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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	david_n	samuel_n	saul_n	1,780	5	9.7755	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45169	Havel havalim, or, Persecution for conscience sake most vain, cruel, and destructive to the promoters and abettors of it, demonstrated in a discourse from Matth. 2, 16, 17, 18, and humbly presented to the consideration of all, but especially diis terrenis or the magistrates, from Gods Word for their information, beseeching them to permit Jesus Christ the sovereign rule o'er the kingdoms of conscience while he permits them to rule the bodily state / by John Humphreys.	Humphreys, John, b. 1637.	1682 (1682)	Wing H3722; ESTC R27617	9,297	18

against his conscience he endeavours by deceit or cruelty to supplant the decrees of God Thus Exod. 8.4 Pharaoh did seek to cross the command and purpose of the Lord in the delivery of his Servants though by many immediate proofs and wonders from Heaven he saw it written as it were on the walls that the Israelites must depart and thus Saul sought the Life of David though he was told by Samuel 1 Sam. 15.28 that the strength of Israel that could not lie had rent the Kingdom from him and given it to his Neighbour Doct. 2 Secondly observe hence that when one way succeedeth not to these Atheists then they strait attempt another Pharaoh at the first does but exact more labour of the Israelites but after he deals with the Midwives Exod. 1.15 to kill them that should be born and after his malice breaketh out more fiercely into a Proclamation ver 22. that the Male born should be cast into the River So Saul confessing that he knew God would establish the Kingdom on David 1 Sam. 18.17 first he thought to ensnare him by his Daughter Fight thou the Battels of the Lord and thou shalt have my Daughter but after his Hypocrisie is discovered chap. 19.2 making solemn Proclamation Who have I among all my Souldiers that will do so much for me as to kill David So that he that could spare Agag whom he should have killed would pierce David whom he should not kill So Herod when he saw he was prevented of his first purpose he still travelleth with the same mischief till he had doubled his cruelty Such a Fire is Sin to double and increase the heat by burning And the deferring their accursed Attempts which should be as Water to quench them is as Oyl to inflame them especially where the Constitution is malicious and being wrought by the Devils malice who casts in fresh poison into our hearts that if we be prevented of one Attempt we may more violently set upon another Rev. 12.12 yea whole Flouds Doct. 3 Thirdly observe that there is no Edict or Command so cruel or execrable against Gods Saints which some wicked men will not execute at their Princes Commandment If Jesabel would have Naboths Vineyard and cannot obtain it without his Life 1 Kings 21.11 she shall have Governours to serve her turn that will so follow her cursed counsel When no man will fall upon the Priests at the command of Saul 1 Sam. 22.17 then will Doeg take the Sword and do it who was an Edomite a perfect Hater of the Seed of Jacob Rom. 9. and may have his Name from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Fisher who with their poisoned Baits angle for the Lives of poor Innocents in whom the image and nature of the Lamb dwells Herod can here no sooner mention a Murder but his Servants will do it and if he 'll be prepared for the Commander it s also for the Executioner Though his act be warranted by Authority is it in the power of the Prince to bring in a Religion against God Or may they do what they will God forbid such an absolute power may be when the Whore is burnt Rev. 17. by the divided Kingdoms of the Roman Empire and may arise out of the bottomless pit Rev. 11.7 and slay Gods Witnesses But let them remember that when the Witnesses rise and Christ their Deliverer comes and pours out his fifth sixth and seventh Vials that Beast and false Prophet shall be cast alive into the Lake Rev. 19.20 21. and their Generalissimo the Dragon chained up in the bottomless pit Rev. 20.3 4 5. till Christ hath with his new Jerusalem reigned over the Kingdoms of the world Dan. 7.27 If the Prince should command me to burn the Bible I ought not to do it for a thing is not of God because the Prince commands it but because it is of God therefore ought he to command it Cambyses King of Persia inflamed with Incest consulted with his wise men whether he may lawfully marry his Sister They answer they find no such Law to warrant it but they find another Law that the King of Persia is without all Law absolute in his own will as were the Arabians and that Beast that is said to arise Rev. 9. out of the bottomless pit For as all Lawful Power is Gods Image and comes from God 1 Cor. 11.7 Rom. 13.4 Isa 42.8 79. so all Absolute Arbitrary Power that is onely essentially in God presumed by Man is from the Dragon and not from God who will not give away his own Prerogative and Glory to any Creature And thus do Princes Counsellors feed them in their humours nodding at whatsoever Augustus will have done And even so miserable are the times that men do wait at their Princes mouths and perform their Decrees not scanning whether they be grounded upon the Law of God which ought to be the Rule whereat Princes should level their Commandments and by which Subjects should square their Obedience For it is not enough to slay Amon 2 Sam. 13.29 at Absaloms command neither Rabshake excuse himself Isa 36.16 for railing on the living God though he had the Warrant of the King of Ashur to do it but in these and such like sins they hazard their own Souls Wherefore let us keep to the ground that Balaam at first stood on Num. 24.13 Not for a house full of Gold to pass the commandment of the Lord. I do not say rebell but obey not against the Lords command Let Saul himself fall upon the Priests if he will have them slain and let us not assist him Let Jezabel herself sit in Judgment upon Naboth but let not us condemn him We are bound to do good to the Saints of God much less to persecute them and 't is said in the Gospel Matth. 24.35 36. he that clothes a poor Prisoner clothes the Lord Jesus Now what shall we say then of him that stands up like Tertullus Acts 24.5 against Paul to plead against him and to reproach him with the name of a pestilent seditious Fellow For if they shall be condemned that have not ministred to the needs of the Saints but have been ashamed of their bands Luke 16.25 If Dives shall hang in Hell for not refreshing Lazarus at his Gate what shall become of them that take the bread from Lazarus and put Paul into prison or else enforce Crimes against him to retain him in bands Judges 5.23 Cursed be Meroz because they helped not the Lord nor stood in defence of his Truth Obadiah against the express command of Jezabel 1 Kings 18.4 hideth the Prophets and Rahab Joshua 2.3 ventures her life to preserve the Spies and what better Spies can there be than Preachers that stand in the gap between God and us as did Moses which watch o'er the Souls of the people if they will be obedient to them as Gods especial command is 1 Pet. 5.5 1 Tim. 5.1 2 17 18. and shew