Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	israel_n	judah_n	tribe_n	3,863	5	10.2142	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B06596	Sherlock against Sherlock. The master of the temple's reasons for his late taking the oath to their Majesties, answered, / by the rector of St. George Botolph-Lane. With modest remarks on the doctors celebrated notions of allegiance to soveraign powers.	Wagstaffe, Thomas, 1645-1712.	1691 (1691)	Wing W216A; ESTC R186142	12,557	24

follow_v mere_o from_o the_o law_n of_o succession_n that_o subject_n be_v bind_v in_o conscience_n to_o own_v no_o king_n who_o be_v not_o the_o rightful_a heir_n ibid._n pag._n 52._o 53._o the_o question_n be_v not_o whether_o the_o monarchy_n be_v hereditary_a that_o be_v agree_v but_o whether_o in_o a_o hereditary_a monarchy_n we_o must_v pay_v allegiance_n to_o no_o prince_n who_o be_v not_o the_o legal_a heir_n though_o possess_v of_o the_o throne_n this_o the_o lawyer_n deny_v and_o produce_v law_n for_o it_o and_o if_o there_o be_v such_o law_n it_o be_v certain_a by_o law_n we_o may_v pay_v allegiance_n to_o a_o king_n in_o possession_n notwithstanding_o the_o fundamental_a constitution_n of_o a_o hereditary_a monarchy_n for_o the_o law_n which_o make_v one_o allow_v and_o command_v the_o other_o and_o than_o it_o be_v a_o hereditary_a monarchy_n with_o this_o reserve_n of_o pay_v allegiance_n to_o the_o king_n in_o possession_n when_o the_o legal_a heir_n can_v obtain_v his_o right_n and_o this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v a_o very_a wise_a constitution_n which_o secure_v the_o king_n right_o as_o far_o as_o law_n can_v do_v it_o but_o if_o the_o king_n shall_v be_v deprive_v of_o his_o right_n which_o the_o experience_n of_o all_o age_n prove_v he_o may_v be_v do_v not_o think_v fit_a that_o the_o government_n shall_v sink_v with_o he_o and_o therefore_o make_v provision_n for_o the_o security_n of_o the_o government_n and_o of_o the_o subject_n under_o the_o regnant_n prince_n which_o the_o reason_n and_o necessity_n of_o government_n require_v and_o justify_v though_o there_o have_v be_v no_o law_n for_o it_o now_o it_o be_v enough_o to_o prove_v that_o allegiance_n be_v by_o law_n due_a to_o a_o king_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la if_o treason_n may_v be_v commit_v against_o he_o for_o no_o treason_n can_v be_v commit_v where_o no_o allegiance_n be_v due_a this_o be_v confess_v that_o all_o such_o act_n as_o be_v treason_n against_o a_o king_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la be_v treason_n when_o comit_v against_o a_o king_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la but_o not_o say_v they_o because_o allegiance_n be_v due_a to_o he_o but_o because_o they_o be_v against_o the_o order_n of_o government_n and_o therefore_o be_v treason_n by_o the_o presume_a consent_n of_o the_o king_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la in_o ans_fw-fr that_o such_o act_n be_v against_o the_o order_n of_o government_n and_o very_o destructive_a to_o it_o be_v the_o only_a reason_n why_o they_o be_v make_v treason_n by_o law_n and_o this_o be_v a_o good_a reason_n why_o the_o law_n shall_v make_v they_o treason_n against_o a_o king_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la as_o a_o king_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la ibid_fw-la pag._n 57_o 58._o yet_o one_o may_v reasonable_o presume_v that_o a_o king_n who_o forsake_v his_o kingdom_n to_o consult_v his_o own_o safety_n will_v give_v his_o subject_n leave_v to_o consult_v they_o if_o this_o will_v justify_v a_o king_n to_o save_v himself_o by_o leave_v his_o kingdom_n why_o will_v it_o not_o justify_v subject_n when_o their_o king_n have_v leave_v they_o to_o submit_v and_o comply_v with_o