Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	apostle_n	justify_v	work_n	13,797	5	6.2631	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53971	A sermon preacht on January 30th, 1683 in Westminster-Abby before the reverend and honourable, the Kings judges, and printed at their request by Edw. Pelling ...	Pelling, Edward, d. 1718.	1684 (1684)	Wing P1096; ESTC R23221	19,302	48

in_o a_o large_a sense_n 1._o in_o a_o strict_a sense_n when_o we_o find_v it_o in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o be_v ordain_v by_o such_o a_o express_a command_n as_o that_o the_o neglect_n thereof_o become_v sinful_a now_o when_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o divine_a right_n of_o monarchy_n we_o do_v not_o mean_v that_o god_n do_v institute_v it_o so_o by_o his_o express_a command_n as_o if_o all_o other_o form_n of_o government_n be_v absolute_o unlawful_a or_o as_o if_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o a_o monarch_n to_o contract_v his_o power_n or_o set_v limit_n to_o himself_o in_o the_o use_n and_o exercise_n of_o his_o power_n no_o princess_n may_v tie_v up_o their_o own_o hand_n themselves_o though_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o their_o subject_n to_o force_v manacle_n upon_o they_o king_n may_v abate_v much_o of_o their_o greatness_n if_o they_o will_v it_o be_v lawful_a for_o they_o to_o do_v it_o pro_fw-la re_fw-la natâ_fw-la though_o it_o be_v impolitic_a and_o unsafe_a for_o they_o and_o for_o their_o subject_n too_o to_o do_v so_o at_o every_o turn_v therefore_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n for_o those_o odious_a and_o base_a reflection_n which_o of_o late_o have_v be_v make_v upon_o the_o honest_a clergy_n of_o this_o postscript_n see_v mr._n hunt_n postscript_n church_n as_o if_o they_o be_v friend_n to_o arbitrary_a power_n and_o tyranny_n and_o the_o like_a for_o assert_v the_o king_n power_n to_o be_v of_o divine_a original_a these_o be_v lewd_a and_o unjust_a censure_n but_o so_o it_o be_v that_o if_o any_o dirt_n can_v be_v rake_v out_o of_o the_o kennel_n the_o clergy_n shall_v be_v sure_a to_o have_v store_n of_o it_o throw_v upon_o their_o face_n 2._o a_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v jure_fw-la divino_fw-la in_o a_o large_a sense_n 1._o when_o the_o scripture_n declare_v it_o to_o be_v ordain_v of_o god_n though_o we_o can_v show_v the_o original_a command_n or_o the_o precise_a time_n of_o its_o institution_n 2._o or_o second_o when_o we_o have_v strong_a and_o high_o probable_a reason_n to_o believe_v it_o though_o there_o be_v no_o declaration_n on_o that_o behalf_n 1._o partly_o from_o the_o great_a congruity_n of_o the_o thing_n by_o reason_n whereof_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v moral_o and_o humane_o necessary_a 2._o partly_o from_o several_a insinuation_n in_o scripture_n which_o render_v the_o thing_n very_o credible_a 3._o and_o partly_o from_o the_o general_n practice_n of_o all_o mankind_n who_o will_v not_o as_o we_o can_v suppose_v have_v consent_v in_o the_o universal_a observation_n of_o the_o thing_n have_v not_o god_n give_v some_o law_n or_o other_o for_o it_o in_o the_o beginning_n now_o then_o to_o apply_v this_o matter_n to_o our_o present_a purpose_n 1._o those_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o i_o have_v allege_v already_o do_v abundant_o declare_v that_o the_o king_n have_v his_o power_n and_o authority_n from_o god_n and_o this_o be_v enough_o to_o satisfy_v any_o sober_a man_n who_o have_v any_o reverence_n for_o the_o scripture_n that_o kingly_a government_n be_v institute_v by_o god_n as_o the_o best_a of_o government_n though_o we_o can_v not_o trace_v the_o institution_n of_o it_o clear_o to_o the_o fountain_n head_n for_o in_o a_o matter_n of_o so_o remote_a antiquity_n it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o salve_v all_o doubt_n or_o to_o take_v away_o all_o occasion_n of_o cavil_v from_o every_o witty_a and_o inquisitive_a sophister_n as_o long_o as_o god_n have_v declare_v that_o king_n reign_n by_o he_o it_o be_v reasonable_a for_o we_o to_o rest_v in_o that_o shall_v we_o not_o be_v able_a to_o answer_v that_o impudent_a question_n which_o have_v be_v ask_v we_o of_o late_a where_o be_v the_o charter_n for_o king_n it_o be_v in_o the_o bible_n we_o see_v and_o that_o must_v satisfy_v i_o though_o i_o can_v not_o tell_v when_o or_o where_o or_o how_o it_o be_v first_o sign_v 2._o but_o then_o 2_o it_o have_v be_v find_v by_o the_o certain_a experience_n of_o all_o age_n that_o monarchy_n be_v so_o excellent_a so_o incomparable_o beyond_o all_o other_o form_n so_o useful_a for_o the_o end_n of_o government_n and_o in_o many_o case_n so_o extreme_o necessary_a for_o the_o