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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	king_n	law_n	parliament_n	7,328	5	6.6868	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29373	A sermon preached unto the voluntiers of the city of Norwich and also to the voluntiers of Great Yarmovth in Norfolke by William Bridge ...	Bridge, William, 1600?-1670.	1642 (1642)	Wing B4466; ESTC R12276	14,881	24

of God and their Country requisite for all the people Requisite for Magistrates Good courage is alwayes in a Magistrates Commission though times be never so peaceable they are to be men of courage fearing God much more in troublous times good courage is a vertue annexed to their place and therefore as injustice from the hand of a Judge is worser then from any other because there is a speciall repugnancy between him and the sin so want of courage and neutralizing in a Magistrate is worse then in others because it is alwayes annexed to his place Ministers they must be of good courage We read of divers valiant men 2. Chron. 26.17 18. who withstood Uzziah the King and said unto him It pertaineth not unto thee Uziah to burn incense unto the Lord c. You may see who they were 17. vers. Azariah the Priest went in after him and with him fourscore Priests of the Lord that were valiant men wherein did their valour appeare in that they withstood the King in doing that which was unlawfull these were valiant Priests indeed and it stands upon Record and that for ever in times neerer to our selves we read of Doctor Latimer that when the men of his order were to send New-years gifts unto the King he sent a Bible with this posie written on the outside thereof Whoremongers and Adulterers God will judge was not Mr. Deering very bold with Queen Elizabeth who told her that though shee once went tanquam ovis ad lanienam as a sheep to the slaughter yet now tanquam indomita juvenca as an untam'd hiefer in evill times the Ordnance and Murthering pieces are planted against the House of the Ministers against them especially and therefore in them also good courage is very requisite Requisite also in the third place for Parents and Governours of families Otherwise if they have not good courage they will quench the forwardnesse and zeal and courage of those that are under them It is a lamentable thing that the carnall wisdom of a wordly parent should be the quench coale of the gratious devotion of a godly child Granatensis makes mention of a woman that hearing her son run away in the Field she got some advantage of him and put him to death with these words Run-away thou art none of mine And of another woman that when her son was slaine in the Battell she being at the Funerall with divers friends some wept and cryed ô duram fortunam O hard fortune she cryed ô felicem fortunam O happy fortune that ever I was so honoured to beare a child to dye so bravely for his Country Parents must have courage and there are these three things to move parents and Governours of families unto it the danger that is now approaching the Protestation that you have taken the speeiall opportunity that you have You that are Parents and governours of Families have the greater opportunity of serving the Common-wealth and Churches and people of God then others Your children are your goods nothing is so much a mans own as his childe your children are your best houshold stuffe One observing that it was the manner and fashion to bespangle their cupboords with plate when they made any feasts when he was to make a feast he got his children and set them on his cupboards head the Guests asking the reason why he did so saith he these are my plate Beloved you have given your plate already to the service of your Countrey what if God will have this plate also to be given unto him Again the danger that is now approaching may move you unto this you know the greatnesse of the danger how we are begirt with the Assyrians and Ammonites and should the Ammonites prevaile I mean that malignant Jusuiticall party prevaile in the Kingdome what a dark and blacke day would it be upon England the Lord be thanked we know partly what a comfort it is to set under our Vines and Fig-trees but should they prevaile what would they do yea what would they not do the honour and safety of our dear Soveraign the liberty of the Subject the security of the Parliament the Peace of the three Kingdoms the power and liberty of the Ordinances these are great mercies and much to be prized by us and me thinks every one should sit down and think with himselfe what shall I give or do that my person should not be enslaved that my wife and daughters be not abused that my poor children be not massacred that my house be not plundred that my Country be not betrayed oh if there be any spirit or valour and courage in any childe or servant to serve God and his Countrey go on oh childe and prosper do couragiously Then again besides this you may remember the Protestation that you have made you have Protested before the Lord and the world or should have done that you will maintain and defend the Person of our King the liberty of the Law and Subject the Parliament the Protestant Religion and shall you not give up your children and servants though never so dear and faithfull to make good your Protestation But me thinkes I hear some say it is a hard thing to part with my childe my only sonne my onely joy the comfort and stay of mine age oh it is a hard thing to part with a childe True it is and wouldst serve God and thy Countrey with nothing is that childe lost that Christ gains I remember Origen observes that when Abraham gave up Isaac unto God and put the knife to his throat to offer him up as a sacrifice to him then the Lord found him a Ram another sacrifice and gave Isaac again unto him and saith he that which you give unto God you shall receive from God if you can give up your childe and lift up your hand with a knife to offer him up unto him the Lord will give you that childe and that childe above others shall be the father of many gracious Me thinks I heare that speech sounding in mine ears Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them they shall not be ashamed but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate your children are the arrowes that the Lord hath given you into your quiver if they be ready upon the string will you breake these arrowes or the spirits of them they are made a purpose to meet your Adversary in the gate and now the Adversary is in the gate will you not let the arrow flie Oh me thinks there should not be a father or Master that hath a childe or servant but should say I will send one Voluntier what were it for such a Town as this to have two or three hundred but I know your readines the Lord blesse it onely I leave the exhortation of Joab with you the words a little altered Be of good courage and if you cannot play the men your selves let your children and servants play the men