Selected quad for the lemma: peace_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
peace_n	conscience_n	good_a	quiet_a	4,842	5	9.8994	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54973	Plain dealing is a jewel and honesty the best policy both set forth in an answer to a letter received by a gentleman in London, from his friend in the countrey : wherein is planly demonstrated the grounds and reasons of our present distractions and methods proposed for preventing the same for the future / by a lover of truth and a hearty well-wisher to the prosperity of the King and his three kingdoms.	Lover of truth and a hearty well-wisher to the prosperity of the king and his three kingdoms.	1682 (1682)	Wing P2352; ESTC R8001	28,621	25

thoughts of Revenge against all Mankind let not difference in Opinion in matters of Religion beget difference in Affection especially amongst Protestants but Unite in Love bear and forbear with and hide the Infirmities of each other Be easie to believe and make known what good you hear of any man whom you have reason to Judg honest though of a different perswasion from you and as hard to believe ill unless you know it and more of discovering it except to himself least it prove false Give not Credit to all you hear neither Devulge all you know take care not to invent and spread abroad any false Stories to the Defamation of any person whatsoever especially of those that are set in Authority over you and to whom you are obliged to be Subject whereby their Honour Reputation or good Name may be called in question or prejudiced or their Persons and Government rendered low or contemptable this is abominable worse then Murder Reputation to a man of Honour being dearer then Life it self Lay aside and give over all names of Distinction such as Tory Whig Phanatick Tantivy-men Bruminghams Masquerade-Papists Masquerade-Protestants Church-Whigs Church-Papists and all provoking scurrulous Speaking Writing and Printing against each other these are publick Mischiefs tending to the Destruction rather then the Advancement of our Government or the Protestant Religion and proceeds from the Spirit of the Devil rather then from that of our Blessed Saviour whose Example we are commanded to Imitate Be Just follow Truth pursue Righteousness execute Justice Impartially Relieve the Oppressed Cloath the Naked Feed the Hungry Visit the Sick Release the Imprisoned be a Husband to the Widow and a Father to the Fatherless always goe about doing good and no hurt avoid all Frauds and Deceits deal fairly and above Board with all Mankind abhor all Tricks and little Cheats they will never last long or doe any man good God will Discover and Detect them to the Scorn and Contempt of whoever uses them either of one side or the other be the pretence what it will for so doing there being nothing that he who is the God of Truth more Abhors then such base and false Practices If every man would make it his Business to Observe these few Directions and submit as commanded to the Powers that are over him as being of God pay the King the Honour and Duty due to him as his Sovereign and prefer as he ought the publick good and welfare of the Kingdom before his own private Interests which now too much Governs most men in our Age. And if the People of England when they shall next Elect Members to serve them in Parliament would chuse such Persons to Represent them as shall when they come together to Consult of and Provide for their Interests and Security in their Religion and Property carry on their Debates with calm and serene Spirits lay aside all Passion Prejudice and Prepossession Act with Moderation Wisdom and Prudence and behave themselves with that Loyal and Dutiful Respect to the King which becomes them and is their Duty as they are his Subjects His Majesty would then soon perceive and easily be brought to believe that he need not fear them and with confidence I will presume to say The King is not in such a Condition as that his Subjects need to fear him there being more Danger of a Common-Wealth then of Absolute Monarchy where the People Set up for Reformers By this way of Proceedings the King who is of a most Excellent Temper and Disposition ready to pass by and forgive whatever has been amiss so amendment be made for the future would quickly be gained by his People and as he is our Sovereign give me leave to say He ought to be thus Treated Hereby the Kingdom may obtain reasonable Laws for their Security against all their present Fears and Jealousies and future Dangers so as such Laws be pursued with becoming Humility and Duty and without Heats and Passions however if by this Method of Proceeding the Parliament should not arrive at those both reasonable and perhaps necessary Laws they so pursue yet will they have Peace and Satisfaction in their own Minds remain quiet in their Consciences and be Justified before God and Man for having done their Duty both to their King and Countrey On the other hand devise what good Laws you can for the Nations Security though you should get them past yet if they be pursued in Parliament with Heat Violence or any unhandsome or unmannerly way of Proceeding such Procedure I am sure cannot be Justified either before God or Man let the Pretences for so doing be never so Specious and give me leave to say That the most Just and Reasonable things in the World may justly be Denyed if demanded or pursued in a Method that is Unjustifiable Nor does it become so Great and Venerable an Assembly as the Parliament of England when met together to advise the making Laws for preservation of the Nation in Peace and Tranquility to be themselves Froward Restless or Pievish wherefore I shall comfort my self at present with the hopes of seeing our next Parliament come together with all the Qualifications of Wisdome becoming the Greatest and Freest Assembly in the Universe and proceeding with Temper Moderation and Prudence of which there never was more need than now and if they so doe I doubt not but that they may effect that Good they hope for seem to desire and ought to pursue for their Countrey if they doe their Duty and perform the Trust reposed in them So may they gain Glory to themselves and be Eternally Stiled The Happy and Healing Parliament and the Generations to come will have Cause to call them Blessed for having healed our Devisions reconciled out Differences made up our Breaches United the King and his People restored to us the Paths of Peace and transmitted Happiness to us and our Posterities and to the Generations that shall come after them FINIS