Selected quad for the lemma: honour_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	custom_n	render_v	tribute_n	3,126	5	11.2636	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70705	The letter which was sent to the author of the doctrine of passive obedience and jure divino disproved, &c. answered and refuted wherein is proved, that monarchy was not originally from God. That kings are not by divine appointment, but that all government proceeds from the people. That the obedience required in Scripture, is to the laws of the land, and no otherwise. That resisting of arbitary power is lawful. That the oath of allegiance to to the late King James was dissolved before the Prince of Orange (our present King) landed. That upon the non-performance of an oath on one side, the other becomes void, is plainly prov'd from several examples in scripture. That protection is the only cause of allegiance, and that obedience or allegiance is due to the present government is proved from Scripture, law and reason; and those texts of scriptures which relate to government, or monarchy, are explained.	True son of the Church of England.; True son of the Church of England. aut; N. N. aut; A. A. aut	1689 (1689)	Wing N45; ESTC R223803	26,704	41

but that men ●hou'd live peaceable and quiet lives and not that Magistrates shou'd be their own Carvers and instead of protect●ng and governing the people according to the Laws of the ●and destroy them 12. This is right Common-wealth Rhetorick they were Children of Belial i. e. Masterless persons as the word signi●●es who said How shall this man save us and they despised him ●ays the Text 1 Sam. 10.27 More Throats have been cut by the Doctrine of Resistance than ever were by that of Passive Obedience witness our Nation in all Ages These are Passive Obediences with a Vengeance and right Antichristian Principles to set up one Member so much above the rest that if it endeavours to destroy them they are obliged to make no Resistance more Throats have been cut by this Doctrine of Passive Obedience than that of Resistance witness all the Cruel Persecutions under the Roman Emperours the Massacres of Paris Piedmont and Ireland and many more Instances might be given But suppose the contrary the sin lies at their doors who by their Cruel Persecutions and Violations of the Rights of the People force them to right themselves 'T is certain the Gospel does no where require or permit the planting of Religion by the Sword tho the Papists have practised it in all Ages to the destroying of many Thousands of Souls We ought not to defend our Religion when the Laws of the Country are against it But the Scripture does not require us not to defend our Religion or Civil Rights which is established by the Laws of the Country Ergo we may defend them for where there is no Law there can be no transgression If it is not lawful to defend our Religion then any Army or number of Heathens may come and settle their false Religion here And if it is lawful to hinder the settling of Religion hereby a Forreign Power it must be lawful to hinder the settling of a False Religion amongst our selves as the Romish Religion is if the Scripture is true And I think no man can without Impudence deny but that King James had a design to settle his False Religion here by consequence it is lawful to hinder him When Julian the Apostate told the Christians their Doctrine was to suffer an Eminent Man of that Age wrote a Tract de Regibus Apostaticis and approved as Orthodox Doctrine by Bishop Athanasius wherein the Emperour was informed That the Christian Religion when Established by Law allowed them to justifie their Rights and not to be ruined and destroyed to gratifie an Idolatrous Prince Eccles 8.4 Where the Word of a King is there is power and who may say unto him What dost thou The Word or Command of a King is supposed to be according to the Law or Custom of the Countrey in which Acts no body ought to controul him But suppose a King be guilty of all manner of Illegalities and Cruelties must not a Bishop or a Nobleman in an humble manner tell him of his Faults Surely the Scripture never meant it in such a sence 1. Pet. 2.13 14. Submit your selves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake which is every Law of man whether it be to the King as supream that is the Chief Executor of the Laws or unto Governours as unto them that are sent by him which are Officers appointed by the King for the executing or fullfilling of the Laws for the punishment of evil-doers and for the praise of them that do well Rom. 13.1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers that is to the Laws or Customs of the Country and to the Prince as the Executor thereof for there is no power but of God the greatest Villain amongst Mankind acts by the Power of Almighty God but not by his appointment or approbation the powers that be are ordained of God the power which every man hath is from God ver 2. Whoso therefore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God he that resists the Laws resists the Powers beyond which a Prince hath no power except to act by Fraud or Force which is against Divine and Humane Laws and shall receive to themselves damnation ver 3 4. For Rulers are not a terror to good works but to the evil for he is the Minister of God to thee for good a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evil He is the Minister of God for good whilst he administers Justice and Equity to every man and punisheth him that doth evil or violates the Laws Vers 5. Wherefore ye must needs be subject not only for Wrath but for Conscience sake which can be nothing else than to suffer according to the Laws of the Country tho never so unreasonable The Laws of Countries are supposed to be made agreeable to the Inclinations of the Majority of the People and therefore the lesser number ought to conform to the greater but if against their Conscience to suffer for it is impossible to make Laws for the Security and well-Government of a Nation to please every body Prov. 8.15 By me Kings reign and Princes decree Justice That is by the appointment or permission of God Kings and Princes reign and decree Justice but it cannot from hence be inferr'd that he commands or allows of their Injustice and endeavours to destroy the People whom they ought to preserve Rom. 12.17 Render therefore to all their dues tribute to whom tribute is due custom to whom custom fear to whom fear honour to whom honour That is Tribute Custom Fear and Honour to whom it is due by the Laws of the Land. There is no Fear due to a Prince from him who liveth according to the Laws of the Land but from him that doth not What a sin are you and all other men that are for Passive Obedience guilty of that wrest the Scriptures which was appointed for the Suffering State of Christianity whilst under Heathen Princes and without Laws to support them and compare them to our present Circumstances and would oblige us to be passive as they were though our Religion and Liberties are Established by the Laws of the Land All that Men can blame us for is for doing that which is Just viz. for rescuing a True Religion from an Idolatrous one and preserving our Laws Ancient Rights and Liberties from the Ruine and Slavery of Arbitrary and Unreasonable Men and Establishing them upon a sure and lasting Foundation I ask whether it can be found that one Christian in Ten or Twenty God hath given so much Courage and Strength as he did to the Primitive Christians to withstand the cruel persecutions of their Enemies for the sake of Religion Witness France and Hungary And many more Instances might be given by which it appears that God hath not only left us to Humane Means for the preservation of our Religion when Established by Law but that he expects it it being for the preservation of our own and our Childrens Temporal and Eternal Happiness As it