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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	king_n	prince_n	son_n	15,353	5	5.1440	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60433	For the honour of the King and the great advancing thereof amongst men over all nations in the world in the ensuing proposals tending thereunto : stated in six particulars concerning the King's honour, by his subjects unity one with another, submission to all his laws, faithfulness unto him, uprightness in traffick with other nations, departing from that which dishonoureth both God and the king, being the peculiar people of God, and they having his spirit to counsel him / by Humphrey Smyth.	Smith, Humphrey, d. 1663.	1661 (1661)	Wing S4059; ESTC R10303	6,680	16

harm him nor plot nor conspire against him nor ever offer or intend Violence towards him though he had none to guard him so that if he please he might even with boldness and confidence at any time trust himself with them or amongst them without the least danger or fear in himself knowing all his Subjects to be as careful of his Life as his Life-Guard so that if he please he might not need alwayes to keep one Company of his Subjects to guard him for fear of any other of his Subjects but rather for fear of such as are not his Subjects And were 〈◊〉 his Subjects brought in such Faithfulness and the King west and truly satisfied therein would it not ease him and his Council of much Care and sometimes Fear too and to be so well satisfied in himself concerning his Subjects Faithfulness to him herein that he could take their Word for it without Oath Bond or Surety Or if he had no Word or Promise at all from them yet could believe and trust them that they would never plot or rise against him nor do him harm but remain as firm steadfast and true to him as any other Prince's Subjects in the whole World by any of their Oaths Bonds or other Engagements whatsoever if not more constant and steadfast which were all the King's Subjects brought unto would be such an Honour unto the King therein as would hardly be found belonging unto any Prince in the whole World again IV. Concerning the Honour that the King might have by the Uprightnesse of his Subjects in their Traffick with other Nations VVEre all the King's Subjects or most part of them brought into Truth Plainness and Righteousness so that their Yea was Yea and their Nay Nay that so all Merchants and Factors could take their Words and trust to their Words to be of more value than the Oaths of most Princes Subjects in the World and that in what Nation or Kingdom soever they come in the World as soon as it was heard they were such a Prince's Subjects that then both the King of those Dominions with Princes Judges Merchants Factors and People might all conclude they were true men of their Words and that any man might deal with them and none be afraid to traffick with them because they abhor Deceit Defraud and Lying and all manner of Cozening or Dishonesty and would not this also promote Trading and so enrich the Kingdom and be some means to relieve the Poor And is not the enriching of the Kingdom for the King's Honour And what Man or Nation is it but would desire to deal with Just Men And would not the Fame of such a Prince and such his Subjects as deal justly and truly where-ever they come soon sound over all the World And would it not be for his Honour that had such a People as did neither seek nor ask but a Just Prince where-ever they come amongst all Nations in the World And if such Honour before-mentioned be esteemed what part of it is beyond this which might cause a King's Name to be renowned over the whole World having such upright true just honest-hearted men in all things to his Subjects as not any other Emperour or Prince could produce the like V. Concerning the King's Honour by his Subjects departing from that which dishonoureth both God and the King and themselves VVEre all the King's Subjects brought to leave and utterly to forsake the Devil and all his Works the Pomp and Vanities of this wicked World and all the sinfull Lusts of the flesh and the carnal desires of the same and so to leave and utterly forsake all manner of Evil in word and deed and to bear no Malice or Hatred in their Hearts to keep their Tongues from Lying and Evil-speaking seeing it is the evil words that corrupts the good manners and so not to speak proudly nor contemptuously no not of the meanest Member in the Nation but to abhor and leave Arrogancy with all manner of Voluptuousness knowing that God resisteth the Proud and so not one such prophane person as Lord Esau to be found amongst them nor one Swearer nor Lyar nor Thief nor Murderer amongst them neither yet a Drunkard nor a Glutton nor a Whoremonger nor a Covetous Person which is Idolatry to be found amongst them nor any that spend their dayes in Vanity nor that abuse or waste the good Creatures of God in any of the King's Dominions whereby any of his Subjects may come to want to his dishnour And were they all brought to forsake the very Appearance of Evil and so never to transgress any of his good Laws to his dishonour herein also would this be for the Honour of the King And thus might his Fame ring over all the World and be of great Renown among all the Upright-hearted in all Nations for what is a King without his Subjects and when is a King more honoured by his Subjects than when his Subjects themselves are most honourable and act most noble and honourably And what is more honourable and more noble in the outward practice among the sons of men whereby a King might be honoured than the things aforesaid Nay doth not the Principles Qualities and Practices aforesaid make men more noble and honourable than the Titles of † For Esau was called Lord Edom had many Dukes and Ishmael had twelve Princes Lord Esau or Dukes of Edom or Princes of Ishmael seeing Abraham was a Wanderer and Jacob a Pilgrim and Israel dwelled in