the_o prevail_a power_n as_o far_o as_o be_v necessary_a to_o preserve_v themselves_o that_o be_v even_o by_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n self-preservation_n be_v as_o much_o a_o law_n to_o subject_n as_o to_o the_o prince_n and_o he_o be_v as_o much_o swear_v to_o govern_v and_o protect_v his_o subject_n as_o they_o be_v to_o obey_v and_o defend_v he_o and_o if_o the_o necessity_n of_o self_n preservation_n absolve_v he_o from_o his_o oath_n of_o govern_v and_o protect_v his_o people_n i_o desire_v to_o know_v why_o the_o same_o necessity_n will_v not_o absolve_v subject_n from_o their_o oath_n to_o their_o prince_n a_o prince_n may_v govern_v by_o law_n and_o protect_v his_o subject_n and_o yet_o in_o fact_n they_o deny_v their_o allegiance_n to_o he_o alleg._n p._n 42._o it_o be_v true_a we_o must_v in_o all_o case_n be_v content_v to_o suffer_v in_o do_v our_o duty_n for_o we_o must_v choose_v rather_o to_o suffer_v than_o to_o sin_n and_o it_o be_v no_o argument_n that_o anything_o cease_v to_o be_v my_o duty_n because_o it_o expose_v i_o to_o suffer_v but_o then_o we_o must_v be_v very_o sure_o that_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n that_o it_o be_v express_o enjoin_v we_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n before_o we_o venture_v to_o suffer_v for_o it_o but_o then_o we_o be_v to_o learn_v our_o duty_n not_o from_o any_o express_a law_n of_o god_n or_o nature_n but_o from_o the_o reason_n and_o nature_n of_o thing_n it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a argument_n that_o it_o be_v not_o my_o duty_n which_o will_v expose_v i_o to_o great_a suffering_n without_o serve_v any_o good_a end_n nay_o which_o expose_v i_o to_o suffering_n for_o contradict_v the_o natural_a end_n and_o intention_n of_o that_o duty_n for_o which_o i_o pretend_v to_o suffer_v but_o let_v we_o grant_v that_o this_o principle_n be_v the_o best_a security_n to_o the_o right_n of_o prince_n be_v the_o right_n of_o any_o prince_n so_o sacred_a as_o to_o stand_v in_o competition_n with_o the_o very_o be_v of_o human_a society_n and_o the_o safety_n and_o preservation_n of_o all_o his_o subject_n and_o must_v we_o then_o defend_v a_o prince_n right_o with_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o the_o ruin_n of_o all_o his_o subject_n which_o be_v most_o necessary_a that_o the_o nation_n shall_v be_v or_o that_o such_o a_o prince_n shall_v govern_v it_o p._n 45._o the_o rector_n of_o saint_n george_n botolphlane_n in_o his_o case_n of_o resistance_n there_o be_v another_o objection_n a_o against_o what_o the_o apostle_n affirm_v that_o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o of_o god_n the_o power_n that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n for_o be_v the_o power_n of_o victorious_a rebel_n and_o usurper_n from_o god_n do_v o_o c._n receive_v his_o power_n from_o god_n then_o it_o seem_v it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o resist_v he_o too_o or_o to_o conspire_v against_o he_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o most_o prosperous_a rebel_n be_v not_o the_o high_a while_o our_o natural_a prince_n to_o who_o we_o owe_v obedience_n and_o subjection_n be_v in_o be_v and_o therefore_o though_o such_o man_n may_v get_v the_o power_n into_o their_o hand_n by_o god_n permission_n yet_o not_o by_o god_n ordinance_n and_o he_o who_o resist_v they_o do_v not_o resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n but_o the_o usurpation_n of_o men._n in_o hereditary_a kingdom_n which_o be_v england_n the_o king_n never_o die_v but_o the_o same_o minute_n that_o the_o natural_a person_n of_o one_o king_n die_v the_o crown_n descend_v upon_o the_o next_o blood_n and_o therefore_o he_o who_o rebell_v against_o the_o father_n