Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
kingdom_n france_n king_n philip_n 4,258 5 9.5721 5 true
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A96210 Refractoria disputatio: or, The thwarting conference, in a discourse between [brace] Thraso, one of the late Kings colonels. Neutralis, a sojourner in the city. Prelaticus, a chaplain to the late King. Patriotus, a well-willer to the Parliament. All of them differently affected, and disputing on the subjects inserted after the epistle, on the dissolution of the late Parliament, and other changes of state. T. L. W. 1654 (1654) Wing W136; Thomason E1502_1; ESTC R208654 71,936 174

There are 2 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

time_n to_o send_v out_o his_o commission_n of_o array_n be_v doubtless_o such_o a_o breach_n of_o trust_n and_o a_o treachery_n of_o so_o deep_a a_o die_n as_o that_o in_o all_o our_o history_n we_o find_v it_o not_o parrallele_v among_o all_o our_o king_n but_o only_o in_o that_o tyrant_n of_o tyrant_n king_n john_n who_o indeed_o invade_v the_o land_n and_o ruin_v the_o castle_n and_o house_n of_o the_o baron_n &_o gentry_n that_o oppose_v his_o tyranny_n and_o come_v not_o to_o his_o assistance_n at_o a_o call_n and_o in_o this_o kind_n of_o tyranny_n it_o can_v be_v gainsay_v the_o late_a king_n come_v not_o behind_o he_o if_o not_o exceed_v that_o irregular_a king_n as_o it_o be_v evident_a by_o this_o instance_n that_o immediate_o after_o the_o send_v forth_o of_o his_o commission_n of_o array_n on_o the_o heel_n of_o those_o issue_v out_o his_o commission_n of_o oyer_n &_o terminer_n to_o hang_v all_o those_o which_o adhere_v to_o the_o parliament_n but_o in_o a_o little_a more_o to_o the_o illegality_n of_o the_o king_n commission_n of_o array_n both_o before_o and_o after_o the_o set_n up_o of_o his_o standard_n sure_o those_o lawyer_n that_o wait_v on_o he_o first_o at_o york_n and_o after_o at_o oxford_n be_v doubtless_o those_o which_o mis●ed_v he_o and_o with_o such_o artifices_fw-la and_o pain_n draw_v up_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o parliament_n declaration_n of_o the_o first_o of_o july_n 1642_o against_o the_o legality_n of_o the_o commission_n of_o array_n he_o that_o will_v take_v the_o pain_n to_o examine_v that_o declaration_n compare_v with_o the_o king_n answer_v may_v soon_o perceive_v that_o the_o contriver_n and_o penner_n thereof_o be_v not_o so_o honest_a as_o they_o shall_v have_v be_v neither_o as_o it_o seem_v so_o well_o read_v in_o the_o law_n or_o so_o expert_a workman_n as_o to_o avouch_v the_o statute_n of_o the_o 4._o &_o 5._o of_o hen._n the_o 4._o 150_o time_n over_o in_o that_o answer_n and_o notstand_v all_o their_o endeavour_n to_o entrust_v the_o king_n with_o a_o legal_a power_n to_o send_v forth_o his_o commission_n for_o array_v of_o the_o people_n at_o his_o own_o will_n and_o pleasure_n without_o consent_n of_o parliament_n yet_o those_o fine_a john_n for_o the_o king_n have_v not_o neither_o can_v they_o produce_v any_o scrap_n of_o law_n or_o piece_n of_o statute_n that_o enable_v the_o king_n to_o array_n the_o people_n against_o themselves_o to_o engage_v english_a against_o english_a and_o to_o set_v so_o many_o as_o come_v into_o his_o assistance_n together_o by_o the_o ear_n with_o those_o which_o adhere_v to_o the_o parliament_n and_o at_o a_o time_n when_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o fear_n or_o expectation_n of_o a_o invade_a enemy_n more_o than_o of_o those_o which_o the_o parliament_n fear_v shall_v