Selected quad for the lemma: truth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	believe_v	heart_n	know_v	2,810	5	3.6978	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91796	Plain dealing: or the unvailing of the opposers of the present government and governors. In answer of several things affirmed by Mr. Vavasor Powell and others: shewing, 1. That there is no reason to oppose or finde fault with the present government. 2. That there is not any scripture that doth justifie their opposing the present government. 3. That the word of God is for the present government and governors, and requireth us to own them and to be subject to them. 4. That the holy scriptures are against the opposition that is made against the present government and governors. 5. Reasons to prove that his highnesse Oliver Cromwell and the right honourable his councel ought to execute the legislative power. / By Samuel Richardson.	Richardson, Samuel, fl. 1643-1658.	1653 (1653)	Wing R1412; Thomason E865_3; ESTC R207618	24,991	24

and lives means is to be used to prevent it this being one to inform reclaim and save them and so to discharge our duty to God and man 8. Lest our silence should be a consent or interpreted so and be an incouragement to them in their evill way to bear witnesse against their sin and clear our souls from guilt because these are the present truths we are to own every work being beautifull in its season Reasons to prove that his Highnesse Oliver Cromwell and the Right Honourable his Councell ought to execute the Legislative Power 1. Because his Highnesse and Councell is in a capacity to exercise the said Power which is ground sufficient for them to exercise it he who is able to do good without commission need no commission to do it if I were able to remove all the oppressions under the sun I would not aske neither leave power nor commission to do it power and commission is given to effect that good which cannot be effected without it there is no ground to think the poor man had a commission to deliver the City yet he did do it and was commended for the same Eccles. 9. 15 16. 2. God by his providence setting them in the highest place is Gods call to execute the highest power which is Legislative they are called Gods because they have a power to make and give forth Lawes for civill peace and welfare of the people the exercise of which is a chief part of their duty in that place and the reasons that justifieth their being chief Governors requireth and doth justifie their exercising of this power and that which will justifie and secure his Highnesse and Councell in that they have done will do the same for the exercising of his power 3. The sum and substance of the Law of the Land requireth their exercise of this power The safety of the people is the supreme Law so that whatsoever is for the safety and welfare of the people ought to be done whether it be by taking away bad Lawes or making good Lawes 4. The necessity of these nations is such in generall that it doth daily stand in need of the exercise of the said power also many greatly suffer by reason of the want thereof there being many grievances which cannot be removed without it some seeking relief in their severall causes are informed that it belongs to those that have the Legislative Power to relieve them therefore as great a necessity as there is of relieving the oppressed so great a necessity there is of the exercise of this power for without this their oppression cannot be removed and their necessities are such as cannot admit of any delay much lesse to stay till the next Parliament if they should who knoweth whether they will help or no I beheld the tears of such as were oppressed and they had no comforter on this side of their oppressors there was power but they had no comforter Eccles. 4. 1. So that his Highnesse and Councell knowing the necessity of this power should be convinced in conscience that it is their duty to exercise it God requireth to do as they would be done unto and to love their neighbour as themselves the argument for the exercising of the said power is the extreme necessities of others requireth it and there is not any thing that doth more tempt those that are for this power to be against it then the the not exercising the said power to relieve these grievances 5. The Law of God requireth the exercise of this power for it requireth that oppressions and things hurtful and grievous be removed that so the oppressed be relieved but this cannot be done without this power therefore the exercise of the said power is necessary and required by the Law of God 6. There is iniquity by a law there be some lawes unjust others ill framed there be tricks in the Law which cause great sufferings and iniquity in the officers that iniquity in stead of justice runneth down like a mighty stream and hath so continued a long time and there is no way to stop it but in the exercise of the said power in making a new Law to help the one and hinder the other 7. The end of power is to prevent evill and do good the exercise of this power would both prevent much evill and do much good and as this is the greatest among men so the exercise of it is able to effect the greatest good and in as much as there is not any great excellent and singular good thing can be effected without it so much the greater necessity there is that his Highnesse and Councell should exercise the said power 8. There is not any unwilling that his Highnesss and Councell should exercise the said power but those that are unwilling that they should exercise any power at all and also evill doers desire it not lest it should hinder their evill proceedings those that are for the having any power desire to have it in its greatest perfection 9. His Highnesse Oath expressed in the instrument is so far from hindring their exercise of the said power that it ingageth them thereunto for his Highnesse is ingaged to cause justice to be equally administred then he must of necessity exercise this power else justice will not be equally administred the 8. Article in the instrument refers to Article 30. his Highnesse is to make Lawes and Ordinances for the peace and welfare of these Nations where it shall be necessary which shall be binding and in force untill the Parliament meet and order shall be taken concerning the same therefore although the Parliament hath met yet in asmuch as they have not taken order concerning the same his Highnesse and Councell is to exercise the said power untill order be taken for the same also some say they were no Parliament because they made no Sessions 10. A course in it self singular and unjustifiable by reason of some circumstances falling in may not only become lawfull but a duty So Phinchas act was an exercise of power though he was no Magistrate Numb. 25. 7. 8. God commended it and rewarded it 11 12 13. Psal. 106. 30. 31. So David eat the shew bread which was not lawfull for him to eat Mat. 12. Necessity made it lawfull Some say the Law is against it and that it is not good to alter a law but to alter a bad law and make a new Law for the peace and welfare of the Nation is not ill but well God is pleased to alter and change some things in his own Law and make new ones and must the lawes of men admit of no change men and their lawes are not perfect times persons and cases alter and require alteration the late dispensations of God in these Nations have been carried on contrary to the letter of the Law the safety of the people of God hath lain in crossing the letter of the Law which hath occasioned his Highnesse to do that he hath done for the welfare of the people of God A serious and solemn Protestation I Samuel Richardson do take God to witnesse that I have not written any thing herein but that which I beleeve with all my heart is true and if I knew that this should be the last hour that I should live in this world and so were to have no more benefit by this Government nor of any thing in this world I do beleeve I should witnesse to the truth of these things and rejoyce that I had left this witnesse against the opposition that is made against the present Government and Governors and I beleeve that which I have written is just and necessary and that which is my duty to God and man to write of his Highnesse and Government as I have done I have the evidence and testimony of my conscience grounded upon the Word of God as I have expressed I am satisfied let men think and say of me and do to me what they please the will of God be done and that I speak the truth from my heart herein I appeal to him that knoweth all things that searcheth the heart and tryeth the reins and weigheth the spirits and actions of men So be it