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A37415 Defensio legis, or, The Whole state of England inquisited and defended for general satisfaction. 1674 (1674) Wing D821; ESTC R33438 97,443 336

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the_o bishop_n be_v general_o amerce_v permissive_a waste_n unpunishable_a 10._o if_o one_o demise_n a_o farm_n with_o a_o fair_a house_n and_o fruitful_a herbage_n thereunto_o belong_v at_o will_n and_o the_o tenant_n prove_v a_o ill_a husband_n over_o slothful_a and_o base_a suffer_v both_o to_o go_v to_o ruin_n the_o house_n to_o fall_v down_o for_o want_n of_o timely_a repair_v or_o burn_v through_o carelessness_n and_o the_o land_n to_o be_v juncose_v or_o become_v rush_v over_o even_o overrun_v with_o weed_n and_o choke_v up_o it_o will_v soon_o be_v demand_v how_o the_o owner_n shall_v right_v himself_o of_o so_o wretched_a a_o fellow_n at_o common_a law_n by_o the_o 42_o &_o 43_o eliz._n b._n r._n i_o find_v it_o adjudge_v in_o point_n no_o relief_n and_o the_o statute_n of_o gloster_n leave_v it_o incurable_a neither_o do_v i_o find_v it_o curable_a at_o all_o for_o by_o the_o plier_n in_o equity_n i_o be_o assure_v the_o chancellor_n be_v not_o swear_v to_o make_v fool_n wise_a if_o man_n dread_v any_o after_o game_n a_o god_n name_n let_v they_o away_o to_o the_o learned_a lawyer_n and_o for_o a_o good_a wholesome_a fee_n they_o will_v secure_v they_o against_o such_o unlucky_a rentor_n voluntary_a vastation_n punishable_a 11._o for_o spontaneous_a waste_n as_o pull_v down_o of_o house_n plough_v meadow_n destroy_v wood_n which_o alter_v evidence_n and_o so_o tend_v to_o a_o disinheriting_a i_o conceive_v it_o punishable_a by_o action_n of_o trespass_n it_o amount_v to_o the_o determine_n of_o his_o interest_n without_o entry_n of_o the_o lessor_n par._n 116._o conscience_n must_v be_v submiss_a and_o silent_a to_o the_o digest_v of_o policy_n law_n now_o there_o be_v no_o moot_a for_o conscience_n in_o these_o point_n it_o must_v conform_v and_o agree_v it_o for_o law_n and_o if_o law_n then_o justifiable_a at_o the_o grand_a sise_n for_o if_o not_o connatural_a or_o of_o the_o like_a dimension_n with_o the_o law_n eternal_a it_o be_v monstrous_a and_o not_o to_o be_v practise_v to_o clear_v this_o by_o a_o case_n if_o j._n s._n infeoff_v j._n n._n of_o all_o his_o land_n in_o london_n and_o middlesex_n and_o give_v livery_n only_o in_o london_n the_o land_n in_o middlesex_n will_v hardly_o pass_v have_v they_o lie_v all_o in_o one_o shire_n though_o remote_a it_o have_v be_v a_o good_a seisin_n of_o all._n in_o natural_a conscience_n doubtless_o they_o be_v convey_v by_o the_o same_o intent_n comprise_v in_o the_o same_o deed_n and_o the_o consideration_n the_o same_o yet_o the_o great_a oracle_n of_o polity_n the_o law_n will_v not_o allow_v of_o the_o one_o though_o it_o tolerate_v the_o other_o conscience_n guidable_a by_o law_n a_o bond_n defeasance_v to_o murder_v j._n s._n be_v void_a but_o a_o feoffment_n condition_a that_o the_o feoffee_n take_v a_o purse_n on_o black-heath_n the_o estate_n be_v indefeatable_a though_o the_o condition_n be_v impudent_a and_o bindless_a so_o a_o grant_v that_o the_o grantee_n shall_v not_o alien_a nor_o be_v pernor_n of_o the_o profit_n the_o estate_n complete_o good_a