Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	david_n	king_n	saul_n	12,106	5	9.9774	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87515	Obedience active and passive due to the supream povver, by the word of God, reason, and the consent of divers moderne and orthodox divines; written not out of faction, but conscience, and with desire to informe the ignorant, and undeceive the seduced: by W.J. a welwiller to peace and truth.	W. J., welwiller to peace and truth.	1643 (1643)	Wing J52; Thomason E90_19; ESTC R19937	23,430	31

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god_n and_o therefore_o we_o often_o read_v in_o scripture_n that_o the_o king_n be_v call_v god_n anoint_v and_o the_o lord_n anoint_v but_o never_o the_o people_n be_v anoint_v and_o then_o if_o neither_o by_o himself_o nor_o by_o the_o people_n then_o sure_o by_o god_n alone_o and_o true_o god_n so_o assert_v prov._n 8.15_o they_o reign_v not_o by_o themselves_o they_o reign_v not_o by_o the_o people_n but_o say_v he_o by_o i_o king_n reign_v that_o be_v by_o my_o ordination_n and_o appointment_n be_v first_o settle_v since_o uphold_v and_o sometime_o miraculous_o preserve_v in_o their_o reign_v by_o i_o and_o by_o my_o will_n as_o the_o cause_n for_o as_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n and_o daniel_n tell_v we_o the_o most_o high_a bear_v rule_v over_o the_o kingdom_n of_o man_n and_o give_v they_o to_o whosoever_o he_o will_n jer._n 27.5.6_o and_o dan._n 4.17_o he_o have_v the_o sole_a property_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o daniel_n speak_v to_o nabuchadnezzar_n dan._n 2.37_o say_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n have_v give_v thou_o a_o kingdom_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o cyrus_n acknowledge_v ezra_n 1.2_o say_n the_o lord_n god_n of_o heaven_n have_v give_v i_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n we_o read_v deut._n 17.14.15_o that_o if_o the_o people_n will_v have_v a_o king_n like_o other_o nation_n then_o they_o shall_v in_o any_o wise_a set_v he_o king_n over_o they_o who_o the_o lord_n their_o god_n shall_v choose_v and_o 1_o sam._n 9.17_o we_o read_v that_o god_n choose_v saul_n to_o reign_v over_o his_o people_n and_o 1_o sam._n 10.1_o and_o 1_o sam._n 15.1_o the_o lord_n send_v samuel_n to_o anoint_v saul_n to_o be_v king_n over_o his_o people_n israel_n and_o in_o the_o 1_o sam._n 16.1_o god_n say_v to_o samuel_n i_o will_v send_v thou_o to_o jesse_n the_o bethleemite_n for_o i_o have_v provide_v i_o a_o king_n among_o his_o son_n to_o wit_n david_n and_o at_o the_o 13._o verse_n samuel_n anoint_v he_o and_o 2_o sam._n 12.7_o god_n say_v to_o david_n i_o anoint_v thou_o king_n over_o israel_n and_o david_n himself_o after_o he_o be_v king_n 1_o chron._n 28.4_o do_v acknowledge_v that_o he_o do_v not_o set_v up_o himself_o to_o be_v king_n neither_o be_v choose_v by_o the_o people_n but_o say_v he_o the_o lord_n choose_v i_o that_o i_o shall_v be_v king_n over_o israel_n and_o hereto_o agreeable_a be_v the_o divinity_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n concern_v king_n which_o have_v least_o cause_n to_o favour_v they_o in_o regard_n they_o be_v its_o persecuter_n and_o yet_o ireneus_fw-la say_v of_o they_o cujus_fw-la jussu_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la homines_fw-la ejus_fw-la jussu_fw-la constituuntur_fw-la principes_fw-la thus_o we_o see_v that_o king_n be_v provide_v for_o the_o people_n and_o appoint_v by_o god_n anoint_v by_o his_o prophet_n and_o last_o only_o approve_v of_o by_o the_o people_n and_o true_o such_o people_n as_o be_v his_o doubtless_o will_v approve_v both_o his_o choice_n and_o institution_n