Selected quad for the lemma: honour_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
honour_n	due_a	fear_v	tribute_n	3,178	5	10.8957	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06832	The gouernaunce of vertue teaching all faythful christia[n]s, how they oughte daily to leade their lyfe, & fruitfully to spend their time vnto the glorye of God & the health of their owne soules. Newlye corrected & augme[n]ted by Thomas Becon. 1566	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1566 (1566)	STC 1727; ESTC S101289	136,978	330

his frendes and kinsfolkes were al destroyd so that ther was not one left aliue Zimry conspired against Ela king of Israell slew him and raigned in his steade But shortly after he was driuen to suche misery and straytes that he fledde into the kings pallace at Thirza and settng it on a fyre brent himselfe and so wretchedlye ended hys lyfe Sentences out of the new Testament Let euery soule submit himselfe vnto y ● aucthority of the higher power For there is no power but of God Thepowers that be are ordeined of God Who soeuer therfore resysteth the power resisteth the ordi nance of God but they that resyste shall get to themselues dampnacion For rulers are not fearefull to them that doo good but to them that do euil Wilt thou be without feare of the power Doo well then so shalt thou be praised of the same For hee is the minister of God for thy wealth But if thou donst that which is euill then feare For hee beareth not the sword for noughte For he is the minister of god to take vengance on him that doth euill Wherfore ye must nedes obey not onelye for feare of vengeaunce but also because of conscience And euen for thys cause paye ye tribute For they are Gods ministers seruinge for the same purpose Geue to euery man therefore his duty tribute ●…o whō tribute belongeth custome to whom custome is due feare to whom fear belongeth honoure to whom honour pertaineth I exhort that aboue all things prayers supplications intercessions and geuinge of thankes be had for all men for kinges for all that are in authoritye that we may liue a quiet and a peaceable life withall godlines and honestye For that is good accepted in the sight of god our Sauyour whiche will haue all men to be saued and to come vnto the knowledg of the truthe Warne them that they submit them selues to rule and power that they obey the Magistrates that they be ready to doo euery good work that they speake euill of no man that they be no fighters but gentle shewing all meekenes vnto all men Submit your elues vnto all maner ordinance of man for the Lordes sake whether it be vnto the king as vnto the chiefe head either vnto rulers as vnto them that are sent of him for the punishment of euill dooers but for the praise of them that doo wel For so is the will of god that with well doing ye may stop the mouthes of folish and ignoraunt men as free and not as hauing the liherty for a cloke of malyciousnesse but euen as the sernauntes of God Honour all men loue brotherly felow ship feare god honour the king Wicked are they and damned shal they be that despise authority and ●…eare not to speak euil of them that excel in honour Examples out of the new Testament MAry Christes mother and Ioseph her husbande obeyed the Emperours commaundement and went into their citie Bethelem to be taxed Christe payed tribute to Cesar both for him self and for his disciples and willed o ther so to do Christe euen vnto the death obeyed the temporall rulers The Apostles of Christ were obedient to the higher ▪ powers and taught other so to be Saint Paule willinglye obeyed the publique Magistrates Felix Festus c Theudas and Iudas of Galile were two sedicious persons The one boasted to doo greate thinges and so allured muche people to follow him the other councelled the Iewes by no meanes to pay tribute to Cesar but to mayntayne theyr olde liber ties and by this meanes moued greate sedicion among the people What became of them were they not put to death and so many as folowed th●… eyther slayne or els scattered abroad and so brought to nought We read not in all the holy scriptures that anye traytour or notable sedicious person hath at any time ●…scaped without notable and famous punishmente God can not suffer his magistrates to be disobeyed his cōmon weales to be disturbed hys polytyqne or cyuyl●… lawes to be contēned his godly and honest orders to be broken Whosoeuer attempteth any such wickednes God wil be a uenged of him as it is euidente not onely in the holye Scriptures but also in prophane histories Against maliçe grudge enuy hatred and anger IF thou be tempted of Sathan to breake the order of charitie to malice thy christen brother ▪ set these scriptures before the eyes of thy mynd Sentences out of the olde Testament Thou shalt not hate thy brother inthine hart but shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour that thou beare not sin ne for hys sake Thou shalt not auenge thy selfe nor be myndefull of wrong agaynst the children of my people but shalt loue thy neighbours euen as thy selfe If thine enemy honger fede him if he thirst geue him drinke for so shalt thou heape coles of fyre vppon his head and the Lord shal reward thee He that seketh vengeance shal find vengeaunce of the lord which shal suerly kepe him in his sinnes Forgeue thy neighbour the hurt that he hath don the and so shal thy sines be forge uen to thee also when thou prayest A man that bereth hatred agaīst āother how dare ●…e destre forgeuenes of god He that shew ●…th no mercy to a man whiche is like hym selfe howe dare he aske forgeuenesse of his sinnes If he that is but fleshe beareth hatred and kepe it who will entreat for hys sinnes Remember thy end and let enmitie passe Examples out of the olde Testament Samuell prayed for kinge Saul although a wicked man an enemy to gods seruaunts a●…d altogether disobedient to the will of God Moyses prayed for the stubborne and vn faythfull Iewes which not withstandinge rebelled agaynste him and woulde haue slayne him ☞ Sentences out of the new Testament Lou●… your enemies Blesse them that curse you Do good to them that hate you Pray for them whiche do you wronge and pursue you that ye may be the children of your father that is in heauen Whatsoeuer ye will that men shoulde do to you euen so do you to them That is the law and the prophetes Thou shalte loue thy neighbour as thy selfe Be mercifull as your father is merciful Iudge not and you shal not be iudged Cō demn not and you shal not be condemned Forgeue and ye shal be forgeuen Geue it shal be geuen to you good measure pressed downe shaken together and running ouer shall men geue into your b●…somes ▪ For wyth the same measure ye meete wyth the same shall other meete to you agayne A newe commaundemente geue I vnto you that ye loue together as I loued you that euen so you loue one an other By this shall all men knowe that ye are my disciples if ye shall haue loue one to another Though I bestow all my goods to feede the poore and though I geue my bodye to be brent