Selected quad for the lemma: heart_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heart_n	bring_v	good_a	treasure_n	13,062	5	10.6433	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87471	Regales aphorismi or a royal chain of golden sentences, divine, morall, and politicall, as at severall times, and on several occasions they were delivered by King James. Collected by certain reverend and honourable personages attending on his Majesty.	James I, King of England, 1566-1625.; Stratton, W., editor.	1650 (1650)	Wing J143; Thomason E1408_1; ESTC R202612	37,307	219

Philosopher governs by guesse and will prove a dangerous States-man for when uncontrouled affections meet with high fortune they commonly begin tyranny and oppression 196 The difference between the godly and ungodly is that God doth visit the ungodly by punishments names of Plagues Curses and destructions as the plague of Egypt the curse of Cain the destruction of Sodom but the righteous when he doth visit them his punishments corrections chastisements and rods which proceed from instruction not destruction to purge them not to destroy them 197 It is not sufficient for him that already hath enough to defend him from basenesse and want onely to eat and drink and make an even reckoning at the years end for that is baser then baseness no let him do his Country service and purchase honour to his house for we are not in the the world for fruition but for action 198 There is no difference between common Lovers and common Whores they both flatter and make the name of love their bands to serve their particular pleasures 199 As mans nature is not onely to strive against a present smart but to revenge a passed injury so we see that malice hath a longer life than either love or thankfulness hath For as always we take more care to put off pain than to enjoy pleasure because the one hath intermission and with the other we are satisfied So it is in the smart of injuries and the memory of good turns Wrongs are written in marble benefits are sometimes acknowledged requited rarely 200 Allms-deeds merit nothing at Gods hands yet they make him our debtor according to his gracious promise 201 Presumption is ever apt to draw comfort from the vast Ocean of appetite but discretion from the sweet springs of opportunitie 202 He Councels best that prefers the cause of God before any particular 203 Where good men are afraid to call a vice by the proper name it is a sign that the vice is common and that great persons whom it is not safe to anger are infected therewith 204 He that knows not the true grounds of an evill cannot help it but by change which is a dangerous guide of a Common wealth 205 Conscience not grounded on knowledge is either an ignorant fantasie or an arrogant vanitie in one extremitie the Papists erre in the other the Anabaptists 206 Correction without instruction is meer Tyranny 207 God which is the great Law-maker by his Laws prevents sins to the end that punishments may be inflicted on it justly as to avoid Idolatry he forbiddeth the making of Images He that cannot live chaste let him marry 208 False miracles and lying news are the food of superstition which by credulity deludes ignorant people 209 God who cals his elect unto himself to make him enjoy heaven compels none to make defection from himself Nam perdicio tua ex te Israel 210 Time the mother will bring forth Verity her daughter in due season to perfection 211 Riches are desired of wise men onely to keep them from basenesse and to exercise charity 212 A good Pastor is the Physitian of the soul and ought to apply his doctrine according to the tendernesse or hardnesse of the conscience for want of which discretion some mens zeal hath done hurt 213 It is a point of wisedome to maintain the truth with as little disputation as may be least a good cause be marred with ill handling 214 The best Laws are made out of those good Customes whereunto the people are naturally inclined 215 Grosse and brutish errors are sooner reformed than meaner escapes for so much as the one cannot be defended without impudency whereas the other admits some colour for excuse 216 It is not lawfull to use unlaw full instruments were it for never so good a purpose for that Axiome in Divinity is most certain and infallible non est faciendum malum ut bonum inde eveniet 217 Valour is overcome by weaknesse but being too much prized it turneth to unbrideled fury 218 It is neither safe nor honourable for a Prince to buy his Peace or take it up at interest He that hath not a sword to command it shall either want it or want honour with it 219 It is very requisite for a Prince not onely to weigh his designs in the flower but likewise in the fruit he is an unthrift of his honour that enterprises any design the failing wherein may bring him more disgrace then the good success can gain him honour 220 It is much conduceable to the happinesse of a Prince and the security of his Kingdome to gain the hearts of his subjects they that love for fear will hardly be induced to fear for love it is a wise Government which gains such a Tie upon the subject that he either cannot hurt or will not but that government is best and most sure when the Prince commands with love and the subject joys in his obedience 221 Let every souldier arm his mind with hopes and put on courage whatsoever disaster fals let not his heart sink the passage of providence lies through many crooked ways and a despairing heart is the true Prophet of approaching ruine His actions may weave the webs of fortune but not break them 222 It is the part of a wise Magistrate to vindicate a man of Power or State imployment from the malicious scandall of the giddy headed multitude and to punish it with great severity scandall breeds hatred hatred begets division division makes raction and faction brings ruine 223 The strongest Castles that a Prince can build to secure him from domestick commotions or forreign invasion is the hearts of his loving subjects and the means to gain that strength is in all his actions to appear for the publick good studious to contrive and resolute to perform 224 It much conduces to the publick-weal either of a Principality or Republick not to suffer the money and treasure of a State to be ingrossed into the hands of few money is like muck not good unless it be spread 225 It is a necessary providence in a Prince to encourage in his Kingdome Manufacture Marchandize Arts and Arms. In Manufacture lie the vitall spirits of the body politick in Marchandize the spirits naturall in Arts and Arms the animall if either of these languish the body droops as they flourish the body flourishes 226 It is more dangerous for a Prince to violate his laws then his subjects they are liable to punishment and punishment satisfies and satisfaction cures and rectifies the breach But in him the wound ranckles for want of cure that however a Prince begins to break his own laws and ancient customs his State begins her ruine 227 If thou chance to entertain any forreign Souldiers into thy Army let them bear thy colours and be at thy pay lest they interest their own Prince Auxiliary Souldiers are most dangerous a forreign Prince needs no greater invitation to seize upon thy Countrey than when he is required to defend