though_o the_o proviso_n be_v trifle_v and_o illegal_a a_o obligation_n in_o both_o case_n concord_n with_o law_n for_o a_o more_o familiar_a diversity_n if_o a_o infant_n or_o madman_n steal_v or_o kill_v unless_o witting_o and_o malicious_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v impeach_v but_o in_o trespass_n for_o a_o corporal_n hurt_v they_o may_v be_v implead_v and_o punish_v too_o so_o in_o felony_n if_o the_o principal_a die_n or_o be_v pardon_v before_o conviction_n the_o accessary_a be_v quit_v but_o in_o trespass_n it_o be_v simple_o otherwise_o for_o if_o j._n s._n abett_o his_o servant_n to_o strike_v j._n n._n or_o burn_v his_o house_n if_o the_o abettee_n die_v yet_o the_o action_n of_o trespass_n or_o conspiracy_n stand_v good_a against_o the_o abettor_n in_o these_o point_n according_a to_o the_o sage_n of_o political_a reason_n law_n from_o diversity_n of_o law_n arise_v the_o diversity_n in_o conscience_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v lead_n by_o the_o amber_n chain_n of_o reason_n that_o be_v law_n and_o not_o by_o the_o hempen_a cord_n of_o fanatic_a opinion_n thus_o may_v we_o see_v with_o half_a a_o eye_n indeed_o if_o blind_a than_o a_o beetle_n how_o insolent_a and_o groundless_a pretence_n of_o conscience_n be_v represent_v by_o the_o perspective_n of_o refine_v reason_n that_o clean_a and_o blanch_v reason_n do_v not_o regard_v every_o scullion_n frantic_a humour_n nor_o will_v it_o be_v rule_v by_o the_o distaff_n so_o it_o respect_v the_o safety_n of_o the_o church_n the_o common_a peace_n it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o be_v engrave_v in_o every_o breast_n and_o obey_v by_o all_o but_o rebel_n and_o pagan_n par._n 117._o a_o good_a conscience_n regulable_a by_o law_n to_o come_v more_o close_o to_o the_o saint_n to_o prevent_v rude_a sally_n on_o divinity_n let_v we_o agree_v the_o conscience_n the_o reflex_n of_o the_o soul_n or_o nuntio_n of_o the_o deity_n garble_v the_o good_a object_n from_o the_o bad_a the_o white_a angel_n from_o the_o tawny_a ad_fw-la vulgus_fw-la or_o in_o a_o secular_a sense_n it_o be_v still_o but_o winnow_v or_o exalt_v reason_n law_n which_o must_v be_v hammer_v and_o regulate_v by_o magistracy_n and_o since_o oracle_n be_v cease_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n silent_a what_o other_o asyle_n can_v there_o be_v it_o be_v true_a the_o power_n divine_a in_o the_o throne_n of_o deity_n the_o soul_n be_v still_o vocal_a though_o not_o articulate_o to_o the_o ear_n yet_o intrinsical_o by_o the_o impulsives_n of_o nature_n to_o the_o conscience_n his_o speak_v by_o supremacy_n must_v be_v record_v and_o as_o to_o external_n the_o dictate_v of_o fan_v reason_n law_n aught_o to_o be_v obey_v a_o citation_n before_o a_o incompetent_a judge_n dangerous_a to_o instance_n this_o by_o a_o case_n if_o j._n s._n be_v excommenge_v in_o the_o court_n spiritual_a for_o matter_n of_o temporal_a cognizance_n which_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o dignity_n royal_a he_o must_v be_v assoil_v without_o make_v satisfaction_n if_o the_o plea_n be_v continue_v a_o praemunire_n may_v endanger_v the_o party_n litigant_fw-la and_o judge_n too_o so_o if_o a_o roguish_a roister_n lay_v violent_a paw_n on_o a_o clerk_n handle_v he_o