o the_o same_o minute_n that_o the_o natural_a person_n of_o one_o king_n die_v the_o crown_n descend_v upon_o the_o next_o of_o blood_n and_o therefore_o he_o who_o rebell_v against_o the_o father_n and_o murder_n he_o continues_z a_o rebel_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o son_n which_o commence_v with_o his_o father_n death_n it_o be_v otherwise_o indeed_o where_o none_o can_v pretend_v a_o great_a right_n to_o the_o crown_n than_o the_o usurper_n for_o there_o possession_n of_o power_n seem_v to_o give_v a_o right_n thus_o many_o of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o very_o ill_a mean_n but_o when_o they_o be_v possess_v of_o it_o they_o be_v the_o high_a power_n for_o the_o crown_n do_v not_o descend_v by_o inheritance_n for_o the_o possession_n of_o supreme_a and_o sovereign_a power_n be_v title_n enough_o where_o there_o be_v no_o better_a title_n to_o oppose_v against_o it_o etc._n etc._n but_o it_o be_v otherwise_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n 131._o p._n 131._o which_o god_n himself_o have_v entail_v on_o david_n family_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o example_n of_o joash_n who_o be_v conceal_v by_o his_o aunt_n jehosheba_n and_o hide_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o six_o year_n during_o this_o time_n athaliah_n reign_v and_o have_v the_o whole_a power_n of_o government_n in_o her_o hand_n but_o yet_o this_o do_v not_o make_v she_o a_o sovereign_n and_o irresistible_a prince_n because_o joash_n the_o son_n of_o ahaziah_n the_o right_a heir_n of_o the_o crown_n be_v yet_o alive_a and_o therefore_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n jehoiada_n the_o priest_n set_v joash_n upon_o the_o throne_n and_o slay_v athaliah_n and_o be_v guilty_a of_o no_o treason_n or_o rebellion_n in_o do_v so_o 2_o king_n 11._o which_o show_v that_o no_o usurpation_n can_v extinguish_v the_o right_n and_o title_n of_o a_o natural_a prince_n such_o usurper_n though_o they_o have_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o supreme_a power_n yet_o they_o have_v no_o right_a to_o it_o and_o though_o god_n for_o wise_a reason_n may_v sometime_o permit_v such_o usurpation_n yet_o while_o his_o providence_n secure_v the_o person_n of_o such_o depose_v and_o banish_v prince_n from_o violence_n he_o secure_v their_o title_n too_o as_o it_o be_v in_o nebuchadnezzar_n vision_n the_o tree_n be_v cut_v down_o but_o the_o stump_n of_o the_o root_n be_v leave_v in_o the_o earth_n the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v sure_a to_o they_o after_o that_o they_o shall_v know_v that_o the_o heaven_n do_v rule_v dan._n 4.26_o hitherto_o i_o have_v write_v before_o dr._n sherlock_n book_n be_v publish_v and_o upon_o the_o most_o impartial_a consideration_n of_o it_o can_v now_o find_v no_o cause_n to_o change_v my_o opinion_n but_o have_v proceed_v thus_o far_o i_o shall_v as_o exact_o as_o i_o can_v examine_v all_o that_o relate_v to_o this_o matter_n in_o his_o book_n which_o i_o can_v not_o foresee_v and_o have_v not_o already_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o two_o first_o section_n i_o can_v think_v myself_o much_o concern_v about_o have_v already_o give_v both_o the_o full_a state_n of_o the_o case_n and_o the_o plain_a meaning_n of_o the_o convocation_n one_o thing_n indeed_o i_o omit_v which_o he_o remark_n in_o the_o second_o section_n he_o observe_v that_o whereas_o in_o the_o 30_o chapter_n it_o be_v say_v 8._o p._n 8._o that_o jaddus_n return_v answer_n to_o alexander_n that_o he_o may_v not_o lawful_o violate_v his_o oath_n of_o true_a allegiance_n to_o darius_n whilst_o darius_n live_v the_o convocation_n in_o the_o canon_n follow_v it_o take_v no_o notice_n that_o he_o owe_v allegiance_n to_o darius_n during_o the_o life_n of_o that_o king_n and_o it_o be_v plain_a say_v he_o that_o jaddus_n himself_o can_v mean_v no_o more_o by_o it_o than_o that_o he_o can_v not_o make_v a_o voluntary_a dedition_n to_o alexander_n not_o that_o he_o never_o can_v submit_v to_o he_o till_o darius_n be_v dead_a for_o