continues_z a_o rebel_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o son_n which_o commence_v with_o his_o father_n death_n it_o be_v otherwise_o indeed_o where_o none_o can_v pretend_v a_o great_a right_n to_o the_o crown_n than_o the_o usurper_n for_o there_o possession_n of_o power_n seem_v to_o give_v a_o right_n thus_o many_o of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o very_o ill_a mean_n but_o when_o they_o be_v possess_v of_o it_o they_o be_v the_o high_a power_n for_o the_o crown_n do_v not_o descend_v by_o inheritance_n but_o sometime_o by_o the_o election_n of_o the_o senate_n sometime_o the_o army_n which_o always_o draw_v a_o consent_n after_o it_o and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o direct_v the_o christian_n to_o inquire_v by_o what_o title_n the_o emperor_n hold_v their_o crown_n but_o command_v they_o to_o submit_v to_o those_o who_o have_v the_o power_n in_o their_o hand_n for_o the_o possession_n of_o supreme_a and_o sovereign_a power_n be_v title_n enough_o when_o there_o be_v no_o better_a title_n to_o oppose_v against_o it_o there_o be_v two_o example_n in_o scripture_n which_o manifest_o confirm_v what_o i_o have_v now_o say_v the_o first_o be_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o israel_n after_o the_o ten_o tribe_n have_v divide_v from_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n and_o the_o family_n of_o david_n god_n have_v not_o entail_v the_o kingdom_n upon_o any_o certain_a family_n he_o have_v indeed_o by_o abijah_n the_o prophet_n promise_v after_o solomon_n death_n ten_o tribe_n to_o jeroboam_n the_o son_n of_o nebat_fw-la 1_o king_n 11.29_o etc._n etc._n but_o have_v afterward_o by_o the_o same_o prophet_n threaten_v jeroboam_n to_o destroy_v his_o whole_a family_n chap._n 15.10_o 11._o baasha_n fulfil_v this_o prophecy_n by_o the_o traitorous_a murder_n of_o nadab_n who_o success_v his_o father_n jeroboamin_n the_o kingdom_n and_o usurp_v the_o government_n himself_o and_o slay_v all_o jeroboam_n house_n ver_fw-la 28_o 29._o this_o murder_n and_o treason_n be_v number_v among_o the_o sin_n of_o baasha_n for_o which_o god_n afterward_o threaten_v to_o destroy_v his_o house_n as_o

he_o have_v do_v the_o house_n of_o jeroboam_n chap._n 16._o ver_fw-la 7._o ela_n succeed_v baash_v who_o have_v no_o better_a title_n than_o his_o father_n and_o yet_o zimri_n who_o slay_v he_o be_v accuse_v of_o treason_n for_o it_o v._o 20._o zimrivsurpt_v the_o kingdom_n when_o he_o have_v slay_v his_o master_n but_o he_o be_v only_o a_o vain_a pretender_n to_o it_o when_o he_o want_v power_n for_o when_o the_o people_n who_o be_v encamp_v against_o gibbethon_n hear_v that_o zimri_n have_v kill_v the_o king_n they_o make_v omri_n king_n and_o go_v immediate_o and_o besiege_a tizza_n where_o zimri_n have_v naken_v possession_n of_o the_o king_n palace_n who_o find_v no_o way_n to_o escape_v set_v fire_n to_o it_o himself_o and_o die_v in_o the_o flame_n of_o it_o and_o now_o israel_n be_v divide_v between_o omri_n and_o tibri_fw-la but_o those_o who_o follow_v omri_n prevail_v against_o those_o who_o follow_v tibri_fw-la and_o tribri_fw-la die_v and_o omri_n reign_v ver_fw-la 21.22_o all_o which_o plain_o show_v that_o where_o there_o be_v no_o regular_a succession_n to_o the_o kingdom_n there_o possession_n of_o power_n make_v a_o king_n who_o can_v afterward_o be_v resist_v and_o oppose_v without_o the_o guilt_n of_o treason_n but_o it_o be_v otherwise_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o judah_n which_o god_n himself_o have_v entail_v on_o david_n be_v family_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o example_n of_o joam_n who_o be_v conceal_v by_o his_o aunt_n jehosheba_n and_o hide_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o