Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	law_n	parliament_n	prerogative_n	2,334	5	9.9399	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78780	Effata regalia. Aphorismes [brace] divine, moral, politick. Scattered in the books, speeches, letters, &c. of Charles the First, King of Great Brittain, &c. / Now faithfully collected and published by Richard Watson, fellow of Gonvile and Caius Colledge in Cambridge.	Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Watson, Richard, 1612-1685.	1661 (1661)	Wing C2302; Thomason E1843_1; ESTC R204018	121,126	500

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and_o reason_n on_o his_o side_n 13._o popular_a tumult_n be_v not_o the_o best_a remover_n of_o obstruction_n in_o parliament_n which_o rather_o infringe_v all_o freedom_n or_o differ_v in_o vote_n and_o debate_v matter_n with_o reason_n and_o candour_n 14._o when_o the_o obstinacy_n of_o man_n in_o parliament_n resolve_v to_o discharge_v their_o conscience_n must_v be_v subdue_v by_o tumult_n it_o may_v be_v fear_v that_o by_o the_o same_o all_o factious_a seditious_a and_o scismatical_a proposal_n against_o government_n ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a will_v be_v back_v and_o abet_v till_o they_o prevail_v 15._o the_o riot_n and_o impatience_n of_o popular_a tumult_n be_v such_o that_o they_o will_v not_o stay_v the_o ripen_n and_o season_n of_o counsel_n or_o fair_a production_n of_o act_n in_o the_o order_n gravity_n and_o deliberateness_n besit_v a_o parliament_n but_o will_v rip_v up_o with_o barbarous_a cruelty_n and_o forcible_o cut_v out_o abortive_a vote_n such_o as_o their_o 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the_o happy_a success_n of_o it_o nor_o shall_v it_o have_v any_o other_o design_n in_o he_o but_o the_o general_n good_a of_o his_o kingdom_n 20._o triennial_n parliament_n in_o a_o kingdom_n as_o gentle_a and_o seasonable_a physic_n may_v if_o well_o apply_v prevent_v any_o distemper_n from_o get_v head_n or_o prevail_v especial_o if_o the_o remedy_n prove_v not_o a_o disease_n beyond_o all_o remedy_n 21._o some_o man_n when_o they_o meet_v in_o parliament_n occasion_n more_o work_n than_o they_o find_v to_o do_v by_o undo_v so_o much_o as_o they_o find_v well_o do_v to_o their_o hand_n 22._o the_o perpetuate_n a_o parliament_n be_v a_o act_n of_o high_a confidence_n whereby_o a_o king_n hope_n to_o shut_v out_o and_o lock_v the_o door_n upon_o all_o present_a jealousy_n and_o future_a mistake_n but_o intend_v not_o thereby_o to_o exclude_v himself_o as_o some_o may_v requite_v he_o 23._o those_o subject_n be_v unworthy_a of_o a_o indulgent_a king_n who_o deceive_v his_o extreme_a confidence_n by_o ill_a use_v any_o act_n of_o grace_n wherein_o he_o declare_v so_o much_o to_o trust_v they_o as_o to_o deny_v himself_o in_o a_o high_a point_n of_o his_o prerogative_n 24._o a_o continual_a parliament_n by_o preserve_a law_n in_o their_o due_a execution_n and_o vigour_n but_o no_o otherwise_o may_v be_v think_v until_o experiment_n show_v a_o fallacy_n the_o best_a mean_n to_o keep_v the_o commonweal_n in_o tune_n 25._o the_o agree_a vote_n of_o the_o major_a part_n in_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n be_v not_o by_o any_o law_n or_o reason_n conclusive_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o king_n nor_o do_v they_o carry_v with_o they_o his_o consent_n who_o they_o in_o no_o kind_n represent_v 26._o the_o king_n be_v not_o further_o bind_v to_o agree_v with_o the_o vote_n of_o both_o house_n than_o he_o see_v they_o agree_v with_o the_o will_n of_o god_n with_o his_o just_a right_n as_o a_o king_n and_o the_o general_a good_a of_o his_o people_n 27._o the_o member_n of_o parliament_n as_o many_o man_n be_v seldom_o of_o one_o mind_n and_o it_o be_v oft_o see_v that_o the_o major_a part_n of_o they_o be_v not_o the_o