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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
head_n	body_n	king_n	politic_a	2,735	5	10.6730	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63550	The True loyalist wherein is discovered, First, the falsehood and deceipt of the solemn league and covenant, Secondly, that there is no salvation out of Christ, Thirdly, that the pope is the Anti-Christ, the man of sin, or the son of perdition, cum multis alias, &c. / by a true loyalist.	True loyalist.	1683 (1683)	Wing T2756; ESTC R31985	66,689	159

the contrary and all the persecutions of the Church Luther therefore that great Reformer of our Religion when in his Reformation he was opposed by Authority would say That he had rather obey than work Miracles if it were in his power for obedience is due to Kings not as they are men but as they are powers ordained of God to be his Ministers and Vicegerents And so accordingly Julian the Apostate's Souldiers though they would not worship Idols at his command because God will not give his glory to another nor his praise to Graven Images z Isa 4.8 yet when he led them against an enemy they obeyed him most readily Distinguebant dominum temporalem à domino aeterno tamen subditi erant propter dominum aeternum saith Augustine August in Psal 124. they had understanding in them to distinguish their temporal Lord from their eternal and Religion too to subject themselves to their temporal for the sake of their eternal All power is from God and also for God let the Prince invested therewith abuse it never so much for himself as if it were his own yet God can extract the greatest good out of the greatest evil and order it to his glory and therefore the True Loyalist never uses a Sword against his King but a Buckler never resisteth the Power but is always submissive either actively or passively not only for Wrath but also for Conscience sake If St. Paul indeed had said Let every soul be subject to Christian and vertuous Powers there might have been some Plea for Rebellion but to take away all scruple he saith to Powers indefinitely in that they be Powers as St. Peter expresly not only to the good and gentle but also to the froward a 1 Pet. 2.18 Sith then we are obliged by the Doctrine of St. Peter and St. Paul to submit our selves to all Powers indefinitely let them be never so wicked and Tyrannous how much rather ought we to fear and obey those that are Peaceable and Religious Defenders of the Faith and Nursing Fathers to the Church Whenas to such there doth belong a double honour an honour as they are Gods Ministers and Trustees and an honour as they are fearers of God their Lord and Soveraign b Ps 15. ● This is the glory of a Nation this gives Vertue free scope and makes True Loyalty the more operative Yet we must remember that obedience and subjection is a thing so highly necessary that it is enjoyned to all Powers indefinitely not only the good but the bad too 1. In regard of the Predicate because obedience unites men together and makes them Victorious it is the very strength and bulwork of a Nation 2. In regard of the Subject because wicked and Tyrannous Princes serve no less for our Tryal than good ones for our Consolation and who would not be happy eternally happy Blessed is the man saith St. James that endureth temptation For when he is tryed he shall receive the Crown of life which the Lord hath promised to them that love him c James 1.12 And accordingly to shew the great necessity of this duty the Lord himself by his Apostle hath here enforced obedience to it with two such moving arguments as they eminently comprehend all The first may serve for an use of terrour to fright all Fanaticks from Rebellion for it is taken from the exceeding great danger of them that resist the Powers because the Powers that be are ordained of God Whosoever therefore resisteth the Power resisteth the Ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation d Rom. 13.1 2. in the vulgar Latine it is acquirunt sibi damnationem they do acquire or purchase to themselves damnation to shew that Rebels above all Malefactors do the most worthily receive damnation for what can a man receive into his possession more worthily than that which he receives by purchase Moreover to shew the great interest and propriety they have in damnation they are said not only to receive it but to receive it to themselves they shall receive to themselves damnation and that both Temporal and Eternal 1. Temporal the very provoking a King to anger incurreth death without his mercy and Clemency The fear or Wrath of a King saith Solomon is as the roaring of a Lyon he that provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own Soul That is offendeth against his own life hazzards and jeopards it e Pro. 20.2 19.12 Yea the Wrath of a King saith he is as the messengers of Death without the wisdom of the Wise to pacifie it f Pro. 16.14 How much rather then doth that Cursed Traiter deserve Death even that terrible and ignominious death the Laws of England have assigned him that hath so little fear of God before his eyes as not to be afraid to stretch forth his hand to destroy the Lords anointed Murder is a crying sin it cryeth for vengeance vengeance g Gen. 4.10 but Regicide what shall I term it it is a Roaring sin it roareth louder than all the Diabolical voices in Plutarch did together for the Cessation of their Oracles upon the coming of our Saviour for by Murder one single person may be destroyed only but by Regicide the murder of a King many times a whole Nation even all the Members of a body Politick perish in his ruine as the body Natural doth by the loss of the Head from whence the Metaphor is drawn 2. Eternal and that most proper in this place for though the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 here for damnation make no difference between that condemnation which is Temporal and that which is Eternal the judgment of man in this life and the judgment of God in the life to come h Rom. 2.2 Compared in the Orig. with Luk 23.40 yet the reason wherefore damnation here is pronounced against them that resist the Powers being because in resisting them they resist the Ordinance of God doth plainly shew that it is chiefly meant 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of eternal judgment Scripture and Order requires that a sin against God be punished with damnation eternal and a sin against man as man only with Temporal and a Rebel sins against both He sinneth against man in that he resisteth the power of his King as he is a man He sinneth against God in that by resisting the Power of his King he resisteth the Ordinance of God And therefore as the word signifieth he is guilty of both sorts of punishment not only Temporal but chiefly Eternal as is evident in the example of Corah and his Accomplices who because in being gathered together against Moses and against Aaron they were gathered together against the Lord they were not permitted to die the common death of other men but the Lord made a new thing caused the Earth to open her mouth and swallow them up quick into Hell i Numb 16. The 2. is an use of comfort both to