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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	belong_v	custom_n	tribute_n	1,565	5	11.5084	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16523	The doctrine of the sabbath plainely layde forth, and soundly proued by testimonies both of holy scripture, and also of olde and new ecclesiasticall writers. Declaring first from what things God would haue vs straightly to rest vpon the Lords day, and then by what meanes we ought publikely and priuatly to sanctifie the same: together with the sundry abuses of our time in both these kindes, and how they ought to bee reformed. Diuided into two bookes, by Nicolas Bownde, Doctor of Diuinitie.	Bownd, Nicholas, d. 1613.	1595 (1595)	STC 3436; ESTC S113231	229,943	300

are not practised which the law requireth for the helping of it forward thither neither are all things done which might be by lawe for the true sanctifiyng of the Sabbath euerie where whether we respect those things that might procure a learned ministerie in time or compell them to preach oftener that can doe it or make the people come to it more diligently and profite by it more effectuallie then they doe which whiles it be more carefully laboured after what hope can there be that they should be any more committed vnto vs when we are so vnfaithfull in this that we haue For as they preposterously labour to reforme the Church that haue no care to reforme themselues and vndiscreetly complaining of some disorders there doe not practise better orders in their houses vpon themselues and theirs do hinder it and keep them backe so they that labour for more meanes to sanctifie the Sabbath and are carelesse in practising those that they haue doe stay such good blessings as God might otherwise bestow vpon his Church this way Therefore we may conclude that all gouernors in the common wealth must in their seuerall places endeuour by all meanes that GOD hath giuen them The great good that redoundes to the common wealth therby that all the subiects of the land doe ordinarily sanctifie the Sabbath as well as themselues and that it be not vnhallowed of them either for want of good lawes in that behalfe or the due executing of them which that they might the rather doe besides the precise commandement of God binding them thereunto and the examples of godly rulers in times past perswading them likewise that they may in their godly wisedomes consider that then are they most like to bee true subiects vnto them when they do first giue themselues in true subiection vnto the Lord and then are they most readie to withdrawe their obedience from their superiours when they haue withdrawen their hearts from God before by a false religion He that will honor the king must feare God And as our Sauiour Christ teacheth Prou. 24.21 Math. 22.39 The second commaundement is like the first that is the obedience of the second table floweth out of the obedience to the first in so much that they are most like of conscience to serue their prince that of conscience doe serue God and none so readie to rebell agaist them if oportunitie doe serue as those that haue rebelled and hardened their hearts against Gods worde before For proofe of which if wee will but take a short view of all the treacheries and treasons intended against her maiesties most royall person since the beginning of her most happy raigne whom God of his goodnes preserue vnto the full course of nature or rather beyond it we shall finde that they haue beene in those who were either of a false religion and therefore being enemies to God must needs be enemies to his annoynted or else of no religion at all so made no difference of persons but onely sought themselues And besides that all tumults and commotions for the most part haue beene first broached in those quarters of the land where for want of the preaching of the word they were ignorant of their dueties both to God and their Prince and on the contrarie that in those places of her dominion her highnes hath alwaies found the people most truelie and true hearted where the word hath been most syncerely preached and in a godly life most purely receiued And it must needs be so for besides that all dueties to our superiours done of conscience spring of this that we are persuaded by Gods word that they are set ouer vs by God in his roome and therefore for his sake and conscience to him wee doe giue tribute to whome tribute belongeth custome to whom custome feare to whom feare Rom. 13.7 honour to whom honour And where is this wanting which must needes bee where the worde is seldome or neuer taught there euery misliking will mooue to withdrawe duetie besides this I say which is much the Lorde promiseth to honour them that honour him and threatneth to dishonour them that dishonour him 1. Sam. 3. and therefore when they honour him in their subiectes by causing them to serue him and keepe his Sabbath hee will honour them with their obedience so when they dishonour him in their people by suffering them to neglect his seruice and pollute his Sabbaths then he dishonoreth them by their stubornnes and rebellion Thus we haue hitherto seene that it is the duetie of all rulers high and low in the common wealth and in priuate houses to cause them that are vnder their gouernement not onely to rest vpon the Sabbath but also and especially to bestowe the day of rest in Gods seruice and that they must not bee indifferent in this and leaue it to mens choyce but be sure that it be done of them indeed seeing God hath giuen them such authoritie ouer them to that ende and therefore will require it at their handes And this is the second and last part of this commaundement A conclusion with an application of all to our selues and others teaching vs the true manner of keeping holy the day in all the publike meanes of Gods worship and priuate exercises of religion which euery one of vs ought so to walke in that thereby we might be the fitter to do all other dueties especially to shew mercy vnto our brethren as at all other times so most of all vpon this very daye But if we consider how our selues and others haue practised all these parts of Gods seruice publikely priuatly what fruite hath come thereon we shal find that either wee haue for the most part neglected them or vsed them to no purpose and so haue not attained vnto the principall end of the Sabbath which is that whereby we might bee fashioned vnto the image of God and begin that Sabbath here that shall bee for euer continued in heauen And here when I looke to the common course of men on this day I may iustly complaine with the learned man master Musculus Muscul in praecept 4. Non Christo sed nostris delitijs feriamur Men rest not to serue the Lord Iesus Christ but their owne delights in so much that there is no time more prophanely and corruptly spent then the Lords day which in name and shewe is dedicated to religon but men by their deeds openly shewe without all controulment that they doe consecrate them to the pleasures of the fleshe euen to Bacchus and Venus August in Psal 91. So that as Augustine saide Howe much better were it for men to plow vpon the Sabbath daie then to dance so we may say of these men Howe much better were it for them I meane lesse euill to bee occupied about some worldly busines then about these things wherein they serue not Christ but Sathan And yet I am affraide that herein many are fallen into