when_o he_o be_v in_o alexander_n be_v power_n he_o make_v no_o scruple_n to_o submit_v to_o he_o but_o i_o think_v it_o be_v not_o much_o material_a whether_o they_o mention_v this_o in_o the_o canon_n or_o no_o since_o they_o set_v it_o down_o in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n and_o then_o approve_v of_o the_o behaviour_n and_o conduct_n of_o jaddus_n in_o the_o canon_n for_o if_o this_o part_n of_o jaddus_n answer_n which_o be_v the_o most_o considerable_a thing_n in_o it_o have_v be_v dislike_v by_o they_o it_o must_v have_v be_v except_v but_o when_o they_o give_v a_o general_a approbation_n of_o what_o jaddus_n do_v and_o except_v against_o no_o particular_n they_o must_v be_v suppose_v to_o approve_v of_o it_o in_o all_o its_o circumstance_n before_o set_v down_o in_o the_o chapter_n at_o least_o they_o must_v approve_v of_o that_o which_o be_v the_o principal_a thing_n in_o jaddus_n answer_n for_o when_o the_o thing_n that_o alexander_n require_v of_o he_o be_v to_o bear_v arm_n himself_o against_o darius_n or_o to_o solicit_v other_o thereunto_o and_o jaddus_n answer_v that_o he_o may_v not_o do_v it_o because_o he_o have_v take_v a_o oath_n for_o his_o true_a allegiance_n to_o darius_n which_o he_o may_v not_o lawful_o violate_v whilst_o darius_n live_v and_o the_o convocation_n in_o their_o canon_n determine_v that_o if_o any_o man_n affirm_v that_o have_v so_o swear_v he_o may_v have_v do_v it_o he_o do_v great_o err_v they_o can_v mean_v no_o less_o in_o the_o canon_n than_o they_o express_v in_o the_o chapter_n that_o he_o may_v not_o lawful_o violate_v his_o oath_n of_o true_a allegiance_n to_o darius_n whilst_o darius_n live_v and_o the_o doctor_n do_v not_o deny_v that_o they_o approve_v of_o these_o word_n in_o the_o sense_n in_o which_o jaddus_n mean_v they_o and_o that_o jaddus_n mean_v they_o in_o the_o strict_a sense_n be_v evident_a for_o the_o word_n will_v admit_v of_o no_o latitude_n and_o what_o jaddus_n afterward_o do_v be_v by_o a_o immediate_a direction_n from_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v no_o argument_n that_o jaddus_n have_v any_o thought_n of_o submit_v to_o alexander_n whilst_o darius_n live_v when_o he_o send_v that_o message_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o he_o be_v resolve_v not_o to_o have_v submit_v and_o ought_v not_o to_o have_v do_v it_o unless_o a_o revelation_n have_v warrant_v he_o to_o do_v it_o and_o thereby_o absolve_v he_o from_o his_o oath_n to_o darius_n in_o his_o three_o section_n the_o doctor_n lay_v down_o some_o proposition_n upon_o which_o his_o whole_a discourse_n depend_v and_o indeed_o to_o grant_v he_o these_o proposition_n be_v to_o give_v up_o the_o cause_n to_o he_o for_o they_o plain_o imply_v and_o suppose_v the_o whole_a question_n without_o any_o more_o to_o do_v his_o first_o proposition_n be_v that_o all_o civil_a power_n and_o authority_n

in_o set_v out_o 1._o ch._n 1._o can._n 1._o and_o describe_v the_o deity_n and_o dignity_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n by_o his_o almighty_a power_n and_o universal_a government_n of_o all_o the_o world_n as_o heir_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o head_n of_o his_o church_n 2._o ch._n 2._o can._n 2._o and_o therefore_o they_o first_o affirm_v that_o he_o create_v the_o world_n and_o give_v the_o supreme_a authority_n to_o adam_n for_o his_o time_n and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o patriarch_n and_o chief_a father_n successive_o before_o the_o flood_n ordain_v by_o the_o very_a law_n of_o nature_n that_o their_o child_n and_o offspring_n shall_v fear_v reverence_n honour_n and_o obey_v they_o 6._o ch._n 6._o can._n 6._o after_o the_o flood_n it_o be_v commit_v to_o noah_n who_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o authority_n give_v unto_o he_o by_o almighty_a god_n and_o also_o warrant_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o reason_n distribute_v the_o whole_a world_n among_o his_o three_o son_n and_o they_o again_o divide_v it_o among_o their_o son_n but_o nimrod_n descend_v of_o