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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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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 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have_v the_o boldness_n to_o offer_v he_o or_o himself_o any_o inclination_n to_o use_v he_o can_v not_o bring_v both_o church_n and_o state_n in_o three_o flourish_a kingdom_n to_o such_o a_o chaos_n of_o confusion_n &_o hell_n of_o misery_n as_o some_o have_v do_v who_o most_o clamour_n against_o his_o counsel_n out_o of_o which_o they_o can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o many_o great_a advantage_n redeem_v either_o he_o or_o his_o subject_n 74._o some_o man_n unsatiable_a desire_n of_o revenge_n upon_o the_o king_n his_o court_n and_o his_o clergy_n may_v whole_o beguile_v both_o church_n and_o state_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o any_o either_o retractation_n or_o concession_n he_o may_v have_v make_v 75._o some_o man_n be_v conscious_a to_o their_o own_o formality_n in_o the_o use_n of_o our_o public_a liturgy_n have_v think_v they_o full_o expiate_v their_o sin_n of_o not_o use_v it_o aright_o by_o lay_v all_o the_o blame_n upon_o it_o and_o a_o total_a 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