Selected quad for the lemma: justice_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
justice_n	punish_v	punishment_n	sin_n	7,494	5	5.5732	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68715	Christs politician, and Salomons puritan Deliuered in two sermons preached before the Kings Maiestie. By Thomas Scot Bachelour of Diuinitie and one of his Maiesties chapleines. These two sermons epitomiz'de. Beware of men; of hypocrites beware. Who likes not this, no friends but enemies are. Be not too iust; be not a puritan. Yet be as pure a Christian as you can.	Scott, Thomas, preacher at the Rolls Chapel.; Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626, attributed name.	1616 (1616)	STC 22074; ESTC S100078	29,507	59

follow_v the_o truth_n of_o the_o law_n when_o right_a and_o reason_n require_v so_o to_o do_v but_o yet_o when_o severity_n be_v too_o severe_a too_o fierce_a too_o sour_a too_o bitter_a and_o too_o inexorable_a legibus_fw-la ●●●nium_fw-la atrociter_fw-la obtemperans_fw-la obey_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o law_n with_o too_o much_o rigour_n without_o any_o commiseration_n or_o pity_n execute_v the_o extremity_n of_o the_o law_n against_o those_o that_o offend_v the_o law_n vertitur_fw-la in_o vietum_fw-la virtus_fw-la the_o virtue_n of_o severity_n be_v turn_v into_o avice_n due_a sunt_fw-la nomina_fw-la say_v augustine_n augustine_n homo_fw-la &_o peccator_fw-la quod_fw-la peccator_fw-la est_fw-la corripe_fw-la quod_fw-la homo_fw-la est_fw-la miserere_fw-la man_n and_o a_o sinful_a man_n be_v two_o thing_n in_o that_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n punish_v he_o but_o in_o that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n show_v compassion_n and_o mercy_n towards_o he_o a_o good_a magistrate_n say_v isidorus_n shall_v always_o carry_v a_o pair_n of_o scole_n in_o his_o hand_n with_o justice_n in_o the_o one_o isodorus_n school_n and_o mercy_n in_o the_o other_o to_o sentence_v sin_n according_a to_o justice_n and_o to_o moderate_v the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o mercy_n for_o mercy_n be_v the_o eye_n of_o justice_n and_o justice_n without_o mercy_n be_v as_o it_o be_v caecus_fw-la sagittarius_fw-la qui_fw-la intendens_fw-la occidere_fw-la feram_fw-la occidit_fw-la hominem_fw-la like_o a_o blind_a archer_n who_o have_v a_o intent_n to_o kill_v a_o beast_n kill_v a_o man_n as_o lamech_v do_v oportet_fw-la leges_fw-la acriter_fw-la status_fw-la 〈◊〉_d autem_fw-la quam_fw-la ips●●_n iubent_fw-la poenas_fw-la su●ere_fw-la law_n must_v he_o short_o enact_v but_o the_o penalty_n of_o law_n must_v not_o be_v so_o straight_o exact_v as_o by_o law_n be_v require_v it_o be_v good_a sometime_o to_o blow_v a_o man_n nose_n but_o yet_o solomon_n say_v when_o a_o man_n blow_v his_o nose_n if_o he_o wring_v it_o too_o hard_a he_o may_v make_v it_o to_o bleed_v it_o be_v good_a 33._o to_o punish_v vice_n but_o to_o punish_v it_o always_o and_o in_o all_o with_o extremity_n of_o justice_n may_v be_v a_o mean_a to_o spill_v much_o blood_n and_o yet_o do_v little_a good_a one_o say_v that_o a_o magistrate_n like_o a_o physician_n shall_v never_o use_v extreme_a medicine_n but_o for_o extreme_a disease_n remissius_fw-la imperanti_fw-la melius_fw-la paretur_fw-la the_o people_n will_v be_v best_a rule_v when_o they_o be_v seneca_n mild_o govern_v contumax_n est_fw-fr animus_n humanus_fw-la &_o facilius_fw-la sequitur_fw-la quam_fw-la ducitur_fw-la the_o stomach_n of_o a_o man_n be_v stubborn_a and_o will_v easy_o follow_v when_o it_o be_v least_o force_v to_o follow_v leniter_fw-la castigatus_fw-la reverentiam_fw-la exhibet_fw-la castiganti_fw-la he_o that_o be_v punish_v with_o lenity_n do_v reverence_v the_o very_a person_n of_o he_o that_o do_v punish_v he_o but_o he_o that_o be_v punish_v with_o extremity_n do_v stomach_n he_o that_o do_v punish_v