Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	house_n	king_n	lord_n	2,914	5	3.9837	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93719	Rules of civil goverment [sic], drawn from the best examples of forreign nations, and Common-wealths-briefely discovering the excellency and benefit of good governors, and the dangerous consequence of corrupt self-seekers. In a short dialogue between a country man and a scholer. / Written by Robert Sprye, lawyer. Humbly presented to his Excellency the Lord Generall as a word in season.; Rules of civil government	Spry, Robert.	1653 (1653)	Wing S5089; Thomason E1484_3; ESTC R208760	19,290	63

are five Maxims or secrets as you call them peculiar to the supream power or chiefe Magistrate in regulating A State or weale publick I pray discover the particulars thereof and how they become so necessary S. Those five Conciones Magistratus Juditia Arma Exercitia Require a more abler Statist then my selfe to discover their power or use and will take up longer time then now can be spared or our patience quietly attend In regard of the prolixity I will only give you the branches thereof but leave the demo●stration of each particular untill another opportunity shall present it selfe CONCIONES Assemblies or Counsells 1 Generall As that Des estats gene●aux in France and the Parliaments in England 1 of what Persons these states Generall consist 2 In what matters they may deale 3 VVhat Power they have limited by Law or above Law 4 VVhat Order they use in proceeding 5 VVhat Authority in concluding 6 By what meanes 1 Their power is drawne to Act in performing an● thing 2 Their power is restrained from doing any thing 2 Their Ordinary Counsells for ordinary Occurrences VVhere in we are to consider 1 Their Authority 2 Their Inclin●tions to peace in VVarre 3 Their desires of honor or wealth 4 The power of every particular 1 In respect of the sufficiency and eminency of his parts 2 In respect of his speciall favour and grace in the state I told you before that Oligarchyes constrained the rich men to be present at their great Assemblyes on paine of penalties Democratyes sometimes by rewards invited the meaner sort at their generall Assemblies to make their presence the greater and that they should not altogether loose their private profit ● which is most regarded by the multitude by omitting their private affaires and following of publique EXERCITIA of body VVhether for health only VVhether for strength only VVhether for pleasure only VVhether and how farre they all be mixt Vse and custome breeds delight in any exercise The Romans so practised themselves with Armes that they carried them with as much ease as their parts hence came that saying Arma militis membra sunt 2 Exercise of mind VVhether te contemplation especially as the Indian Gymnosophists and the Athenians which were great discoursers whether to action especially which is of most use in acivill life which is active not contemplative As the Lacedemonians who taught their Children plurimum facere minimum loqui 3 VVhat kind of Exercises Are commanded by Law Are permitted only Are directly forbidden As concerning Armes I have already given you my thoughts of the same But you may observe 1 That Monarchicall states have used to traine and discipline all in the exercise of Armes As in England all by an Edict to bear Armes that are up wards of seaventeen yeares of Age and under threescore except Schollers 2 Aristocraticall States enforced only their Nobles to bring up their Children in feates of Armes military discipline 3. Oligarchicall States keep their Armes and the use and practise of them only amongst their greatest men and their followers so doth the Muscovite Turk at this day 4 Democraticall or popular States have accustomed to bring up all sorts of their people to Martiall feats and not only permitting but enjoyning all at a certaine age to learne and practise themselves to warlicke exercises As the antient Romans at seaventeene yeares of Age the Suiffers at this day sooner An Act declaring and Constituting the People of England to be a Common-wealth and Free-State Be it Declared and Enacted by this present PARLIAMENT and by the authority of the same That the People of ENGLAND and of all the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging are and shall be and are hereby Constituted Made Established and Confirmed to be a Common-wealth and Free-State And shall from henceforth be Governed as a Common-wealth and Free-State by the supreme Authority of this Nation The Representatives of the People in Parliament and by such as they shall appoint and constitute as Officers and Ministers under them for the good of the People and that without any King or House of Lords Die Sabbathi 19. Maii 1649. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament that this Act be forthwith Printed and Published Hen Scobell Cleric Parliamenti POSTSCRIPT Gentle READER HAving now given you a briefe and cleane discovery of the Government of severall Nations Kingdomes and Common-wealths in the World which I have taken paines to Collect from Choice Authors of divers Languages that thou maiest the better Iudge of the Nature of our present New Established Common-wealth as touching the Exelency thereof and Encouragement to a willing Subjection thereunto Take Mr. LILLIES expressions in his conclusion of the Epistle to his Predictions for 1650. in these words to every true English man I hartily implore them as one man to unite their hearts their Prayers their Forces and Purses unanimonsly for defence of this Common-wealth now established For without it as at present our Condition stands our lives and fortunes will be subject to all the inconveniences a wofull Nation can expect from devouring Enemies Conforming unto and assisting this Authority We shall have the better of all Nations wee shall by degrees arise to the most accomplished Government that ever was visible since the Creation and when the Commonalty of ENGLAND viz. the Yeomanry after some yeares are fitted for the work intended it shall not displease them that they have with patience acted so long a time without any visible Frutes of their Labours Sith then the Sole Dominion and power shall rest in themselves after which universall peace and never more any Warres shall follow in ENGLAND untill the day of the dissolution of this earthly Fabrick In the next place I shall only put you in mind of the New Engagement to be taken generally throughout the Nation in regard it is of speciall concernment to all The expresse words of it are these as it is Ordered by the Parliament viz. I DO DECLARE AND PROMISE THAT I WILL BE TRVE AND FAITHFVLL TO THE COMMON-WEALTH OF ENGLAND AS THE SAME NOW IS ESTABLISHED WITHOVT A KING OR HOVSE OF LORDS For such as make any doubt or scruple of taking this Engagement I referre them to Mr. IOHN DVRYES Book lately published called Considerations concerning the present Engagement whether it may lawfully be entred into yea or no they are sould at the Star under St. PETERS Church in Corn-hill or in Popes-head Ally Licensed by Master IOSEPH CARYLL In my apprehension he removeth all the stumbling blocks and answereth all the Obejctions that can be made against the taking of it which may satisfie all such as shut not their Eyes against the light The three Chiefe Objections are these viz. 1. OB. That the Oath of Allegiance and the Nationall Covenant are still binding and Contradictory to this present Engagement 2. OB. That the present power by which the Engagement is tendered is very doubtfull as a power unlawfully usurped to which usurpation you think you will be accessary if you take the engagement 3. OB. That the Consequence of the Engagement seems to tend to an opposition against the Lawfull H●ir of the Crowne and the right constitution of the Parliaments whereunto you are preingaged and from which you cannot recede All which Objections are learnedly and fully answered by Mr. DVRY which hath saved me that Labour and expence of time VALE