Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	john_n	majesty_n	sir_n	7,792	5	7.0896	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35993	An answer to a printed book, intituled, Observations upon some of His Maiesties late answers and expresses	Diggs, Dudley, 1613-1643.	1642 (1642)	Wing D1454; ESTC R14255	51,050	121

able_a to_o hinder_v his_o good_a people_n from_o enjoy_v the_o full_a benefit_n of_o his_o royal_a grace_n if_o such_o a_o consent_n appear_v to_o he_o to_o do_v it_o the_o follow_a discourse_n keep_v all_o in_o general_n which_o easy_o deceive_v weak_a apprehension_n and_o have_v its_o strength_n from_o this_o ground_n that_o it_o can_v reasonable_o be_v suppose_v the_o great_a &_o public_a council_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v not_o give_v the_o most_o faithful_a advice_n therefore_o prince_n if_o they_o may_v not_o be_v lead_v by_o their_o own_o opinion_n rather_o than_o by_o the_o sacred_a and_o awful_a counsel_n of_o whole_a nation_n unreasonable_o complain_v they_o be_v deny_v liberty_n of_o conscience_n and_o ravish_v out_o of_o their_o own_o understanding_n i_o appeal_v to_o any_o man_n judgement_n whether_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v urge_v for_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o lay-councell_n that_o it_o ought_v to_o enforce_v a_o submission_n of_o judgement_n &_o a_o performance_n of_o duty_n arise_v from_o trust_n agreeable_a thereto_o which_o may_v not_o with_o at_o least_o equal_a advantage_n be_v press_v for_o the_o same_o bind_a power_n in_o counsel_n ecclesiastical_a to_o instance_n in_o that_o of_o trent_n if_o a_o papist_n shall_v as_o campian_n do_v brag_v of_o that_o to_o he_o as_o the_o representative_a body_n of_o almost_o all_o the_o western_a church_n wherein_o be_v a_o concourse_n of_o so_o many_o choice_n able_a eminent_a divine_n such_o as_o have_v addict_v their_o whole_a time_n to_o the_o study_n of_o truth_n and_o therefore_o in_o all_o probability_n can_v not_o be_v deceive_v themselves_o &_o such_o as_o have_v converse_v so_o long_o with_o heaven_n and_o heavenly_a thing_n they_o know_v sufficient_o how_o much_o it_o concern_v they_o not_o to_o deceive_v other_o and_o conclude_v it_o therefore_o unlawful_a for_o any_o to_o pretend_v conscience_n which_o be_v but_o private_a opinion_n against_o so_o public_a and_o unanimous_a determination_n notwithstanding_o these_o high_a probability_n and_o what_o will_v much_o more_o justify_v man_n absolute_a obedience_n and_o captivate_v their_o reason_n some_o plausible_a argument_n for_o a_o divine_a assistance_n and_o immediate_a direction_n in_o all_o their_o decision_n which_o the_o house_n will_v not_o pretend_v to_o yet_o it_o shall_v go_v hard_o but_o he_o will_v find_v some_o answer_n as_o easy_o he_o may_v whereby_o to_o justify_v his_o liberty_n of_o dissent_v in_o some_o thing_n which_o when_o he_o have_v do_v he_o may_v with_o very_o little_a alteration_n apply_v to_o civil_a counsel_n and_o be_v satisfy_v suppose_v it_o thus_o though_o among_o probable_a argument_n that_o draw_v from_o authority_n of_o wise_a man_n carry_v with_o it_o great_a weight_n yet_o it_o must_v give_v place_n to_o a_o great_a reason_n now_o to_o every_o man_n belong_v a_o judgement_n of_o discretion_n which_o must_v decide_v for_o what_o concern_v his_o particular_a duty_n so_o in_o the_o king_n case_n the_o vote_n which_o carry_v in_o they_o the_o authority_n of_o both_o house_n shall_v bear_v great_a sway_n and_o if_o it_o be_v in_o thing_n extreme_o dubious_a they_o may_v turn_v the_o scale_n of_o their_o side_n but_o if_o great_a reason_n seem_v to_o contradict_v they_o his_o majesty_n will_v not_o hoodwink_v his_o understanding_n and_o blind_o follow_v whither_o they_o please_v to_o lead_v he_o he_o will_v walk_v by_o the_o great_a light_n for_o example_n his_o majesty_n perceive_v how_o much_o his_o people_n may_v suffer_v under_o arbitrary_a power_n be_v resolve_v never_o to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o &_o think_v it_o less_o fit_v any_o other_o shall_v but_o it_o be_v tell_v he_o now_o the_o use_n of_o it_o will_v be_v for_o their_o good_a by_o reason_n of_o apparent_a imminent_a danger_n his_o majesty_n understand_v the_o bottom_n of_o plausible_a pretence_n &_o know_v to_o how_o great_a mischief_n a_o way_n will_v be_v open_v if_o it_o be_v sufficient_a upon_o such_o specious_a ground_n to_o have_v a_o right_a to_o over-rule_v all_o know_a and_o certain_a law_n concern_v the_o action_n at_o hull_n he_o confess_v to_o take_v possession_n of_o the_o king_n town_n and_o shut_v the_o gate_n against_o he_o be_v treason_n if_o circumstance_n do_v not_o