Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n
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A25740
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An apology for a yovnger brother, or, A discovrse proving that parents may dispose of their estates to which of their children they please by I. A.
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J. A. (John Ap Robert)
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1641
(1641)
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Wing A3592; ESTC R9194
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floruit_fw-la ao_o 480._o as_o the_o world_n know_v upon_o good_a consideration_n &_o just_a cause_n not_o upon_o spleen_n or_o false_a supposition_n persuade_v to_o leave_v their_o fortune_n to_o stranger_n or_o to_o a_o lustful_a issue_n as_o some_o have_v do_v chap._n 7._o that_o father_n be_v tenant_n in_o fee-tail_n may_v likewise_o without_o scruple_n of_o conscience_n discontinue_v the_o state-taile_n upon_o cause_n and_o devise_v the_o same_o at_o their_o reasonable_a pleasure_n have_v treat_v large_o and_o as_o i_o presume_v prove_v sufficient_o that_o land_n hold_v in_o fee-simple_n may_v either_o be_v part_v or_o upon_o just_a cause_n whole_o give_v away_o to_o a_o young_a son_n i_o intend_v now_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o lawful_a freedom_n of_o a_o father_n in_o like_a sort_n and_o on_o the_o same_o cause_n move_v to_o dispose_v of_o his_o land_n entail_v of_o which_o there_o seem_v more_o doubt_n than_o of_o the_o former_a every_o humane_a act_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v not_o forbid_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n or_o nature_n be_v to_o be_v judge_v good_a or_o evil_a lawful_a or_o unlawful_a either_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o place_n where_o the_o act_n be_v do_v or_o by_o intention_n of_o he_o who_o shall_v do_v the_o act._n for_o as_o the_o divine_a law_n command_v something_n to_o be_v do_v and_o other_o thing_n to_o be_v avoid_v under_o pain_n of_o sin_n so_o the_o three_o sort_n of_o action_n be_v leave_v free_a by_o the_o say_a authority_n from_o sin_n except_o the_o law_n of_o man_n prohibit_v they_o &_o so_o make_v they_o sin_n or_o else_o evil_a intention_n make_v they_o be_v of_o themselves_o lawful_a to_o be_v a_o sin_n and_o unlawful_a according_a to_o that_o principle_n of_o moral_a philosophy_n finis_fw-la specificat_fw-la anctum_fw-la for_o as_o a_o act_n of_o itself_o lawful_a do_v against_o law_n be_v sin_n so_o a_o good_a act_n command_v by_o law_n yet_o do_v with_o a_o evil_a intention_n may_v be_v sin_n from_o these_o ground_n let_v we_o see_v whether_o the_o common_a law_n of_o our_o country_n and_o the_o intention_n of_o a_o father_n which_o be_v to_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o our_o cause_n can_v allow_v the_o cut_n off_o a_o entail_v the_o part_n of_o a_o inheritance_n or_o upon_o proportionable_a cause_n the_o disinherit_n of_o a_o son_n first_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o act_n of_o itself_o by_o law_n may_v be_v do_v but_o whether_o such_o a_o act_n be_v summum_fw-la ius_n which_o may_v be_v summa_fw-la injuria_fw-la that_o be_v the_o doubt_n what_o shall_v be_v the_o trial_n by_o other_o law_n it_o be_v either_o make_v lawful_a or_o leave_v indifferent_a our_o law_n which_o make_v this_o tie_n give_o leave_v to_o undo_v it_o without_o any_o exception_n ergo_fw-la to_o a_o good_a end_n and_o upon_o just_a cause_n it_o may_v be_v do_v it_o will_v be_v reply_v that_o the_o elder_a son_n during_o this_o entail_v be_v quasi_fw-la dominus_fw-la yet_o have_v neither_o dominium_fw-la directum_fw-la nor_o indirectum_fw-la he_o during_o his_o father_n life_n have_v only_a ius_n ad_fw-la rem_fw-la and_o not_o in_o re_n whereby_o no_o change_n be_v forbid_v to_o be_v make_v by_o the_o father_n according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o law_n under_o which_o he_o live_v and_o by_o which_o the_o son_n be_v to_o make_v claim_n if_o the_o father_n create_v no_o new_a estate_n in_o his_o life_n for_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o every_o man_n to_o dispose_v of_o his_o own_o as_o far_o as_o the_o law_n shall_v permit_v he_o if_o it_o be_v not_o forbid_v by_o some_o other_o law_n but_o such_o a_o act_n be_v not_o forbid_v by_o any_o other_o law_n ergo_fw-la be_v lawful_a and_o no_o sin_n but_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o the_o intention_n of_o he_o who_o entail_v the_o land_n be_v that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v untie_v or_o the_o state_n change_v i_o answer_v no_o act_n do_v by_o law_n can_v be_v free_a from_o change_n further_a or_o long_o than_o the_o law_n that_o make_v it_o a_o bind_a act_n shall_v allow_v and_o it_o be_v well_o