he_o be_v not_o too_o just_a therefore_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o vice_n that_o be_v here_o condemn_v in_o a_o magistrate_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v here_o commend_v in_o a_o magistrate_n and_o command_v to_o he_o be_v four_o justice_n equity_n clemency_n and_o discretion_n for_o he_o that_o here_o forbid_v the_o magistrate_n to_o be_v too_o just_a do_v in_o many_o other_o place_n and_o precept_n of_o his_o bid_v he_o be_v just_a for_o justice_n uphold_v the_o seat_n of_o king_n justice_n be_v the_o girdle_n of_o king_n and_o 5._o and_o solomon_n speak_v to_o all_o magistrate_n and_o minister_n of_o law_n and_o justice_n say_v love_n justice_n you_o that_o be_v the_o judge_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o yet_o withal_o be_v not_o too_o just_a say_v he_o that_o be_v be_v just_a with_o equity_n discretion_n and_o clemency_n 1._o for_o these_o three_o must_v always_o attend_v upon_o justice_n and_o upon_o they_o that_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o justice_n equity_n be_v the_o interpreter_n of_o the_o law_n make_v a_o favourable_a exposition_n of_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o law_n to_o avoid_v the_o inconvenience_n and_o extremity_n which_o may_v sometime_o be_v draw_v from_o the_o precise_a word_n of_o the_o law_n uerba_fw-la enim_fw-la debent_fw-la deseruire_fw-la intention_n non_fw-la intentio_fw-la verbis_fw-la that_o 1._o be_v word_n must_v serve_v the_o intention_n not_o the_o intention_n word_n &_o mens_fw-la in_o loquendo_fw-la potius_fw-la quam_fw-la verba_fw-la est_fw-la consideranda_fw-la greg._n and_o therefore_o one_o say_v quod_fw-la be_v committit_fw-la 19_o in_o legem_fw-la qui_fw-la verba_fw-la legis_fw-la amplectens_fw-la contra_fw-la legis_fw-la nititur_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la he_o offend_v against_o the_o law_n that_o stick_v to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n strive_v and_o wrangle_v against_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o law_n and_o he_o fulfil_v the_o law_n that_o do_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o law_n though_o he_o leave_v the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n abimelech_n the_o priest_n do_v contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n levit._n 24._o when_o he_o give_v the_o show_n bread_n to_o david_n be_v bread_n only_o for_o the_o 6._o priest_n not_o for_o lay_v person_n and_o yet_o christ_n himself_o praise_v he_o for_o so_o do_v for_o if_o he_o have_v deny_v david_n the_o show_n bread_n be_v ready_a to_o die_v for_o hunger_n though_o 4._o he_o have_v follow_v the_o letter_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o have_v ●ee_n do_v contrary_a to_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o lawmaker_n who_o in_o the_o exposition_n of_o all_o his_o law_n prefer_v mercy_n before_o 7._o sacrifice_n the_o law_n of_o the_o sabaoth_n do_v allow_v no_o work_n to_o be_v do_v on_o that_o day_n and_o it_o be_v fevere_o punish_v in_o he_o that_o gather_v stick_n on_o that_o day_n and_o yet_o our_o saviour_n christ_n affirm_v it_o lawful_a to_o do_v good_a on_o the_o 35._o sabaoth_n day_n and_o that_o the_o sabaoth_n be_v not_o break_v by_o do_v any_o work_n that_o be_v a_o work_n of_o necessity_n a_o work_n of_o charity_n or_o a_o work_n tend_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n if_o 8_o the_o lord_n god_n himself_o do_v allow_v that_o his_o own_o law_n shall_v be_v dispense_v withal_o in_o case_n of_o charity_n it_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o magistrate_n to_o use_v the_o like_a liberty_n in_o the_o like_a matter_n and_o case_n of_o the_o law_n of_o man_n for_o charity_n sake_n and_o even_o we_o that_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o obedience_n of_o law_n if_o we_o keep_v they_o