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religion_n	king_n	majesty_n	subject_n	3,135	5	6.4839	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61684	Pagano-papismvs, or, An exact parallel between Rome-pagan, and Rome-Christian, in their doctrines and ceremonies by Joshua Stopford ...	Stopford, Joshua, 1636-1675.	1675 (1675)	Wing S5744; ESTC R20561	127,566	354

Plenty is likwise the product of Religion and that both Naturally and Morally Naturally as it makes men frugal and temperate and diligent in their Callings Morally as it brings the Blessing of God upon their enjoyments and undertakings Levit. 26. 3 If ye walk in my statutes and keep my commandments and do them Then I will give you rain in due season and the land shall yield her increase Again Deut. 28. 2 All these blessings shall come on thee and overtake thee if thou shalt hearken vnto the voice of the Lord thy God Blessed thou shalt be in the City and blessed thou shalt be in the field And ver 8. The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy store-houses and in all that thou settest thine hand unto Thus you see what Advantages come to Human Societies by Religion it procures the choice Blessings of Peace and Plenty wherein their Happiness doth consist 2. Let us in the second place consider how advantagious Religion is to particular Persons and in reference only to the Good things of this life viz. Honours Pleasures and Profit Things which all men carnestly desire and set the highest value upon 1. It brings Honour Observe what honourable Titles are given to good men in Scripture they are called princes in all Lands a crown of Glory a royal Diadem a chosen Generation the Excellent of the earth c. What Diogenes said of Learning is applicable to Religion It makes young men sober old men happy poor men rich and rich men honourable Vertue is a lasting Pillar that causeth the righteous to be had in everlasting remembrance The disgrace which wicked men cast upon them is at worst but like the noise of some loud tongue-Gun gone as soon as heard but the Honour which God and good men put upon them is a pillar that endureth to all Eternity such a monument as neither time nor envy can waste or wear out 2. It brings Pleasure I know Satan would represent Christians under uggly Vizards and Christianity in the most frightful averting forms to make men loath both the one and the other But Religion is far from such a crabbed face and austere countenance Joy is one essential part of it Rom. 14 17. The Kingdom of God consisteth not in meats and drinks but in Righteousness and Peace and joy in the Holy Ghost Her ways saith Solomon speaking of Wisdom are ways of pleasantness Prov. 3. 17. The Pleasure which Religion yields is 1. Cordial it doth not only with Oyl cause the face to shine but with Wine make the heart glad The Blessed Virgin 's expression is My spirit rejoiceth in God my Saviour Luke 1. 47. 2. 'T is pure and unmixed Ther 's nothing adhering to it to make an abatement or put a check to it 3. 'T is permanent and lasting Carnal Pleasure is of a short continuance Job 20. 5. The triumphing of the wicked is short and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment And Solomon compares it to the crackling of thorns under a pot Eccles 7. 6. Carnal Joy like a standing pool quickly dries up and leaves nothing but the mud of discontent Whereas the Pleasure that Religion yields is like a fountain of water ever running That is like a candle which goeth out in a snuff a stink This like the morning-light shineth brighter and brighter unto the perfect day 3. It brings Profit And what is more earnestly desired and highly valued by the Sons of men The Souldier for this will scale the Walls and leap upon the Pikes The Merchant for this will plow the Ocean and dance upon the surging Billows the Husbandman for this will rise up early and go to bed late c. Now Godliness with Contentment is great Gain 1 Tim. 6. 6. Wealth and Riches shall be in his House Psal 112. 3. Length of days is in her right hand and in her left hand Riches and Honour Prov. 3. 16. This just Right Honourable and Worshipful but imperfect Account which I have given you of Religion discovers unto us two Things 1. That Religion is no unreasonable thing God hath graciously conjoin'd Mans Duty and his Interest in serving God he serves himself in promoting Gods Glory he promotes his own Happiness Though God have the Right of absolute Dominion and might exact Obedience on his bare Command yet he 's more pleased to shew himself a Benefactor than a Lord and therefore descends to treat with men by the more gentle and inviting methods of Promises and Rewards Nay indeed the end of his Commands is only to make us capable Subjects of those eternal Felicities he desires to bestow And this surely is enough to excite Men to a faithful Improvement of those Talents they have receiv'd since 't is indeed themselves they are trading for 'T is true the Stock is Gods but all the Increase of it will by his bounty certainly devolve on them 2. That we should in our several places zealously endeavour the Advancement of Religion This is a Duty incumbent on all but more especially Persons in Authority and the Relation Right Honourable and Worshipful I stand in to You obliges me at this time to press it upon you And your Professions of Love and Zeal for Religion give me no small encouragement that this Exhortation will be kindly entertain'd That it may make the deeper Impression let me add to the former Considerations That in advancing Religion you will be highly serviceable both to your King and Country 1. To his Majesty for Religion lays the strongest obligation upon men to give tribute to whom tribute custom to whom custom and honour to whom honour is due in a word to render unto Caesar the things that are Caesars Prov. 24. 21. My Son fear the Lord and the King 1. Pet. 2. 17. Fear God honour the King Observe the order first Fear God and then Honour the King implying that men must be good Christians before they can be good Subjects Our late Soveraign doth acknowledg that natural influence which Religion hath upon the obedience of Subjects Take his own Words 'T is no wonder saith he if men not fearing God should not honour their King They will easily contemn such Shadows of God who reverence not that supream and adorable Majesty in comparison of whom all the glory of men and Angels is but obscurity And therefore he gives it in charge to his Son our gracious Soveraign to countenance and promote solid Piety None are more observant of Laws than they that are most a Law to themselves 2. To your Country yea the whole Kingdom The Wiseman tells us That righteousness exalteth a nation It brings the Blessings of mirth and joy peace and prosperity wisdom and policy riches and plenty success and victory God promiseth Israel to enrich them with all Blessings and advance them above all Nations upon their faithful Obedience Deut. 28. And the Heathen Poet could acknowledg That so long as Rome stood Religious so long she