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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
soul_n	ordinance_n	power_n	resist_v	4,907	5	10.4011	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31428	A sermon preached before the Right Honourable, the Lord Mayor, Alderman and citizens of London, at S. Mary-le-Bow on the fifth of November, 1680 by William Cave ...	Cave, William, 1637-1713.	1680 (1680)	Wing C1606; ESTC R1491	19,106	42

they be apt to look shy upon any thing that has but the character of sedition and disloyalty tho' never so unjustly stampt upon it And this way has in all ages been found successful The Israelites in Egypt had a hard hand kept over them because suspected of attempts against the Government and that under a pretence of Religion and worshipping their own God they would rescue themselves from the cruelties of the house of bondage David was traduc'd to Saul as a Conspirator against his Crown and dignity and Elijah to Ahab as the troubler of Israel The Chaldean Courtiers represented Daniel and his Companions as peevish opposers of the King's Proclamation By the same artifice Haman laid a train to blow up the Jewish Nation by telling Ahasuerus Esth 3.8 they were a people that kept not the Kings Laws and that therefore it was not for his profit to suffer them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a perverse and unsociable generation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ap. Joseph Antiquit. l. 11. c. 6. p. 375. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ibid. as that Emperours Edict represents them an ill-natured people cross to the Laws and disobedient to their Princes disaffected to Monarchy and the affairs of the Empire No man ever gave greater demonstrations of a just submission and deference to Authority than our blessed Saviour and yet was himself arraign'd condemn'd and executed as an enemy unto Caesar How oft were his Apostles accus'd for being ring-leaders of a faction men that talkt strange words of one King Jesus and acted contrary to the decrees of Caesar And in the primitive times nothing more common than to find the Heathens charging Christians to be traitors to the Government and the pests of humane society and that they were hostes humani generis the common enemies of mankind Vid. Justin Mart. Apol. 11. p. 58. Nor could they under their bitterest sufferings so much as comfort one another with the promises of a Kingdom reserv'd for them above but the officers that over-heard them immediately traduc't them to the Prince as ambitious affectors of the Empire A calumny than which nothing can be more absurd and senseless For Religion where 't is not more pretended than practised Adv. Colot p. 1125. is as Plutarch truly stiles it the ligature of all Communities and the security of Laws and a City sayes he may as well be built in the air without ground to stand on as a State be either constituted or preserved without the supportment of Religion Orat. ad Aug. ap Dion in Vit. Aug. p. 490. Upon this account the great Statesman Maecenas prudently advised Augustus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by all means and upon all occasions to advance Religion and the worship of the gods as the strongest Bulwark against conspiracy and treason Nor is this founded only in the nature of Religion but in the justice of the Divine Providence which usually rewards piety and vertue especially in public Societies with peace and plenty and a flourishing state and condition in this world To which purpose Cicero layes it down as a maxim of State Omnia prospera eveniunt colentibus Deos. Cicer. vid. de nat deor lib. 1. That a people that have a care of Religion must needs be prosperous and can never be unhappy till they become irreligious and he tells us that the arms and instruments by which the Romans conquered the World were not so much strength and policy as Religion and piety And 't is no more than what the Wise man observ'd long since Prov. 14.34 that 't is righteousness exalts a Nation while sin is the reproach of any people II. Christianity is so far from being justly obnoxious to this charge that of all Religions it best secures the interests of civil authority and the peace of the world Which will be abundantly evident if we consider these three things 1. The express and peremptory Laws which Christ and his Apostles have given in this matter commanding us in words as plain as words can tell us to study to be quiet to be humble and gentle 1 Thes 4.11 Rom. 12.18 Eph. 4.31 Rom. 14.49 and as much as in us lies to live peaceably with all men to put away strife and clamour and evil speaking and to follow after the things that make for peace to obey Rulers and Magistrates to honour their persons revere their power and quietly live under the protection of their Government to give unto Caesar the things that are Caesars as well as unto God the things that are Gods Rom. 13.1 2. that every soul be subject unto the higher powers for that there is no power but of God and that the powers that be are ordained of God whosoever therefore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation therefore ye must needs be subject not only for wrath but also for conscience sake Observe let every soul of what rank quality or degree soever 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sayes Chrysostome upon these words tho' thou art an Apostle tho' an Evangelist tho' a Prophet or whatsoever thou art thou must be subject it being plain sayes he that these things are commanded 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not only to Laymen but to Bishops to Priests to Monks Persons under the severest discipline of Religion A man that considers how careful this good Father is to bring the Clergy within the verge of this command would be apt to think he clearly foresaw and particularly set himself against the tyranny and usurpations of the See of Rome And indeed he has so fenc't it in that unless the Bishop of that Church can pretend to be greater than Apostles Evangelists or Prophets there 's no starting-hole left for him to escape But what speak we of Apostles or Prophets when 't is now for several ages notorious to the world that he opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or is worshipped and has not scrupled to usurp the very titles and royalties of God himself And because whatever power the Bishops of Rome pretend to must be derived from S. Peter let us in the next place enquire what direction S. Peter himself gives us in this case and we shall find that both the Apostle of the Jews and the Doctor of the Gentiles write and speak the same things 1 Pet. 2.13 14 15. Submit your selves unto every ordinance of man for the Lords sake whether it be to the King as supreme or unto Governours as those that are sent by him for the punishment of evil doers and for the praise of them that do well for so is the will of God c. 'T is a Law that has a peculiar stamp and signature of divine authority upon it How far they who insolently claim to be S. Peter's Successors agree with this doctrine we shall see by and by But lest men who naturally love an unbridled liberty should take occasion to