Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	king_n	people_n	regal_a	3,304	5	11.2674	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95903	Vicissitudes progress, with its convoy through the counties of Essex, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and Middlesex, to Westminster and to London. By way of premonstration.		1648 (1648)	Wing V336; Thomason E452_5; ESTC R203899	14,716	16

Vicissitudes Progress WITH Its Convoy through the COUNTIES OF Essex Kent Surrey Sussex AND Middlesex To Westminster and to London By way of Premonstration 1 Pet. 2.17 Fear God Honor the King Deut. 17.15 Thou shalt in any wise set a King over thee whom the Lord thy God shall choose Verse 16. But he shall not multiply horses to himself nor cause the people to return to Egypt Verse 17. Neither shall he multiply wives to himself that his heart turn not away Neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold Verse 18 And it shall be when he sitteth upon the Throne of his Kingdom that he shall write him a copy of this Law in a book Verse 19. And it shall be with him and he shall read therein all the days of his life that he may learn to fear the Lord his God LONDON Printed for Laurence Chapman and are to be sold at his shop next door to the Fountain Tavern in the Strand near the Savoy 1648. Vicissitudes Progress WITH Its Convoy through the Counties of Essex Kent Surrey Sussex and Middlesex to Westminster and to London THe mutation of things cause oblivion yet Vicissitude seems to bring new things into the world But there is no new thing under the Sun That which hath been is and that which is will be hereafter onely by reason of the mutability of mens mindes we think those things to be new which we have forgotten to be before All things descend and mount again by changes so as in revolution of time we receive that for new and good which was a little before thrust out as evil and unsufferable Such mutations cause Divisions Factions Alteration in Religion change of Government and strange Transmutations in States Cities Kingdoms and Empires Men naturally seek after Novelties and so they desire Ease and Liberty any tye of Obedience is burthensom therefore are not long content in any condition neither with a King nor without a King will be sick for a Parliament and sick of a Parliament complain of defects in Governors yet cast off all Government The desires of men are violent whirled about and hurryed after Change without consideration and their Concupiscence restless not restrained by Conscience Law nor Punishment though Conscience check within and the Magistrate curb without Conscience is smothered and Magistracy trampled in the dust God is rejected in his own Ordinance Magistracy is Gods Ordinance the Office and Authority of the Magistrate is of Divine Right under the Law and under the Gospel a stamp of Divine power is put upon it Magistrates are stiled by Gods own Name I have said ye are gods they are furnished with Authority from God and bear his person are in his stead ordained to be a terror to the evil and a praise to them that do well Rom. 13.1 3. The Magistrate is the minister of God to execute wrath upon him that doth evil to this end God hath given Authority to the Magistrate to make penal Laws and to execute the penalties against the offenders according to the offence and to such Laws Christ requires men to be obedient Rom. 13 5. 1 Pet. 2.15 Submit to every Ordinance of man for the Lords sake ye● for conscience sake whether it be to the King as Supreme or unto Governors or Rulers sent by him c. For so is the will of God But the Magistrate must not command any thing contrary to Gods Word for then we must rather suffer then obey Nor is the Magistrate to bring clear Texts of Scripture for every particular Command Where no clear Text forbids we are bound to submit in all things tending to Government Civil and Ecclesiastical There is diversity in Magistracy The King as Supreme and Governors sent by him c. a Kings Authority is derivative Emperors or Kings have sole Rule where there is absolute Monarchy there Will is a Law as it was in Caldea Persia c. but Kings and Parliaments govern together where there is mixt Monarchy and a free People as once it was in France and is still in England and Scotland by Gods blessing and in these Kingdoms Parliaments as to Governments have the chief place of Magistracy yet still the King is Supreme as King but Kings Act by their Counsel Now Parliaments are not ordained only to be the Kings great Councel but are the full Representative Body of the People intrusted with all their Rights and is part of the Regal Power for the King is vertually in Parliament though he be personally absent it is the highest Court of Justice a mean between the King and People to judge or ballass between Incroaching Prerogative and Insulting Liberty Parliament onely is Judge consisting of King Lords and Commons not the King nor the People Parliaments being invested in all Rights belonging to the Subject are bound to uphold them they cannot without perjury and Traytors to Posterities give away the Peoples Interest Nor may the People without extreme ingratitude and baseness but maintain Parliaments therein with hazard of Life and Estate Men in City and Country Trade Traffique moyl and toyl as Moles in the earth Why to leave Estates to their Children and will you sell their Freedom by deserting a Parliament and so leave your Children Bond-slaves not able to say this or that is mine but the Kings or his to whom He shall give it Parliaments as I said are intrusted with all the Rights of the Subjects so they have part of the Regal power stampt upon their Authority therefore they must give to Cesar his due and to the People their dues Kings are nursing fathers Protectors of their People Defendors of their Lives Rights and Liberties therefore Kings What Kings are above the People is originally from the People they being instituted and chosen by the People for defence security and commodity The people are also for such protection to yield to Kings willing loyal and chearful obedience and subjection That which makes is greater then that which is made but the People make Kings no King can make a People therefore the safety of the People and a Kingdom is to be preferred before the Honor of a King It is true there is Honor Supremacy and Prerogative belongs as Right to a King to some more and to some less while he is a King but if he be a Tyrant and seek to destroy what he ought to preserve What Honor is due and by whom I expect an Answer In the mean time I dare boldly say That the Parliament of England at this day are willing to give to their King and to His as to any of his Progenitors all His Just Rights and Honor provided His Majesty endeavor the Right of Patronage Defence and Security of the Peoples Rights The Parliament must not give the Peoples Interest to the King Nor may the People sell the Rights of their Posterities for a morsel of meat except they will be as prophane Esau who sold his Birthright for