Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	david_n	life_n	saul_n	1,175	5	9.4858	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88267	The upright mans vindication: or, An epistle writ by John Lilburn Gent. prisoner in Newgate, August 1. 1653. Unto his friends and late neighbors, and acquaintance at Theobalds in Hartford-shire, and thereabouts in the several towns adjoyning; occasioned by Major William Packers calumniating, and groundlesly reproaching the said Mr John Lilburn.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1653 (1653)	Wing L2197; Thomason E708_22; ESTC R202736	33,340	35

banished then in the eye of the Law of nature he should have endeavoured to preserve the well-being of his native Country and did not David go with the Philistians to battel against Saul as is recorded when he was forced to flye for his life to escape the fury of Saul and doth not David call Saul and all that took part with Saul enemies and God doth not lay any sin to Davids charge for it as it may be observed in the Scriptures 1 Sam. 21.10 11. 29.1 2 3.6 And 1 Chro. 12.19 Neither ought John Lilburn to be accused as a malefactor for what he said or did against those that sought to take away his life as Saul did or would have done to David when he was in an exile condition seeing that they then esteemed him as an enemy But Objection the second John Lilburn is come to England to embroyl this Nation in a new war and to destroy most of our States-men as is reported or said Answ When there is no action committed there is no transgression to be charged and where no transgression is charged no Law condemneth for neither the Law of God nor the Law of Nature condemneth before some transgression be committed for Adam was not condemned before he had transgressed but was forewarned that he should not transgress that he might not be condemned Gen. 2.16 17. and if a horse look over a hedge where Corn is and break not in the horse is not presently pounded unless he committed some actions by breaking into the Corn and so be under transgression then he is liable to be pounded saith the Law Neither can it stand in Reason with men of Reason that ever Mr. John Lilburn could or can embroyl this Nation in a new war again with it self for in reason how can it be hath not the people or Parliament thousands of foot and horse now in Arms both in England and other places and a great Navy at Sea and besides the constancie of Mr Lilburn to the trust reposed in him for the publick or common good might let all men see and fully understand thereby that those aspersions cast upon him is meerly out of malice against the person of the man Nay all men that have but natural understanding may see the good intentions of Mr. Lilburn by his many sufferings in the days of the Bishops and late King and often since not that Mr Lilburn ever did oppose powers or Magistrates as powers but the abuse of their power which they inflict and exercise upon the people whom both by the Law of God and Nature they are bound to preserve and comfort but when Powers make their lusts to be their Wills and their Wills to be Laws then honest Mr. John Lilburn opposeth that corruption and for opposing Vice and not Vertue Mr. John Lilburn is often contemned and counted a turbulent man but the truth is tyranny is resistible in whomsoever it is found it is the Armies and grandees own Doctrine and they have preached and practised it in the highest and wil and ought to be resisted by all well principled and minded men both by the light and Law of God and Nature Also if Mr. John Lilburn had been of such a base Spirit as some great in place are that when he was employed for the Parliament to revolt and then turn to the King and his Faction and from the King to the Parliament again and had now under his command great store of ships at Sea or souldiers on Land then there might be some colour of shew that he would put forth himself for the Kings interest but Mr. Lilburn never stained as yet his reputation by betraying the trust reposed in him for the good of this Nation but valiantly and honestly hath performed his part in all actions as hath been offered him So it may be expected and feared that some who make a fair shew of the peoples Freedoms and Liberties do intend the peoples Bondage as may appear by those unjust dealings and proceedings against Mr. John Lilburn that stands for nothing so much as the peoples Liberties Freedoms and Laws although his life is dear unto him and his wife and children yet he hath acted more for the true Freedoms of the people then ever he did for them So having answered these your Objections I remain yours and the peoples well wisher of Freedom and Liberty both according to the Law of God and Nature and that to do as men would that others should do to them which is both the Law and the Prophets Matth. 7.12 FINIS