not_o all_o and_o always_o modo_fw-la &_o forma_fw-la as_o may_v be_v require_v of_o we_o it_o be_v a_o fault_n that_o may_v sometime_o be_v excuse_v in_o we_o when_o it_o be_v not_o witting_o and_o wilful_o do_v of_o us._n aliud_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la parere_fw-la legibus_fw-la aliud_fw-la contemnere_fw-la peccat_fw-la semper_fw-la qui_fw-la contemnit_fw-la leges_fw-la sed_fw-la non_fw-la semper_fw-la 2._o peccat_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la paret_fw-la legibus_fw-la it_o be_v one_o thing_n not_o to_o obey_v law_n and_o another_o thing_n to_o contemn_v law_n he_o sin_v always_o that_o contemn_v law_n but_o he_o do_v not_o always_o sin_n that_o do_v not_o obey_v law_n be_v not_o too_o just_a therefore_o in_o urge_v the_o penalty_n and_o extremity_n of_o the_o law_n against_o those_o that_o offend_v the_o law_n without_o any_o intention_n or_o meaning_n to_o contemn_v the_o law_n a_o three_o thing_n commendable_a in_o a_o magistrate_n be_v clemency_n a_o virtue_n which_o moderate_v the_o affection_n of_o magistrate_n who_o as_o plutarch_n say_v shall_v be_v like_o a_o good_a musician_n for_o as_o he_o strain_v up_o one_o string_n and_o let_v down_o another_o thereby_o to_o accord_v they_o together_o so_o must_v a_o good_a magistrate_n sometime_o be_v remiss_a and_o sometime_o use_v rigour_n but_o as_o there_o be_v less_o danger_n in_o let_v down_o a_o string_n then_o in_o draw_v it_o up_o so_o be_v there_o less_o peril_n to_o rule_v remisse_o and_o with_o mercy_n then_o with_o rigour_n and_o severity_n magistrate_n be_v god_n upon_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o they_o be_v the_o best_a magistrate_n that_o come_v near_o the_o example_n of_o god_n the_o wiseman_n say_v of_o god_n that_o though_o he_o have_v power_n over_o all_o thing_n to_o save_v and_o destroy_v at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n yet_o have_v he_o mercy_n on_o 20._o all_o and_o make_v as_o though_o he_o see_v not_o the_o sin_n of_o man_n because_o they_o shall_v amend_v as_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n be_v above_o all_o his_o work_n and_o as_o god_n be_v call_v a_o god_n of_o mercy_n and_o not_o of_o justice_n because_o he_o delight_v more_o in_o mercy_n then_o in_o justice_n so_o must_v a_o good_a magistrate_n follow_v he_o rather_o in_o the_o example_n of_o his_o mercy_n then_o in_o his_o justice_n one_o of_o the_o jewish_a rabbin_n

be_v they_o who_o other_o man_n danger_n do_v make_v to_o beware_v you_o be_v no_o better_o than_o lot_n be_v nor_o wise_a 11._o than_o lot_n be_v nor_o loath_a to_o offend_v god_n than_o lot_n be_v presume_v not_o too_o much_o of_o your_o own_o strength_n but_o remember_v you_o be_v man_n and_o beware_v of_o your_o weakness_n that_o you_o be_v not_o circumvent_v by_o wile_n be_v wise_a to_o discern_v the_o disposition_n of_o all_o man_n with_o who_o you_o live_v if_o you_o like_v not_o their_o condition_n as_o soon_o as_o you_o can_v flee_v from_o they_o and_o leave_v their_o company_n lest_o if_o you_o converse_v with_o they_o too_o long_o you_o be_v win_v to_o communicate_v with_o they_o in_o their_o condition_n and_o in_o the_o end_n perish_v with_o they_o in_o their_o sin_n as_o lot_n have_v like_a to_o have_v do_v if_o it_o please_v god_n to_o suffer_v satan_n to_o become_v 2._o a_o lie_a and_o a_o seduce_a spirit_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o any_o wicked_a man_n that_o be_v about_o you_o who_o presume_v of_o your_o patience_n and_o mildness_n dare_v put_v forth_o themselves_o and_o say_v unto_o you_o let_v we_o go_v after_o other_o god_n 3._o and_o let_v we_o serve_v they_o harken_v not_o unto_o they_o for_o the_o lord_n god_n prove_v you_o by_o they_o whether_o you_o love_v he_o with_o all_o your_o heart_n and_o all_o your_o soul_n or_o whether_o you_o will_v be_v win_v to_o