cham_n not_o content_v himself_o with_o the_o patriarchal_a or_o regal_a mild_a government_n 8._o ch._n 8._o can._n 8._o ordain_v of_o god_n by_o the_o law_n of_o reason_n and_o nature_n become_v a_o tyrant_n and_o lord_n of_o confusion_n and_o within_o few_o age_n after_o the_o death_n of_o noah_n son_n their_o posterity_n become_v dissolute_a barbarous_a and_o ungovernable_a cast_v off_o that_o government_n which_o god_n have_v ordain_v and_o set_v up_o new_a form_n of_o divers_a kind_n after_o their_o own_o humour_n and_o invention_n whereupon_o it_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o convocation_n if_o any_o one_o shall_v affirm_v that_o the_o say_a posterity_n of_o noah_n child_n do_v well_o in_o alter_v either_o the_o manner_n or_o form_n of_o civil_a government_n which_o god_n have_v appoint_v by_o bring_v in_o of_o tyranny_n or_o factious_a popularity_n or_o that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o such_o as_o then_o serve_v god_n upon_o any_o pretence_n to_o have_v imitate_v their_o example_n he_o do_v great_o err_v abraham_n with_o his_o family_n be_v by_o god_n call_v out_o from_o among_o the_o wicked_a and_o idolatrous_a people_n of_o chaldea_n 10._o ch._n 8_o 9_o 10._o can._n 10._o that_o supremacy_n of_o power_n which_o he_o have_v over_o his_o own_o family_n be_v continue_v down_o to_o jacob_n and_o though_o afterward_o this_o authority_n be_v much_o weaken_v and_o diminish_v during_o the_o abode_n of_o the_o chilldren_n of_o israel_n in_o egypt_n yet_o in_o process_n of_o time_n according_a to_o jacob_n prophecy_n the_o sceptre_n be_v bestow_v on_o judah_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o be_v first_o govern_v by_o moses_n and_o then_o by_o joshua_n after_o a_o mild_a and_o temperate_a manner_n 11._o ch._n 11._o can._n 11._o after_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n they_o have_v no_o constant_a succession_n of_o prince_n but_o god_n raise_v up_o judge_n from_o time_n to_o time_n as_o occasion_n require_v to_o deliver_v and_o to_o govern_v they_o but_o upon_o the_o people_n impatience_n and_o importunity_n god_n appoint_v saul_n for_o their_o king_n and_o last_o the_o sceptre_n come_v to_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n by_o david_n advancement_n to_o the_o throne_n 14._o ch._n 14._o can._n 14._o to_o which_o be_v be_v as_o true_o call_v by_o god_n himself_o as_o aaron_n be_v to_o the_o priesthood_n and_o david_n be_v posterity_n have_v by_o god_n ordinance_n as_o rightful_a a_o interest_n to_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o say_a kingdom_n as_o either_o aaron_n be_v son_n have_v to_o succeed_v he_o in_o the_o priesthood_n or_o moses_n joshua_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o judge_n notwithstanding_o that_o god_n himself_o do_v choose_v and_o name_v they_o particular_o bad_a in_o their_o government_n but_o after_o the_o kingdom_n be_v thus_o become_v hereditary_a 15._o ch._n 15._o can._n 15._o the_o king_n be_v as_o much_o oblige_v as_o ever_o to_o the_o observation_n of_o those_o law_n which_o god_n have_v prescribe_v for_o they_o to_o govern_v by_o and_o that_o they_o may_v do_v this_o the_o better_a they_o have_v their_o judge_n and_o inferior_a magistrate_n which_o be_v no_o diminution_n of_o their_o power_n but_o they_o thereby_o order_v their_o kingdom_n with_o such_o a_o temperate_a and_o fatherly_a moderation_n as_o be_v most_o agreeable_a for_o the_o government_n of_o god_n people_n then_o the_o convocation_n show_v by_o a_o brief_a recapitulation_n of_o the_o particular_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o world_n 16._o ch._n 16._o can._n 16._o that_o king_n by_o god_n institution_n have_v a_o paternal_a authority_n and_o that_o subject_n owe_v they_o the_o obedience_n of_o child_n to_o their_o parents_n 19_o ch._n 17_o 18_o 19_o can._n 17_o 18_o 19_o and_o whether_o the_o king_n or_o supreme_a governor_n be_v nominate_v and_o appoint_v immediate_o by_o god_n himself_o or_o succeed_v by_o a_o hereditary_a right_n as_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n neither_o