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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	king_n	lord_n	rebellion_n	3,403	5	9.7205	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57743	Saint Peters general petition to our Saviour, for himself and his fellow sufferers	Rowland, John, 1606-1660.	1661 (1661)	Wing R2071; ESTC R20575	15,283	26

is not from hence In which Words are two Enthymems First Christs kingdom is not of this world Therefore may not his servants fight for it Secondly Temporal Kings have kingdoms of this world Therefore it is lawful for their subjects to fight for them If then the Fifth Monarchy-men will fight for Christs temporal kingdome against his command all subjects are authorized by him to fight against them in defence of those Kings and Princes whose subjects they are As for the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 they insist upon But now my kingdom is not from hence it is but an ill consequence they would infer from it that therefore it shall be hereafter For 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 now is not onely an Adverb of time there but a stronger confirmation of what he had said before namely My Kingdome is not of this world The Papists would inforce the like conclusion to maintain their Purgatory and forgiveness of sins after this Life because our Saviour said Matth. 12. Whosoever speaketh a-against the holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven him neither in this world nor in the world to come Therefore say they some sins shall be forgiven in the world to come whereas they should conclude directly Therefore the sin against the holy Ghost shall never be forgiven Christ never promised his disciples any earthly kingdome But this is the promise that he hath promised us Even eternal life 1 John 2.25 S. Paul saith the same 2 Tim. 4.18 And the Lord will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom not unto any earthly kingdom See 2 Cor. 5.1 We know that if our earthly house of this Tabernacle were dissolved we have a building with God an house not made with hands eternal in the heavens Where then is this kingdom of Christ upon earth which the Millenaries so much contend for Fuerunt olim e Chiliastarum opinione magni in Ecclesia veri There have been formerly very learned men in the Church of their judgement but this Heresie hath been so fully confuted that there are very few now but the ignorant Rabble and some turbulent spirits who are their Leaders who will live quietly under no government that hold any such opinion It is not possible that such a temporal Monarchy of Christ can be that these men dream of but it must overthrow the Scripture For S. Paul exhorts that prayers be made for Kings 1 Tim. 2. And S. Peter saith we must obey and honour them 1 Pet. 2. And this is to be the Christians Rule so long as this world end●…eth Now the Fifth Monarchy-men under pretence of Christs temporal kingdome pray for the destruction and attempt the ruine of all Kings and Prince That I rather think this to be a cloak for their Rebellion then that they believe it to be true because they refuse to say the Lords Prayer whereof one Petition is Thy kingdom come I am confident that this Doctrine of theirs is that Eating Canker or Gangrene S. Paul condemns in Hymeneus and Philetus 2 Tim. 2. who concerning the Truth have erred saying that the Resurrection is past already and overthrow the faith of some For these say that their fifth Monarchy is begun already which is as they interpret it after the first Resurrection Secondly These are questionless the false Teachers S. Peter speaks of 2 Pet. 2. But there were false Prophets also among the People as there shall be false Teachers among you who privily shall bring in damnable Heresies even denying the Lord that bought them and shall bring upon themselves swift destruction swift destruction many of them have brought upon themselves They certainly deny the Lord that bought them who is the King of Heaven and Earth when they would have him to be an Earthly King and at the 10 vers he comes home to them but cheifly they who despsie Government presump●u●us are they self-willed they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities S. Jude points at them ver 8. These filthy dreamers defile the flesh despite Dominions and speak evil of Dignities But I have done with them and come briefly to examine the Petition of S. Peter more nearly which S. Mark and St. Luke leave out as though there were no need for them to Petition him who had forsaken all to follow him But S. Matthew sets it down so that S. Peter continues his request in the Plurall Number as the ground of it was first layd He askes no more for himself then for the rest He doth not first draw up a Generall list of them all and then leave them out in the Reward it is not What shall I have but What shall we have therefore Secondly the Petition though it sound harsh at the first hearing yet it is very modest and humble For he doth not come to Indent with our Saviour before hand What shall we have and we will forsake all and follow thee if we may have the greatest commands and places about thee No but behold we have done that long since We have forsaken all and followed thee Thirdly he doth not prescribe as the sons of Zebedee did Mat. 20. Grant that we may sit one on thy right hand and the other on thy left in thy Kingdome But he commits that wholly to his Arbitrement Fourthly He saith not What shall we have presently But in the future Tencee What shall we have therefore 1 Also our blessed Saviour in his most gracious Answer to his Petition doth not finde fault either with the Form or the matter of it because it was so homely dressed 2 Nor doth he charge them with an 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or will worship as perhaps some of his followers would have done who followed him onely for their own profit saying Who required this at your hands who bade you forsake all and follow him You might have staid at home and kept what you had 3. Nor doth he question them what they had forsaken for him as he might have done a few Nets and Angles and Fishing Boats or how far they had followed him in all matters to expect great Rewards for As if onely those who had forsaken great possessions as the young man had must look to be Considered No the widows mite is as well accepted with Christ as the greatest Treasure of the Rich a poor mans Life and Estate and Family are as dear to him as the Rich mans are 4 Nor doth he say You did it in hopes of a Reward For God always holds out a Reward to encourage us in our duty even eternall life So Christ told the young man if he would forsake all and follow him he should have Treasure in heaven as the young man called him Christ is a good Master indeed for no man ever followed him in vain 5 Nor doth he say as he might and did say Luke 17. You have done onely what was your Duty to do 6 Nor doth he put them to find out something as the manner of men is where some may seek long enough and be never the neer 7 Nor doth he turn them over to others to take care for them as Alexander would have done one of his souldiers untill the souldier told him that he had not served him by Proxy but in his own person 8 Nor doth he object the Insufficency of their performances but accepting the will for the deed He returns him a most Gracious speedy and fully satisfactory Answer for them all vers 28. Verily I say unto you that ye which have followed me in the Regeneration when the son of man shall sit on the Throne of his Glory ye also shall sit upon twelve Thrones Judgeing the twelve tribes of Israel And every one that hath forsaken Houses or Brethren or Sisters or Father or Mother or Wife or Children or Londs for my name fake shall receive an bundred fold and shall inherit everlasting life I conclude with my Text Then answered Peter and said unto him Behold we have forsaken all and followed thee What shall we have therefore THE END