Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	israel_n	king_n	son_n	15,713	5	5.7554	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34365	God and the king, or, Monarchy proved from Holy Writ to be the onely legitimate species of politick government, and the onely polity constituted and appointed by God wherein the phantasied principles of supereminencing the peoples welfare above the kings honour, and popular election of kings are manifested to be groundless and unseasonable / briefly collected by Robert Constable.	Constable, Robert.	1680 (1680)	Wing C5935; ESTC R24780	17,869	35

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he_o to_o make_v he_o king_n yet_o he_o never_o have_v any_o just_a title_n or_o right_n to_o the_o kingdom_n for_o the_o lord_n have_v design_v it_o for_o his_o brother_n solomon_n 1_o king_n 2._o 15._o upon_o all_o which_o god_n manifest_v the_o guilt_n of_o their_o sin_n by_o send_v those_o fearful_a judgement_n both_o upon_o the_o people_n and_o the_o traitor_n so_o exalt_v to_o the_o reason_n ground_v upon_o that_o principle_n quoth_v honour_n est_fw-la in_o honorante_fw-la &_o non_fw-la in_o honorato_fw-mi let_v it_o be_v premise_v that_o honour_n involve_v a_o twofold_a relation_n the_o one_o primary_o and_o per_fw-la se_fw-la to_o that_o quality_n or_o excellency_n which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o person_n for_o which_o he_o be_v honour_v and_o esteem_v the_o other_o secondary_o and_o virtute_fw-la prioris_fw-la to_o the_o act_n of_o honour_n and_o estimation_n whereby_o we_o judge_v well_o of_o the_o person_n so_o and_o so_o qualify_v and_o therefore_o all_o act_n of_o honour_n in_o the_o secondary_a sense_n be_v act_n of_o duty_n as_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o that_o qualification_n in_o the_o person_n so_o magnify_v and_o honour_v so_o that_o it_o be_v evident_a the_o honour_n and_o submission_n which_o the_o people_n exhibit_v to_o their_o king_n even_o from_o this_o ground_n and_o principle_n of_o aristotle_n be_v not_o act_n of_o favour_n to_o be_v confer_v and_o dispose_v voluntary_o at_o their_o own_o will_n and_o pleasure_n but_o act_n of_o duty_n not_o only_o moral_o as_o the_o act_n of_o honour_n in_o the_o premise_a principle_n mere_o intimate_v but_o also_o by_o a_o divine_a necessity_n be_v thereto_o oblige_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o must_v be_v perform_v to_o such_o as_o god_n esteem_v worthy_a of_o the_o honour_n to_o be_v his_o deputy_n and_o not_o upon_o such_o as_o themselves_o judge_v worthy_a to_o be_v their_o ruler_n for_o you_o know_v the_o people_n be_v oblige_v to_o exhibit_v act_n of_o honour_n and_o reverence_n to_o a_o judge_n but_o it_o do_v not_o therefore_o follow_v that_o the_o people_n make_v that_o man_n a_o judge_n but_o he_o be_v make_v such_o by_o letter_n patent_n from_o the_o king_n without_o ask_v any_o consent_n from_o the_o people_n to_o st._n peter_n testimony_n i_o answer_v that_o the_o apostle_n expression_n there_o relate_v to_o the_o subject_n of_o sovereignty_n and_o power_n which_o be_v the_o king_n and_o those_o who_o be_v over_o we_o under_o he_o as_o manifest_o appear_v by_o the_o immediate_a follow_a word_n of_o the_o text_n 1_o peter_n 2._o 13_o 14._o submit_v yourselves_o unto_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a or_o unto_o governor_n as_o they_o that_o be_v send_v by_o he_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v submit_v yourselves_o to_o every_o humane_a power_n and_o authority_n that_o god_n have_v set_v over_o you_o not_o only_o

may_v do_v male_a that_o be_v a_o wrong_a to_o himself_o for_o which_o he_o be_v accountable_a to_o god_n but_o he_o can_v do_v malum_fw-la that_o be_v any_o wrong_n to_o we_o by_o inflict_v any_o thing_n upon_o we_o which_o be_v not_o just_a and_o according_a to_o our_o desert_n from_o god_n who_o place_n the_o king_n supply_v in_o judgement_n which_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o solomon_n assertion_n that_o the_o king_n lip_n do_v pronounce_v divine_a sentence_n and_o that_o his_o mouth_n transgress_v not_o in_o judgement_n proverb_n 16._o 10._o now_o therefore_o upon_o these_o ground_n of_o solomon_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o there_o be_v no_o sense_n