public_a good_a that_o it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o conclude_v from_o the_o very_a congruity_n of_o the_o thing_n that_o king_n be_v ordain_v of_o god_n because_o it_o be_v reasonable_a to_o believe_v that_o in_o the_o beginning_n god_n do_v order_n every_o thing_n for_o the_o best_a do_v institute_n that_o government_n which_o be_v most_o for_o the_o good_a of_o prince_n and_o people_n too_o and_o make_v the_o world_n for_o we_o all_o not_o to_o plague_v one_o another_o but_o to_o be_v happy_a in_o as_o long_o as_o we_o stay_v in_o it_o 3._o beside_o this_o three_o the_o scripture_n give_v we_o such_o plain_a such_o pregnant_a insinuation_n touch_v matter_n of_o fact_n in_o this_o point_n as_o do_v abundant_o justify_v the_o jus_fw-la divinum_fw-la of_o regal_a power_n to_o be_v no_o idle_a no_o groundless_a notion_n go_v to_o the_o creation_n and_o you_o will_v find_v that_o god_n invest_v adam_n with_o a_o plenitude_n of_o power_n over_o all_o creature_n over_o his_o very_a wife_n and_o by_o consequence_n over_o all_o her_o issue_n this_o the_o apostle_n call_v a_o law_n 1._o cor._n 14_o 34._o and_o as_o the_o law_n which_o god_n give_v to_o all_o his_o work_n be_v to_o hold_v and_o last_v to_o the_o world_n end_n so_o this_o law_n touch_v superiority_n and_o subjection_n under_o one_o person_n seem_v as_o if_o it_o be_v intend_v to_o continue_v and_o to_o descend_v from_o father_n to_o son_n by_o right_a of_o primogeniture_n and_o this_o i_o take_v to_o have_v be_v the_o true_a reason_n of_o that_o deadly_a quarrel_n which_o cain_n have_v against_o his_o righteous_a brother_n when_o he_o see_v that_o god_n have_v a_o particular_a respect_n to_o abel_n and_o his_o offering_n he_o be_v afraid_a lest_o abel_n shall_v go_v away_o with_o the_o regal_a power_n and_o so_o he_o contrive_v to_o be_v rid_v of_o he_o not_o so_o much_o out_o of_o envy_n as_o out_o of_o ambition_n for_o fear_v he_o shall_v lose_v his_o birthright_n to_o quiet_v his_o mind_n as_o to_o that_o god_n tell_v he_o that_o if_o he_o do_v well_o he_o shall_v have_v the_o excellence_n that_o his_o brother_n desire_v shall_v be_v subject_a unto_o he_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v rule_v over_o he_o which_o be_v the_o very_a form_n of_o word_n whereby_o the_o protoplast_n be_v invest_v with_o authority_n over_o his_o wife_n and_o st._n chrysoston_n right_o observe_v that_o though_o god_n be_v displease_v with_o cain_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o present_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o just_a authority_n and_o power_n but_o allow_v he_o still_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o privilege_n of_o primogeniture_n thus_o it_o be_v in_o the_o time_n before_o the_o 7._o primo_fw-la geniti_fw-la per_fw-la patris_fw-la aut_fw-la mortem_fw-la aut_fw-la absentiam_fw-la paternam_fw-la quodammòdo_fw-la auctoritatem_fw-la in_o fratres_fw-la habebant_fw-la sed_fw-la hoc_fw-la jus_o peccato_fw-la amitti_fw-la poterat_fw-la gr●t_fw-la annot._fw-la ad_fw-la gen._n 4._o 7._o flood_n right_o of_o dominion_n be_v order_v by_o god_n to_o descend_v by_o inheritance_n and_o so_o it_o do_v actual_o descend_v where_o god_n himself_o do_v not_o cut_v off_o that_o right_n which_o he_o have_v give_v for_o some_o important_a reason_n in_o the_o time_n after_o the_o flood_n government_n go_v in_o the_o same_o channel_n so_o reuben_n be_v call_v the_o excellency_n of_o dignity_n and_o the_o excellency_n of_o power_n because_o he_o be_v the_o first-born_a and_o esau_n shall_v have_v be_v a_o lord_n and_o prince_n over_o jacob_n have_v he_o not_o sell_v his_o birthright_n and_o because_o he_o sell_v it_o he_o be_v call_v a_o profane_a person_n for_o sell_v that_o which_o be_v not_o his_o own_o it_o be_v a_o sacred_a thing_n a_o donative_n from_o god_n therefore_o he_o be_v curse_v for_o sell_v it_o for_o a_o mess_n of_o pottage_n but_o here_o we_o must_v note_v that_o when_o family_n increase_v so_o that_o they_o be_v force_v to_o part_v into_o several_a colony_n for_o want_n of_o room_n by_o the_o grant_n and_o donation_n of_o the_o father_n each_o son_n become_v a_o distinct_a prince_n have_v a_o distinct_a empire_n over_o his_o own_o family_n and_o by_o such_o division_n and_o subdivision_n it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o so_o many_o monarchy_n be_v set_v up_o in_o the_o world_n in_o a_o short_a time_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o nimrod_n have_v a_o kingdom_n of_o his_o own_o and_o the_o scripture_n call_v he_o a_o mighty_a hunter_n not_o because_o he_o be_v a_o monarch_n but_o because_o he_o be_v a_o violent_a encroacher_n because_o not_o content_a with_o his_o own_o empire_n he_o invade_v the_o right_n and_o royalty_n