be_v send_v he_o out_o of_o france_n lorraine_n and_o denmark_n but_o to_o what_o other_o end_n then_o to_o ruin_v the_o parliament_n let_v any_o impartial_a royalist_n make_v his_o own_o judgement_n it_o be_v true_a that_o in_o case_n of_o foreign_a invasion_n the_o king_n by_o law_n have_v be_v evermore_o trust_v as_o generalissimo_n to_o command_v the_o force●_n of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o defence_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o people_n and_o to_o no_o other_o end_n and_o so_o be_v the_o law_n expound_v in_o parliament_n the_o thirteen_o of_o queen_n elizabeth_n but_o never_o so_o wrest_v before_o by_o any_o of_o our_o lawyer_n as_o by_o those_o that_o wait_v on_o the_o king_n will_v have_v enforce_v thereby_o to_o empower_v he_o at_o pleasure_n to_o command_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o kingdom_n against_o itself_o and_o sure_o it_o appear_v to_o i_o and_o thousand_o more_o that_o forty_o judge_n sergeant_n and_o lawyer_n then_o in_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n shall_v better_o understand_v and_o know_v more_o of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o case_n of_o commission_n of_o array_n than_o those_o eight_o or_o ten_o etc._n ten_o littleton_n banks_n lane_n heath_n the_o attorney_n herbert_n palmer_n etc._n etc._n sycophant_n fellow_n that_o follow_v and_o animate_v the_o king_n in_o such_o irregular_a motion_n only_o in_o hope_n of_o preferment_n and_o to_o form_v he_o into_o such_o a_o posture_n of_o absolute_a power_n that_o when_o he_o please_v he_o may_v destroy_v himself_o and_o the_o kingdom_n as_o that_o to_o our_o grief_n we_o may_v remember_v they_o have_v teach_v he_o and_o put_v he_o in_o the_o highway_n of_o the_o accomplishment_n i_o remember_v a_o pertinent_a passage_n relate_v in_o our_o history_n how_o that_o the_o earl_n of_o warwick_n and_o leycester_n be_v peremptory_o summon_v to_o attend_v edward_n the_o first_o into_o france_n the_o earl_n in_o plain_a english_a tell_v he_o that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n they_o be_v not_o bind_v to_o wait_v on_o he_o out_o of_o the_o land_n at_o his_o pleasure_n but_o only_o within_o the_o realm_n and_o for_o the_o defence_n thereof_o and_o that_o only_a on_o invasion_n of_o foreign_a enemy_n which_o agree_v with_o that_o before_o recite_v of_o his_o take_v the_o traine-man_n out_o of_o their_o respective_a county_n by_o his_o commission_n to_o serve_v he_o in_o gascoyn_n gwyn_n and_o other_o place_n beyond_o the_o sea_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n which_o grievance_n the_o king_n then_o redress_v neither_o can_v i_o ever_o yet_o find_v any_o one_o express_a law_n or_o statute_n that_o enable_v any_o of_o our_o king_n by_o their_o sole_a power_n without_o consent_n of_o parliament_n to_o array_n the_o people_n but_o only_o in_o the_o case_n of_o foreign_a invasion_n and_o come_v in_o of_o strange_a enemy_n howsoever_o the_o penner_n of_o the_o king_n answer_v to_o the_o parliament_n declaration_n have_v labour_v though_o to_o no_o purpose_n to_o prove_v it_o otherwise_o however_o it_o be_v worth_a the_o observation_n what_o fruitless_a pain_n they_o have_v take_v in_o their_o frequent_a recital_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o 4._o &_o 5._o of_o hen._n 4_o the_o 13._o of_o edw._n the_o 1o._o 1._o ed_n 2d._o 25._o of_o edw._n the_o 3d._o 9_o of_o edw._n 2d._o the_o 4._o &_o 5._o of_o phil._n and_o mary_n 1_o jacobi_fw-la with_o divers_a other_o all_o of_o