why_o the_o people_n shall_v claim_v any_o power_n over_o the_o king_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o covenant_n first_o because_o the_o king_n be_v not_o their_o deputy_n but_o god_n and_o every_o man_n must_v account_v to_o he_o for_o his_o action_n who_o do_v constitute_v and_o depute_v he_o as_o when_o the_o king_n do_v depute_v a_o judge_n for_o any_o province_n or_o city_n the_o people_n under_o his_o command_n have_v no_o power_n to_o question_v he_o for_o any_o act_n which_o they_o conceive_v unjust_a but_o either_o by_o petition_n to_o that_o judge_n or_o else_o by_o their_o address_n to_o the_o king_n his_o master_n who_o trust_n all_o corrupt_a judge_n do_v deceive_v and_o not_o the_o trust_n of_o the_o people_n for_o they_o receive_v not_o any_o power_n or_o authority_n from_o the_o people_n but_o from_o the_o king_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o people_n for_o redress_v of_o their_o grievance_n from_o the_o king_n oppression_n must_v address_v themselves_o to_o the_o king_n by_o petition_n and_o if_o that_o prevail_v not_o then_o to_o god_n by_o prayer_n who_o be_v the_o king_n sole_a lord_n and_o master_n and_o from_o who_o he_o receive_v his_o power_n and_o who_o trust_n all_o tyrannical_a king_n break_v by_o act_n of_o injustice_n which_o be_v the_o ultimum_fw-la refugium_fw-la as_o samuel_n declare_v when_o he_o propehsy_v of_o saul_n tyranny_n whereby_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v grievous_o oppress_v for_o redress_v whereof_o the_o people_n when_o the_o king_n will_v not_o hear_v shall_v cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n 1_o sam._n 8._o 18._o other_o mean_n of_o remedy_n than_o which_o the_o prophet_n samuel_n do_v not_o dream_v of_o nor_o can_v prescribe_v to_o the_o people_n to_o make_v use_n of_o and_o whereas_o if_o he_o have_v conceive_v resistance_n to_o be_v lawful_a he_o may_v soon_o have_v find_v out_o that_o way_n and_o have_v the_o people_n so_o to_o provide_v for_o their_o own_o security_n second_o because_o the_o people_n never_o receive_v injustice_n from_o the_o king_n if_o they_o look_v upon_o themselves_o for_o the_o judgement_n be_v the_o lord_n who_o can_v do_v injustice_n nor_o break_v the_o covenant_n upon_o his_o part_n although_o his_o minister_n and_o deputy_n may_v fail_v and_o offend_v in_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o office_n in_o his_o own_o particular_a which_o be_v his_o own_o guilt_n as_o a_o hangman_n that_o execute_v the_o just_a sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o a_o malefactor_n if_o in_o do_v his_o office_n his_o intention_n have_v not_o reference_n to_o the_o sentence_n of_o justice_n but_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o some_o private_a grudge_n or_o some_o covetous_a design_n or_o the_o like_a that_o officer_n be_v guilty_a of_o murder_n although_o the_o malefactor_n receive_v from_o his_o hand_n nothing_o but_o his_o due_a desert_n and_o thus_o much_o i_o hope_v sufficient_o declare_v the_o error_n and_o vanity_n of_o that_o opinion_n that_o the_o people_n consent_n and_o approbation_n be_v the_o ordinary_a and_o instrumental_a mean_n and_o cause_n of_o that_o supremacy_n and_o sovereign_a power_n which_o do_v pre-eminence_n the_o monarch_n above_o all_o other_o within_o the_o same_o society_n now_o it_o rest_v to_o speak_v of_o that_o opinion_n which_o and_o that_o most_o certain_o impute_v the_o secondary_a and_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o monarchy_n and_o regal_a dignity_n to_o birthright_n and_o hereditary_a succession_n the_o efficacy_n whereof_o holy_a writ_n do_v manifest_a preheminence_a the_o first_o bear_v above_o all_o his_o brethren_n in_o honour_n and_o possession_n as_o the_o lord_n declare_v to_o cain_n gen._n 4._o 7._o nor_o be_v it_o in_o the_o father_n power_n either_o for_o love_n or_o hatred_n to_o alter_v the_o law_n of_o the_o first_o bear_v and_o to_o transmit_v the_o honour_n and_o inheritance_n due_a to_o he_o to_o his_o young_a brother_n deut._n 21._o 15._o and_o in_o that_o statute_n which_o the_o lord_n himself_o make_v order_v the_o descent_n of_o honour_n and_o possession_n num._n 27._o the_o lord_n do_v direct_v that_o they_o be_v confer_v by_o birthright_n and_o hereditary_a succession_n