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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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vine_n and_o figtree_n be_v not_o to_o be_v despise_v though_o the_o bramble_n and_o thorn_n shall_v pretend_v to_o bear_v fig_n and_o grape_n thereby_o to_o rule_v over_o the_o tree_n 47._o the_o public_a interest_n consist_v in_o the_o mutual_a and_o common_a good_a both_o of_o prince_n and_o people_n 48._o we_o must_v not_o starve_v ourselves_o because_o some_o man_n have_v surfeit_v of_o wholesome_a food_n 49._o god_n sometime_o punish_v rebellious_a subject_n with_o continuance_n in_o their_o sin_n and_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v delude_v with_o the_o prosperity_n of_o their_o wickedness_n 53._o god_n grace_n may_v teach_v and_o enable_v a_o injure_a king_n to_o want_v as_o well_o as_o to_o wear_v a_o crown_n which_o be_v not_o worth_a take_v up_o or_o enjoy_v upon_o sordid_a dishonourable_a and_o irreligious_a term_n 51._o let_v a_o king_n keep_v himself_o to_o true_a principle_n of_o piety_n virtue_n and_o honour_n he_o shall_v never_o want_v a_o kingdom_n 52._o it_o be_v a_o 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religion_n on_o the_o face_n of_o rebellion_n will_v not_o long_o serve_v to_o hide_v the_o man_n deformity_n that_o use_v it_o 57_o mislead_v subject_n may_v learn_v by_o their_o misery_n that_o religion_n to_o their_o god_n and_o loyalty_n to_o their_o king_n can_v be_v part_v without_o both_o their_o sin_n and_o their_o infelicity_n 58._o god_n may_v honour_v a_o king_n not_o only_o with_o the_o sceptre_n and_o government_n of_o realm_n but_o also_o with_o the_o suffer_v many_o indignity_n and_o a_o untimely_a death_n for_o they_o while_o he_o study_v to_o preserve_v the_o right_n of_o the_o church_n the_o power_n of_o his_o law_n the_o honour_n of_o his_o crown_n the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n the_o liberty_n of_o his_o people_n and_o his_o own_o conscience_n which_o be_v dear_a to_o he_o than_o a_o thousand_o kingdom_n 59_o a_o captive_a king_n have_v as_o much_o cause_n as_o leisure_n to_o meditate_v upon_o and_o prepare_v for_o his_o death_n there_o be_v but_o few_o step_n 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reconcile_v within_o himself_o those_o natural_a antipathy_n between_o life_n and_o death_n which_o be_v in_o all_o man_n that_o the_o common_a terror_n of_o the_o late_a may_v be_v dispel_v and_o the_o special_a horror_n of_o it_o much_o allay_v 66._o a_o king_n to_o who_o a_o violent_a death_n approach_v be_v represent_v by_o the_o policy_n of_o cruel_a and_o implacable_a enemy_n with_o all_o terrible_a aggravation_n may_v look_v upon_o those_o thing_n as_o unpoysonous_a though_o sharp_a since_o his_o redeemer_n have_v either_o pull_v they_o out_o or_o give_v he_o the_o antidote_n of_o his_o death_n against_o they_o which_o as_o to_o the_o immaturity_n unjustice_n shame_n scorn_v and_o cruelty_n of_o it_o exceed_v whatever_o a_o threaten_a king_n can_v fear_v 67._o a_o pious_a king_n never_o find_v so_o much_o the_o life_n of_o religion_n the_o feast_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o the_o brazen_a wall_n of_o a_o judicious_a integrity_n and_o constancy_n as_o when_o he_o come_v 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wherein_o god_n give_v he_o any_o opportunity_n if_o not_o to_o do_v yet_o to_o suffer_v with_o such_o christian_a patience_n and_o magnanimity_n in_o a_o good_a cause_n as_o be_v the_o great_a honour_n of_o his_o life_n and_o the_o best_a improvement_n of_o his_o death_n 72._o in_o point_n of_o true_a christian_a valour_n it_o argue_v pusillanimity_n to_o desire_v to_o die_v out_o of_o weariness_n of_o life_n and_o a_o want_n of_o that_o heroic_a greatness_n of_o spirit_n which_o become_v a_o christian_n in_o the_o patient_a and_o generous_a sustain_v those_o affliction_n which_o as_o shadow_n necessary_o attend_v we_o while_o we_o be_v in_o this_o body_n and_o which_o be_v less'n_v or_o enlarge_v as_o the_o sun_n of_o our_o prosperity_n move_v high_a or_o low_o who_o total_a absence_n be_v best_a recompense_v with_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n 73._o the_o assault_n of_o affliction_n may_v be_v terrible_a like_o sampson_n lion_n but_o they_o yield_v much_o sweetness_n to_o those_o 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