they_o principal_o tend_v to_o the_o assize_n of_o arm_v the_o subject_a secundum_fw-la facultates_fw-la according_a to_o his_o ability_n those_o assize_n have_v be_v almost_o in_o every_o reign_n alter_v and_o the_o statute_n according_a to_o the_o vicissitude_n of_o time_n change_n of_o arm_n and_o invention_n of_o gun_n for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o they_o repeal_v and_o new_a statute_n make_v in_o their_o room_n with_o power_n of_o commission_n to_o be_v issue_v as_o the_o exigency_n of_o affair_n shall_v require_v on_o invasion_n from_o abroad_o home_n defence_n on_o insurrection_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o so_o often_o and_o so_o much_o press_v in_o the_o king_n answer_v make_v nothing_o to_o the_o matter_n in_o question_n between_o he_o and_o the_o parliament_n 1642._o the_o point_n in_o question_n be_v not_o then_o concern_v the_o old_a commission_n of_o assize_a arm_n or_o commission_n of_o lieutenancy_n in_o every_o county_n but_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o parliament_n declaration_n and_o the_o exception_n they_o take_v be_v against_o that_o exorbitant_a power_n the_o king_n assume_v to_o himself_o under_o pretext_n of_o law_n to_o array_n the_o people_n one_o against_o the_o other_o and_o against_o their_o representative_a as_o that_o sure_a enough_o he_o fail_v not_o to_o put_v in_o practice_n howsoever_o disguise_v under_o a_o elaborate_a and_o ridiculous_a answer_n when_o as_o we_o have_v note_v before_o there_o be_v not_o one_o statute_n or_o scrap_n of_o law_n to_o be_v find_v in_o all_o our_o law-book_n that_o legal_o enable_v the_o king_n to_o raise_v war_n against_o a_o court_n of_o parliament_n and_o raise_v combuston_n in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o i_o trust_v may_v satisfy_v all_o royalist_n that_o the_o parliament_n have_v then_o good_a cause_n to_o complain_v when_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n he_o make_v they_o time_n of_o war_n and_o desolation_n by_o send_v out_o those_o his_o illegal_a and_o destructive_a commission_n which_o whether_o they_o be_v so_o or_o not_o doubtless_o the_o parliament_n be_v better_o able_a to_o judge_v and_o determine_v then_o the_o king_n or_o his_o minion_n then_o attend_v his_o person_n of_o the_o king_n prerogative_n to_o call_v and_o dissolve_v parliament_n at_o his_o own_o will_n and_o pleasure_n as_o to_o the_o king_n power_n to_o call_v and_o dissolve_v parliament_n at_o his_o will_n &_o pleasure_n to_o summon_v a_o parliament_n with_o one_o breath_n and_o blow_v it_o away_o with_o another_o blast_n of_o his_o mouth_n as_o it_o be_v still_o frequent_o maintain_v by_o royalist_n and_o other_o new_o start_v up_o that_o by_o
that_o power_n of_o god_n and_o then_o without_o far_a scruple_n thou_o must_v yield_v thy_o obedience_n to_o he_o and_o hearty_o obey_v he_o and_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o when_o christ_n and_o john_n baptist_n preach_v the_o gospel_n it_o be_v at_o that_o very_a time_n that_o the_o roman_n by_o plain_a conquest_n and_o usurpation_n have_v get_v the_o possession_n of_o all_o the_o territory_n of_o judea_n neither_o of_o they_o do_v then_o teach_v or_o dissuade_v the_o people_n from_o their_o obedience_n to_o they_o or_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o yield_v submission_n to_o those_o that_o have_v tyrannical_o obtain_v their_o power_n by_o the_o sword_n for_o it_o be_v plain_a mat._n 22._o that_o christ_n do_v teach_v that_o tribute_n be_v due_a unto_o caesar_n