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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	david_n	hand_n	saul_n	2,591	5	9.7819	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15494	A loyal subiects looking-glasse, or A good subiects direction necessary and requisite for euery good Christian, liuing within any ciuill regiment or politique state, to view, behold, and examine himselfe in, that he may the better frame the course of his life, according to the true grounds of the duties of an honest and obedient subiect to his king, and to arme himselfe against all future syren songs, and alluring intisements of subtill, disloyall, dissembling, and vnnaturall conspirators, traitors, and rebels. Collected for the most part out of both olde and later writers, whose names are in the next page set downe. Wherevnto are brieflie added sixe speciall causes of vndutifull subiects disloyaltie. By William Willymat.	Willymat, William, d. 1615.	1604 (1604)	STC 25761; ESTC S120179	57,436	78

in this case of obedience behaued themselues whose examples in this tempestuous and blustering world may serue as they were anckers or staues to stay and as it were firmely to stablish wauering minded subiects by and also examples of the worst sort of subiects whese ambitious aspiring mindes and enuious rebelling heads haue procured both their owne and their posterities most miserable ruine and vtter ouerthrowe that such like affected subiects as they were might by their precedent falles learne in time and beware and stoppe the beginnings of all disobedient rebellious and seditious practises For the better sort of subiects Tvvo of the best examples of obedient and dutifull subiects let Dauid his behauiour whiles he was yet a subiect out of the olde Testament and Christ Iesus his behauiour when he yet in his manhood wandred for a time and conuersed with vs here on earth out of the new Testament be set before our eyes to view and consider of for our learning and instruction in the steed name of all the rest as most fitte and liuely paternes for all good loyall and true hearted subiects to shape fashion and frame their duties by whereof Dauid when God had deliuered his bitter persecuting enemie King Saul into his hands in a Caue where Dauid and his men had hid themselues from the presence of Saul 1. Sam. 24.4.5.6 when and where Dauid wanted neither fit occasions nor exasperating counsaile to haue kild his aduersatie the King being so neare him that he had cut off the lap of his garment yet he abstained from so vndutifull a fact praying the Lord to keepe him from doing any such thing vnto his maister the Lords annoynted and with earnest entreatie ouercame his seruants that they should not arise against their King 1. Sam. 26 The like also fell out an other time not long after when Dauid and Abishai entred King Sauls camp both the King himselfe and all his hoast being cast on a deepe sleepe and came so neare the kings body that Abishai carnestly prayed Dauid to giue him leaue to smite the king with his owne speare affirming that he would lay it on so soundly that one stroake should serue to make him sure for euer yet Dauid would not consent vnto this Learne of Dauid not to yeeld to bad counsaile although it seeme neuer so good and necessarie but prayed the Lords as before to keepe him from laying his hands on the Lords annoynted Many examples before this had Dauid shewed of his prompt and ready obedience to his Soueraigne Lord and maister King Saul yea euen to the often hazerding of his bloud and life against the Kings enemies the Philistins as the bookes of Samuel in diuers chapters do testifie And here now in these two examples of sparing the Kings life being so straunglie deliuered into his hands he setteth forth a generall rule and lesson for all subiects in the world among all posterities What Dauids example doth teach not in any wise to resist higher powers nor by their owne priuate authoritie to take the sword in hand nor to consent to the taking of the sword in hand to kill or hurt any King or other supreme ruler and gouernour no not although it lye in their power neuer so easilie without any bloud shedding tumults or great broyles to effect the same This good subiect Dauid was so louing and kinde yea euen vnto a bad King his vndeserued enemie and euery where hunting after and thirsting for his innocent bloud that at the very last cast of King Saul when an Amalekite by his consent and request had slaine him and brought the first tidings thereof to Dauid supposing to haue receiued some great reward at Dauids hands for his newes vpon the knowledge there of Dauid after he had a while mourned and lamented the death of Saul he asked the messenger whether he were not affraide to laye hands on the Lords annoynted to destroy him and presently commanded one of his seruants to kill him for that act by his owne mouth confessed O Dauid Dauid thou most worthy mirrour of obedience and dutifulnesse to Gods substitutes here on earth what if thou were aliue in these our dayes Thou that didst so readilie obay so reuerently vse so paciently forbeare so sorrowfully mourne and weepe for the death and so willingly reuenge the death of a wicked King that had beene so disobedient to God and whom God had therefore vtterly cast off with what reproachfull termes and irefull words wouldst thou not exclaime vpon and reuile yea with what tortures and torments of most shamefull death wouldst thou not destroy such forlorne diuelish bloudie hel-hounds such desperate treacherous conspiratours and viperous rebels as most naughtilie vnkindly and vnnaturally against Gods Church their natiue countrie the Kings Maiesties person and estate will attempt to hazard the liues of so many thousands of men women and children by deposing or murthering so kinde naturall and louing a King as is now our most noble Soueraigne Lord King IAMES Concerning King Iames and his lurking aduersaries so gratious a King so carefull and prouident for the good and welfare euen of his worst subiects such a mainteiner of blessed peace and quietnesse not only at home but also with forraine nations and neighbour countries round about such a fauourer of all humanitie and learning such a Mecoenas of the learned most bountifull to all goodmen yea though to his owne priuate losse hinderance and charges and so necessarie a head for the whole body and state of all his realmes kingdomes and dominions Let this one notable example of Dauid that good and obedient subiect serue in this place for all other out of the old Testament Out of the new Testament what more excellent and worthy example can be produced to be considered or meditated vpon The most vvorthy example of Christ Iesus for obedience to magistrates Mat. 22.21 Mar. 12.17 Luk. 20.25 Rom. 13. and carefully to be imitated of all good Christian subiects then that of Christ Iesus himselfe who all the time that he wandred vp and downe on earth in our flesh though he were very God as well as man yet he neuer disdained to reuerence and obey such as were in authoritie in his time he neuer behaued himselfe seditioustie nor rebelliouslie but rather taught and commaunded to giue vnto Caesar the things which vnto him belonged openly he taught the Iewes to pay tribute vnto the Romane Emperours openly for himselfe and his Apostles he payed tribute yea when he wanted money Mat. 17.27 rather then he would faile in paiments due and accustomed to the higher power he miraculouslie caused a Fish to bring him xx pence to discharge such duties for himselfe and his companie And he himselfe and his Apostles receiued many and diuerse iniuties at the hands of wicked and faithlesse magistrates yet neither he nor any of them euer moued nor stirred vp any sedition or rebellion against any gouernours