Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n
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The P. of Orange's engagement for maintaining and securing the Protestant religion & liberties of the people of England, according to his late gracious declaration humbly reminded to be performed by their most sacred Majesties K. William and Q. Mary, in their royal assent in Parliament, to the perpetual establishment of liberty of conscience.
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1689
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Wing P140A; ESTC R15860
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much_o say_v the_o imperial_a edict_n of_o constantine_n and_o licinius_n to_o establish_v the_o public_a tranquillity_n for_o every_o man_n to_o have_v liberty_n to_o use_v and_o choose_v what_o kind_n of_o worship_v himself_o please_v and_o for_o that_o intent_n be_v this_o do_v of_o we_o to_o have_v no_o man_n enforce_v to_o one_o religion_n more_o than_o to_o another_o a_o prince_n who_o will_v draw_v his_o subject_n divide_v into_o sect_n and_o faction_n to_o his_o religion_n shall_v not_o in_o my_o opinion_n use_v force_n say_v bodin_n i_o will_v enhance_v this_o from_o the_o example_n of_o theodosius_n that_o eminent_o good_a emperor_n who_o though_o he_o be_v offend_v with_o eunoâ—ius_n do_v banish_v he_o upon_o a_o particular_a account_n use_v no_o coercion_n or_o severity_n upon_o the_o person_n of_o any_o other_o sect_n whatsoever_o reliquis_fw-la neque_fw-la molestiae_fw-la qâ—iâ—quam_fw-la exhibuit_fw-la neque_fw-la secum_fw-la communicare_fw-la eoegit_fw-la sed_fw-la singulis_fw-la copiam_fw-la fecit_fw-la in_o locis_fw-la separatis_fw-la conventus_fw-la â—â—endi_fw-la &_o ita_fw-la de_fw-la religione_fw-la christiana_n sentiendi_fw-la ut_fw-la cuique_fw-la de_fw-la ea_fw-la opinionem_fw-la conceperat_fw-la john_n barclay_n not_o william_n that_o write_v adversus_fw-la monarchoâ—athos_n have_v a_o discourse_n on_o purpose_n to_o this_o effect_n about_o the_o calvinist_n as_o it_o be_v think_v under_o the_o name_n of_o the_o hyperephanian_o in_o one_o chapter_n of_o his_o argenis_n and_o camerarius_fw-la in_o his_o historical_a meditation_n have_v a_o chapter_n as_o learned_a full_a and_o grave_a as_o need_v to_o be_v on_o this_o subject_a lib._n 3._o cap._n 18._o it_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o pope_n council_n say_v guicciardine_n that_o the_o prosecution_n of_o luther_n since_o it_o be_v not_o accompany_v with_o their_o own_o reformation_n do_v increase_v his_o reputation_n and_o that_o it_o have_v be_v a_o less_o evil_a to_o dissemble_v the_o 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hayhurst_n in_o little_a britain_n 1689._o
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