and_o he_o himself_o pay_v it_o again_o pet._n 2._o be_v you_o subject_a either_o to_o the_o king_n as_o suprem_n or_o unto_o governor_n as_o those_o which_o be_v send_v of_o he_o it_o will_v be_v superfluous_a long_o to_o insist_v on_o this_o subject_n on_o which_o so_o much_o have_v be_v expose_v to_o the_o public_a view_n it_o may_v therefore_o suffice_v without_o other_o argument_n than_o such_o as_o our_o bless_a saviour_n and_o his_o apostel_n teach_v and_o practise_v to_o persuade_v obedience_n to_o power_n in_o ●eing_v only_o i_o shall_v close_v up_o this_o hearty_a ad●ress_n to_o all_o royalist_n with_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o speech_n deliver_v by_o a_o learned_a gentleman_n 1640._o gentleman_n mr_n thomas_n warmistry_n in_o the_o convocation_n 1640._o viz._n the_o law_n of_o god_n in_o scripture_n and_o reason_n be_v the_o main_a and_o general_a root_n and_o trunk_n and_o all_o good_a law_n be_v banche_n that_o grow_v from_o thence_o and_o whatsoever_o humane_a constitution_n can_v either_o in_o a_o direct_a line_n or_o collateral_a derive_v themselves_o from_o they_o be_v bastard_n issue_n and_o shameful_a to_o their_o parent_n and_o the_o lawmaker_n sin_n in_o frame_v of_o they_o yet_o the_o difficulty_n of_o government_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v and_o many_o thing_n to_o be_v bear_v with_o for_o though_o they_o have_v no_o ground_n in_o god_n law_n for_o the_o injunction_n but_o be_v mere_o frivolous_a and_o perhaps_o burdensome_a yet_o if_o their_o authority_n disable_v they_o to_o make_v it_o and_o enjoin_v i_o to_o no_o act_n contrary_a to_o my_o allegiance_n to_o god_n it_o be_v their_o sin_n but_o my_o affliction_n and_o must_v be_v bear_v as_o other_o calamity_n for_o though_o that_o law_n have_v no_o good_a end_n yet_o my_o obedience_n have_v obedience_n itself_o be_v a_o good_a and_o laudable_a thing_n and_o i_o may_v have_v the_o end_n of_o maintain_v order_n or_o preserve_a peace_n and_o avoid_v disturbance_n in_o the_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n of_o prevent_a scandal_n and_o the_o like_a which_o be_v end_n prescribe_v by_o god_n law_n to_o regulate_v and_o frame_v our_o action_n by_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o to_o be_v turn_v upside_o down_o upon_o every_o inconvenience_n that_o may_v be_v apprehend_v in_o a_o law_n whether_o it_o be_v ecclesiacal_a or_o civil_a for_o beside_o that_o there_o be_v few_o that_o be_v fit_a judge_n of_o a_o law_n that_o may_v be_v unlawful_a for_o governor_n to_o command_v which_o yet_o be_v not_o unlawful_a but_o expedient_a for_o i_o to_o obey_v be_v command_v as_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o pharaoh_n to_o command_v the_o child_n of_o israel_n to_o make_v brick_n without_o straw_n as_o be_v tyrannon_n and_o so_o sinful_a in_o he_o as_o it_o be_v unlawful_a but_o rather_o commendable_a in_o they_o to_o obey_v it_o as_o far_o as_o they_o can_v and_o s._n paul_n will_v have_v servant_n to_o be_v obedient_a unto_o their_o master_n though_o they_o be_v froward_a and_o perverse_a indeed_o if_o they_o enjoin_v i_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n wherein_o i_o shall_v offend_v against_o god_n law_n in_o the_o least_o degree_n no_o pretence_n of_o any_o though_o never_o so_o many_o or_o so_o great_a good_a end_n must_v make_v i_o withdraw_v my_o allegiance_n from_o he_o and_o pay_v it_o to_o humane_a power_n the_o authority_n of_o all_o man_n be_v limit_v and_o so_o must_v our_o obedience_n to_o they_o be_v