Selected quad for the lemma: diversity_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
diversity_n	church_n	peace_n	unity_n	543	5	9.9121	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37415	Defensio legis, or, The Whole state of England inquisited and defended for general satisfaction.		1674 (1674)	Wing D821; ESTC R33438	97,443	336

the_o spiritual_a law_n hard_o they_o may_v stand_v on_o term_n and_o camphyle_n with_o the_o temporal_a and_o by_o their_o trivancy_n in_o scruple_v and_o non-obeying_a the_o one_o the_o other_o be_v maim_a and_o resist_v diversity_n of_o religion_n destructive_a to_o monarchy_n hardly_o peace_n in_o the_o state_n without_o unity_n in_o the_o church_n be_v a_o approve_a maxim_n contrariety_n of_o judgement_n in_o spiritual_a matter_n wherein_o shall_v be_v the_o full_a assent_n disjoynt_n the_o affection_n make_v party_n and_o several_a faction_n for_o though_o tooth_n outward_o they_o may_v appear_v somewhat_o courteous_a and_o fair_a yet_o inward_o there_o be_v not_o that_o graciousness_n of_o good_a will_n and_o debonaireness_n of_o love_n as_o when_o all_o of_o one_o belief_n therefore_o a_o general_a liberty_n not_o only_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o purity_n of_o religion_n but_o even_o very_a incongruous_a and_o against_o the_o interest_n of_o state_n thus_o we_o contend_v for_o no_o light_a matter_n with_o the_o most_o prudential_n salus_fw-la regis_fw-la or_o the_o very_o be_v of_o monarchy_n lie_v at_o stake_n and_o therefore_o the_o law_n not_o over_o whet_v but_o too_o dull_a and_o curt._n it_o be_v agree_v that_o in_o republic_n consist_v of_o truck_v nurture_n one_o size_n of_o state_n studious_a only_o to_o amass_o and_o hoard_v up_o pilth_n a_o liberty_n of_o rant_a happy_o not_o so_o formidable_a there_o be_v no_o pyramid_n of_o envy_n to_o blaze_v ambition_n but_o for_o monarchy_n the_o colony_n of_o honour_n and_o element_n of_o ambition_n it_o be_v fear_v their_o shaft_n will_v be_v too_o busy_a and_o if_o not_o button_v too_o bold_a and_o dangerous_a like_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o two_o competitor_n the_o one_o will_v brook_v no_o peer_n the_o other_o no_o supreme_a in_o brief_a any_o little_a faculty_n of_o dispensation_n will_v prove_v ruinous_a to_o monarchy_n 3._o in_o law_n after_o the_o judgement_n of_o several_a act_n of_o parliament_n it_o be_v against_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o king_n soul_n and_o sedition_n like_o murder_n can_v hardly_o conceal_v long_o it_o must_v out_o though_o to_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o contriver_n 4._o in_o the_o isonomy_n or_o even_o poise_n of_o justice_n it_o be_v very_o hard_a that_o the_o obedient_n that_o ready_o comply_v lead_v a_o dutiful_a and_o sober_a life_n shall_v fare_v worse_o than_o the_o surly_a and_o undutiful_a the_o fearless_a darer_n that_o vapour_n against_o law_n and_o reason_n and_o make_v all_o the_o bustle_n such_o partiality_n be_v enough_o to_o dis-spirit_n and_o cast_v down_o the_o most_o valiant_a into_o more_o than_o heaviness_n even_o despair_v and_o to_o entice_v and_o embolden_v the_o cowardous_a and_o even_o harden_v their_o haughtiness_n the_o sequel_n be_v plain_a enough_o to_o the_o least_o speck_n of_o understanding_n though_o breed_v at_o the_o plough_n tail_n if_o surliness_n be_v cock_v up_o with_o indulging_n it_o will_v vaunt_v more_o raging_o in_o churling_n and_o glory_n to_o alarm_n church_n and_o state_n with_o continual_a disliking_n which_o shall_v always_o unsettle_v the_o one_o and_o disquiet_v the_o other_o so_o that_o through_o remiss_a cockering_n we_o shall_v never_o enjoy_v religion_n nor_o indeed_o peace_n 5._o in_o politic_a prudence_n to_o keep_v peace_n on_o the_o hinge_v the_o sure_a contrivance_n be_v to_o cherish_v obedience_n to_o law_n if_o some_o few_o inconsiderable_a wretch_n be_v please_v the_o solider_fw-la and_o better_a part_n will_v be_v disoblige_v then_o their_o dissenting_n may_v prove_v as_o fearful_a and_o more_o than_o the_o former_a because_o forty_o time_n more_o worthy_a and_o to_o slight_v a_o friend_n and_o not_o abate_v a_o enemy_n be_v dote_v wisdom_n a_o friend_n will_v stick_v to_o the_o end_n and_o therefore_o aught_o to_o be_v put_v in_o the_o bosom_n and_o make_v much_o of_o for_o his_o integrity_n will_v avail_v more_o in_o time_n of_o need_n then_o a_o crowd_n of_o foe_n seem_o fetch_v off_o with_o easy_a yield_n to_o ignorance_n and_o pride_n muffling_n their_o passion_n from_o open_a rave_n till_o opportunity_n invite_v they_o to_o stare_v frantickness_n thus_o the_o gratify_a one_o faction_n will_v beget_v a_o great_a and_o so_o a_o stone_n in_o the_o foot_n still_o the_o state_n sick_a for_o change_a