forsake_v he_o and_o fall_v from_o he_o be_v constant_a in_o the_o truth_n therefore_o and_o be_v faithful_a in_o the_o service_n of_o your_o god_n to_o the_o death_n not_o suffer_v yourselves_o like_o child_n to_o be_v carry_v 14._o away_o or_o turn_v about_o with_o every_o wind_n of_o doctrine_n through_o the_o deceit_n and_o craftiness_n of_o wicked_a man_n which_o lie_v in_o wait_n to_o deceive_v you_o and_o woo_v you_o from_o god_n but_o keep_v your_o first_o love_n and_o the_o love_n of_o your_o 4._o first_o faith_n and_o religion_n to_o the_o end_n that_o in_o the_o end_n and_o at_o your_o end_n you_o may_v receive_v that_o crown_n of_o life_n which_o be_v promise_v and_o prepare_v 10._o for_o they_o that_o persevere_v faithful_a to_o their_o end_n which_o grace_n the_o god_n of_o all_o mercy_n and_o grace_n grant_v to_o you_o to_o we_o and_o to_o all_o other_o that_o be_v either_o preacher_n or_o professor_n of_o his_o truth_n through_o christ_n jesus_n our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n to_o who_o etc._n etc._n *_o ⁎_o *_o fjnis_fw-la salomon_n puritan_n ecclesiast_n 7._o 18._o be_v not_o too_o just_a this_o scripture_n have_v a_o double_a reference_n first_o to_o the_o magistrate_n second_o to_o every_o christian_a man_n that_o live_v as_o a_o subject_n under_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o christian_a magistrate_n refer_v to_o the_o magistrate_n it_o be_v in_o nature_n of_o a_o prohibition_n and_o a_o precept_n forbid_v some_o thing_n and_o command_v other_o something_n the_o thing_n which_o be_v herein_o forbid_v be_v two_o cruelty_n be_v the_o one_o and_o too_o much_o severity_n be_v the_o other_o both_o enemy_n to_o justice_n and_o therefore_o both_o forbid_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o speak_v here_o to_o the_o magistrate_n say_v be_v not_o too_o just_a the_o thing_n command_v and_o command_v in_o a_o magistrate_n be_v four_o justice_n equity_n discretion_n and_o clemency_n for_o the_o same_o spirit_n that_o faith_n in_o the_o negative_a be_v not_o too_o just_a i._o be_v not_o extreme_o just_a or_o just_a with_o extremity_n say_v in_o the_o affirmative_a be_v just_a but_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o equity_n discretion_n and_o clemency_n which_o must-bee_a always_o the_o companion_n of_o justice_n when_o justiceis_n due_o execute_v refer_v to_o the_o subject_n and_o common_a person_n it_o be_v in_o nature_n of_o a_o prohibition_n &_o precept_n concern_v christian_n justice_n forbid_v he_o in_o matter_n of_o religion_n obedience_n conscience_n and_o zeal_n to_o lean_a to_o that_o which_o be_v extreme_a and_o command_v he_o according_a to_o the_o decorum_n and_o comeliness_n of_o his_o christian_a call_v always_o to_o keep_v the_o mean_a and_o not_o to_o be_v not_o too_o just_a first_o therefore_o of_o those_o thing_n that_o concern_v the_o magistrate_n and_o political_a justice_n and_o then_o of_o those_o thing_n that_o concern_v common_a person_n and_o christian_a justice_n the_o vice_n that_o be_v here_o discommend_v and_o prohibit_v in_o a_o magistrate_n be_v cruelty_n and_o overmuch_a severity_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v a_o unmerciful_a and_o beastly_a passion_n of_o the_o mind_n grow_v as_o one_o say_v ab_fw-la impotentia_fw-la &_o mollitia_fw-la animi_fw-la &_o in_o nature_n as_o timidas_fw-la ignavas_fw-la lib._n &_o degeneres_fw-la eadit_n from_o a_o impotency_n and_o effeminate_a disposition_n of_o the_o mind_n always_o haunt_v man_n that_o be_v fearful_a dastardly_a and_o of_o a_o degenerous_a nature_n such_o as_o woman_n be_v of_o who_o the_o wiseman_n say_v there_o 17._o be_v no_o wrath_n nor_o vengeance_n to_o the_o wrath_n and_o vengeance_n of_o a_o woman_n and_o they_o be_v always_o the_o worst_a man_n and_o most_o like_a to_o woman_n that_o be_v stain_v with_o this_o vice_n which_o be_v