also_o the_o supreme_a power_n of_o god_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o all_o authority_n and_o therefore_o our_o duty_n unto_o that_o must_v be_v prefer_v in_o the_o first_o place_n and_o without_o all_o leave_n or_o exception_n whatsoever_o peace_n must_v be_v maintain_v with_o the_o rule_n of_o piety_n and_o trust_n and_o any_o scandal_n to_o my_o brother_n must_v rather_o be_v admit_v than_o i_o shall_v prevent_v it_o without_o god_n leave_n the_o rule_n of_o mr._n calvin_n be_v good_a here_o sicut_fw-la libertas_fw-la charitati_fw-la ita_fw-la charitas_fw-la fidei_fw-la subjicienda_fw-la est_fw-la yet_o in_o this_o case_n i_o be_o to_o disobey_v as_o modest_o and_o as_o inoffensive_o and_o with_o as_o much_o show_n of_o reverence_n to_o the_o magistrate_n as_o may_v stand_v with_o our_o duty_n unto_o god_n yet_o resolute_o too_o not_o faint_o or_o fearful_o as_o the_o three_o child_n unto_o nabuchadnezzar_n dan._n 3._o 17_o etc._n etc._n and_o where_o we_o can_v yield_v obedience_n we_o must_v yield_v the_o three_o duty_n of_o subjection_n especial_o where_o the_o authority_n be_v absolute_a and_o supreme_a under_o god_n which_o may_v be_v various_o state_v according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o several_a country_n and_o dominion_n then_o in_o case_n we_o can_v obey_v we_o ought_v not_o to_o resist_v but_o suffer_v and_o yield_v a_o passive_a obedience_n where_o we_o may_v not_o yield_v a_o active_a one_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o god_n word_n they_o that_o resist_v shall_v receive_v unto_o themselves_o damnation_n thus_o royalist_n and_o all_o may_v see_v the_o judgement_n of_o a_o gentleman_n of_o temper_n and_o learning_n concern_v obedience_n to_o be_v give_v to_o power_n and_o magistrate_n in_o be_v i_o come_v now_o to_o the_o necessity_n of_o royalist_n obedience_n to_o the_o present_a government_n with_o the_o profit_n and_o security_n that_o of_o course_n will_v accrue_v to_o themselves_o and_o the_o whole_a nation_n by_o their_o cordial_a conjuncture_n and_o compliance_n with_o the_o present_a power_n as_o to_o the_o necessity_n thereof_o i_o shall_v say_v no_o more_o but_o that_o if_o they_o continue_v obstinate_a and_o fix_v to_o their_o erroneous_a principle_n and_o look_v back_o with_o lot_n wife_n to_o he_o that_o claim_v as_o heir_n to_o the_o late_a unfortunate_a king_n the_o consequence_n and_o sad_a effect_n whereof_o be_v particular_o lay_v down_o in_o the_o former_a discourse_n if_o they_o be_v not_o harden_v and_o past_a understanding_n they_o will_v make_v the_o best_a of_o they_o to_o tremble_v to_o think_v upon_o the_o issue_n whensoever_o he_o come_v in_o by_o their_o assistance_n though_o sure_o very_o improbable_a and_o their_o posterity_n will_v doubtless_o curse_v the_o time_n that_o ever_o they_o have_v such_o father_n as_o be_v the_o unhappy_a author_n of_o their_o invassaladge_n and_o the_o betrayer_n of_o the_o common_a freedom_n of_o the_o english_a nation_n which_o of_o necessity_n must_v follow_v whensover_v the_o scotch_a pretender_n come_v in_o by_o the_o sword_n so_o that_o the_o necessity_n of_o their_o compliance_n depend_v on_o this_o hinge_n only_o their_o present_a conjuncture_n with_o the_o present_a establishment_n since_o this_o state_n can_v be_v secure_a so_o long_o as_o such_o a_o numerous_a party_n of_o rot_a heart_n remain_v lurk_v in_o all_o corner_n of_o the_o land_n and_o lie_v at_o catch_n on_o all_o opportunity_n to_o disturb_v the_o present_a settlement_n for_o prevention_n