Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prince_n	ordinance_n	power_n	resist_v	2,543	5	10.0817	5	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02672	[A sermon preached at Hitchin in ...] 1587. the 17.day of Nouember [...]	Harris, Edward, fl. 1587-1590.	1590 (1590)	STC 12804; ESTC S112492	25,711	84

this commandement here of honoring the Prince giuen by S. Peter it is no giuen to christian men yes verely eueÌ„ to those whom before he calleth liuing stones an holy nation a roiall priesthood c. which are the titles of all true christians Would S. Peter haue commanded that which was not agreeable to christianitie No verelie we see then how christianitie will not bolster out any man to dishonour the king no more than it will grant a man to cast of and reiect the feare of God For as a duetie of christianitie the one is required of men namely to feare God and honor the king or prince and thus the mist of Anabaptistical doctrin vanisheth at the shining forth of that light which vttereth it self in this precept of S. Peter The papists they conuay their poison another way for they do not simplie denie honor to princes but to those princes whom their Romish antichrist disalloweth and is displeased withall to such they thinke themselues that is to say all papists to owe no duetie but to be lawfully quit discharged from their oath of alleagance and al duetifulnes toward them by their Pope neither that alone but moreouer account it lawfull for them which are borne subiects to such princes to blaspheme hurt and murther them if by any meanes possible they may as hath appeared by the satanical attemps of late English traitors against our soueraine This is as easily coÌ„futed by S. Peter in this place as the former opinion was if we consider what manner kings and princes had then the gouernement when saint Peter gaue this precept Were kings at that time fauourers of religion did they further the preaching of the word wherof peter was a minister Did they esteeme Peter or any other the Apostles or faithfull children of God No such thing but contrariwise they were enimies of the gospel they labored by all meanes to hinder the passage course of the truth they persecuted Peter all the rest of the godly For all this S. Peter who was taught spake by the holy ghost durst not will any man to dishonor them or to slay them but as this place declareth he charged true christians and all that feared God to Honor the king which as many as feared God were true christians indeed accounted it their duetie inuiolably to performe do Did Peter commandeuen the vngodly kings enimies of the truth to be honored of all that were true christians and may the blafphemous Pope by that fulnes of iniquitie deceitfulnes wherwithal the diuel possesseth him perswade meÌ„ now adays that they may at his commandement for wrecke of his anger blaspheme with mouth assalt with sword the maiesty of their souerain prince who laboreth by al means to bring meÌ„ to the knowledge of true godlines right practise of the same yet be right catholikes true christiaÌ„s such as do no more theÌ„ in duty they are bound to do O monstrous coÌ„trariety declaring their Pope to be Antichrist in that he taketh vpon him to change this law of God Dan. 7.25 concerning the honoring of kings set downe by saint Peter and his complices not to be true christians or such as feare God but the very meÌ„bers of Antichrist sons of perdition 4 We are now come to the last point propounded in our former diuision which is for what causes the king is to be honored in manner aforesaid 1 And first of all a speciall matter which putteth men in minde and exacteth of theÌ„ to honor the king is because this vocation is the ordinance of God against which to spurne or to worke or speak any thing which carrieth matter of dishonor therewithall were so far forth to spurne worke or speake against God himselfe That the kings office and vocation is the ordinance of the Almighty the scripture most plainly affirmeth The Queene of Saba speaking to Solomon saith on this manner Blessed saith she be the Lord thy God vvhich loued thee to set thee on his throne as king in steede of the Lord thy God and hath made thee king ouer Israell c. 1. Reg. 10. She saith that the Lorde did set him on the throne of the kingdome and that the Lord his God made him king ouer Israel Neither was this a thing peculiar and proper to Solomon onely and his kingly authority alone but the same is true of other also For saint Paul Rom. 13. generally auoucheth how all power is of God and that in this respect the prince is to be honoured saint Paul in the same place proueth vsing this verie argument and reason Because it is the ordinance of God and whosoeuer resisteth the povver resisteth the ordinance of God Hereunto adioine the prophet Dauid who Psalm 2. exhorting his enemies quietly to yeeld him the honor of his princely power and authoritie and not to rebell and rise still against him vseth this amongst other as a reason to perswade them withall because he was Christus Domini the annointed of the Lord and because The Lord had appointed him his king vpon his holy mouÌ„t of Sion In coÌ„sideration wherof he saith not how they bended theÌ„selues against him the anointed of the Lordalone but affirmeth how they stood vp against the Lord against his anointed as reckning the Lords case the kings in this point to be al one Mark derly beloued what amoÌ„strous sin this is which whosoeuer wittingly coÌ„miteth walketh presumptuously and with a stiffe necke not against the streame of mans power and streÌ„gth but against the inuincible maiestie of God himself O my brethren I beseech you in the name of Christ Iesu do not so wickedly be no counsellers nor partakers with any rebellious persons what shal ye that are but dry stubble yet by suffering your selues to bee carried headlong with the whirlwind of popish doctrine against our God which is a coÌ„suming deuouring fire 2 A second matter which calleth vpoÌ„ men to render this dutie of honour to the king is the marke wherat he aimeth in all that he goeth about which is the welth good of the subiects For ther unto he laboreth both by power by councell that the inheritance of the Lord committed to his charge may florish grow increse outwardly in abuÌ„daÌ„ce of worldly blessings inwardly in the manifold graces of Gods spirit that the wicked may be suppressed feared from breking forth vnto those vngodly actions wherby loosnes may be brought in amongst men that also outward enimies round about theÌ„ may haue peace with those that he ruleth not annoy any warlike or hostil force or inuasioÌ„s This the Scripture and word of God auoucheth S. Paul Rom. 13. affirmeth concerning the wel disposed how the king or higher power is the minister of God to such an one for his good King Salomon Pro. 20.26 as touching the wicked and hurtful persons sheweth what a soueraigne remedie is to be found in roial power authoritie against

