Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	david_n	king_n	saul_n	5,058	5	9.8538	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85753	A Ground voice, or some discoveries offered to the view, with certain queries propounded to the consideration of the whole army in England, Scotland, and Ireland, officers and common-souldiers, horse and foot. VVith certain queries to the Anabaptists in particular that bear any office, either in court or army, under the present self-created politick power.		1655 (1655)	Wing G2133; Thomason E860_1; ESTC R206636	11,106	8

this decree proclaims King David's now anointed that 's the reason Saul persues him so hotly crying Let us Let us they 'r all for acting their cursed design of breaking the bands of Christs Kingdome and casting away as a thing destructive the cords or laws thereof all this rage and fury is but to imagine a vain thing Ps 2.1 2 3 6 7 8 9. This also is the thoughts or vain imaginations of the little horn fain would he change and put far off the times of this kingdom these bands and change the laws or cords thereof Dan. 7.2 5. He thinks also to change the time and laws of those three Nations under his Dominion And therefore Queries 1 Whether or no your Rulers and Heads who keep dark and hidden councels of wickednes be not those very Rulers distinguished from the Kings of the earth by that title that in this day take cunning and crafty councell point black against the Lords anointed his bands and cords against the very kingdom and laws of Christ Jesus in and over the Nations endeavouring thereby to set up and firmly establish the kingdome and laws of Antichrist in all their usurped dominions in opposition to the Lords Queries 2 2. Whether the Lord that sitteth in the heaven doth not laugh at them for such folly and madnes as for a few worms to set themselves against the great and mighty God Hath not the Lord them in derision doth not the Lord speak to them in his wrath By his judgments that meets the designs in their very face doth not the late judgments of destruction in Hispaniola and thereabouts speak to them in wrath Is nor the multitude forsaken that flees before a smal company doth not the Lord vex and torment them in his sore displeasure if so Queries 3 Whether or no it be not dangerous yea and very dangerous for you to continue any obedience to them to execute any of their laws or to receive any hire or wages from them because 't is the prize of blood least thereby you be found under this notion of a people imagining a vain thing as to think the kingdom of Oliver Cromwel can stand against Christs and thereby become guilty of High treason against the great king of kings and so at his appearance be dashed to pieces with your Rulers like a potters vessel by him or in the mean time be cut off and destroyed as your fellows in the late expedition Queries 4 Whether or no your head Ruler with his government● that stands up over the three Kingdomes pluckt up by him be not that same little horn that arises after and among the ten horns or kingdoms subject to Antichrist who is to reign for three years and a half and therein to persecute the Saints seeing he above all his fellows with more eagernesse greater stratagems and subtiller devices then any of his fellow horns indeavours to change the times and laws of Christs kingdom now ready to break forth in power and great glory Dan. 7.8.11.20 21.24 25. and not only so but hath changed the times of these Nations deliverance an● made them the ●●imes of his exaltation and hath made null and void those laws which pvided for the safety and welfare of England Scotland and Ireland Ground 2 When the time of Babylons destruction is ready to come upon her from the Lord the Lord will cause his people those that shall not partake of her plagues which are so dreadfull to make a most full absolute and totall separation from her by coming out of her by separating from all Powers Persons and things that are any ways Babylon sh unclean or Antichristian Gods people must come out of and depart from Babylon Civill and Babylon-Ecclesiastical Rev. 14.14 Jer. 51.6.45 c. 50.8 Isa 52.11 2 Cor. 6.17 Que. 1 Que. Whether or no you are not in Babylon yea deeply in Babylon in the very midst of her listed under her banner in opposition to those listed under the Banner of Jesus Christ the Lamb whilest you daily obey the commands of her Powers daily almost going about robbing and dispoiling your brethren of their goods and estates because they will not pay taxes nor contribute to the upholding of the kingdom of Antichrist pu●ting the yoak of bondage upon the neck of a free people incouraging Priests and Lawyers to presse the souls and bodies of the Lords people whilst you are ready at hand to uphold them in those cruelties If so Que. 2 Whether or no you do not hereby endanger your very souls seeing to depart out of Babylon is to save the soul then whether or not to stay in her be not to destroy the soul Jer. 51 6.45 And if so 3. Whether or no it should not now be your chiefest greatest and only care to make a speedy and an effectuall separation from and out of her in obedience to that voice of the Lord which sounds so loud in your ears now by reason of the destruction comming forth and speedily come forth of and leave your cursed imployments of acting for mony in the Army and so as fast as may be separate from her in all other points Is it better O souldiers to keep the mark of this Beast in your foreheads openly then to list your selves under the Banner of Jesus Christ Ground 3 When the Lord hath drawn his people out of Babylon it s not for nought but it is that they may act for him and his kingdom against his enemies and the kingdome and power of the Beast they must then wait on the Lord in the way of his judgments Isa 26. ● as soon as the voice come out is accomplished out comes the command reward her even as she rewarded you and double unto her double according to her works in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double c. Rev. 18.6 So that as soon as the Sts. are come out of Babylon they must begin to destroy her then her plagues of death murmuring and famine comes upon her and she shall be utterly burnt with fire The everlasting gospel is preached and the sword follows and down gos Babylon Rev. 14 7 8. Quer. 1 Whether or no when once these judgments begins if till then you continue your standings in Babylon there will be any time of repentance either to you or any in your dangerous condition seeing you neglect to kiss the son before his anger is kindled If so Quer. 2 Whether or no you ought not with all readiness of mind and humblenes of spirit acknowledge and confesse before the Lord the evill of your way and instead of following man and doing his works and commands follow Christ the Lamb whether so ever he goeth doing his works and commands though in opposition to the powers of the Beast for so it must be Quer. 3 Whether or no you can serve Christ the King of Zion and men the Kings of Babylon both at a time Can you have the mark of the Beast and worship him and