whereof_o it_o have_v be_v the_o advice_n of_o none_o of_o the_o worst_a head_n on_o their_o next_o disturbance_n or_o insurrection_n to_o proscribe_v not_o only_o all_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v suspect_v but_o to_o take_v the_o course_n of_o justice_n with_o those_o that_o shall_v be_v know_v actor_n in_o any_o such_o attempt_n neither_o let_v any_o of_o they_o think_v this_o course_n strange_a since_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o be_v give_v to_o cherish_v the_o viper_n too_o long_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o nation_n lest_o in_o the_o end_n he_o eat_v through_o the_o bowel_n thereof_o and_o as_o a_o wise_a man_n say_v what_o wisdom_n or_o providence_n can_v it_o be_v for_o this_o state_n to_o suffer_v such_o to_o live_v among_o they_o that_o will_v not_o cooperate_v act_n and_o join_v with_o the_o present_a power_n and_o what_o sense_n be_v there_o that_o after_o so_o bloody_a and_o rapacious_a a_o war_n end_v and_o peace_n resettled_a that_o if_o royalist_n will_v they_o may_v live_v quiet_o and_o peaceable_o yet_o can_v forebear_v to_o spit_v their_o venom_n against_o those_o which_o have_v rescue_v they_o from_o invassalage_n why_o then_o shall_v other_o be_v see_v in_o unlawful_a thing_n for_o their_o benefit_n which_o refuse_v to_o do_v right_a to_o other_o and_o themselves_o gentleman_n royalist_n i_o have_v now_o do_v and_o more_o i_o will_v be_v willing_a to_o do_v for_o you_o may_v it_o be_v to_o your_o advantage_n but_o i_o know_v not_o a_o more_o ready_a way_n thereunto_o then_o at_o least_o to_o advise_v you_o to_o sit_v quiet_a or_o cordial_o to_o employ_v yourselves_o in_o the_o public_a service_n to_o conclude_v i_o wish_v you_o all_o to_o call_v to_o mind_n the_o late_a banishment_n of_o the_o moor_n out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o granado_n into_o africa_n for_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o that_o the_o second_o the_o philip_n the_o second_o king_n can_v not_o convert_v they_o from_o their_o mahometan_n to_o the_o roman_n catholic_n religion_n a_o punishment_n that_o at_o best_a will_v befall_v you_o whensoever_o you_o shall_v be_v find_v contrive_v of_o any_o new_a disturbance_n on_o this_o consideration_n i_o leave_v it_o to_o yourselves_o to_o make_v judgement_n whether_o there_o be_v not_o a_o necessity_n of_o your_o timely_a compliance_n and_o conjuncture_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o nation_n that_o stand_v firm_a and_o faithful_a to_o the_o present_a authority_n under_o which_o we_o be_v all_o bind_v to_o give_v god_n the_o glory_n and_o praise_n that_o since_o the_o sheathe_n of_o that_o rage_a and_o bloody_a sword_n of_o the_o late_a king_n we_o may_v if_o we_o listen_v live_v quiet_o enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o our_o old_a law_n if_o not_o better_a and_o the_o peace_n of_o our_o own_o house_n in_o security_n blessing_n which_o of_o late_a year_n we_o have_v not_o neither_o can_v we_o ever_o have_v they_o by_o the_o way_n you_o perserve_v to_o walk_v in_o and_o wish_v for_o by_o re-introducing_a regal_a tyranny_n inseparable_o unite_v to_o the_o sceptre_n of_o most_o king_n but_o undoubted_o to_o all_o those_o which_o be_v bring_v in_o by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o sword_n from_o such_o that_o our_o good_a god_n will_v deliver_v we_o shall_v be_v the_o hearty_a prayer_n of_o you_o most_o devote_a to_o serve_v you_o in_o all_o honest_a and_o just_a endeavour_n t._n l._n w._n finis_fw-la