know_v to_o the_o learned_a in_o our_o law_n that_o every_o man_n intention_n be_v to_o be_v construe_v according_a to_o law_n by_o which_o his_o act_n and_o intention_n be_v direct_v whereupon_o civilian_n say_v in_o like_a case_n valeat_fw-la quantum_fw-la valere_fw-la potest_fw-la neither_o be_v it_o think_v that_o any_o man_n who_o convai_v his_o land_n by_o entail_v can_v intend_v a_o act_n beyond_o law_n or_o desire_v that_o his_o son_n who_o he_o make_v tenent_n entail_v as_o our_o lawyer_n term_v he_o shall_v in_o no_o case_n no_o not_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o family_n or_o relief_n of_o many_o other_o of_o his_o child_n have_v power_n to_o cut_v of_o this_o entail_v and_o to_o be_v able_a to_o alien_n sell_v or_o give_v his_o land_n as_o reason_n law_n and_o religion_n shall_v permit_v for_o it_o may_v be_v judge_v that_o he_o who_o do_v a_o act_n to_o a_o good_a end_n as_o namely_o to_o preserve_v his_o family_n will_v always_o assent_v to_o another_o act_n which_o shall_v with_o better_a assurance_n than_o his_o own_o strengthen_v his_o intendment_n to_o the_o former_a consideration_n we_o may_v add_v what_o inconvenience_n may_v follow_v this_o general_n position_n for_o if_o in_o conscience_n the_o whole_a inheritance_n of_o the_o father_n be_v to_o come_v without_o control_v to_o the_o elder_a son_n then_o must_v it_o of_o necessity_n be_v infer_v that_o the_o father_n without_o his_o consent_n agendo_fw-la consent_n agens_fw-la per_fw-la medium_n est_fw-la minus_fw-la efficax_n in_fw-la agendo_fw-la can_v give_v to_o pious_a amittere_fw-la pious_a dam_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la potes_fw-la retinere_fw-la ut_fw-la consequaris_fw-la ca_fw-mi quae_fw-la non_fw-la potes_fw-la amittere_fw-la use_v or_o set_v out_o for_o the_o advancement_n of_o his_o other_o child_n any_o thing_n after_o his_o death_n so_o that_o if_o god_n shall_v bless_v a_o father_n with_o many_o child_n and_o cross_v he_o with_o as_o many_o misfortune_n his_o other_o child_n and_o all_o other_o his_o charitable_a intention_n shall_v be_v provide_v for_o only_a at_o his_o son_n be_v for_o heir_n courtesy_n which_o how_o 2._o how_o pedissequa_fw-la enim_fw-la plerumque_fw-la novi_fw-la honoris_fw-la est_fw-la arrogantia_fw-la salu._n ep._n 2._o absurd_a it_o be_v all_o man_n know_v for_o hereupon_o all_o donation_n to_o pious_a use_v and_o to_o young_a brother_n for_o their_o preferment_n may_v be_v call_v in_o question_n it_o be_v a_o ordinary_a thing_n in_o these_o our_o time_n when_o the_o land_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o heir_n general_n to_o alter_v the_o estate_n if_o the_o land_n so_o convey_v shall_v come_v to_o daughter_n and_o to_o leave_v it_o to_o a_o brother_n 18.18_o brother_n hebrew_n call_v a_o malechild_n zacar_n a_o memorial_n because_o the_o father_n memory_n be_v preserve_v in_o the_o son_n see_v 2._o sam._n 18.18_o son_n or_o some_o other_o of_o the_o same_o name_n though_o peradventure_o many_o degree_n remove_v for_o preservation_n of_o the_o name_n and_o family_n if_o this_o may_v be_v deem_v lawful_a and_o no_o sin_n be_v do_v against_o a_o well_o deserve_a child_n for_o who_o nature_n and_o her_o desert_n plead_v her_o worthy_a to_o be_v her_o father_n heir_n then_o without_o all_o compare_n if_o the_o preservation_n of_o a_o name_n and_o family_n may_v just_o be_v labour_v for_o according_a to_o power_n give_v by_o law_n of_o god_n and_o man_n the_o same_o may_v be_v lawful_o act_v against_o a_o debauch_a heir_n who_o in_o any_o reasonable_a man_n judgement_n be_v likely_a in_o his_o shroud_n to_o bury_v the_o memory_n of_o all_o his_o ancestor_n virtue_n which_o shall_v live_v in_o he_o and_o his_o progeny_n as_o his_o progenitor_n do_v in_o they_o it_o be_v neither_o new_a nor_o strange_a in_o the_o practice_n of_o our_o time_n in_o cause_n of_o this_o nature_n to_o overthrow_v intend_a perpetuity_n and_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o give_v leave_n upon_o some_o good_a consideration_n to_o sell_v land_n which_o otherwise_o by_o no_o law_n can_v be_v sell_v from_o the_o heir_n the_o father_n be_v but_o tenent_n only_o for_o term_v of_o life_n which_o sure_o by_o no_o power_n under_o god_n can_v be_v do_v be_v the_o thing_n in_o itself_o unlawful_a and_o sin_n for_o 4._o for_o see_v salvian_n ad_fw-la ecc._n cath._n l._n 4._o omne_fw-la peccatum_fw-la est_fw-la divinitatis_fw-la injuria_fw-la whence_o may_v be_v argue_v à _fw-la fortiori_fw-la if_o power_n may_v be_v give_v to_o a_o father_n be_v tenent_n for_o term_n of_o life_n to_o sell_v his_o son_n land_n only_o to_o pay_v his_o own_o debt_n peradventure_o idle_o make_v though_o it_o be_v to_o the_o overthrow_n or_o extreme_a diminution_n of_o his_o family_n because_o natural_a equity_n do_v will_n that_o every_o one_o