six_o year_n during_o this_o time_n athaliah_n reign_v and_o have_v the_o whole_a power_n of_o government_n in_o her_o hand_n but_o yet_o this_o do_v not_o make_v she_o a_o sovereign_n and_o irresistible_a prince_n the_o right_a heir_n of_o the_o crown_n be_v yet_o alive_a and_o therefore_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n jehojada_n the_o priest_n set_v joash_n upon_o the_o throne_n and_o slay_v athaliah_n and_o guilty_a of_o no_o treason_n or_o rebellion_n in_o do_v so_o 2_o king_n 11._o which_o show_v that_o no_o usurpation_n can_v extinguish_v the_o right_n and_o title_n of_o a_o natural_a prince_n such_o usurper_n though_o they_o have_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o supreme_a power_n yet_o they_o have_v no_o right_a to_o it_o and_o though_o god_n for_o wise_a reason_n may_v sometime_o permit_v such_o usurpation_n yet_o while_o his_o providence_n secure_v the_o person_n of_o such_o depose_v and_o banish_v prince_n from_o violence_n he_o secure_v their_o title_n too_o as_o it_o be_v in_o nebuchadnezzar_n vision_n dan._n 4.26_o the_o tree_n be_v cut_v down_o but_o the_o stump_n of_o the_o root_n be_v leave_v in_o the_o earth_n the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v sure_a to_o they_o after_o that_o they_o shall_v know_v that_o the_o heaven_n do_v rule_n case_n of_o resistance_n of_o supreme_a power_n page_n 127_o 128_o 129_o 130_o 131_o 132._o self-defence_n be_v never_o allow_v by_o god_n or_o nature_n against_o public_a authority_n but_o only_o against_o private_a violence_n there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o father_n have_v the_o power_n of_o life_n and_o death_n over_o their_o own_o child_n now_o i_o will_v only_o ask_v these_o man_n if_o a_o son_n at_o that_o time_n see_v his_o father_n come_v to_o kill_v he_o and_o that_o as_o he_o think_v very_o unjust_o he_o may_v kill_v his_o father_n to_o defend_v himself_o this_o never_o be_v allow_v by_o the_o most_o barbarous_a nation_n in_o the_o world_n and_o yet_o it_o may_v be_v justify_v by_o this_o principle_n of_o self-defence_n as_o it_o be_v urge_v by_o those_o man_n which_o be_v a_o plain_a argument_n that_o it_o be_v false_a it_o be_v a_o express_a law_n that_o he_o that_o smite_v his_o father_n or_o his_o mother_n shall_v be_v sure_o put_v to_o death_n exod._n 21.15_o and_o yet_o then_o the_o power_n of_o parent_n be_v restrain_v by_o public_a law_n and_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v not_o less_o sacred_a than_o of_o a_o parent_n he_o be_v god_n minister_n and_o vicegerent_n and_o subject_n be_v express_o forbid_v to_o resist_v and_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a thing_n to_o pretend_v a_o natural_a right_n against_o the_o express_a law_n of_o god_n 2._o for_o the_o sole_a power_n of_o the_o sword_n be_v in_o the_o king_n hand_n and_o therefore_o no_o private_a man_n can_v take_v the_o sword_n in_o his_o own_o defence_n but_o by_o the_o king_n authority_n and_o certain_o he_o can_v be_v presume_v to_o give_v any_o man_n authority_n to_o use_v the_o sword_n against_o himself_o and_o therefore_o as_o christ_n tell_v peter_n he_o that_o take_v the_o sword_n shall_v perish_v by_o the_o sword_n he_o who_o draw_v the_o sword_n against_o the_o lawful_a power_n deserve_v to_o die_v by_o it_o 3._o we_o may_v consider_v also_o that_o it_o be_v a_o external_a law_n that_o private_a defence_n must_v give_v place_n 〈◊〉_d public_a good_n now_o he_o that_o take_v arm_n to_o defend_v his_o own_o life_n and_o some_o few_o other_o involve_v a_o whole_a nation_n in_o blood_n and_o confusion_n and_o occasion_n the_o miserable_a slaughter_n of_o more_o man_n than_o a_o long_a succession_n of_o tyrant_n can_v destroy_v such_o man_n sacrifice_v many_o thousand_o life_n both_o