Tents who obtained a good Report through Faith and whom God hath renowned with an everlasting Honour VI. Concerning the Honour of the King and also his great Benefit by his Subjects being the Peculiar Chosen People of God and their having the Spirit of the Lord to counsel Him WEre many of the King's Subjects the true Servants and Children of the Invisible God of Heaven and Earth by true Mortification Sanctification and Regeneration and truly led moved and guided by the Spirit of God and many of them so grown into the Power and Wisdom of God really and absolately so having the Spirit of the Lord poured forth upon them in these latter dayes according to the Promise of God which must be and is already fulfilled so that at a needfull time One of them having as it was said of Daniel chap. 5. v. 11. the Spirit Light Understanding and Wisdom being found in him could shew unto the King such a thing or things or secret Determination of God which all others the King's Wise-men whomsoever could not and to discover the lurking of the King's Enemies unto him and their secret purposes against him though they were far remote as Elisha discovered unto the King of Israel 〈◊〉 which the King of Syria in his Bed-chamber contrived against him whereby the King of Israel escaped his Plots not once or twice 2 King 6.10 And that they could and did at any time and often times as moved of the Lord declare and shew

unto the King the Counsel of God concerning himself and his Kingdom and what would come to pass concerning both and how he might avoid the Evil and choose the Good like as Samuel and other Prophets who had the Spirit were wont to do unto the Kings of Israel in the dayes of old that so his Throne might be established in Righteousness which would be more than an ordinary Honour for the King and God might blesse and prosper him for their sakes as He did Pharaoh for the sake of that one faithful man Joseph after the King had released him out of Bonds But by this time many might say unto me as a Lord said unto the Prophet when he spake of things much unlike to come to passe How can these things be though God should make Windows in Heaven To which I answer That though I do not affirm that all those things shall come to passe concerning him yet I say that many are already and many more may come to the state aforesaid And it would be his Happiness and more for his Honour than men can yet receive to be Chief Magistrate among or over such a People and to have most of his Subjects so qualified and great would be his Peace thereby And thus further I say That the God of Heaven and Earth hath promised that a People shall be all Righteous and that Iniquity shall cease and the Nations shall learn War no more but every one shall rest under his own Vine and none shall make them afraid And they shall be in league with the stones of the field and the Beasts of the field shall be at peace with them And the Lord God hath brought many into the entrance of these things that with Christ in the Prophet they can give their Backs to the smiter and their Cheeks to him 〈◊〉 plucketh off the hair And if it were well if that all the King's Subjects were come to the things aforesaid and to live in that upright state Then it is not 〈◊〉 that some are come unto that state already And if the Little that is begun towards this Work were cherished might it not grow and increase towards that state hinted at in the former brief Particulars touching the Honour of the King though there is an Honour which exceeds all this And certainly the Word of the Lord will stand for ever though men and their Powers and Heaven and Earth may passe away And assuredly the God of Righteousness hath begun his Work in this Nation and in the Hearts of many of his Little Ones and a Little One he hath said shall become a Thousand and a Small One a strong Nation and the Kingdoms of this World shall become the Kingdom of our God and of his Christ And what if a Nation be born at once and She bring forth before her travel and the Lord answer before his People call and hear while they are yet speaking and multiply the Seed of Abraham as the Stars of Heaven and increase the Innocent Flock of his Fold as the innumerable Plants upon the face of the Earth that Sin and Iniquity may have an end and Righteousness reign for evermore And if it be further enquired How the King might have his Subjects truly principled and qualified as aforesaid or have such Subjects generally thus for his great Honour I answer further to the Everlasting Praise of God That there are many which may well be called some of his truest Subjects in his Dominions that are already truly principled and qualified as aforesaid and more are entering and growing up into the same Faithfulness Love Unity and Peace with all men and God will encrease them and it might be much for the Honour of God and the King to encourage them therein and much for the dishonour of God and dishonour and great disadvantage of the King divers wayes if he seek or should be perswaded to seek the hinderance of these things or of his Subjects who are thus already qualified or the Increase of their number therein or their Increasing in the Honest Noble Honourable Upright things aforesaid which things might make for the Honour of the King and will certainly be for the Glory of God And this is written by one that desireth the Peace of all the Nations and Unity amongst all men and that many more may come into the Righteous Things aforesaid which would be for the Glory of God the Honour of the Chief Magistrate the great Benefit of the Nations and much Comfort to themselves And that desireth the Increase of Love Truth and Vertue which brings into the true Honourable Nobility for the which this is written That men may come into the true Noble and Honourable Estate in the sight of God and all Just men among whom I am a true Friend to them all in Love Called Humphrey Smyth The Tenth of the Fourth Month. 1661.