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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	day_n	law_n	sabbath_n	16,158	5	9.9135	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77289	The authority of God over men, in the law cleared, shewing that its no persecution for the magistrate as Jehovah's deputy, in Jehovah's name, to enforce it on the people, but that he is bound to do the same. Written by an unworthy witness to the law and government of God, John Brayne.	Brayne, John.	1654 (1654)	Wing B4318; Thomason E725_17; ESTC R206773	12,890	15

grant God what we give to men In the first Command the person of the King is specifically enjoyned to be owned alone men also would not in their kingdoms admit corrivals as in Caesar and Pompey to proclaim another then the lawful King is Treason by humane authority against the King so in that kingdom is Gods by divine authority it is Treason against God The second Command answers to counterfeiting the King in his coyn his seal his authority his hand all which by humane Law is Treason The third Command answers to the Kings name all Acts and Edicts are published in his name Writs executed in his name and men as by the true God did corruptly use to swear by their kings lives as Joseph by the life of Pharoah And was to confirm the kingly authority of God now authority was so maintaind by men in their humane way to themselves that it was death for any to deny the Kings authority how then to deny Gods soveraignty The fourth command answers to the Kings Courts when as in old times in this very Nation they had set days in which the Laws of the Land were publikely read to the people so on the Sabbath day Moses is read to the people which is better to which should be attendance as Tenants at their Lords Court days Applic. 1 If the second Table be administred by humane authority it is not administred as Gods Law but mans 2 Men set themselves in the place of God and will not have God reign over them until he destroy them Psal 2. 3 Whiles men scruple whether God should reign from his seeming severity that he might exalt the divine glory to man in wayes of Tyranny makes himself great as Herod speaking as with the voice of God and not of man Act. 12.22 4 Doth God require more in his rule of men then men in theirs or would men give less or shall he take less to be a King among the people which desire to be a Kingdome to God then they gave their King before 5 Tell me how a Kingdome can be Gods and he not the King or how he can be a King without his law and authority or however God can have a visible authority among men as a King in a kingdome and the four commands of the first Table in any part of them laid aside or abridged 6. As Law is nothing without Authority yea no Law so the second Table is nothing without the first for the inward or outward man 7 The covenanting of People with God in his Law answers to our Nations receiving their King upon the Oath ministred to him at his Coronation to rule justly by the Law of the Land and to maintain our just rights I make bold humbly to offer these Queries 1. Whether it be not the minde of God that in the fall of Kings and that humane authority that the humane Law shall fall with it 2 Whether God hath not made himself way thereby to set up himself authority and law in the place thereof 3 Whether or no the people that stand in the way and hinder Gods coming to the Throne must not look to be removed and cast down 4 Whether there be any fitter or better then God to set up or better authority and more lawful then Gods Or a more just Law to be ruled by then his if not why is not he exalted if God be God follow him 5 If the people should be so blinde as to say as Israel to Gedeon Come thou and thy sons reign over us say as he I will not reign over you nor shall my sons God shall reign over you he is King Pilate would not be entreated to write otherwise 6 Rev. 6.2 the Crown and kingdom in a war shall be given Christ O that the now Magistrates of this Nation had the honor to give it him he then should make this Nation the head of the greatest and most glorious Monarchy ever was exceeding the golden head or state of the Babylonian for plenty as that of iron for richness and glory Rev. 21.24 7 Whether all the men that refuse or lay aside the first Command reject not God in himself as King and in the third God in his authourity and in the fourth God in his Court and in the fifth God in his deputy and in the rest with the Statutes and Judgements God in his Law and government and so entail that sentence on them is written Luke 19.27 as enemies of Christ to be destroyed before him or as Psal 2.3 for breaking the bands of God his Law come to be broke in pieces like a potters vessel with a rod of iron be wise now therefore O ye Kings be instructed ye that are Judges of the earth kiss the son make him your King and do him homage as to your onely Lord and Soveraign for God in despite of all opposition will set him on Sion hill a soveraign and king to the people 8 And whereas under Monarchy indictments run against men for that against the peace of the King his Royal Crown and Dignity they had feloniously done so and so men are now to be indicted thus Thou B C. art charged with breaking the Covenant of God by transgressing against his Soveraignty in that thou art a worshipper of Idols or of false Gods Or against his Name or Authority in blaspheming him which was judged with fasting 1 King 21.12 13. and so of the rest Or thus Thou A. B. art charged with breaking the Covenant of thy God by transgressing his Law in the unjust or violent taking away the goods or cattel of thy brother D. E. Blasphemy in the third Command what it is is a curious Question which concerns God in his Rule and Authority when men rose up against it and spake evil of it vilifying and reproaching it as is apparent 1 King 21.12 13. Naboth is accused for blaspheming God and the King in which not onely God but the King his Deputy was pretended in the same blasphemy to be blasphemed or to be evil spoken of to which that may allude He that despised Moses Law dyed without mercy that is he that speaks evil of Moses rule dyed without mercy And so David Psa 69.9 the reproaches of them that reproached me fell on thee God the onely King was reproached in the reproach of David his Deputy To the Synedry or the Councel of seventy to the Judges and Elders were Scribes appertaining who were to be intrusted with Evidences and Covenants or contracts of men Concerning which note that one of Baruchs in Jeremiah is a form for all other Contracts of the like kinde as under one Command all sins of that kinde are forbid so under one form all Contracts of that kinde are enjoyned unless the word hold out a particular exception which is a general rule for cases in like kinde These Scribes were by a publike Officer on complaints to issue out Summons to bring in offenders before the Judge which without Arresting on warning given sufficed for he that despised Moses Law dyed without mercy by which a thief might lose his life if he according to the Law would not labour for the man whose goods he stole untill he had satisfyed him according to the Law c. Numb 10.12 Moses sent to call Dathan The form of the Summons take to be this Numb 16.16 Moses said to Corah Be thou and all thy company before the Lord thou and they and Aaron to morrow 1 The place before the Lord that is the same with the place of Judgement 2 The time To morrow judgement not to be delayed 3 Be thou and thy company partakers in the act Complainants and Witnesses 4 And Aaron who was complained against To these God instituted for rule in the Commonweale dividers who allotting for payment of debts divide the estate of men dying amongst the children or right inheriters according to the Law who also are chosen of the people and their acts to be submitted to if just as legal and their authority not to be opposed or despised The rule of dividing them I have set down in my book of the New Earth Now in that I think this with what I have formerly written of this subject is sufficient to answer the Questions propounded I forbear to enlarge my self herein and look to God to appear hereby for his own name and glory to the now Magistrate of the Nation to win and work their wills to the obedience of their God that he may be good to the Nation according to his truth and glory to whom be obedience of every soul that hopes in him for salvation now and ever Amen FINIS