Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	authority_n	king_n	law_n	3,431	5	4.6378	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44227	Vindiciæ Carolinæ, or, A defence of Eikon basilikē, the portraicture of His Sacred Majesty in his solitudes and sufferings in reply to a book intituled Eikonoklastes, written by Mr. Milton, and lately re-printed at Amsterdam.	Hollingworth, Richard, 1639?-1701.; Wilson, John, 1626-1696.	1692 (1692)	Wing H2505; ESTC R13578	84,704	160

that_o all_o king_n be_v the_o lord_n be_v anoint_v it_o be_v yet_o absurd_a to_o think_v that_o the_o anointment_n of_o god_n shall_v be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o charm_n against_o law_n i_o know_v not_o what_o he_o mean_v by_o that_o all_o king_n saul_n be_v david_n be_v and_o particular_o lament_v the_o fall_n of_o saul_n as_o if_o he_o have_v not_o be_v anoint_v with_o oil._n 1.11_o 2_o sam._n 1.11_o and_o i_o never_o find_v any_o reason_n to_o doubt_v but_o that_o all_o christian_a hereditary_a king_n be_v the_o same_o too_o and_o consequent_o exempt_v from_o the_o law_n forasmuch_o as_o concern_v the_o coactive_a force_n of_o the_o law_n though_o not_o forasmuch_o as_o concern_v the_o directive_n power_n of_o the_o law_n 106._o lord●le●me●'s_n ●le●me●'s_z post_n ●●ti_fw-la 106._o subject_n be_v bind_v to_o fullfil_v the_o law_n by_o necessity_n of_o compulsion_n but_o the_o prince_n only_o by_o his_o own_o will_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o common_a good_a for_o see_v the_o law_n be_v but_o a_o kind_n of_o organ_n or_o instrument_n of_o the_o power_n that_o govern_v 29●_n hist_o of_o the_o world_n 29●_n it_o seem_v say_v sir_n walter_n raleigh_n that_o it_o can_v extend_v itself_o to_o bind_v any_o one_o who_o no_o humane_a power_n can_v control_v or_o lay_v hold_n of_o and_o therefore_o till_o i_o find_v better_a authority_n for_o this_o his_o justice_n than_o he_o have_v yet_o give_v i_o shall_v look_v upon_o it_o as_o i_o do_v on_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o book_n a_o thing_n mere_o stuff_v out_o to_o deceive_v the_o people_n if_o subject_n also_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n so_o much_o approve_v by_o this_o king_n be_v invest_v with_o a_o power_n of_o judicature_n both_o without_o and_o against_o their_o king_n it_o will_v be_v firm_a and_o valid_a against_o he_o though_o pretend_v and_o by_o they_o acknowledge_v next_o and_o immediate_o under_o christ_n supreme_a head_n and_o governor_n but_o what_o king_n or_o queen_n of_o england_n beside_o henry_n the_o eight_o edward_n the_o six_o and_o queen_n mary_n for_o her_o two_o first_o year_n ever_o use_v that_o word_n head_n or_o in_o what_o age_n be_v it_o that_o the_o church_n of_o england_n ever_o pretend_v a_o power_n of_o judicature_n both_o without_o and_o against_o their_o king_n he_o say_v if_o they_o be_v invest_v with_o such_o a_o power_n but_o show_v not_o that_o they_o be_v and_o instead_o thereof_o tell_v we_o that_o st._n ambrose_n excommunicate_v theodosius_n the_o emperor_n which_o he_o call_v a_o spiritual_a put_n to_o death_n the_o like_a do_v st._n german_n by_o vortiger_n and_o two_o other_o king_n of_o wales_n excommunicate_v by_o their_o respective_a bishop_n subject_n of_o those_o king_n and_o admit_v it_o i_o never_o hear_v that_o any_o of_o those_o bishop_n ever_o persuade_v the_o people_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o murder_n those_o king_n or_o how_o do_v it_o make_v out_o this_o his_o justice_n against_o the_o king_n it_o be_v a_o shrewd_a sign_n a_o man_n be_v sink_v when_o he_o take_v hold_v of_o twig_n then_o he_o come_v up_o with_o the_o particular_a law_n and_o act_n of_o greece_n athens_n sparta_n rome_n etc._n etc._n but_o what_o be_v that_o to_o england_n must_v we_o be_v govern_v as_o they_o be_v their_o law_n be_v for_o it_o the_o law_n of_o england_n direct_o against_o it_o nor_o be_v there_o any_o country_n whatever_o but_o have_v its_o particular_a law_n or_o custom_n if_o a_o man_n steal_v a_o ox_n or_o a_o