of_o friend_n and_o enemy_n to_o a_o private_a self-defence_n and_o if_o this_o be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n we_o may_v well_o 〈◊〉_d nature_n a_o stepmother_n that_o have_v arm_v we_o to_o 〈◊〉_d own_o ruin_n and_o confusion_n case_n of_o resistance_n pag._n 203_o 204_o 205._o consideration_n and_o reflection_n upon_o some_o of_o doctor_n sherlock_n celebrate_a position_n concern_v passive_a obedience_n and_o non_fw-fr resistance_n we_o shall_v now_o consider_v the_o doctor_n be_v reason_n why_o the_o king_n be_v irresistible_a in_o all_o case_n which_o be_v these_o 1._o that_o the_o king_n have_v a_o personal_a authority_n antecedent_n to_o all_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n independent_a on_o they_o and_o superior_a to_o they_o case_n of_o resistance_n pag_n 196._o now_o this_o be_v not_o true_a for_o the_o king_n be_v king_n by_o law_n and_o have_v his_o authority_n from_o the_o law_n indeed_o our_o author_n say_v in_o the_o same_o page_n that_o the_o great_a lawyer_n bracton_n by_o those_o very_a word_n of_o he_o lex_fw-la facit_fw-la regem_fw-la be_v far_o enough_o from_o understanding_n that_o the_o king_n receive_v his_o sovereign_a power_n from_o the_o law_n i_o confess_v i_o never_o be_v so_o well_o acquaint_v with_o bracton_n as_o to_o know_v what_o secret_a meaning_n he_o have_v contrary_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o word_n and_o therefore_o can_v tell_v how_o far_o he_o be_v from_o understanding_n that_o the_o king_n receive_v his_o sovereign_a power_n from_o the_o law_n but_o i_o be_o sure_a he_o be_v not_o far_o from_o say_v so_o for_o he_o say_v it_o in_o the_o very_a next_o word_n attribuat_fw-la igitur_fw-la rex_fw-la quod_fw-la lex_fw-la attribuites_fw-la videlicet_fw-la dommationem_fw-la &_o potestatem_fw-la he_o prove_v that_o the_o king_n be_v under_o the_o law_n and_o aught_o to_o govern_v by_o the_o law_n because_o he_o be_v make_v king_n by_o the_o law_n and_o receive_v his_o power_n and_o authority_n from_o the_o law_n and_o then_o add_v what_o the_o doctor_n be_v please_v to_o cite_v non_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la rex_fw-la ubi_fw-la dominatur_fw-la voluntas_fw-la &_o non_fw-la lex_fw-la he_o be_v no_o king_n who_o govern_v by_o arbitrary_a will_n and_o not_o by_o law_n that_o be_v no_o lawful_a english_a king_n bracton_n must_v mean_v for_o still_o he_o may_v be_v a_o good_a outlandish_a and_o assyrian_a king_n and_o tyrant_n though_o his_o arbitrary_a will_n do_v all_o for_o the_o doctor_n case_n of_o resist_v pag_n 41._o quote_v out_o of_o dan._n 5.18.19_o that_o god_n give_v nabuchadnezzar_n such_o a_o absolute_a kingdom_n that_o who_o he_o will_v he_o slay_v and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o make_v alive_a and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o set_v up_o and_o who_o he_o will_v he_o pull_v down_o and_o i_o hope_v no_o man_n tyrannizes_n over_o his_o people_n who_o use_v the_o prerogative_n which_o god_n have_v give_v he_o therefore_o the_o doctor_n render_v lex_fw-la facit_fw-la regem_fw-la to_o govern_v by_o law_n make_v a_o sovereign_a prince_n a_o king_n and_o distinguish_v he_o from_o a_o tyrant_n will_v pass_v with_o none_o but_o such_o ordinary_a reader_n as_o he_o write_v his_o book_n or_o and_o who_o never_o see_v bracton_n chancellor_z for_o tescue_v likewise_o say_v that_o a_o limit_a monarch_n receive_v his_o power_n a_o populo_fw-la estaxam_fw-la which_o unriddle_v the_o doctor_n riddle_n in_o the_o same_o place_n how_o the_o law_n can_v make_v the_o king_n when_o the_o king_n make_v the_o law_n but_o it_o be_v such_o a_o wonderful_a thing_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o law_n to_o create_v a_o king_n and_o to_o enable_v he_o so_o far_o