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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	husband_n	wife_n	woman_n	4,471	5	7.1539	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69991	Some thoughts on the character of Solomon's vertuous woman preach'd in a sermon at the parish-church of Croydon, on the ocacasion of Q. Mary's death, January the 6th, 1694-5 / printed at the request of those that heard it by John Evans.	Evans, John, 17th cent.	1695 (1695)	Wing E3451; ESTC R28617	23,463	42

her Temper to that so that had she only swum with the stream of Natural Affections her Compassion had been worthy enough of our Remark and Admiration For the Nature of that Sex consisting of softer Mold is generally more pliant and yielding to the impression of Pity and by the strength of Imagination redoubles the horrour of any sad Object But as Grace out-goes Nature so her compassionate Temper and Readiness to Forgive was heightned to a pitch more than ordinarily remarkable which often transported her to such Acts of Mercy and Oblivion as made some apt to tax the present Establishment with excess therein there being not any thing more to be fear'd in it than it s too much Mildness and Clemency But thereby she shew'd her better Skill and singular Talent in the prudent Managery of this Nation in a way corresponding with their Genius which may be led by such a gentle Method but can't be driven by an harsher Treatment This I am perswaded made more Friends the other might have procur'd more Enemies to the present Government For that Government which is founded in Blood and Violence can be neither safe nor lasting But Gentleness and Moderation are a firmer Foundation as being most agreeable to the Evangelical Dispensation and consequently most capable of Divine Benediction and also to the People an easier Yoke and a lighter Burden What strong Cathartic do often endanger Conserves and Electuaries seldom fail to preserve These co-operate gently with the Faculties of Nature but those by their rapid Convulsions tear the Bowels and are apt to put the whole Frame into disorder Their Majesties therefore being no such rough and resolute Physicians had learnt the Art of Curing the Diseases of the Body Politick from a more skilful Master even from him who has taught us That as Wine is to be pour'd into the wound to search so Oyl is also necessary to supple both sometimes expedient to effect the Cure Thus the Affections of Male-contents and Delinquents have been courted over to a better mind by methods of Mildness and Pardon rather than by the force of the Secular Arms or rigorous Execution of Laws When Antoninus Pius was once by Aurelius charg'd for the like remisness and lenity he reply'd That he had rather save one Citizen of Rome than kill a thousand enemies We know who has done the latter many times over with greatest Courage and Bravery whilst he made Acts of Indempnity the Vehicle of Grace and Obligation to all his Domestick Foes It is a Mark of no ordinary Goodness when hurt to be able to forgive nor any little Glory to put up Injuries to pardon Provocations that deserve the severest Penalty Such Clemency such Tenderness in Princes makes them look the most like to the Most High most resemble Him whom they represent and whose most glorious Attribute is To have Mercy and to Forgive and not only cast a glorious Lustre round about attracting the Eyes and Hearts of other Men but it reflects chearful and solacing Gleams of Glory on Majesty it self In a word This Grace being the most excellent and perfect Act of Charity inspires Kings and Queens with a Greatness and Goodness of Mind equal to their high Stations and fit for God's Vicegerents in whom certainly nothing is more admirable than a generous Goodness and Clemency even towards great Enemies and Offenders so far as is consistent with the Publick Safety Against what hath been said under this Head there may perhaps be one Objection made in favour of some Persons unhappily fallen under hard measures since this great Revolution In Answer to that let the Necessities of Government the indispensable Obligation of executing Laws the Dispensing Power being at this time of day out of doors be duly and impartially weighed and Reasons enough will appear to vindicate their Majestie 's Proceeding and to convince any unprejudiced Mind concerning their great unwillingness therein The truth is the Queen had such a quick sense of Men's Sufferings of any kind that in giving them ease she took a special Complacence but to find herself sometimes straightned or disabled of that by some unfortunate Impediment in the Object she accounted one of her greatest Infelicities The Malice and Ingratitude of Men were not able to obstruct the flowings of her Love she overlook'd Injuries pitied Folly and overcame Evil with Good Is it any wonder then that such a Person as this was reverenc'd and admir'd and counted the Darling of Mankind This inward Goodness this compassionate Benignity of Spirit reflected a graceful Air upon all she said and did and now renders her Memory precious and grateful to Posterity making it lovely and continue like the Perfumes in their Ashes uncorrupted in the midst of Corruption Having thus gone thro' my three first Propositions should I here enter upon the Consideration of her other Vertues and Accomplishments Time would fail me before I could arrive to a full Period I shall therefore only crave your patience would give me leave just to touch her Loyalty to the King and her admirable Resignation at Death To compleat the Parallel between the vertuous Woman in the Proverbs and this Royal Princess who rather excell'd the other in all the Perfections of an accomplish'd good Christian 'T is said The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her so that he shall have no need of spoil She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life The Application of all which was not impertinent to this Royal Person who to a Punctilio discharg'd the Duty of a most Loyal Wife So tender was she of the King's Person so just to his Interest so faithful to his Secrets committed to her Breast and so sensibly concern'd for all his Affairs that it may be truly said of Her Many Women have done vertuously but Thou excellest them all Her Patience and Resignation in Death was of the same Stamp with her other Graces and Vertues Crowns and Dominions are such tempting things as make Men aspire after with greatest vigour and intensness of Mind and which when got are retain'd and grasp'd with that obstinacy and tenaciousness that Men generally express as great reluctance and regret at parting with them and will not let lose their hold even at the Summons of Death without the sharpest Conflict and Violence But here was a Crown laid down with the same Indifference it had at first been taken up The Commutation for an immortal One was the chief Aim of her Care and Ambition Her Conversation having been so long in Heaven that her lively Hopes and constant Expectance I had almost said Fruition of those ravishing Joys and Glories above had long since unlac'd and wean'd her Mind from the Pleasures and Embraces of Sensual Enjoyments Her Thoughts were fix'd there her Desires always ascending thither where full and endless satisfaction is to be found So that neither the Charms of this World could arrest her Affections nor its