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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
nation_n	know_v	let_v	people_n	4,791	5	5.9690	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80700	A proclamation, to all, of all sorts, high and low, rich and poore, wherein is proclaimed the law-royall, which is in keeping thereof is true liberty given forth by force and power for every one to observe, upon pain of death.	Covel, William.	1654 (1654)	Wing C6613; Thomason 669.f.19[29]; ESTC R212128; ESTC R212325	5,616	1

A PROCLAMATION to all of all sorts high and low rich and poore wherein is Proclaimed the Law-Royall which in keeping thereof is true Liberty Given forth by force and Power for every one to observe upon pain of death AS there was is and alwayes shall be an Omnipotent Eternall Infinite Essence and Being GOD which created and fashioned the Earth and all that therein is by which whom and none other all things and appearances light and darkness were created and made and by which and whom they shal be ended and by none other In which Creation of Light he placed Man chiefe King Ruler Father Governor to Rule Govern himself first then all other Creatures upon the Earth according to their several natures And gave unto him Laws as adherent and inherent to his perfection profession office and nature in and according to which he was and is to walk rule and govern himself all others under him in the universe which Laws were actually observed performed and kept by our fore-Fathers inviolable and stedfastly maintained to bee the fundamentals foundations pillars and props of Government by which they injoyed life and light and were free holding it better the Fabrick to break in sunder then the Law to be violated or broken Hearken therefore O People learn to know your Laws which make you free they are short and easie Make good all your conclusions with your mouths and hearts and kindle your benummed senses with a constant zealous obedience to your greatest Law-giver greatest King and Father JEHOVAH the only end center and foundation of your understanding judgement peace and rest not regarding pleasure profit honour popularity and the like glittering interest but stand stedfast and close in and to his honour worship goodness naked truth and obedience as it is prescribed in the Law of our fore-Fathers abridged in two sentences Love God withall thy heart thy Neighbour as thy selfe Every man is a King Priest Governor in to over himself Every one in his family is himselfe every thing in that family is for good in that family to every particular person And none hath any thing to do with him but by his assent except in a publick necessity if any one taketh any thing from him otherwise without his consent it is no less then Theft and Robbery and absolutely against the Law of our fore-Fathers the Law of Nature and against the liberty and freedome of the People and Nation But if any one ruleth not well let his judgement come from the Neighborhood the people who best know him yet gradually from the Peoples Trustees or Officers For judgement centers at every mans doore Man of himselfe is absolutely free so long as he keepeth himself from Contract but in case he enters into Contract with another he is no longer free but bound therefore that he is in bondage it proceedeth from himselfe and thereby destruction is of himselfe and there lieth his bondage for having once contracted he and they ought to keep faith c. No man would make a Contract if he were not thereunto compelled by some exigence for Contract leads to be performed in time and place but no Man can command time place ability or power Surely he is only free happy man which keepeth himself from any Contract but what God in Nature hath injoyned him God in Nature hath made men Kings and Governors as I said before to govern well themselves now see wherein he is bounded by God in Nature Do as thou wouldest be done unto and no otherwise for therein lies the foundation of the Law which shall judge every particular person for in every particular person is the Judge plac'd which shall either justifie or condemn Follow not the opinions of others which rightly considered are meere fancies and depend more upon your concession then truth But study the Law of God in Nature look into thy selfe remember thou art a Stem proceeding from the Stock of the greatest King Father Priest and Prophet JEHOVAH that thou art King Father Priest Prophet and Governor over thy selfe and all that he hath given unto thee Rule Well and thou art well for hee that Ruleth must be just Ruling in the feare of the Lord if thou Rule not well thou art not well and disquieted in thy selfe there is thy liberty and thy bondage Return first into thy selfe dost thou Rule well thy minde thy thoughts thy words thy hands thy feet nay even all thy action then to others as to thy self if so then thou art well and happy shalt thou be for He that Ruleth well is worthy of double honor To Rule your selves well is the high way to be chosen to Rule them which cannot rule themselves well Remember unruly Cain who murthered his brother Abel the Scripture is full of them as rebellious Absolom covetous Ahab proud Haman lascivious Jezabel and others did they Rule well Wherefore were Rulers and Governors chosen but to Rule those well that would not rule themselves well which Rulers and Governors as elected and chosen by the people are as servants to the people and in Ruling well immediate Officers and Servants to JEHOVAH for they in their administration instruct and admonish those which Rule not well and from hence springs the Magistracy and Ministeriall function Aarons Rod and Pot of Manna Civill and Ecclesiasticall proceedings Heere you may see the beginning of Writings how Moses began the rest followed him here O Men may you discern the end of all Now let us beare our shame we have lost our knowledge we have perished hath not Covetousness Pride and Hypocrisie beene a continuall stumbling block the Judges of the Land have judged unjustly and administred false judgement for bribes and have led the people in ignorance The Preachers called the Clergy have preached false Doctrine venting those things which accrued to their profit and advantage practising covetousness pride oppression lasciviousness superstition Idolatry and hypocrisie Indeed preaching and practising any thing for base lucre profit and gain Thou hast nothing to do but thy Fathers will what is that will ask the Law inherent in thy Nature Where a chiefe Ruler is chosen his Office and duty is to defend and preserve those that Rule well from the pride couetousness and oppression of those that Rule ill and to remove take away and destroy the cause of Ruling ill and to support and cherish those that Rule well Perhaps you will say you have chose none to Rule over you indeed every one is not fit to choose because they have lost their understanding how can he which Ruleth ill himselfe choose well his eyes are dim and his understanding clouded is the blind fit to lead the blind no yet it is the indubitable right of the People to choose Now that the Government is not understood you that have had the Ruling and Teaching Powers are to be blamed and fhamed for you have lead the People in ignorance and onely Ruled taught and