Selected quad for the lemma: land_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
land_n	common_a	king_n	law_n	6,527	5	5.1214	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40703	Agreement betwixt the present and the former government, or, A discourse of this monarchy, whether elective or hereditary? also of abdication, vacancy, interregnum, present possession of the crown, and the reputation of the Church of England ; with an answer to objections thence arising, against taking the new Oath of Allegiance, for the satisfaction of the scrupulous / by a divine of the Church of England, the author of a little tract entituled, Obedience due to the present King, nothwithstanding our oaths to the former.	Fullwood, Francis, d. 1693.	1689 (1689)	Wing F2495; ESTC R40983	47,690	74

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the_o matter_n and_o give_v authority_n to_o the_o law_n as_o well_o as_o the_o king._n but_o this_o nicety_n need_v not_o trouble_v we_o under_o their_o present_a majesty_n who_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n i_o hope_v be_v unquestionable_a as_o well_o as_o their_o possession_n of_o it_o beside_o there_o be_v no_o room_n for_o this_o objection_n among_o all_o our_o scruple_n about_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n for_o in_o our_o private_a capacity_n we_o be_v not_o to_o answer_v for_o error_n in_o government_n if_o the_o succession_n can_v be_v suppose_v to_o be_v limit_v in_o any_o point_n amiss_o how_o can_v we_o help_v it_o what_o be_v that_o to_o our_o duty_n how_o be_v we_o concern_v the_o law_n do_v not_o require_v we_o to_o assert_v or_o swear_v to_o the_o act_n of_o settle_v the_o crown_n for_o the_o future_a it_o require_v only_o our_o obedience_n to_o our_o present_a gracious_a king_n and_o queen_n and_o we_o do_v our_o duty_n if_o we_o look_v no_o further_o chap._n ix_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n no_o just_a objection_n against_o our_o take_v the_o new_a oath_n obj._n i_o have_v hear_v it_o offer_v by_o some_o that_o though_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o submit_v to_o the_o present_a government_n and_o to_o take_v the_o new_a oath_n of_o allegiance_n yet_o by_o our_o do_v it_o the_o church_n of_o england_n suffer_v in_o her_o honour_n and_o her_o distinguish_a character_n of_o loyalty_n sol._n i_o have_v some_o reason_n to_o hope_n that_o with_o several_a person_n not_o perfect_o reconcile_v or_o satisfy_v this_o be_v the_o last_o objection_n that_o remain_v unanswered_a i_o shall_v therefore_o brief_o with_o all_o the_o strength_n i_o have_v at_o present_a set_v myself_o to_o remove_v it_o and_o so_o conclude_v 1._o i_o confess_v loyalty_n have_v be_v reckon_v the_o character_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o in_o a_o great_a measure_n very_o deserve_o but_o if_o we_o mean_v such_o loyalty_n as_o do_v distinguish_v she_o from_o all_o other_o church_n of_o christian_n in_o the_o world_n it_o may_v be_v a_o argument_n of_o singularity_n and_o reflection_n upon_o all_o other_o protestant_a church_n as_o well_o as_o popish_a principles_n and_o practice_n as_o some_o late_o have_v make_v manifest_a demonstration_n and_o how_o honourable_a or_o laudable_a that_o be_v i_o determine_v not_o but_o it_o may_v be_v consider_v 2._o i_o perceive_v the_o mover_n of_o this_o objection_n do_v not_o say_v that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o take_v the_o new_a oath_n and_o indeed_o that_o be_v grant_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o objection_n for_o if_o the_o oath_n be_v refuse_v only_o because_o it_o be_v dishonourable_a to_o take_v it_o it_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v in_o itself_o lawful_a though_o not_o expedient_a and_o indeed_o the_o argument_n will_v have_v force_n enough_o if_o there_o be_v not_o some_o heavy_a thing_n than_o honour_n to_o be_v put_v into_o the_o other_o scale_n 3._o and_o thus_o the_o present_a argument_n be_v not_o direct_o matter_n of_o conscience_n but_o of_o prudence_n for_o the_o matter_n in_o genere_fw-la and_o in_o its_o first_o consideration_n be_v grant_v to_o be_v indifferent_a and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v determine_v to_o be_v good_a or_o evil_n by_o the_o addition_n of_o something_o to_o it_o in_o our_o special_a and_o secondary_a consideration_n now_o here_o you_o lay_v honour_n and_o reputation_n in_o the_o scale_n and_o this_o have_v its_o weight_n but_o if_o we_o put_v necessity_n against_o honour_n and_o reputation_n the_o weight_n of_o these_o be_v inconsiderable_a and_o what_o be_v the_o consequence_n why_o that_o which_o we_o think_v be_v not_o to_o be_v do_v because_o it_o be_v dishonourable_a we_o see_v it_o must_v be_v do_v because_o it_o be_v necessary_a this_o be_v the_o law_n of_o prudence_n and_o expediency_n change_v side_n that_o which_o be_v expedient_a not_o to_o be_v do_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o reputation_n it_o be_v now_o expedient_a it_o shall_v be_v do_v when_o the_o necessity_n of_o it_o appear_v with_o its_o great_a weight_n 4._o you_o already_o perceive_v how_o easy_o this_o apply_v itself_o to_o the_o case_n in_o hand_n admit_v something_o of_o dishonour_n may_v in_o general_n and_o prima_fw-la fancy_n attend_v the_o action_n for_o the_o very_o grant_v it_o to_o be_v a_o indifferent_a thing_n in_o itself_o whether_o i_o take_v this_o oath_n or_o not_o plain_o determine_v the_o case_n and_o put_v a_o end_n to_o the_o controversy_n 5._o for_o i_o bold_o and_o peremptory_o pronounce_v that_o if_o it_o be_v indifferent_a it_o have_v such_o addition_n and_o circumstance_n as_o can_v but_o make_v it_o a_o indispensible_a duty_n rebus_fw-la sic_fw-la stantibus_fw-la from_o the_o argument_n or_o ground_n of_o necessity_n viz._n both_o precepti_fw-la &_o medii_fw-la 6._o first_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o the_o precept_n or_o law_n that_o pracepti_fw-la make_v it_o to_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o take_v this_o oath_n which_o be_v but_o the_o security_n of_o our_o allegiance_n it_o be_v require_v by_o the_o nature_n of_o our_o constitution_n and_o immemorial_n custom_n which_o be_v our_o common_a law_n it_o be_v require_v from_o the_o paction_n betwixt_o prince_n and_o people_n to_o secure_v each_o other_o by_o their_o respective_a oath_n it_o be_v require_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o hen._n 7._o whereby_o we_o be_v to_o acknowledge_v the_o king_n regnant_a to_o who_o alone_o we_o owe_v allegiance_n and_o must_v secure_v it_o and_o last_o it_o be_v express_o require_v in_o the_o law_n of_o our_o own_o make_n by_o our_o representative_n in_o the_o present_a parliament_n in_o and_o by_o which_o parliament_n the_o king_n and_o queen_n have_v equal_o swear_v and_o plight_v their_o troth_n to_o we_o whence_o protection_n and_o