horse_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n it_o be_v no_o felony_n 285._o 4_o inst_z 285._o for_o have_v no_o wood_n the_o offender_n can_v hide_v they_o but_o if_o he_o steal_v a_o capon_n or_o a_o pig_n he_o shall_v be_v hang_v for_o it_o but_o what_o need_v we_o say_v he_o search_v after_o the_o law_n of_o other_o land_n for_o what_o be_v so_o full_o and_o so_o plain_o set_v down_o lawful_a in_o our_o own_o where_o ancient_a book_n tell_v we_o bracton_n fleta_n and_o other_o that_o the_o king_n be_v under_o the_o law_n and_o inferior_a to_o his_o parliament_n as_o for_o bracton_n the_o word_n that_o he_o mean_n may_v be_v perhaps_o these_o rex_fw-la habet_fw-la superiorem_fw-la deum_fw-la scilicet_fw-la item_n legem_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la factus_fw-la est_fw-la rex_fw-la item_n curiam_fw-la svam_fw-la viz._n comites_fw-la barones_n the_o king_n have_v a_o superior_a to_o wit_n god_n but_o do_v not_o say_v superior_n in_o the_o plural_a number_n also_o a_o law_n by_o which_o he_o be_v make_v king_n i._n e._n he_o have_v a_o law_n but_o say_v not_o a_o word_n of_o punishment_n also_o his_o court_n to_o wit_n his_o earl_n and_o baron_n not_o a_o court_n as_o if_o it_o be_v of_o some_o other_o constitution_n but_o a_o court_n of_o his_o own_o where_o the_o word_n habet_fw-la in_o propriety_n of_o latin_a be_v necessary_o understand_v 1._o 1_o inst_z 1._o or_o otherwise_o he_o will_v be_v contradictory_n to_o himself_o when_o he_o say_v omnis_fw-la sub_fw-la rege_fw-la 5._o bra._n l._n 4._o c._n 24._o s._n 5._o etc._n etc._n every_o man_n be_v under_o the_o king_n and_o he_o be_v under_o none_o but_o god_n he_o be_v not_o inferior_a to_o his_o subject_n and_o have_v no_o peer_n in_o his_o realm_n but_o say_v no_o where_o that_o he_o be_v under_o the_o law_n and_o inferior_a to_o his_o parliament_n which_o word_n his_o sufficient_o denote_v where_o the_o superiority_n lie_v and_o for_o fleta_n he_o say_v 16._o lib._n 1._o c._n 17._o f._n 16._o none_o can_v judge_v in_o temporal_a matter_n but_o only_o the_o king_n and_o his_o substitute_n 66._o id._n f._n 66._o and_o he_o have_v his_o court_n in_o his_o council_n in_o his_o parliament_n etc._n etc._n and_o for_o the_o mirror_n of_o justice_n a_o book_n write_v in_o edward_n the_o first_o be_v time_n that_o say_v 232._o mir●_n 232._o jurisdiction_n be_v the_o chief_a dignity_n that_o appertain_v to_o the_o king_n and_o for_o what_o concern_v the_o king_n oath_n it_o have_v be_v several_a time_n alter_v since_o that_o and_o what_o this_o king_n oath_n be_v i_o have_v particular_o show_v before_o chap._n 6_o those_o object_v oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o supremacy_n we_o swear_v not_o to_o his_o person_n but_o as_o it_o be_v invest_v with_o his_o authority_n the_o same_o say_v the_o spencer_n in_o edward_n the_o second_v time_n but_o it_o be_v condemn_v for_o treason_n by_o two_o act_n of_o parliament_n 12._o 7_o coke_n 11_o 12._o and_o sir_n edw._n coke_n call_v it_o a_o damnable_a detestable_a and_o execrable_a treason_n for_o corpse_n natural_a le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr &_o politic_a sont_fw-fr un_fw-fr corpse_n 213.234.242_o plough_v 213.234.242_o and_o be_v inseparable_a and_o indivisible_a for_o both_o make_v but_o one_o king_n 46._o 4_o inst_z 46._o the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n dissolve●_n a_o parliament_n now_o if_o this_o refer_v only_o to_o his_o politic_a capacity_n the_o parliament_n will_v continue_v after_o his_o death_n because_o a_o body_n politic_a never_o die_v and_o now_o as_o the_o covenant_n once_o help_v the_o house_n at_o a_o dead_a lift_n it_o must_v do_v our_o accuser_n the_o like_a job_n at_o part_v or_o this_o his_o justice_n will_v be_v little_o behold_v to_o it_o certain_o no_o discreet_a person_n can_v imagine_v it_o shall_v bind_v we_o to_o he_o in_o any_o strict_a sense_n than_o those_o oath_n former_o and_o true_o i_o must_v approve_v he_o when_o he_o deal_v ingenuous_o no_o certain_o it_o do_v not_o for_o they_o break_v