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
A97005	Certaine affirmations in defence of the pulling down of communion rails, by divers rash and misguided people, judiciously and religiously answered, / by a Gentleman of worth.	I. W., Gentleman of worth.	1641 (1641)	Wing W39; Thomason E171_1; ESTC R9386	13,019	36

Honour thy Father c. IN the Word Father is comprehended Magistrates and Governours both in the Church and Common-wealth our dutie to them is in Romans 13.1 Let every soule be subject to the higher powers for there is no power but of God the powers that be are ordained of God 2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation 3 For Rulers are not a terrour to good works but to the evill Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power Doe that which is good and thou shalt have prayse of the same 4 For hee is the Minister of God to thee for good but if thou do that which is evill be afraid for he beareth not the Sword in vain for hee is the Minister of God a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doth evill 5 Wherefore yee must needs be subject not only for wrath but also for conscience sake 6 For this cause pay you also tribute for they are Gods Ministers attending continually upon this very thing 7 Render therefore to all their dues tribute to whom tribute is due custome to whom custome feare to whom feare honour to whom honour c. Matth. 22.21 Give unto Caesar that which is Caesars 1 Pet. 2.17 Feare God honour the King Prov. 24.21 My sonne Feare the Lord and the King and meddle not with them that are seditious Prov. 18.15 By me Kings reigne and Princes decree justice Prov. 21.1 The hearts of Kings are in the hands of the Lord he ruleth them as the Rivers of waters c. Exod. 22.28 Thou shalt not revile the Gods or Judges nor curse the Ruler of thy people Eccles 10.20 Curse not the King no not in thy thought nor the rich in thy bed-chamber for the fowls of the aire shall descry it 1 Tim. 2.2 Saint Paul wils to pray for those that are in authoritie that wee may live a godly life under them with all peace and quietnesse Tit. 3.1 Put them in remembrance that they be subject to principalities and powers and that they be obedient to Magistrates c. 1 Pet. 2.13 Submit your selves to every ordinan●e of man for the Lords sake whether it be to the King as Supream or unto Governours as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evill doers and for the praise of them that do well for so is the will of God c. Heb. 13.17 Obey them that have the rule over you and submit your selves for they watch for your souls as they that must give account c. 1 Thess 5.12 Now I beseech you brethren know them that labour among you and that are over you in the Lord and admonish you that you have them in singular love for their works sake 1 Tim. 6.1 Saint Paul adviseth also the servants to count their Masters worthy of all honor that the name of God and his Doctrine may not be evill spoken of From these and the like places may be collected the dutie of the Inferiours to the Superiours and that the Gospel doth not abolish the precepts of the Law but rather confirme them and that Christ hath not made laws to overthrow policies and States but for the better ruling and establishing of them Examples of Obedience and Submission Dan. 3. The three children did not pull downe the Idolatrous image which they were commanded to worship but they submitted themselves to Nebuchadnezzars decree to be cast into the fierie Furnesse Daniell Also did patiently obey the Kings pleasure and was content to be put into the Lyons Den. Hest 4. the Jewes submitted themselves to Ahasuerus his Decree on Hamans plot against their lives and betooke themselves to fasting and prayer And we may read of the fruits and efects of these submissions Christian Souldiers served under the command of Iu●●an the Apostate who threatned the utter extinction of Christianitie their armes and oppositions were only teares and prayers The Saints and holy Martyrs in all ages have yielded themselves to death without resistance Saint Paul and Saint Peter in their Epistles exhorted to be subject to those that were then in authority Claudius was Emperour in those times and he was an Ethnick a Heathen a Tyrant c. 1 Sam. 24.7 David though the heire to the Kingdome and Saul a persecuting Tyrant yet saith The Lord keep mee from doing that thing unto my Master the Lords anointed to lay my hands on him for he is the anointed of the Lord. Even our blessed Saviour yielded himselfe as a sheepe to the slaughter though hee could have commanded Millions of Angels to have aided and rescued him The sixth Commandement Thou shalt not kill 1 John 3.5 Hee that hates his brother in his heart is a man-slayer Gon. 6.9 Thou shalt not shed mans bloud for he was made the Image of God Rom. 12.9 Vengeance is mine and I will repay it In the affirmative part of this Commandement We are bound to defend the oppressed Thus Job 29.16 17. Prov. 24.11 Deliver them that are drawne to death and wilt thou not deliver them that are led to be slain If thou say behold I knew it not He that ponders the heart doth not hee understand it and he that keeps thy soule knows he it not Will he not recompence also every man according to his works The omission of the dutie to the soule brings Superiours into breach of that Commandement As Ministers Ezek. 33.8 If hee tell not the people of their sins they shall die in them but their bloud shall be required at his hands Acts 20.27 Saint Paul saith I have told you all the counsell of God and kept nothing back therefore accounts himself innocent of the bloud of all men The eighth Commandement Thou shalt not steal Malac. 3.8 Ye robbed mee of my Tithes and Offerings By Offerings may bee understood whatsoever is appointed to religious uses Prov. 20.25 It is an abomination to the Lord to devoure things sanctified that is things ordained to holy uses The ninth Commandement Thou shalt not beare false witnesse c. We are not therefore causelesly to suspect any Matth. 7.1 Judge not and ye shall not be judged for with what judgement ye judge ye shall be judged and with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again James 3.17 True wisdome which is from above is without judging without Hipocrisie Gestures and speeches tending to mock and vilifie are in this Commandement comprehended and forbidden thus the gestures of those that mocked Christ are noted Psal 22.7 They nodded their heads at him and made mowes False witnesses also are hereby condemned Prov. 19.9 A false witnesse shall not be unpunished and hee that speaks lyes shall not escape Prov. 21.28 A false witnesse shall perish Prov. 6.19 The Lord doth hate and abhorre a false witnesse that speaketh lies Slander and back-biting are also included as a great breach wounding three at one time First it wounds the soule of the