vary_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o act_n as_o in_o this_o case_n he_o pretend_v they_o do_v for_o the_o first_o thing_n to_o be_v look_v on_o be_v that_o the_o king_n be_v mere_o deny_v entrance_n for_o that_o time_n his_o general_a right_n be_v not_o deny_v if_o than_o a_o subject_a take_v up_o arm_n against_o his_o sovereign_n in_o a_o temporary_a war_n it_o must_v not_o come_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o treason_n and_o he_o may_v legal_o possess_v himself_o of_o the_o king_n fort_n and_o maintain_v they_o against_o he_o so_o he_o confess_v he_o have_v no_o right_a in_o they_o no_o defy_v language_n be_v give_v if_o a_o man_n take_v away_o my_o purse_n shall_v he_o be_v acquit_v from_o felony_n because_o he_o do_v not_o give_v i_o ill_a language_n too_o no_o act_n of_o violence_n be_v use_v this_o he_o may_v say_v who_o have_v pick_v another_o pocket_n but_o it_o be_v no_o sufficient_a plea_n against_o the_o law_n but_o he_o use_v no_o violence_n though_o the_o king_n for_o diverse_a hour_n together_o do_v stand_v within_o musket_n shoot_v &c_n &c_n it_o be_v no_o argument_n of_o innocence_n that_o he_o have_v opportunity_n to_o be_v more_o high_o guilty_a and_o abstain_v the_o king_n use_v term_n of_o defiance_n and_o this_o make_v the_o act_n mere_o defensive_a or_o rather_o passive_a if_o this_o be_v true_a there_o be_v never_o any_o war_n but_o defensive_a for_o those_o who_o by_o some_o great_a injustice_n offer_v provoke_v a_o nation_n to_o right_v itself_o fight_v as_o well_o to_o maintain_v their_o life_n as_o what_o they_o unlawful_o possess_v how_o this_o shall_v administer_v to_o the_o king_n any_o ground_n to_o leafy_a guard_n at_o york_n many_o man_n wonder_v or_o that_o it_o shall_v seem_v the_o same_o thing_n to_o the_o king_n as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v pursue_v to_o the_o gate_n of_o york_n certain_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a ground_n not_o only_o to_o raise_v a_o guard_n for_o his_o safety_n but_o a_o army_n to_o punish_v that_o high_a indignity_n and_o right_a his_o honour_n but_o out_o of_o tender_a care_n of_o his_o people_n safety_n lest_o they_o shall_v chance_v to_o suffer_v upon_o mistake_n he_o afford_v he_o so_o long_a time_n of_o repentance_n that_o the_o kingdom_n may_v first_o be_v satisfy_v and_o then_o his_o justice_n if_o the_o parliament_n have_v hereupon_o turn_v any_o of_o the_o townsman_n out_o of_o their_o estate_n his_o majesty_n do_v not_o charge_v the_o two_o house_n sir_n john_n hotham_n keep_v he_o out_o without_o any_o public_a order_n from_o they_o but_o if_o it_o have_v be_v do_v de_fw-fr facto_fw-la the_o same_o law_n will_v have_v justify_v this_o act_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o but_o since_o not_o only_o the_o country_n about_o but_o the_o inhabitant_n within_o the_o town_n have_v suffer_v in_o their_o estate_n and_o libertye_n or_o if_o claim_v any_o interest_n in_o it_o to_o themselves_o so_o much_o the_o less_o reason_n to_o seize_v on_o it_o if_o he_o can_v so_o much_o as_o pretend_v title_n to_o it_o or_o have_v disseize_v the_o king_n utter_o deny_v the_o right_a for_o the_o future_a if_o any_o law_n can_v be_v produce_v to_o justify_v take_v away_o the_o king_n good_n for_o a_o time_n the_o case_n will_v be_v clear_v or_o have_v make_v any_o other_o use_n of_o their_o possession_n but_o mere_o to_o prevent_v civil_a war_n there_o be_v not_o any_o way_n more_o likely_a to_o create_v a_o civil_a war_n then_o endeavour_v to_o prevent_v it_o by_o illegal_a course_n and_o to_o disfurnish_v the_o king_n seducer_n of_o arm_n &_o ammunition_n therefore_o the_o most_o essential_a property_n of_o treason_n intention_n must_v needs_o here_o be_v absent_a in_o this_o act_n the_o law_n have_v judge_v otherwise_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o essex_n who_o plea_n be_v he_o intend_v the_o removal_n of_o evil_a counsellor_n if_o the_o parliament_n the_o shut_v the_o king_n out_o of_o hull_n be_v not_o their_o act_n be_v not_o virtual_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n itself_o the_o king_n exclude_v it_o be_v not_o if_o it_o be_v not_o the_o supreme_a judicature_n as_o well_o in_o matter_n of_o state_n as_o matter_n of_o law_n till_o new_a law_n be_v enact_v the_o subject_n can_v justify_v any_o act_n but_o what_o be_v warrantable_a by_o the_o old_a if_o it_o be_v not_o the_o great_a council_n of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o king_n to_o who_o it_o belong_v by_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o nation_n to_o provide_v in_o all_o extraordinary_a case_n ●e_n quid_fw-la detriment_n capiat_fw-la