as_o we_o read_v the_o jew_n 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that_o after_o this_o life_n he_o may_v attain_v everlasting_a joy_n and_o felicity_n three_o we_o must_v fear_v he_o as_o s._n paul_n will_v we_o rom._n 13.7_o give_v fear_n to_o who_o fear_n be_v due_a and_o as_o solomon_n counsel_n we_o pro._n 24.21_o say_n my_o son_n fear_v thou_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n and_o that_o with_o a_o fear_n of_o love_n lest_o any_o hurt_n come_v to_o he_o and_o a_o fear_n of_o awe_n lest_o we_o offend_v and_o disobey_v he_o solomon_n join_v they_o together_o because_o he_o that_o be_v a_o true_a servant_n of_o god_n and_o fear_v he_o will_v be_v a_o true_a subject_n to_o the_o king_n and_o fear_v he_o also_o for_o it_o be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o religious_a fear_n which_o first_o honour_v god_n and_o then_o the_o king_n and_o as_o time_n deum_n make_v a_o good_a christian_a so_o time_n regem_fw-la a_o good_a subject_n and_o the_o better_a christian_a the_o better_a subject_n and_o to_o speak_v truth_n it_o be_v god_n that_o cause_v this_o fear_n in_o subject_n towards_o their_o king_n for_o as_o s._n anselme_n speak_v very_o right_o nunquam_fw-la potest_fw-la fieri_fw-la nisi_fw-la operatione_n dei_fw-la ut_fw-la tot_fw-la homines_fw-la uni_fw-la servirent_fw-la quem_fw-la considerant_fw-la unius_fw-la esse_fw-la cum_fw-la ipsis_fw-la fragilitatis_fw-la &_o naturae_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la deus_fw-la inspirat_fw-la subditis_fw-la timorem_fw-la &_o obediendi_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la contingit_fw-la ita_fw-la four_o we_o must_v not_o murmur_v against_o he_o for_o exod._n 16.8_o and_o num._n 16.11_o they_o that_o murmur_n against_o their_o governor_n be_v say_v to_o murmur_v against_o the_o lord_n because_o they_o murmur_v against_o his_o ordinance_n and_o against_o his_o minister_n for_o they_o judge_v not_o for_o man_n but_o for_o the_o lord_n 2_o chron._n 19.6_o and_o pro_fw-la 8.15_o by_o i_o prince_n decree_v justice_n say_v god_n and_o therefore_o what_o christ_n say_v in_o another_o case_n luk._n 10.16_o may_v not_o unfit_o be_v apply_v to_o they_o he_o that_o despise_v you_o despise_v i_o for_o as_o the_o apostle_n be_v the_o messenger_n of_o christ_n so_o king_n be_v the_o lieutenant_n of_o god_n five_o we_o must_v not_o touch_v he_o with_o a_o virulent_a tongue_n like_v they_o in_o jeremy_n jer._n 18.18_o who_o say_v come_v let_v we_o smite_v he_o with_o the_o tongue_n that_o be_v we_o must_v not_o speak_v evil_a of_o he_o no_o though_o we_o receive_v wrong_v from_o he_o by_o s._n paule_n example_n act_v 23.5_o towards_o ananias_n for_o so_o soon_o as_o he_o know_v he_o to_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n he_o correct_v himself_o with_o a_o scriptum_n est_fw-la out_o of_o exod._n 22.28_o thou_o shall_v not_o speak_v evil_a of_o the_o ruler_n of_o my_o people_n six_o we_o must_v not_o accuse_v he_o for_o where_o the_o word_n of_o a_o king_n be_v there_o be_v power_n and_o who_o may_v say_v to_o he_o what_o do_v thou_o say_v solomon_n eccles_n 8.4_o and_o elihu_n in_o job_n be_v it_o fit_a to_o say_v to_o a_o king_n thou_o be_v wicked_a or_o to_o prince_n you_o be_v ungodly_a job._n 34.18_o and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v be_v so_o far_o from_o judge_v amiss_o of_o his_o action_n that_o we_o shall_v rather_o excuse_v what_o be_v do_v amiss_o by_o he_o then_o accuse_v he_o for_o it_o and_o withal_o to_o suppose_v he_o so_o free_a in_o himself_o from_o do_v any_o act_n of_o injustice_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v ready_a to_o answer_v he_o as_o do_v both_o