theÌ„ A wise king saith Salomon scattereth the wicked causeth the wheele to turne ouer them Neither can these things be performed and brought to passe without great care trauell costes counsell and danger on the princes behalfe by reason of the rebellious affections of mans nature where withal he is continually to striue both by rewards and and punishmentes In consideration whereof for so great paines and benefites to requite the prince againe not with honour and dutifulnes but with bloudshed rebellion or conspiracie can not but be a sinne vnmeasurablie sinnefull 3 Not to stand much on this point I will adioine but this one reason S. Paul Rom. 13. aforenamed vers 2. saith how They which resist and rebell against the higher powers get vnto them selues iudgement And what iudgement brethren meaneth he Verely the iudgement of Gods heauie plagues and of most shamefull death to carrie them out of this world and of vnappeaseable vengaunce to rest and knawe vppon them in that euerburning lake in the worlde to come These are not bugges wordes to fraye you alone but the verie and plaine trueth which the word will furthermore teach you As touching the state of such persons in the world to come what it shall be ye may take great aime hereby considering how it is hardly to be reade in the whole scripture where the patternes of Gods mercie toward sinners falling into euill are propounded that euer God suffred any of his elect ones after their effectuall calling to be carried of the deuill into this sinne of rebellion against the prince Adde hereunto that saint Paule reckoneth this enormity among those which whosoeuer committeth Shall not inherit the kingdome of heauen Tit. 1.16 Concerning their most fearefull punishments in this world marke the most certaine examples of the holy worde of God Korah Dathan and Abiram rebelled against Moses therefore They died not the coÌ„mon death of all men but the Lord wrought a new thing so that the earth opened her mouth and svvallovved them vp vvith all that they had they vvent dovvne quicke into the pit All which was done to make vs vnderstand that such rebels prouoke not man but God him selfe Num. 16.29.30 Absolom the goodly though vngodly sonne of righteous Dauid rebelled against his father the king and therefore as hee rod vpon his princely mule vnder a great oake the verie boughes of the tree would not suffer so wicked a wretch to escape vnpunished but caght hold on his head And he vvas taken vp betvveene the heauen and the earth there hanging till Ioab his greate friend came thrust him through vvith three darts beside the vvounds vvhich ten other men the seruants of Ioab gaue him Yea so litle was the face of the kings sonne reuerenced because of his treason that he had none other sepuchre but a dung hil pit in the wood none other tombe or hearse but a ruinous heape of great stones cast vpon him 2. Sam. 17. Sheba the sonne of Bichri a man of Iemini rebelled against the same Dauid therefore the Lorde destroied him by the hands of them which were his friends For the men of Abel to whom hee fled for helpe at the counsell of a woman cut off his head and did cast it ouer the wall to Ioab 2. Sam. 19. Adde hereunto the examples of late traitors in this our owne Countrie as Sommeruile Throgmorton Babington their complices which like dunghill cockes entending to pearch vppon the head of this realme to the destruction thereof were iustly constrained to crowe their last vppon the gallowes The like O Lord we beseech thee bring vpon all the enemies of Elizabeth thine anointed but let peace be vpon the Israel of God and vpon all that vnfainedly seeke her true honour in the right feare of the Almightie Laus solt Deo

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