the_o law_n but_o quod_fw-la inconsultò_fw-la diximus_fw-la consultò_fw-la revocamus_fw-la what_o we_o have_v indulgent_o vote_v we_o advise_o repeal_v otherwise_o the_o church_n without_o run_v to_o a_o seer_n will_v certain_o be_v destroy_v and_o the_o monarchy_n overthrow_v par._n 179._o a_o advisement_n to_o prince_n how_o they_o dandle_v the_o picqueerer_n against_o monarchy_n it_o be_v hold_v a_o safe_a tenent_n of_o state_n with_o the_o judicious_a that_o nothing_o do_v more_o exalt_v and_o amplify_v princedom_n then_o stick_v close_o to_o unity_n in_o religion_n liberty_n of_o conscience_n o_o sad_a juggle_v a_o sophism_n of_o delusion_n and_o impossible_a to_o be_v allow_v unless_o the_o prince_n be_v weary_a of_o his_o crown_n for_o if_o conniving_n produce_v these_o scare_v blunder_n what_o will_v do_v a_o full_a liberty_n that_o will_v soon_o end_v the_o strife_n and_o throw_v monarchy_n shear_v out_o of_o the_o window_n cushat_fw-la lex_fw-la for_o the_o small_a indulgence_n imaginable_a will_v be_v the_o mother_n of_o more_o mischief_n then_o happy_o a_o session_n of_o wit_n can_v redress_v give_v but_o a_o inch_n and_o under_o colour_n of_o dispensation_n such_o be_v the_o malapertness_n of_o cockered_a schism_n they_o will_v take_v a_o ell_n and_o deem_v it_o but_o scant_v measure_n though_o they_o skip_v all_o bound_n of_o piety_n and_o manner_n liberty_n of_o rove_a will_v give_v they_o the_o choice_n of_o ruffus_n shield_n to_o repudiate_v heaven_n or_o espowse_n hell_n vivat_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la otherwise_o this_o audaciousness_n will_v swell_v to_o confront_v sovereignty_n and_o in_o a_o short_a time_n have_v they_o tooth_n to_o their_o stomach_n create_v a_o martial_a disturbance_n par._n 180._o mourning_n for_o moroseness_n i_o be_o strike_v to_o the_o heart_n that_o so_o gallant_a a_o prince_n as_o the_o majesty_n of_o england_n shall_v be_v thus_o abuse_v that_o no_o act_n of_o grace_n no_o softness_n of_o temper_n shall_v prove_v disswasives_n sufficient_a to_o silence_v the_o froward_a but_o rather_o condensate_a and_o brazen_a their_o impiety_n but_o it_o have_v be_v tell_v though_o rushy_a anchor_n break_v iron_n will_n hold._n forbearing_n signify_v no_o more_o than_o word_n write_v in_o water_n if_o the_o galaxy_n or_o milky_a monishing_n fail_v persevere_v in_o ecclesiastical_a unity_n will_v pick_v stubborness_n out_o of_o the_o breast_n and_o spare_v legal_a buffet_n the_o trouble_n of_o convert_v the_o spirit_n since_o mildness_n can_v prevail_v undoubted_o execute_v the_o will_n of_o heaven_n in_o suppress_v faction_n will_v kill_v the_o serpent_n and_o keep_v the_o crown_n on_o his_o head_n par._n 181._o vive_fw-fr le_fw-fr ley._n else_o religion_n must_v suffer_v and_o in_o time_n be_v overturn_v for_o every_o hothead_n that_o plead_v so_o fierce_o for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n without_o beg_v he_o for_o a_o anatomy_n have_v apparent_o a_o pope_n in_o his_o belly_n design_v to_o reduce_v the_o church_n into_o a_o despicable_a condition_n through_o tumult_n and_o confusion_n and_o then_o to_o slip_v in_o the_o golden_a cross_n which_o in_o truth_n be_v the_o universal_a designment_n of_o all_o the_o whining_n and_o soothe_n for_o freedom_n of_o conscience_n par._n 182._o the_o precation_n for_o the_o dethroner_n of_o monarchy_n at_o the_o great_a advent_n of_o the_o sovereign_n of_o soul_n and_o justiciary_a of_o spirit_n when_o the_o soul_n must_v appear_v in_o its_o albe_n or_o natural_a shape_n without_o frock_n or_o shift_n and_o plead_v peremptory_o pray_v god_n this_o sowrness_n against_o the_o state_n be_v not_o sentence_v to_o chain_n of_o darkness_n par._n 183._o the_o conclusion_n 1._o to_o conclude_v the_o state_n have_v be_v too_o much_o bruise_a through_o so_o lame_a a_o patrociny_n no_o satiric_a fume_v or_o sport_v vein_n through_o florridness_n of_o style_n to_o bait_v the_o poor_a beguile_v ramble_n no_o swell_a thought_n to_o enlarge_v my_o privacy_n through_o romantic_a pride_n to_o look_v big_a in_o print_n sneak_o to_o creep_v or_o curry_v favour_n with_o parmenio_n have_v occasion_v this_o emparlance_n but_o mere_o the_o impulse_n of_o conscience_n out_o of_o the_o allegiance_n i_o owe_v to_o the_o church_n to_o lay_v the_o spirit_n of_o error_n for_o the_o safeguard_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o good_a of_o monarchy_n in_o truth_n to_o confirm_v the_o regular_a and_o if_o it_o stand_v with_o the_o divine_a pleasure_n to_o reduce_v the_o pilgrim_n 2._o pardon_v the_o frequency_n of_o some_o french_a word_n use_v out_o of_o necessity_n because_o adapt_v by_o law_n not_o foist_v in_o out_o of_o the_o common_a fondness_n that_o admit_v of_o no_o complete_a