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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	army_n	enemy_n	king_n	932	5	3.5183	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56116	Proverbs and paradoxes breaking forth in the day of contention between the Parliament and Army to prevent the dividing of the Army, and the apparent deluge of blood, so long endeavoured, and now brought to passe by the Jesuite and Kings party, using the Presbyterian and Parliament men, as the monky the catts paw, but hath, but hath lingred in the birth by needlesse importunities, stepping into the press before them.		1647 (1647)	Wing P3875A; ESTC R219593	6,894	14

evil work is not spedily executed therfore the heart of the Sons of men is fully set in them to do evil LXXVI When offenders are greater and stronger then Magistrates and do resist them then an Army performes the work of a Magistrate LXXVII When the War is ended the Sword ought to be put up in a peaceful Scabbard LXXVIII An Army in time of Peace is a badge of slavery which in time of war and danger is a means of deliverance and safety LXXIX Neverthelesse when souldiers have done their work they ought to be paid and cherished LXXX When souldiers have purchased Freedom and Peace to a Nation they ought not to be debarred of it themselves Nor ought to be disbanded till they are made capable of the same Peace and Freedom they have procured to others LXXXI Soldiers Exod. 18.21 Deut. 1.15 who are Magistrates in time of Warr may more easily be Magistrates in time of Peace And as the Magistrates Sword neglected made the Soldiers so the Soldiers Sword improved makes a Magistrate LXXXII The wisdom and conduct of Warr is in the Officers the strength and execution in the privat Soldier LXXXIII There is as much reason or more to pay the privat Soldier as the Officer by how much his labour danger and want is greater LXXXIV There is as sufficient subsistence for privat Soldiers in time of Peace as in time of Warr and as all men fare better in time of Peace then Warr so ought the privat Soldier LXXXV Sudden disbandings renew a Warr or fill the high wayes with violence LXXXVI Warr is not ended till a Peace be setled nor peace settled but by a true Government LXXXVII There can be no true Government by the enemies of Truth and Government LXXXVIII England hath many enemies many such enemies both powerfull and dangerous LXXXIX The dangerous enemies are at home the powerfull are abroad XC The enemies abroad lose their power if we subdue or convert our enemies at home XCI The enemies at home will never cease so long as the contention is about who shall Govern XCII If the Army are our Governours they can reforme no more then the Parliament till they have a better Rule then the Parliament to reforme by XCIII There can be no better Rule then the Rule in the Word of God XCIV God is able to overturn Armies as well as Kings Parliaments and Protectors XCV God will overturn Armies if they set up themselves in the place of his Son Jesus Christ XCVI If the Army do own the Legislative power of Jesus Christ the Lord Jesus Christ will own them and establish them 2 Chro. 20.20 Is 7.9 but if they beleive not they shall not be established For those that honour me I will honour saith the Lord and they that despise me shall be lightly estemed 1 Sam. 2.30 XCVII If the Army Proclaim the Lawes of God what man dares fight against the Lawes of God though the Jesuit and Lawyer together should incourage them for their own conscience would sight against them Rom. 2.14 XCVIII If the Army Proclaim not the Lawes of God though they had the Ghost of Lycurgus Numa Pompilius and Mahomet to boot and should penn their Lawes from the Tongue of men and Angells they should neither satisfie the conscience of their Friends nor deterr the courage of their enemies Gal. 1.8 9. XCIX What party soever though a Kings party thus low though a Parliaments party thus broken though an Army party divided shall first Proclaim the Lawes of God with any probability of setling them though they dissemble yet shall they prevail by how much the very title of the quarrel is farr more high and honourable then all other titles whatsoever and the burthen of mens Lawes so great How much more if they mean in earnest C. The very title of the Lawes of God will unite all parties but the wicked and prophane and who would willingly hazard his Soul with the wicked and pr●phane CI. The wicked and prophane both unwise will never sett up the Lawes of God Deut. 16.18 though the wicked and prophane dare never openly contradict them CII The seting up of the Lawes of God will settle Judges Recorders in every City or Town Corporate whereby the Towne and Cities will be obliged not only in conscience but in gratitude and sense of their own benefit to adhere to those that shall first proclaim Gods Laws CIII The setting up of Judges and Recorders accordingly will save above two or three millions to the people yearly beside Vexations and Troubles CIV The setting up the Laws of God will settle all men in a peaceful Possession of their own whether it be Houses Land or any other Possession CV The setting up the Lawes of God will take away the strife of Titles and false witnesse Rewarding evil doers with the evil they meant to have done Deut. 16.19 CVI. The setting up and proclaiming the Laws of God need no other Councel then alone to proclaim them being already penned by the Finger and Penman of God CVII The Curses of the Law of God Deut. 28. are provided for all those that oppose the Laws of God And the blessings for all those that love and obey them Adde this after Proverb LX. Supreme Officers ought to be changable Mat. 7.12 Lue. 6.13 that they may equally share in obedience as well as command and not forget to do as they would be done by Psal 68.1 Let God arise let his enemies be scattered FINIS