Selected quad for the lemma: soul_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	able_a	body_n	kill_v	9,832	5	8.7625	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94139	The soveraignes desire peace: the subjectes dutie obedience. By Thomas Swadlin.	Swadlin, Thomas, 1600-1670.	1643 (1643)	Wing S6227; Thomason E88_22; ESTC R209873	38,143	43

the fourth best but the worst of the foure best And these foure degrees to the chayre of State are but tytles a word confounded by some bodie with power a conditio sine quâ non that necessarie condition which God uses whereby to mount men to Soveraigntie V. G. The soule is not infused into the body untill the body be accommodated with all naturall dispositions of necessitie required to make the bodie a fit receptacle for the soule nor is any Prince mounted to his throane without those meanes politicall which are necessarily required to install him in his Throne yet for all this Bayard himselfe dares not but say That the soule is infused or created in mans body immediately of God nor can any reasonable man justly say but that the power whereby Kings rule and governe States is immediately of God And whereas S. Peter cals it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an ordinance of man ● Pet. 2.13 he means it only either 1 Subiectivè or 2 Obiectivè or 3 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because men are the subject the object and the end of it but the fountaine of it is God In a word as I said before the title to it is Humane and by men but the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the jurisdiction the authoritie or as it is called in our translation the power of it is from God and thus I cleare it All power especially Monarchiall is from God 1 Sam. 10.24 so saies Samuel of the first King Israel ever had see ye him whom the Lord hath chosen he divolves it altogether from himselfe and from the people that we might not be gull'd by the Papist who saies royall power comes from the Pope or by the ●●abaptist who saies it comes from the people he saies not therefore see ye him whom I the Prophet Samuel have chosen or see ye him whom ye the people of Israel have chosen but Quem elegit Dominus whom the Lord hath chosen And sayes God himselfe By me Kings reigno and in that very word Pro. 8.16 〈◊〉 by me we are told that the power of Kings is not à fortunâ by fortune or à planetâ by the Planets or à populo by the people nor yet à se by himselfe but à Deo by God Christ makes it as evident in his answer to Pilate Pilate began to chide him with surrowes and frownes because he gave him no answer Joan. 18. Knowest ●ho●s not that J have power to release thee and power to condemne thee No saies Christ thou couldest have no power over me unlesse it were given thee from above and yet Pilate was but an inferiour power for Pilate was but a Deputie but because he was rightly deputed to that place by Caesar by the King he saies he could have no power over him unlesse it were given him from above to let us know there is no power but from God I know Scripture needs no second yet to set this point home I adde N●●●●ceo Scripture and Reason to Nature Nature is ingrafted by God and nature concludes power to be due over 〈◊〉 propter bonum regimen eorum for their more orderly government ●●iefly as the precept against murther is by the law of nature from God so the authoritie of higher powers to punish the evill and reward the good is by the law of nature from God I further cleere this truth by reason thus All power especially Monarchie is from God for plenitudo Rat. 1 all fulnesse of power is onely in God that power which creatures have is but potesta● 〈◊〉 a part of power V. G Looke upon that element which is highest and next to God the fire it hath a power that element hath but what power is it a power to warme us not to feed us Look againe upon that Element which is lowest and next to us the Earth that element hath a power too to feed us but not to cure us looke once more upon the two Medium Elements the Aire and the Water they have power to cure us but not to baile us against Deaths arrest or to looke upon the power in my Text the King if he be not he ought to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 pater pa●r●● the Leader of his people as a Shepheard leads his sheep and the father of his countrey why even then by his power he can but enable us and inrich us he cannot sanctifie us or if he be what he ought not to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Tyrant what power hath he then why then he hath power to kill our bodie he cannot touch our soule and therefore as I conceive is that saying of Christ Feare not them that are ab●e to kill the bodie but feare him which is able to ki●● both body and soule and cast them downe into h●ll fire Now as the Phil●sopher disputes All s●cond causes worke by the vertue and influence of the first cause the smaller wheeles of the Clock mo●e as they are moved by the greater wheele all streames and Rivers a● from Fountaines so all powers upon earth because they are but part powers are from God because in God onely is all fulnesse of power All power is from God Reas 2 for whatsoever is possible to be done in nature God onely can do it can cause it to be done and hereby possible to be done in nature I understand not only 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 according to nature as when a young man marries a young woman why here it is according to nature that they multiplie and yet this power in nature is from the God of nature for though children be the fruit of the wombe Psa 127 4 Gen. 21. ye they are the gift of God But here also I understand 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 besides nature as when Sarah the old wife of old Abraham conceived and brought forth Isa●c this was no worke of nature but the finger of God and here also I understand 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Luc. 2. above nature as when the Virgin Mary conceived and brought forth our bless●d Lord and Master Iesus Christ This was a thing altogether above natures thoughts nature never dreamt of it for nature can dreame of nothing can intend nothing but what is naturall and nature never saw or read of any producing mankinde but either without the helpe of man or woman as Adam of the earth● or woman without man as Eve of Adam or of man and woman as our selves but that a Man should be borne of a woman without the helpe of man that a woman should compasse a man without the compasse of a man this was not within the compasse of nature it was the worke of God you see all power is still from God and so is the power in my text whether it be according to nature as in the election of Saul or above nature as in the anointing of David I go on Reas ●sa 4● 10 11. and say thirdly all power