Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	hold_v	king_n	licence_n	1,380	5	10.3971	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88140	Light shining in Buckinghamshire, or, A discovery of the main grounds; originall cause of all the slavery in the world, but chiefly in England; presented by way of a declaration of many of the wel-affected in that county, to all their poore oppressed country-men of England: and also to the consideration of the present Army under the conduct of Lord Fairfax. The first part.		1649 (1649)	Wing L2047; Thomason E548_9; ESTC R205561	10,063	16

Light shining IN BVCKINGHAMSHIRE OR A Discovery of the main Grounds Originall Cause of all the Slavery in the World but chiefly in England Presented by way of a DECLARATION Of many of the wel-affected in that County to all their poor oppressed Country-men of ENGLAND And also to the Consideration of the present Army under the Conduct of the Lord FAIRFAX The first PART Arise oh God judg thou the Earth Printed in the year 1648. Light shining in Buckinghamshire OR A Discovery of the main ground original Cause of all the Slavery in the world but chiefly in England presented by way of a Declaration of many of the wel-affected in that County to all their poor oppressed Country men of ENGLAND c. IEHOVAH ELLOHIM Created Man after his own likenesse and image which image is his Sonne Jesus Heb. 1. verse 2. who is the image of the Invisible God now Man being made after Gods image or likeness and created by the word of God which word was made Flesh and dwelt amongst us which word was life and that life the light of men 1 John 2. this light is taken to be that pure spirit in man which we call Reason which discusseth things right and reflecteth which we call conscience from all which there issued out that golden rule or law which we call equity the summe of which is saith Jesus whatsoever yee would that men should doe to you doe to them this is the Law and the Prophets and James cals it the royall Law and to live from this principle is call'd a good conscience and the creature Man was priviledged with being Lord over other inferior creaturs but not over his own kinde for all men being a like priviledged by birth so all men were to enjoy the creatures alike without propriety one more then the other all me by the grant of God are alike free and every man individuall that is to say no man was to Lord or command over his own kinde neither to enclose the creatures to his own use to the impoverishing of his neighbours see the Charter 1 Gen. from 26. vers to the end of the Chapt. and see the renewing of the Charter to Noah and his sons Gen. 9. from the 1. vers to the 18. But man following his own sensuality became a devourer of the cretures and an incloser not content that another should enjoy the same priviledge as himself but incloseth all from his Brother so that all the Land Trees Beasts Fish Fowle c. are inclosed into a few mercinary hands and all the rest deprived and made their slaves so that if they cut a Tree for fire they are to be punished or hunt a fowle it is imprisonment because it is gentlemens game as they say neither must they keep Cattle or set up a House all ground being inclosed without hiring leave for the one or buying room for the other of the chiefe incloser called the Lord of the Mannor or some other wretch as cruell as he and all must be summoned to a Court Leet there to acknowledge Fealty and Service and that with oathes if required at least wise if Jury-men to their Tyrant called Lord of the Mannor as if a Tenant admitted if Coppy-holder he must take an Oath to become a true Tenant rather Slave as afore said now all this Slavery of the one and Tyrany of the other was at first by murther and cruelty one against the other and that they might strengthen themselves in their villany against Gods ordinances and their Brothers freedomes and rights They had alwayes a Commander in chiefe which was the most blindest and desperatests wretch and he was their chiefe and head as Nimerod and he became their King so that I dare make plainely appear by Scripture and Reason that Kings were not of Gods institution at first but it arose from the Heathens viz. those that lived after their own beastly lusts and when Israel would have a King their onely ground was to be like other Nations and God told Samuel saying they have not cast off or rejected thee but me that I should not reigne over them Read the whole 8. Chapter of the 1 of Samuel c. where observe the Slavery that the people are in that have a King and amongst the whole Catalogue observe the Tenth of Stocks c. and see the 12. Chapter from the 16. verse forward what judgments God sent in their Harvest for asking a King and afterwards observe what misery befell for they were in continuall Wars abroad and at last divided into divisions and had two Kings Then what woful civil Wars and murthering one another for the Kingdom I refer you to the whole book of Kings to judg do but read that of their first King Abimelecks cruelty which was Gidions bastard Judges 8.21 read the 9. of Judges c. there he kils his brother with a company of light fellows and as Kings are the root of Tyrany so likewise they were the first that brought in wars see Gen. 14. for their greatness must be upheld with murther and cruelty as aforesaid in so much that in Revel 13. mention is made of an ugly beast with seven heads and ten horns which horns did persecute the Saints now in Revel 17. horns are there declared to be Kings so that Kings are of the Beast which is a power that makes all subject to it but only the Saints c. Revel 13. and 7. And saith the Scripture the Beast hath its power from the Dragon Revel 13. and 4. and the Dragon in Revel 20. and 2. is the Devil and Satan so that it is plain that Kings are of the Beast and the Beast is of the Devil and it is as plain they that worship the King worship the Beast and they that worship the Beast worship the Devil Revel 13. and 4. vers Now let us a little behold our English Powers all that which is called Magistracie is from the Kings Pattent and his is from the Devil for the Kings Predecessors the outlandish bastard William came to be King by Conquest and murther now murtherers are saith Jesus the Devils children for saith he the Divel was a murtherer from the beginning and he abode not in the Truth now Kings are utterly against the truth and persecutors of the Saints for saith Jesus they shall bring you before Kings so that Kings are enemies unto the kingdom of Christ Secondly Behold now from licence or grant comes all our inclousures and tradings as priviledge to buy and sell and to enjoy occupy and possess lands it is from taking the beasts mark now observe the rich possessors incroachers inclosers see your holdings your Pattents and Charters and Licence is from the King and all tenures and holding of lands is from your King yea all Writings Indentures Bonds Leases c. is in the name and authority of him nay your money is not lawfull if it be not the Kings coyn and his picture and superscription on it