Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	authority_n	king_n	kingdom_n	3,942	5	5.7669	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80241	A commission or, Position: wherein all English subjects, have their undertakings and indevours for the restitution of his sacred Majesty, unto his throne and dignity, though without commission for the same: proved to be lawfull, and their bounden duty, by the word of God, and the law of the land, and the light of reason; and that the statute law of the kingdome is their protection therein. Intended for the satisfaction of all those, who have ingaged, or shall ingage in the sayd undertaking; and an answer unto all those that urge their want of commission against them. By a lover of peace and truth.	Lover of peace and truth.	1648 (1648)	Wing C5556; Thomason E453_15; ESTC R204933	5,932	8

A COMMISSION OR POSITION Wherein all English Subjects have their undertakings and indevours for the restitution of his sacred Majesty unto his Throne and Dignity though without Commission for the same Proved to be lawfull and their bounden duty by the word of God and the Law of the Land and the light of Reason and that the Statute Law of the Kingdome is their protection therein Intended for the satisfaction of all those who have ingaged or shall ingage in the sayd undertaking and an Answer unto all those that urge their want of Commission against them By a lover of Peace and Truth 2. Sam. 19.9.10 Why speake ye not a word of bringing the King backe Printed in the Yeare 1648. The Position concerning Loyall Subjects c. In the insuing discourse I am not so to be understood as that I doe believe the most noble and gallant undertakers heerein at present doe want Commission but the contrary this being intended for the satisfaction of those that believe otherwise or may doubt the case TO griefe of heart deare fellow subjects hearing it reported by some friends some enemies unto the peace of our Kingdome that it is unlawfull and punishable by the Lawes of the Land to raise force and armes for the restitution of his gratious Majesty without Commission My duty towards God mine Allegiance unto my Prince the dictate of a good conscience and my service unto the Common-wealth would not suffer me to take rest for the satisfaction of the Kingdome heerein without ingagem●nt in defence of this truth That it is not onely lawfull but also the duty and Allegiance of all and every English man to joyne and endeavour for the restitution of his sacred Majesty unto his Throne and dignity though without Commission for the same Where first observe that my meaning is not to maintaine or defend any subjects whatsoever their taking up of armes that is leavying and raising up of Armies without Commission and that lawfull too but in case of restitution of his now imprisoned sacred Majesty into his Throne and Dignity and this by Gods assistance I will make good in dispite of all truth opposers By 1. The Law of Nature 2. The Law of the Land 3. The Law of God 1. the Law of Nature makes this good in regard unto 1. His Majesty 2. The two Houses 3. Our selves 1. It is most necessary and lawfull to raise armes for the restitution of our gratious Soveraigne in a respect unto ●imselfe because both common policy and duty binde the Subject by the Statute Law of this Land to restraine all manner of shamefull slanders against their King 5.6 Ed. 6. ch 11. and if to defend him from the virulency of tongue and pen is the duty of the Subject how much more to rescue him from the violence of the sword and bondage by the hands of Rebells and Traytours yea and his sacred Person from all poyson and other danger 2. In respect unto the two Houses for the Kingdome neither hath nor ever had interest or concernment in the Army usually in the * There is no Parliament without a King neither hath any Authority to raise an Army in England but the King See my kingdoms Remedy language of the beast called the Parliament Army not medling with but laying aside their Treason and Rebellion the Kingdome hath no ty nor obligation unto them because they have betrayed their trust and have deprived them by whom they were intrusted as much as in them lay of every part of their greatest happines viz Their God and Religiō their King Laws their Liberties Immunities by Tyranny Oppression and Usurpation and doe refuse and neglect to act and performe any thing tending to their good and benefit though their owne Oathes Votes Protestations and Covenants with their Declarations and Ordinances would lead them thereunto therefore the Kingdome may and ought moving though it were but upon their owne said principles besides the Law of the Land to joyne and endeavour for his Majesties Restitution and restoration unto his Throne and dignity 3. In respect unto our selves the people of England it is Lawfull for these Reasons 1. Every thing is bound by nature to seeke and labour after the preservation of it selfe and to prevent its Ruine and destruction which of this Kingdome is threatned by severing and seperating of the King the Law and the Kingdome as hath beene somtimes maintained by the opposite party see that ever to be renowned Judge Jenkins p. 175 therefore to prevent Ruine and destruction enjoynes endeavours for the restoration of his Majesty 2. Considering we have by the two Houses lost our Birth-rights happinesse and prosperity with effusion of much innocent bloud and the expence of vast treasure which the Kingdome can never recover without his Majesties freedome honour and safety without which we shall never enjoy moment of quiet nor safety to our persons wives children nor estates and that the King being Medicus Regni the Physitian of the Kingdome without him the Nation is irrecoverably sick and he being Pater Patriae the Father of our Countrey without him all English men are miserable Orphans and he being sponsus Regni the Husband of the Realme without him all England is a widdow each whereof much more all if not remedied will prove fatall unto so notable a free-born people unto but common reason therefore the least of these are stronger and of greater authority then any paper Commission signed and sealed by the pretended two Houses and may move every serious sober minded man to joyn endeavour for the restitution of our gracious King and whosoever shall upon sound and honest principles without sinister ends use his best abilities to effect the same shall be sure to beget present happinesse to himselfe and his fellow Subjects and shall deservedly be honoured and renowned unto eternity and enjoy present favour with God and man 2. As the Law and light of nature maintaines this verity so likewise the Law of the Land both reast and pretended first the pretended Law the protestation Vow and Covenant Solemne League and Covenant with many of their Ordinances Declarations and Remonstrances speake for his honour with heede unto his Prerogative and hath often promised to make him glorious with safety not security of his Majesties sacred Person and estate but to suffer him to lye in prison is to maintaine a power above and against his Honour estate and Prerogative and if not timely prevented will prove destructive to his Person and the rest which is an open breach of all the foresaid pretended Law Secondly the reall and true Law of this Land upholds this Truth Stat. 6. Ed. 1. Liege Homage every Subject owes unto the King viz faith de membro de vitâ Terreno honore which is confirmed not onely by the former pretended Law but also by the Oa●h of supremacy which Oath was taken by every man now in both Houses though broken by them