never_o to_o be_v find_v in_o man_n of_o worth_n courage_n and_o valour_n but_o the_o manly_a that_o any_o man_n be_v the_o more_o merciful_a and_o mild_a always_o he_o be_v and_o the_o less_o he_o delight_v in_o cruelty_n as_o be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o david_n who_o be_v grieve_v to_o beat_v of_o the_o death_n of_o soul_n and_o in_o julias_n caesar_z also_o 12._o who_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a conqueror_n and_o a_o man_n of_o the_o great_a courage_n that_o ever_o be_v yet_o when_o he_o have_v pompey_n his_o head_n present_v to_o he_o be_v his_o deadly_a enemy_n weep_v to_o it_o say_v to_o he_o that_o show_v it_o he_o non_fw-la mihi_fw-la placet_fw-la vindicte_fw-la sed_fw-la victoria_fw-la good_a fellow_n i_o take_v no_o delight_n in_o vengeance_n but_o victory_n such_o a_o mind_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o man_n and_o such_o a_o man_n be_v meet_v to_o be_v a_o magistrate_n as_o not_o only_o not_o delight_v but_o abhor_v bloodshed_n and_o cruelty_n even_o in_o his_o very_a enemy_n as_o caesar_n do_v legis_fw-la &_o magistratus_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la seeler_n atos_fw-la sed_fw-la seelera_fw-la extirpart_n the_o end_n and_o office_n of_o law_n &_o magistracy_n seneca_n be_v not_o to_o root_v out_o the_o wicked_a but_o wickedness_n but_o cruelty_n kill_v the_o man_n and_o suffer_v their_o vice_n to_o live_v and_o therefore_o be_v the_o cruel_a man_n unmeet_a to_o be_v make_v a_o magistrate_n for_o if_o all_o kind_n of_o violence_n be_v utter_o against_o justice_n and_o unbeseeming_a he_o that_o fit_v in_o the_o feat_n of_o justice_n much_o more_o cruelty_n which_o delight_v to_o domineer_v and_o tyrannize_v over_o man_n life_n and_o good_n only_o and_o altogether_o by_o violence_n and_o against_o justice_n crudeles_fw-la vero_fw-la qui_fw-la pu●i●ndi_fw-la causam_fw-la habe_fw-la ●●es_fw-la in_fw-la punienda_fw-la modum_fw-la seneca_n non_fw-la habent_fw-la i_o call_v they_o cruel_a that_o have_v cause_n to_o punish_v can_v keep_v no_o mean_a nor_o measure_n in_o punish_v whereas_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n justice_n preferibe_v the_o magistrate_n to_o proportion_v the_o punishment_n of_o every_o offender_n according_a to_o the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o his_o offence_n 30._o &_o not_o to_o exceed_v &_o it_o be_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o wiseman_n to_o the_o wise_a magistrate_n that_o will_v win_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o people_n be_v not_o as_o a_o lion_n in_o thy_o house_n destroy_v thy_o household_n folk_n and_o oppress_v they_o that_o be_v under_o the._n for_o when_o man_n in_o authority_n will_v rule_v and_o over-rule_v the_o people_n by_o rigour_n and_o oppression_n as_o r●boam_n do_v it_o open_v 16._o the_o mouth_n of_o man_n against_o they_o and_o make_v they_o murinous_a and_o clamorous_a against_o they_o who_o otherwise_o they_o may_v have_v obedient_a and_o obsequious_a to_o they_o the_o holy_a ghost_n therefore_o in_o this_o place_n dissuade_v the_o magistrate_n from_o this_o kind_n of_o sin_n as_o a_o extremity_n of_o justice_n and_o a_o enemy_n to_o good_a government_n charge_v he_o in_o no_o wise_a to_o be_v too_o just_a that_o be_v under_o the_o colour_n of_o justice_n to_o be_v cruel_a in_o the_o execution_n of_o justice_n the_o second_o thing_n to_o be_v condemn_v in_o a_o magistrate_n be_v too_o much_o severity_n which_o differ_v from_o cruelty_n only_o in_o this_o that_o cruelty_n proceed_v without_o law_n and_o against_o law_n and_o severity_n according_a to_o the_o precise_a and_o straight_a letter_n of_o the_o law_n be_v in_o itself_o a_o inflexible_a virtue_n quae_fw-la meritatem_fw-la legis_fw-la sequitur_fw-la quando_fw-la recta_fw-la racio_fw-la aquin._n h●c_fw-la requiris_fw-la which_o