all_o three_o the_o intent_n of_o the_o covenant_n as_o it_o be_v to_o extirpate_v prelacy_n to_o preserve_v the_o right_n of_o parliament_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o kingdom_n so_o they_o intend_v so_o far_o as_o it_o may_v consist_v with_o these_o to_o preserve_v the_o king_n person_n and_o authority_n but_o not_o otherwise_o for_o that_o have_v be_v to_o swear_v we_o into_o labirynth_n and_o repugnancy_n we_o vow_v far_a to_o bring_v delinquent_n to_o open_a trial_n and_o condign_a punishment_n so_o that_o to_o have_v do_v so_o by_o the_o king_n have_v not_o break_v the_o covenant_n but_o it_o will_v have_v break_v the_o covenant_n to_o have_v save_v he_o the_o chief_a actor_n as_o they_o think_v he_o at_o the_o time_n of_o take_v that_o covenant_n you_o have_v hear_v what_o he_o say_v and_o i_o leave_v it_o to_o every_o man_n to_o apply_v it_o as_o he_o please_v but_o because_o this_o matter_n have_v already_o take_v up_o a_o whole_a chapter_n between_o we_o i_o refer_v my_o reader_n to_o what_o i_o have_v there_o say_v chap._n 14_o and_o now_o to_o close_v all_o and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o man_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o learn_v how_o to_o break_v oath_n by_o providence_n and_o forswear_v himself_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n to_o say_v grace_n to_o the_o action_n be_v it_o never_o so_o ungodly_a and_o give_v thanks_o for_o the_o success_n be_v it_o never_o so_o wicked_a to_o carry_v on_o a_o design_n under_o the_o name_n of_o public_a good_a and_o make_v the_o slavery_n of_o a_o nation_n the_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n or_o in_o a_o word_n to_o hold_v forth_o any_o useful_a though_o notorious_a untruth_n with_o convenient_a obstinacy_n until_o he_o believe_v it_o himself_o and_o so_o render_v it_o no_o sin_n let_v he_o read_v this_o book_n of_o mr._n milton_n and_o if_o he_o do_v not_o improve_v upon_o it_o he_o may_v thank_v god_n for_o it_o finis_fw-la

shall_v neither_o censure_v they_o rigid_o nor_o deny_v they_o the_o same_o mildness_n with_o which_o we_o commiserate_v the_o infirmity_n of_o other_o man_n or_o at_o least_o if_o we_o must_v be_v pry_v and_o pore_v be_v so_o just_a to_o ourselves_o as_o not_o to_o publish_v the_o miscarriage_n and_o suppress_v the_o virtue_n in_o a_o word_n let_v he_o that_o will_v make_v a_o true_a judgement_n of_o this_o oppress_a king_n first_o consider_v his_o circumstance_n and_o then_o tell_v i_o whether_o where_o he_o stretch_v his_o authority_n he_o have_v not_o be_v first_o necessitate_v to_o it_o by_o those_o that_o murder_v he_o and_o whether_o the_o worst_a of_o his_o action_n be_v not_o superabundant_o expiate_v with_o many_o good_a which_o our_o accuser_n have_v so_o every_o where_o endeavour_v to_o silence_n and_o supply_v with_o calumny_n that_o i_o will_v close_v all_o with_o that_o abstract_n of_o seneca_n epistle_n xerxes_n be_v arrow_n may_v darken_v the_o day_n but_o they_o can_v st●●ke_v the_o sun_n wave_n may_v dash_v themselves_o upon_o a_o rock_n but_o not_o break_v it_o temple_n may_v be_v profane_v and_o demolish_v but_o the_o deity_n still_o remain_v untouched_a the_o content_n the_o introduction_n page_n 1_o chap._n i._o upon_o the_o king_n call_v his_o last_o parliament_n p._n 13_o chap._n ii_o upon_o the_o earl_n of_o strafford_n death_n p._n 29_o chap._n iii_o upon_o his_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o p._n 36_o chap._n iv_o upon_o the_o insolency_n of_o the_o tumult_n p._n 41_o chap._n v._o upon_o his_o majesty_n pass_v the_o bill_n for_o the_o triennial_n parliament_n and_o after_o settle_v this_o during_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o two_o house_n p._n 50_o chap._n vi_o upon_o his_o majesty_n retirement_n from_o westminster_n p._n 57_o chap._n vii_o upon_o the_o queen_n departure_n and_o absence_n out_o of_o england_n p._n 65_o chap._n viii_o upon_o his_o majesty_n repulse_n at_o hull_n and_o the_o fate_n of_o the_o hotham_n p._n 66_o chap._n ix_o upon_o the_o