Selected quad for the lemma: saint_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
saint_n	church_n	militant_a	triumphant_a	2,791	5	11.4510	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11802	Vox Dei	Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626.	1623 (1623)	STC 22097A; ESTC S1715	58,947	100

succession or election the peoples desires so concurred with his right as that he tooke possession by both And it seemes had not God and Nature designed him to the chayre by a fayre lyneall pedigree he might haue beene ours by choice if among foreigne Kinges wee had chose His governement since hath beene only vnhappy in this that he hath over-loved peace which is the happinesse of all states but hath beene our affliction It may bee because God himselfe will haue no peace with the wicked Es 48. 22. much lesse permit his servants to haue it God and Baal cannot dwell together Or it may bee because we crost the will of God with humane wisdome and would needes haue peace when he cald vs to warre Or it may bee that wee sought for that happinesse here which is reserved for the saints here-after to liue in peace within the militant Church as the saints doe in the triumphant These some or all of them may be a cause why that blessing of peace is turned to a curse to weaken vs which makes others stronger to impoverish vs which makes others richer to devid vs which vnites others for woes wants and warres abound by this meanes because wee haue not first made our peace with God but rather with the Enemyes of his truth and honour And to justify my conjecture this last act declares it clearely For whereas it hath beene pursued with all the heate of affection managed with all the wisdome of flesh and blood secrecy vsed in the conveyance and the whole mystery wrought by the handes of most artificiall and able instruments and seconded with all the advantages both sides could wish Yet God hath broken the threefold corde a sunder and turned all thinges to a cleane contrary course as he did when out of darkenes he brought light out of the rock water This is the Lords doeing and it is merveylous in our eyes What injuryes and wronges his Majesty hath received in his children state subjects substance and honor by this meanes the world know●s but too well and God surely would haue the enemy to do it and his Majesty to suffer it that being now exasperated he might revenge Gods cause with his owne and for it reape honor to God and to himselfe The more sincerely his Majesty hath dealt the more falsely they to let him see though there bee faith to be kept with Heretikes yet there is none to be giuen to them nor expected from them Princes are to vse plainesse and perspicuity with their subjects policy and reservednes with strangers Christ spake to the Iewes in parables but to his owne it was giuē to know the mystery of the Kingdome of God And now as if all before had not beene enough to provoke a peaceable Prince to a just warre behold what God hath permitted these fyre brands and boutefewes of Christendome to attempt by accusing the Prince the Duke and whole state of Treason Was there ever such a practise jmagined of what do they presume that dare be thus bolde impudent impious Is it of their owne power Noe assuredly for they are in ours whilst they doe it Is it of their party here able to back them and beare them out of our patience to suffer them whatsoever they doe or proclivenes to credit them whatsoever they say I know not whether they build vpon these or other groundes of this I am sure the plot equalls or exceede's the Gunpowder treason because although that aymed at the lives of all yet it did not touch their honors this ayme's at life and honor of the best yea of all to set father against the sonne the sovereigne against his subjects one hand against another And to what end that they in the meane time may distract affavres hinder resolutions withdraw hearts and hands from succouring the Kinges children and freinds ready to perish by their Tyrannyes that they may arme their owne pernicious faction with pretence to be a guarde for the Kings person and soe since they cannot rayse a rebellion and devide the Prince and people that their Armyes may enter to stickle betwixt them as they indeavored in Spayne now they would devide the father and the sonne and cleaue this knot by a wedge of the same wood I meane by the Hispaniolized and Romanized natures in England Since this by Gods grace hath fayled I know not to what they can proceede except it be to accuse the King himselfe which they will not fayle to doe if it may fit their turne vnlesse his Majesty do justice vpon them and make an honorable president for all posterity that Ambassadours presume not to doe what their Masters dare not and for which even Kinges themselues being in foreigne Provinces were liable to accounte Wee read how zealous David was in redeeming the honor of his owne Ambassadours 2 Sa. 10. 4 because they were innocent and revenging these indignityes offered to them vnworthily Had they merrited evill he would never haue protected them but doing their dutyes his honor was ingaged in them for them And if he did thus for a few of his servants what would he haue done for all his servants yea for all his subjects 2 Sam. 24 17. for whose safety he offers his life Nay what would he haue done for them and for his sonne his only sonne with them Even the same I hope that his most excellent Majesty will doe for his servants his subjects his sonne Now therefore to close this wandring discourse mighty Sovereigne since by thy servant by thy sonne by thy selfe mouth to mouth thou hast revealed thy fore-past actions and passions and present intents towards vs and wee with all the world are witnesses of thy integrity draw thy sword and cut assunder this Gordions knot which all thy wisedome cannot vnty And as that painter by casting his pensile in a rage from him made by chance such a fome for a mad Dog as he could not otherwise light vpon by art industry so God may blesse thy hand that going boldely on whilst he call's thee and leade's thee and following him in simplicity and truth without reliance trust or dependancy vpon the security of thy owne head or arme thou mayest happily ariue at that period thou wouldest bee at and force that restitution and peace which thou canst neither beg nor buy There is nothing to feare but the Iesuits hand let thy hand therefore fright them and their adhaerents farre from thee out of thy Dominions Hee that stands vpon simple defense stands but halfe armed nor altogether soe but he that stands to offende doth by that posture stand ready for all assayes both guarding himselfe putting him to his guard who like Ishmaël hath his hand against every man Behold how thou art incircled with myriads of subjects and millions of Saints Angells God sends these to defend thee and secure thy doubts Looke vpon the Prince thy blessed Sonne the Queene of Bohemis thy