right_n 28._o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n be_v not_o bind_v by_o any_o coronation_n oath_n to_o consent_v to_o whatever_o be_v subject_n in_o parliament_n shall_v require_v 29._o the_o coronation_n oath_n be_v discharge_v by_o the_o king_n be_v govern_v by_o such_o law_n as_o his_o people_n with_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n have_v choose_v and_o himself_o have_v consent_v unto_o 30._o the_o king_n shall_v give_v no_o ear_n to_o the_o importunity_n of_o his_o parliament_n when_o instead_o of_o reason_n and_o public_a concernment_n they_o obtrude_v nothing_o but_o what_o make_v for_o the_o interest_n of_o party_n and_o flow_v from_o the_o partiality_n of_o private_a will_n and_o passion_n 31._o every_o subject_n be_v bind_v to_o stand_v to_o the_o sentence_n of_o parliament_n according_a to_o law_n 32._o where_o a_o orderly_a guard_n be_v grant_v unto_o the_o parliament_n no_o account_n in_o reason_n can_v be_v give_v for_o the_o not_o suppress_v tumult_n but_o only_o to_o oppress_v both_o the_o king_n be_v and_o the_o two_o house_n freedom_n of_o declare_v and_o vote_v according_a to_o every_o man_n conscience_n 33._o the_o king_n shall_v not_o by_o power_n protect_v any_o against_o the_o justice_n of_o parliament_n 34._o it_o be_v justifiable_a for_o man_n in_o parliament_n to_o withdraw_v who_o fear_v the_o partiality_n of_o their_o trial_n warn_v by_o any_o sad_a precedent_n while_o the_o vulgar_a threaten_v to_o be_v their_o oppressor_n and_o judger_n of_o their_o judge_n 35._o when_o factious_a tumult_n overbear_v not_o the_o freedom_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o two_o house_n but_o they_o assert_v their_o justice_n against_o they_o and_o make_v the_o way_n open_a for_o all_o the_o member_n quiet_o to_o come_v and_o declare_v their_o conscience_n no_o man_n shall_v be_v so_o dear_a unto_o their_o king_n as_o who_o he_o shall_v have_v the_o least_o inclination_n to_o advise_v either_o to_o withdraw_v himself_o or_o deny_v appear_v upon_o their_o summons_n 36._o though_o the_o king_n may_v approve_v in_o some_o case_n man_n generous_a constancy_n and_o cautiousness_n yet_o further_o than_o that_o he_o shall_v never_o allow_v any_o man_n refractoriness_n against_o the_o privilege_n and_o order_n of_o the_o house_n to_o who_o he_o ought_v to_o wish_v nothing_o more_o than_o safety_n fullness_n and_o freedom_n 37._o those_o man_n that_o despair_v in_o fair_a and_o parliamentary_a way_n by_o free_a deliberation_n and_o vote_n to_o gain_v the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o major_a part_n of_o lord_n and_o commons_o betake_v themselves_o when_o they_o have_v interest_n by_o the_o desperate_a activity_n of_o factious_a tumult_n to_o sift_v and_o terrify_v away_o all_o those_o member_n who_o they_o see_v to_o be_v of_o contrary_a mind_n to_o their_o purpose_n 28._o bishop_n ought_v to_o enjoy_v their_o ancient_a place_n and_o undoubted_a privilege_n in_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n 39_o bill_n in_o parliament_n be_v not_o to_o be_v bring_v on_o by_o tumultuary_a clamour_n and_o schismatical_a terror_n and_o pass_v when_o both_o house_n be_v sufficient_o thin_v and_o overawe_v 40._o the_o king_n beside_o the_o ground_n he_o may_v have_v in_o his_o own_o judgement_n have_v also_o a_o most_o strict_a and_o indispensable_a oath_n upon_o his_o conscience_n to_o preserve_v the_o order_n of_o bishop_n and_o the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n to_o which_o most_o sacrilegious_a and_o abhor_a perjury_n most_o unbeseeming_a a_o christian_a king_n shall_v he_o ever_o by_o give_v his_o consent_n be_v betray_v he_o may_v account_v it_o infinite_o great_a misery_n than_o any_o have_v or_o can_v befall_v he_o 41._o the_o king_n put_v much_o to_o the_o adventure_n who_o by_o satisfy_v the_o fear_n and_o