list_a and_o raise_v army_n against_o the_o king_n p._n 69_o chap._n x._o upon_o their_o seize_v the_o king_n magazine_n fort_n navy_n and_o militia_n p._n 73_o chap._n xi_o upon_o the_o nineteen_o proposition_n first_o send_v to_o the_o king_n and_o more_o afterward_o p._n 76_o chap._n xii_o upon_o the_o rebellion_n and_o trouble_n in_o ireland_n p._n 83_o chap._n xiii_o upon_o the_o call_v in_o of_o the_o scot_n and_o their_o come_n p._n 86_o chap._n fourteen_o upon_o the_o covenant_n p._n 91_o chap._n xv._o upon_o the_o many_o jealousy_n raise_v and_o scandal_n cast_v upon_o the_o king_n to_o stir_v up_o the_o people_n against_o he_o p._n 98._o chap._n xvi_o upon_o the_o ordinance_n against_o the_o common-prayer_n book_n p._n 10●_o chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o two_o house_n in_o point_n of_o church-government_n p._n 10●_o chap._n xviii_o upon_o the_o uxbridge_n treaty_n an●_n other_o offer_v make_v by_o the_o king_n p._n 11●_n chap._n xix_o upon_o the_o various_a event_n of_o the_o war_n victory_n and_o defeat_n p._n 1st_a chap._n xx._n upon_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o time_n p._n 11●_n chap._n xxi_o upon_o his_o majesty_n letter_n take_v an●_n divulge_v p._n 11●_n chap._n xxii_o upon_o his_o majesty_n leave_v oxford_n and_o go_v to_o the_o scot_n p._n 12●_n chap._n xxiii_o upon_o the_o scot_n deliver_v the_o king_n to_o the_o english_a and_o his_o captivity_n at_o holdenby_n p._n 12●_n chap._n xxiv_o upon_o their_o deny_v his_o majesty_n th●_n attendance_n of_o his_o chaplain_n viz._n dr._n juxon_n bishop_n of_o london_n dr._n duppa_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n dr._n sheldon_n dr._n hammond_n dr._n holdsworth_n dr._n sanderson_n dr._n turner_n dr._n heywood_n p._n 125_o chap._n xxv_o penitential_a meditation_n and_o vow●_n in_o the_o king_n be_v solitude_n at_o holdenby_n p._n 126_o chap._n xxvi_o upon_o the_o army_n s●rpriz●d_n of_o th●_n king_n at_o holdenby_n and_o the_o ensue_a distraction_n in_o the_o two_o house_n the_o army_n and_o the_o city_n p._n 127_o chap._n xxvii_o to_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n p._n 134_o chap._n xxviii_o meditation_n upon_o death_n after_o th●_n vote_n of_o non-address_n and_o his_o majesty_n close_a imprisonment_n in_o carisbrook-castle_n p._n 135_o vindiciae_fw-la carolinae_fw-la or_o a_o vindication_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o introduction_n in_o every_o action_n consider_v the_o end_n so_o shall_v thou_o not_o be_v ashamed_a of_o thy_o work_n be_v a_o wise_a say_v and_o have_v this_o effect_n upon_o i_o that_o i_o no_o soon_o resolve_v with_o myself_o to_o make_v some_o reply_n to_o this_o answer_n of_o mr._n milton_n than_o i_o begin_v to_o consider_v three_o thing_n and_o as_o i_o think_v necessary_a for_o the_o better_a carry_v it_o on_o which_o in_o short_a be_v these_o 1._o to_o what_o end_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v first_o write_v 2._o to_o what_o end_n and_o that_o after_o a_o forty_o odd_a year_n interval_n it_o come_v to_o be_v reprint_v at_o amsterdam_n too_o and_o with_o a_o advertisement_n before_o it_o 3._o what_o end_n i_o propose_v to_o myself_o in_o make_v this_o reply_n i._o as_o to_o the_o first_o let_v the_o book_n speak_v for_o itself_o and_o there_o be_v few_o leave_n in_o it_o but_o visible_o declare_v that_o milton_n end_n be_v to_o justify_v the_o unparalleled_a villainy_n of_o his_o own_o time_n et_fw-la quorun_v pars_fw-la magna_fw-la fuit_fw-la wherein_o the_o best_a of_o monarchy_n be_v shake_v to_o piece_n by_o the_o worst_a o●_n man_n a_o king_n who_o only_a crime_n be_v his_o be_v king_n disarm_v by_o one_o faction_n and_o in_o tha●_n condition_n leave_v to_o the_o grow_a design_n of_o another_o and_o the_o merciless_a cruelty_n of_o both_o th●_n fountain_n of_o all_o law_n justice_n and_o honour_n public_o arraign_v sentence_v and_o assassinate_v b●_n the_o tail_n of_o the_o people_n and_o that_o too_o under_o the_o false_a detort_v name_n 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