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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
A07128	The principles of Christian Religion necessary to be knowen of all the faythful: set forth to the great profite in trayning vp of all youth, by Tho. Becon.	Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567.	1569 (1569)	STC 1753; ESTC S110680	56,582	182

of any mans hand He sayd vnto them againe the Lorde is witnes agaynst you and hys annointed is witnes thys day that ye haue no euill in my handes What chaunced to Rehoboam king Salomons sonne for the vngentle entreating of hys cōmons the holy histories do testifie Read iij. Regum .xij. Chapt. That they ought to care for the commo●● as a father for hys children ☜ The confirmations Mercy and faythfulnes preserue the king and with louing kindnes hys seate is holden vp If thou be made a ruler pride not thy selfe therin but be thou as one of the people Take diligent care for them and looke well therto and when thou hast done all thy dutie set thee down that thou mayest be mery with thē receaue a crowne of glory With how fatherly a care Moses Samuell Dauid and diuers other noble princes gouerned their people the holy Scriptures doe euidently declare That they ought to defend the good and to correct the euill to aduaunce vertue and to punishe vice ☜ Probations out of the holy Scriptures Learne to doe right apply your selues to equitie deliuer the oppressed helpe the fatherles to his right let the widowes complaint come before you Thus the Lord commaundeth keepe equitie and righteousnes deliuer the oppressed from the power of the violent doe not greeue nor oppresse the straunger the fatherles nor the widow and shed no innocent bloud Execute true iudgement shew mercy and louing kindnes euery mā to his brother Do the widow the fatherles the straūger poore no wrong and let no mā imagine euil against his brother in his hart Deliuer hym y ● suffereth wrong from the hand of the oppressour and be not faint harted when thou sittest in iudgement Be mercifull vnto the fatherles as a father and be in stede of an husbād vnto their mother so shalt thou be as an obedient sonne of the hiest and he shall loue thee more then thy mother doth My song shall bee of mercie and iudgement vnto thee O Lorde will I sing O let me haue vnderstāding in the way of godlines when wilt thou come vnto me I will walke in my house with a perfect hart I will take no wicked thing in hand I hate the sinnes of vnfaithfulnes there shall no such cleaue vnto me A froward hart shall depart frō me I will not know a wicked person Who so priuily slaundreth hys neighbor him will I destroy who so hath also a proud looke an hie stomacke I will not suffer hym Mine eyes loke vnto such as be faithfull in the land that they may dwell with me who so leadeth a godly life he shall be my seruant There shall no deceitefull person dwell in my house he that telleth lies shall not tary in my sight I shall soone destroy all the vngodly that are in the land that I may roote out all wicked doers from the citie of the Lord. Rulers are not fearefull to them that do good but to thē y ● do euill Wilt thou be without feare of the power Do well then and so shalt thou be praysed of y ● same For he is the minister of God for thy wealth But and if thou doe that which is euill then feare for he beareth not the sworde for nought for he is the minister of God to take vengeance on hym that doth euill ¶ The duteie of Subiectes vnto the high powers THe dutie of Subiectes vnto the hie powers is honourably to speake of them hartily to loue and reuerence them hum●bly to obey them for conscience sake in all thynges that fight not with Gods worde feruently to pray for them and willingly to pay such charges vnto them as they reasonably require eyther for the mainteinance of their princelike estate or els for the sauegarde of the common wealth ☜ Probations out of the holy Scriptures Thou shalt not raile vppon the Gods that is to say the temporall Magistrates which execute that office of God neyther blaspheme the ruler of thy people Wishe the king no euill in thy thought and speake no hurt of the rich in thy priuie chāber for a byrde of the ayre shall betray thy voyce and with her feathers shall she bewray thy wordes Let euery soule submit him selfe vnto the hier powers For there is no power but of God The powers that be are ordayned of God Who soeuer therfore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinaunce of God But they that resiste shall receaue to them selues damnation For rulers are not fearefull to them that doe good but to them that do euill Wilt thou be without feare of the power Do well then and so shalt thou be praysed of the same For he is y e minister of God for thy wealth But if thou do that which is euill then feare for hee beareth not the sworde for nought for he is the minister of God to take vengeance on hym that doth euill Wherefore ye must needes obey not only for feare of punishment but also for conscience sake And for this cause pay ye tribute For they are Gods ministers seruing for the same purpose Geue to euery mā therfore hys dutie tribute to whō tribute belongeth custome to whom custome is due feare to whō feare belongeth honour to whō honour pertaineth I exhort therfore that aboue all thinges prayers supplications intercessions and geuing of thankes be had for all men for kinges and for all that are in authoritie that we may liue a quiet and peaceable life with all godlines and honestie For that is good and acceptable in the ●●ght of God our Sauiour Warne the subiectes that they submit thē selues to rule power that they obey y ● officers that they be ready vnto euery good worke that they speake euill of no mā that they bee no fighters but gentle shewing meekenes vnto all men Submit your selues vnto all maner ordinance of man for y ● 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 y ● punishment of euill doers but for the prayse of thē that do well c. Feare God Honour the king ¶ The dutie of Bishops and Ministers of Gods worde THe dutie of Bishops Ministers of Gods word is first to feede Christes flocke with y ● sweete bread of Christes Gospell without mingling of the Phariseis leauen Secondly to lead a life agreable to their doctrine y ● they may teach both with word worke Thirdly to relieue y ● poore nedie with such goods as they receaue of y ● Church either by maintaining hospitalitie or els by some other godly meanes ☜ Probations out of the holy Scriptures ¶ Of Doctrine Goe vp vnto y ● hie hill thou that bringest good tidinges lift vp thy voyce with power O thou preacher lift it vp and be not afraide Cry now as loud as y ● canst leaue not of lift