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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	custom_n	fear_v	tribute_n	4,452	5	11.2078	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19150	Epphata to F.T., or, The defence of the Right Reuerend Father in God, the Lord Bishop of Elie, Lord High-Almoner and Priuie Counsellour to the Kings Most Excellent Maiestie concerning his answer to Cardinall Bellarmines apologie, against the slaunderous cauills of a namelesse adioyner, entitling his booke in euery page of it, A discouerie of many fowle absurdities, falsities, lyes, &c. : wherein these things cheifely are discussed, (besides many other incident), 1. The popes false primacie, clayming by Peter, 2. Invocation of saints, with worship of creatures, and faith in them, 3. The supremacie of kings both in temporall and ecclesiasticall matters and causes, ouer all states and persons, &c. within their realmes and dominions / by Dr. Collins ...	Collins, Samuel, 1576-1651.; Bellarmino, Roberto Francesco Romolo, Saint, 1542-1621. Apologia.	1617 (1617)	STC 5561; ESTC S297	540,970	628

them and take away all neither city nor countrey nor house nor court nor nothing els will stand but all will be ouerturned all goe to wracke the mightier like fishes deuouring the weaker and them that are vnable to resist So that if there were no anger or temporall plague following the disobedient neuertheles thou oughtest to be subiect euen so I meane least thou shouldest seeme rude and vngratefull to thy benefactour The Apostle proceedes VER 6. For for this cause quoth he you pay tribute also for they are Gods ministers attending continually vpon this very thing The Apostle here omitting the mention of diuerse other more particular benefits which accrew to common-wealths from their rulers and gouernours as orderlinesse peaceablenesse and also those other seruices which both of pike and penne peace and warre they continually attend for the good of the whole demonstrates all by this one thing For saith he thy selfe bearest him witnesse that thou receiuest benefit by him in so much as thou art content to pay him wages See the wisedome and prudence of the Apostle For whereas their taxes were so tedious and intolerable to them as they were startled with the very mention of them he brings them both for an argument of his cause in hand and a demonstration of their wisdome ready to yeeld afore he perswade viz. as conuinced by their own voluntarie practise For why quoth he pay we tribute to the King what is our scope what our drift Doe wee not pay it him as the wages of his carefulnes ouer vs watching for vs protecting vs with all his might Whereas certenly we would not haue paid thē this fee from the beginning had we not knowne that we were gainers by their gouernment ouer vs and receiued benefit But therefore it seemed good to our auncestors long agoe and enacted it was by commō consent that we should supply the necessities of Kings with our purses because neglecting their own matters they mind the publike and employ all their leasure and time to such ende as may be most for the preseruation of our particular estates Hauing thus then argued from matter of commoditie he brings backe his speach againe to the former head for this was the way to worke most vpon the Christians and their consciences and againe he shewes them that this is also well pleasing to almighty God and in that he concludes his exhortation saying For they are the Ministers of God And yet to note vnto vs their continuall trauell and pensiuenesse for our sakes he addes moreouer attending continually vpon this very thing For this is their life this their occupation that thou euen thou maiest liue and die in peace Wherefore in another Epistle he not onely exhorteth vs to bee subiect to Magistrates but also to pray for them And yet there also he insinuates the common benefit that all men receiue by them in that he concludes thus that we may liue a quiet and a peaceable life For they aduantage vs not a little towards the constant establishment of our estates in so much as they prouide furniture for the common defence repulse enemies suppresse mutinies and decide and determine ciuill controuersies For neuer tell me that this or that man abuses his place but consider the beautie of this diuine ordinance and thou shalt quickely espie the wonderfull wisedome of the prime ordainer of all these things VER 7. Feeld therefore to all men their dues tribute to whome tribute is due custome to whom custome feare to whom feare honour to whom honour belongeth 8. Owe nothing to any man but to loue one another c. Still he insists vpon the same point and bids vs not onely yeeld them money and coyne that haue the gouernment of vs but also honour and feare But how hangs this together that hauing said before Wouldst thou not feare the power doe that which is good here he sayes yeeld feare to whom feare belongeth I answer in one word He meanes the feare of displeasing or the carefull and industrious feare not that which ariseth out of a bad conscience which in the former words he labours to preuent Neither saith he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not giue yee but yeeld yee not of curtesie but of due and he expresses eftsoones the very word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 debt For thou doest not gratisie him in so doing for it is debt and due that thou doest And if thou doest it not thou shalt be censured for a cullian and a wretch Neither thinke thou in thy pride that it is any disparagement to thee in regard of thy profession Christian though it be of the strictest to rise vp in the presence of the ciuill Magistrate or to put off thy cappe when the officer comes by For if S. Paul gaue these Lawes when the Emperours were Pagans how much more should we obserue them now they be Christians And if thou saiest that thou dispenfest greater matters then hee suppose the word and the Sacraments or other Priestly functions know thou that thy time is not yet come Thou art a stranger and a pilgrime for the present The time shall be when thou shalt appeare more glorious then they all In the meane while thy life is hidde with Christ in God When Christ shall appeare then shalt thou also appeare with him in glorie Seek not therefore thou thy recompence in this transitorie life But although thou beest to appeare before the Magistrate perforce and that with great horror and dread and appallment of all sides yet think it no disparagement to thy high nobilitie For God will haue it so and it is his pleasure that the Magistrate of his own constituting should be also inuested with his proper rights and honours Markest thou also another thing that ensues hereof When an honest man like thy selfe and guiltie of no crime shall appeare before the Magistrate humbly and submissiuely much more will the malefactor stand in awe of authoritie and thou by this shalt winne credit and reputation to thy selfe For they are not subiect to contempt that honour such as are to be honoured but they that dishonour and contemne them rather Yea the Magistrate though he be infidell will admire thee so much the more and will glorifie thy heauenly Master whom thou seruest c. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 De Talibus Patrum Expositionibus sanctarum Scripturarum intellige Canonem illum 19. Concil 6. Constantinop in Trullo vt obiter discat F. T. noster Regum palatia eiusmodi enim Trullus locum esse non inopportunum Ecclesiastico vel Concilio de rebus grauissimis habendo 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. diuinissimè The Abstract of the Contents of the second Part. CHAP. 6. 1. FAith to bee reposed in God onely not in Saints or Creatures Pag. 224. 225. 2. S. Hierome peruerted to speake for faith in Saints Of credo in Ecclesiam Pag. 226.