Selected quad for the lemma: master_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
master_n	duty_n	good_a	servant_n	6,329	5	7.1626	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34131	The commission opened, or The position that it is not only lawfull, but also the duty and allegiance of all and every English man, to joyn and endeavour, for the restitution of His Sacred Majesty, to his throne and dignity ... cleared and explained, and that it is to be performed, by 1. councell and advice. 2. supplies with men, money, and other necessaries. 3. bearing of armes : and that whosever doth the contrary is guilty of treason / by a lover of peace and truth.	Lover of peace and truth.	1648 (1648)	Wing C5555; ESTC R23150	4,586	9

THE COMMISSION OPENED OR THE POSITION That it is not only lawfull but also the duty and Allegiance of all and every English man to joyn and endeavour for the restitution of his sacred Maiesty to his Throne and Dignity though without Commission for the same cleared and explained and that it is to be performed By 1. Councell and advice 2. Supplies with men money and other necessaries 3. Bearing of Armes And that whosoever doth the contrary is guilty of Treason By a Lover of Peace and Truth And thsy all helped David against the band of the Rovers for they were all mighty men of valour 1 Chro. 12.21 London Printed in the Yeare 1648. THE COMMISSION OPENED OR The Position that it is not only lawfull but also the Duty and Allegiance of all and every Englishman to joyn and endeavour for the restitution of his sacred Majesty unto his Throne and Dignity though without Commission for the same is explained I Have * In Com●●●sion o● Posit●●● formerly Country men let you understand that it is not only lawfull but also the bounden duty of all and every English man to joyn and endeavour for the Restitution of his sacred Majesty unto his Throne and Dignity though without Commission for the same which because of their authority and protection for their undertaking proved from the word of God and the Law of the Land and the light of reason I called a Commission but least the said truth should be neglected or misunderstood now I will explain the same which therefore I will call The opening of the Commission In both which understand the end and scope to be the Restitution of our gracious Soveraign unto his Throne and Dignity wherein for the effecting of the same men are not tyed only to taking up of Armes but to ioyn and use their best endeavours to restore his Maiesty whether it be by war or Treaty or otherwise and therein in every thing to perform our best Allegiance in Faith Truth and obedience All which is to be done by all Englishmen with wisdom discretion and alacrity to the utmost of their abilities though without Commission for the same I observed pag. 5. That by the Law of the Land when Treason and Felony is committed it is lawfull for every subject who suspects the offender to apprehend and secure him c. which makes it lawfull for every English man to take up Armes for the restitution of our gracious Soveraign which though it may be to every man lawfull yet it is not to every man though in this case expedient as the Apostle Paul speaks in another case For that would cause a totall neglect of Trade and Tillage neither would there be any rule or Government of the Common wealth all which would tend to subversion of the Nation which would be too preiudiciall both unto King and kingdom Wherefore that we may effect this duty and trust with safety profit and benefit unto all it will be worth our paines to look our Commission over again as it is delivered St. 7. Ed. 1. which is to aid the King as our Soveraign Lord at all seasons when need shall be in his Maiesties defence of Force of Armour and all other force against the Kings peace at all times when it shall please him and to punish them who shall doe contrary according to the Laws and usages of this Realm Our Commission then is to aid the King as our Soveraign Lord at all seasons when need shall be Aid is the same with aide in French and Auxilium in Latin which we call help in English which by the law of God is due unto every one that stands in need thereof Relieve the oppressed Isa 1.17 Comfort the feeble minded support the weak 1 Thes 5.14 yee ought to support the weak Acts 20.35 And if this be a due unto every weak and and distressed man how much more unto an imprisoned Christian King This is the law of God if thy Brother be waxen poor and fallen into decay with thee thou shalt relieve him Lev. 25.35 And if we must relieve a decayed brother how much more are we bound to set at liberty an abused King which is all the help we can give where observe help is given in this case three wayes By 1. Councell and advice 2. Supplyes with men money and other necessaries 3. By bearing of Armes All these as I have shewed in my Commission are at all seasons when need shall be due from us unto his sacred Maiesty as we are inioyned the same by our Oaths both of Supremacy and Allegiance and the Statute Law of this Land and they are to be performed in Faith Truth and obedience doing good and lawfull service unto the King and his people Therefore are all these by every man to be discharged in a way answerable unto case and opportunity And that with the best abilities 1. By Councell and Advice all men are not herein bound to sight no the old Adage is observable seniores ad honores iuniores ad labores it is not to be understood that the honourable hoar head is to undergo the weight and hardship of Military affaires wherefore it is the old mans duty as much as he is able to give good Councell and advice or otherwise to assist them who either have or shall ingage herein Sometimes this may be all that Martiall Souldiers can doe as Benhadads servants who by their advice saved both their own lives and the life of their Master 1 King 20.31.32 Councell and advice may doe more good then the sword therefore herein must it needs be the duty of every wise English man as much as in him lies by wholesome advice to endeavour the Restitution of his sacred Maiesty 2. All those who are with holden from a martiall ingagement herein either by age or some otherlawfull and reasonable impediment are bound if they are able to joyn and labour therein by supplies of men money and other necessaries in assistance of the said undertaking in the rebuilding of the Materiall temple of Hierusalem this duty was strictly charged by Cirus and put in execution Let the men of this place help him who had oversight of the work with silver and with Gold and with goods and with beasts besides the free will offering for the house of God which is in Hierusalem Ezr. 1.4 And if this was requisite and just for the building of a materiall Temple how much more for the relief and restaurat on of any living Temple of the Holy Ghost but especially for the inlargement of agracious and pious imprisoned Prince which is a defender of the truly Christian Faith not only lege terrae by the law of the Land but also praxi Christiani by his Christian practise whose vertues makes him worth ten thousand of his people 2 Sam. 18.3 Therefore must it must be their parts and duty who are Christians in the Kingdom that if need shall be cannot ingage in Martiall service to