and_o not_o by_o the_o election_n or_o discretion_n either_o of_o moses_n or_o the_o people_n but_o more_o special_o to_o our_o case_n the_o lord_n be_v please_v to_o honour_v it_o with_o the_o promise_n of_o perpetuate_a these_o honour_n and_o royal_a dignity_n unto_o any_o family_n which_o be_v always_o ground_v upon_o the_o perpetuation_n of_o the_o royal_a issue_n in_o give_v son_n that_o shall_v sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n as_o appear_v in_o his_o promise_n to_o david_n 2_o sam._n 7._o 12._o to_o solomon_n 1_o king_n 9_o 4._o to_o jehu_n 2_o king_n 10._o 30._o and_o most_o manifest_o upon_o jacob_n prophecy_n which_o upon_o this_o very_a ground_n entail_v the_o crown_n and_o sceptre_n unto_o judah_n until_o shiloe_n come_v gen_n 49._o 10._o the_o performance_n of_o which_o gracious_a promise_n be_v execute_v in_o abijam_n who_o succeed_v rehoboam_n and_o asa_n he_o jehosaphat_n he_o and_o jehoram_n he_o and_o so_o in_o the_o rest_n as_o the_o sacred_a chronicle_n do_v at_o large_a relate_v who_o all_o inherit_v the_o crown_n by_o virtue_n of_o this_o birthright_n without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o any_o other_o cause_n or_o meanc_n and_o this_o may_v suffice_v as_o touch_v that_o instrumental_a and_o ordinary_a mean_n viz._n gracious_a whereby_o god_n do_v advance_v a_o man_n to_o the_o regal_a diadem_n dignity_n and_o honour_n and_o which_o be_v a_o constant_a rule_n for_o we_o to_o judge_n of_o whereby_o to_o acknowledge_v this_o sovereignty_n and_o yield_v our_o obedience_n the_o other_o instrumental_a mean_n of_o this_o supremacy_n which_o create_v a_o right_a and_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n be_v vindicative_a and_o that_o be_v sword_n and_o conquest_n which_o the_o lord_n declare_v to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o severe_a and_o heavy_a of_o his_o curse_n and_o judgement_n upon_o a_o nation_n leu._n 26._o 25._o and_o the_o lord_n style_v the_o victorious_a king_n of_o assyria_n isa_n 10._o 5._o the_o rod_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o staff_n of_o his_o indignation_n because_o by_o his_o sword_n he_o be_v resolve_v to_o pour_v out_o the_o vial_n of_o his_o fierce_a wrath_n upon_o the_o ten_o tribe_n for_o their_o idolatry_n and_o abomination_n quest_n it_o may_v be_v here_o demand_v whether_o conquest_n be_v a_o lawful_a and_o good_a title_n and_o whether_o any_o king_n who_o do_v claim_v from_o thence_o be_v a_o lawful_a king_n or_o only_o a_o usurper_n answ_n conquest_n in_o itself_o make_v no_o better_a title_n to_o a_o crown_n than_o ahab_n have_v to_o naboth_n vineyard_n or_o than_o the_o robber_n have_v to_o the_o traveller_n purse_n for_o as_o it_o be_v a_o affliction_n and_o punishment_n to_o the_o passive_a party_n so_o it_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o injustice_n in_o the_o active_a party_n and_o direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o prohibit_v all_o injury_n to_o our_o neighbour_n but_o yet_o such_o a_o title_n may_v be_v legitimate_a and_o make_v lawful_a by_o the_o declaration_n of_o god_n will_v concern_v the_o same_o now_o god_n will_v in_o this_o case_n be_v declare_v two_o way_n first_o extraordinary_o by_o immediate_a revelation_n and_o so_o jeroboam'_v jehues_n and_o nebuchadnezar_n title_n be_v legitimate_a the_o second_o ordinary_o by_o the_o extinguishment_n of_o the_o royal_a family_n which_o be_v a_o declaration_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n upon_o that_o house_n and_o so_o the_o lord_n do_v legitimate_a baasha_n title_n as_o himself_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o extinguishment_n of_o jeroboam_n house_n 1_o king_n 15._o 29._o now_o where_o the_o lord_n have_v declare_v his_o will_n by_o either_o of_o these_o way_n the_o conqueror_n title_n be_v good_a and_o legal_a and_o all_o those_o who_o claim_v from_o that_o conqueror_n be_v lawful_a king_n but_o where_o the_o conqueror_n title_n be_v not_o legitimate_a by_o one_o of_o these_o two_o way_n the_o conqueror_n be_v but_o a_o mere_a usurper_n and_o it_o be_v not_o only_o lawful_a but_o a_o necessary_a duty_n in_o the_o people_n to_o resist_v he_o and_o to_o use_v their_o utmost_a endeavour_n for_o the_o deposition_n of_o that_o usurper_n and_o