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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	government_n	king_n	monarchy_n	1,384	5	9.4516	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33293	A sermon preached to a country auditory upon the eleventh of November being the day appointed for a solemn Thanksgiving for a late victory at sea, and His Majesty's safe return out of Flanders / by Samuel Clerke ...	Clark, Samuel, 1626-1701.	1693 (1693)	Wing C4497; ESTC R39372	17,355	33

the Divine Providence take care of them and more Signall● remark it self in their Protection and preservation Lastly God giveth S●●vation unto Kings out of his meer Love to Mankind for whose benefit and good they were ordained ● is ●asie to prove would time permit that Monarchy is the b● form of Government in the World and that Kings are the most regular conservators of order and government Kings are really for the good and happiness of the People the good of the one is included in and greatly dependent on the other Whatever we may think of their State and Grandeur or how much soever we may gaze at their Pomp and Splendour it is we that really gain by all For the World is preserved and kept from Barbarism and Confusion by their means There 's nothing more certain than that the peoples Security is wrapt up in their King's safety God saves them that they may save us Hereupon He hath called the Magistracy not Gods only but Davids too Look we into the book of Judges and as oft as the Author thereof makes mention of the Chief Magistrate God saith he hath raised up a Saviour Thus were Othniel Gideon Jephthah and the rest stiled Judg. 3.9.15 Saviours they are of many thousands and to save is consentaneous becoming altogether worthy of God He gives Salvation to them in whom consists our safety It is a signal place that of St. Paul 1 Tim. 2.1 2 3. Let Supplications and Prayers be made for all men for Kings and all that are in Authority as much as to say if for them then for all it cannot be well with the People if not well with them the Apostle's gradation is remarkable For Kings saith he that all men may be saved and if so then ●here will be a setled peace if a settled peace then the knowledg of God if the knowledg of God then an honest ●nd pious Life and if an honest and pious Life then the welfare of the whole World As if the welfare of Kings were the Corner-Stone of all Salvation But why do I straggle so much abroad when we have nearer hand even in this very Psalm plenty of instances We are to give thanks saith my Text and Pray for the Kings welfare and Salvation and why is it but That our Sons v. 12. may be as plants grown up in their youth that our daughters may be as corner-stones polished after the similitude of a palace That our garners may be full v. 13. affording all manner of store that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets That our oxen may be strong to labour v. 14. that there be no breaking in nor going out that there be no complaining in our streets None of this will be yet all will be when the King is safe Here are Earthly Blessings attend the Kings welfare Now what remains more There is one more yet which include all the rest and that is v. 15. Happy is that people who● God is the Lord now to have God our Lord is to ha● Religion secured amongst us which depends much upo● the Prince This is evident in holy Writ would time suffer me t● produce instances Let this suffice for the last reason wh● God takes such care of Kings or giveth Salvation to them above others even because God loves the society of Me● he delights in their Peace and Order in their Prosperity an● Happiness to all which they do not a little contribute W● have ten parts in the King said the ten Tribes 2 Sam. 1● 43. every man hath interest in the Prince every mans intere● is his and his interest is every mans and being that a who● Kingdom is the general concernment of King a King especially is hereupon the especial concernment of God If now you ask me how God giveth Salvation unto 〈…〉 I answer By his Word 2. By stretching forth 〈◊〉 hand and exerting his utmost power in their defence i.e. By a word of Salvation which none yet was ever able to withstand By a threefold Edict as by a triple hedg He hath fortified the safety of Kings 1 Touch not mine Anointed Psal 150.15 there 〈…〉 fenceth them from the hand of violence 2 Curse not the Prince of the People Exod. 22. 〈…〉 there from the virulent tongue 3 Detract not from him in thy very thought E●●● 10.20 Here from the petulancy of the mind if from these three they can be secure they are safe indeed This care doth God take of Princes But because not enough sometimes in that breaking down this threefold hedge the strange Children will muti●y and rebell against them therefore 2 God will make use of his hand as well as mouth and exert his Power for their preservation He will oppose himself to their wicked counsels and traiterous persons 1 To their counsels Either by detecting them before they come to maturity or quashing them and defeating ●hem when ripe and all things ready to accomplish them 1 In order to their detection it is said Psal 132.17 〈◊〉 have ordained a lamp for mine anointed A lamp wha●●hat it is faithful counsel Such as when Mordicai acc●●●●he two traitors for conspiring against Ahasuerus Est 2. 〈…〉 and when the Prophet Elisha 2 King 6.9 discover●●●●he stratagems of the Kings of Syria to the King of Israel 2 Where this Lamp of a King fails there the lightning of God begins which shall make known what the other cannot You will I know be inquisitive after this lightning of God what is meant by it I shall refer you to Solomon who informs us Eccles 10.20 in these words When the Birds of the shall declare the matter i.e. when by wonderfull ways and without the help of Man a thing is brought to light they either make their own tongues to betray themselves Psal 64.8 or are so brought to con●●sion that the hand of God is manifested in it God is ●onderful in the protecting of Kings in none more by ●ending forth this his lightning and bringing to light the most secret counsels of rebellous Miscreants But supose all in a dark obscurity and ready to take birth why now even now God can confound all He will touch the Mountains and they shall smoak Absalom's affairs came to a great progress Mountain-like but God toucheth Absal●m and causeth him to reject that counsel which would have done his business for him to his own ruin 2 Sam. 17.14 God will touch Adonijah even with a Panick fear that when his business was almost done he shall not dare to accomplish it 1 Kings 1.49 so that all things turn to smoak and vanish Hence that of our Royal Psalmist Psa 62.3 How long will you imagine mischief ye shall be slain all of ye as a bowing Wall shall you be and as a tottering Fence Thus doth God oppose himself to the wicked counsels of such as hatch Treason and conspire against Princes 2. Against their Treasons God exerts himself and sheweth that he will stand