that_o wise_a woman_n of_o tekoah_n 2_o sam_n 14_o 17_o and_o also_o mephibosheth_n 2_o sam._n 19.27_o my_o lord_n the_o king_n be_v as_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n to_o discern_v both_o good_a and_o bad_a do_v therefore_o what_o be_v good_a in_o thy_o eye_n wherefore_o though_o his_o action_n may_v seem_v blame-worthy_a yet_o we_o must_v not_o suppose_v they_o such_o and_o much_o less_o accuse_v he_o for_o they_o and_o so_o plantus_fw-la though_o a_o heathen_a can_v tell_v we_o that_o indigna_fw-es digna_fw-la habenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la rex_fw-la quae_fw-la facit_fw-la seven_o we_o must_v not_o curse_v he_o for_o god_n have_v prohibit_v it_o exod._n 22.28_o thou_o shall_v not_o curse_v the_o ruler_n of_o my_o people_n and_o solomon_n give_v we_o this_o lesson_n by_o way_n of_o causion_n eccles_n 10.20_o curse_v not_o the_o king_n no_o not_o in_o thy_o thought_n for_o a_o bird_n of_o the_o air_n shall_v carry_v the_o voice_n and_o that_o which_o have_v wing_n shall_v tell_v the_o matter_n to_o teach_v we_o that_o though_o king_n and_o governor_n have_v infirmity_n and_o vice_n which_o be_v man_n they_o be_v equal_o subject_a too_o with_o other_o and_o so_o perchance_o may_v often_o do_v evil_a yet_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o revile_v they_o or_o curse_v they_o therefore_o yea_o though_o thou_o may_v know_v the_o king_n to_o do_v evil_a and_o the_o land_n to_o suffer_v evil_a by_o his_o do_v yea_o though_o thou_o may_v know_v it_o by_o thy_o own_o suffering_n of_o evil_n from_o he_o yet_o let_v not_o so_o much_o as_o thy_o heart_n think_v curse_v he_o as_o doctor_n jermyne_n in_o his_o comment_n on_o that_o book_n of_o ecclesiastes_n have_v observe_v upon_o that_o text_n from_o s._n cyprian_n eight_o we_o must_v not_o touch_v he_o violent_o nor_o lift_v up_o our_o hand_n against_o he_o god_n have_v inhibit_v it_o 1_o chro_fw-la 16.22_o and_o psal_n 100l_n 15_o say_v touch_v not_o my_o anoint_a to_o wit_n so_o as_o to_o do_v he_o harm_n or_o kill_v he_o for_o as_o david_n say_v to_o abishai_n 1_o sam._n 26.9_o who_o can_v stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v and_o be_v guiltless_a and_o therefore_o forbear_v to_o destroy_v he_o and_o we_o know_v how_o david_n heart_n smite_v he_o when_o as_o he_o only_o do_v but_o cut_v off_o the_o skirt_n from_o king_n saul_n garment_n 1_o sam._n 24.5_o though_o he_o kill_v he_o not_o for_o on_o who_o god_n hand_n have_v be_v to_o anoint_v they_o he_o can_v endure_v any_o other_o hand_n shall_v be_v to_o violate_v 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they_o be_v not_o dissonant_n or_o discrepant_a from_o god_n than_o scripture_n will_v we_o to_o yield_v obedience_n thereto_o not_o only_o as_o saint_n peter_n exhort_v 1_o pet._n 2.13_o for_o the_o lord_n sake_n that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v honour_v who_o have_v ordain_v king_n and_o power_n and_o will_v that_o we_o shall_v be_v obedient_a to_o they_o as_o aretius_n piscator_fw-la and_o lucas_n osiander_n observe_v in_o their_o comment_n upon_o that_o text_n but_o withal_o as_o saint_n paul_n enjoin_v we_o for_o conscience_n sake_n also_o rom._n 13.5_o that_o so_o we_o may_v retain_v a_o good_a conscience_n which_o we_o must_v keep_v void_a of_o offence_n both_o towards_o god_n and_o towards_o men._n act_n 24.16_o that_o it_o may_v witness_v for_o we_o that_o we_o have_v not_o resist_v authority_n for_o no_o man_n with_o a_o good_a conscience_n can_v resist_v he_o to_o who_o power_n god_n have_v make_v he_o subject_a as_o the_o same_o piscator_fw-la and_o osiander_n together_o with_o 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