the_o priest_n nor_o people_n have_v any_o share_n in_o confer_v upon_o they_o their_o regal_a authority_n but_o this_o be_v immediate_o and_o sole_o from_o god_n the_o follow_a chapter_n and_o canon_n to_o the_o 23d_o be_v spend_v in_o show_v and_o explain_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o king_n and_o supreme_a governor_n among_o the_o jew_n in_o ecclesiastical_a affair_n and_o the_o subjection_n and_o duty_n of_o the_o priest_n to_o they_o by_o which_o they_o be_v bind_v not_o to_o depose_v or_o rise_v up_o against_o they_o upon_o any_o account_n whatsoever_o and_o then_o by_o way_n of_o objection_n against_o this_o doctrine_n be_v bring_v the_o example_n of_o jehoiada_n depose_v athaliah_n in_o answer_n to_o which_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o right_n of_o succession_n according_a to_o god_n own_o appointment_n be_v in_o joash_n and_o that_o therefore_o athaliah_n though_o she_o have_v sit_v six_o year_n on_o the_o throne_n may_v lawful_o be_v depose_v as_o be_v still_o but_o a_o usurper_n but_o that_o this_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v draw_v into_o example_n against_o a_o lawful_a king_n to_o obviate_v another_o objection_n they_o observe_v 25._o ch_n 25._o can._n 25._o that_o the_o prophet_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n do_v often_o severe_o rebuke_v their_o king_n and_o sometime_o anoint_v one_o king_n before_o the_o decease_n of_o another_o thus_o david_n be_v anoint_v by_o samuel_n in_o saul_n life-time_n to_o succeed_v he_o and_o jehu_n be_v put_v into_o actual_a possession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n by_o elizeus_fw-la and_o as_o god_n have_v command_v by_o the_o say_a prophet_n he_o kill_v joram_n before_o that_o time_n his_o sovereign_n but_o then_o his_o subject_n but_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v by_o a_o direct_a and_o express_a message_n from_o god_n and_o therefore_o be_v to_o be_v no_o precedent_n to_o the_o jew_n themselves_o much_o less_o to_o other_o unless_o god_n send_v a_o prophet_n with_o the_o same_o order_n and_o commission_n another_o objection_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v make_v against_o the_o authority_n of_o king_n from_o jer._n 1.10_o 26._o ch._n 26._o can._n 26._o which_o be_v likewise_o answer_v a_o four_o objection_n may_v be_v raise_v from_o the_o example_n of_o otheniel_n 27._o ch._n 27._o can._n 27._o and_o more_o especial_o from_o the_o example_n of_o ahud_o who_o slay_v eglon_n king_n of_o the_o moabite_n to_o who_o the_o israelite_n have_v be_v eighteen_o year_n in_o subjection_n but_o these_o be_v show_v to_o be_v as_o extraordinary_a case_n as_o that_o of_o jehu_n be_v but_o still_o another_o difficulty_n arise_v for_o the_o monarchical_a government_n speak_v of_o hitherto_o among_o god_n own_o people_n 28._o ch._n 28._o can._n 28._o be_v mild_a and_o temperate_a but_o in_o other_o part_n of_o the_o world_n the_o temperate_a and_o fatherly_a government_n which_o noah_n have_v prescribe_v unto_o his_o off_o spring_n and_o which_o god_n himself_o establish_v afterward_o among_o his_o own_o people_n be_v soon_o degenerate_v into_o tyranny_n as_o we_o see_v by_o what_o the_o scripture_n relate_v of_o nimrod_n or_o into_o republic_n as_o among_o the_o roman_n who_o rebel_v against_o their_o king_n and_o quite_o cast_v off_o kingly_a government_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n several_a form_n of_o government_n be_v introduce_v in_o several_a other_o nation_n in_o this_o case_n the_o convocation_n determin_n that_o though_o it_o be_v sinful_a in_o they_o who_o by_o invasion_n or_o rebellion_n invert_v the_o order_n of_o the_o world_n and_o set_v up_o degenerate_a form_n of_o government_n instead_o of_o that_o temperate_a and_o fatherly_a government_n which_o god_n have_v ordain_v yet_o when_o these_o form_n be_v thorough_o settle_v as_o that_o tyrannical_a government_n of_o nimrod_n and_o the_o bepublick_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o process_n of_o time_n be_v they_o must_v then_o be_v submit_v to_o