somewhat_o rough_o with_o blow_n the_o battery_n be_v sole_o determinable_a in_o the_o court_n temporal_a the_o rudeness_n to_o the_o person_n pour_v ingetter_n les_fw-fr violent_a mains_fw-fr sur_fw-fr luy_fw-fr in_o the_o court_n christian_n at_o common_a law_n dato_n that_o a_o lease_n by_o deed_n be_v make_v to_o j._n n._n remainder_n to_o the_o right_a h_n rs_o of_o j._n s._n with_o livery_n too_o according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o charter_n here_o be_v a_o good_a estate_n to_o vulgar_a reason_n in_o conscience_n but_o in_o law_n the_o remainder_n if_o j._n s._n be_v then_o live_v flutter_v without_o a_o wing_n and_o be_v void_a the_o like_a lessee_n for_o 40_o year_n take_v another_o lease_n for_o 20_o year_n conscience_n intend_v to_o enlarge_v his_o interest_n to_o 60_o to_o make_v it_o up_o a_o round_a number_n of_o year_n equivalent_a to_o a_o solid_a estate_n however_o his_o condition_n be_v worsted_n and_o in_o law_n here_o be_v but_o a_o estate_n for_o 20_o year_n thus_o conscience_n must_v comply_v with_o law_n if_o not_o the_o law_n will_v be_v more_o than_o angry_a fling_v and_o bite_v too_o par._n 118._o no_o faultiness_n in_o the_o law_n why_o shall_v sublimate_v reason_n the_o law_n be_v storm_v or_o flout_v at_o be_v no_o way_n factious_a have_v no_o side_n no_o byend_n no_o lean_v or_o respect_n to_o any_o i_o confess_v it_o be_v past_a ordinary_a cunning_a to_o encounter_v this_o monster_n to_o reduce_v schism_n to_o the_o line_n of_o mediocrity_n to_o submit_v to_o legal_a prudence_n and_o authority_n spuriousness_n of_o zeal_n to_o spurn_v at_o law_n the_o world_n be_v come_v to_o a_o fine_a pass_n huge_a hope_n of_o saintlike_a time_n when_o the_o spindle_n and_o the_o prong_n every_o blober-liped_a wise-acre_n not_o a_o flight_n quoad_fw-la intellectual_n above_o a_o plant-animal_n must_v question_v act_n of_o state_n and_o not_o only_o demur_v in_o obey_v but_o manful_o jocund_a himself_o in_o resist_v it_o be_v neither_o grave_n nor_o safe_a to_o romp_v and_o whirl_v through_o thick_a and_o thin_a lege_fw-la inconsultâ_fw-la without_o advise_v with_o legal_a discretion_n to_o plunge_v themselves_o in_o needless_a trouble_n the_o law_n march_v slow_a but_o discharge_v swift_a than_o pegasus_n par._n 119._o single_a conscience_n must_v conform_v to_o the_o universal_a i_o be_o ignorant_a of_o the_o reason_n why_o a_o private_a conscience_n shall_v not_o comply_v with_o the_o public_a that_o be_v the_o law_n provide_v it_o be_v no_o way_n pernicious_a overt_o pollute_v with_o superstition_n not_o incongruous_a with_o the_o word_n
his_o soul_n from_o death_n and_o his_o body_n too_o from_o vial_n of_o wrath_n that_o otherwise_o may_v overtake_v he_o shall_v he_o wallow_v in_o that_o damnable_a estate_n and_o other_o too_o for_o their_o recreancy_n and_o remissness_n in_o permit_v so_o much_o deadliness_n to_o live_v which_o by_o the_o judicial_n be_v severe_o punish_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v with_o we_o with_o a_o hard_a penance_n than_o sandal_n or_o a_o hair_n shirt_n righteousness_n mistake_v thus_o if_o the_o church_n enjoin_v vnique_n consort_n in_o divine_a worship_n a_o wriggle_a conscience_n to_o live_v lewd_o at_o his_o own_o rate_n chap_v in_o to_o go_v his_o own_o way_n though_o it_o lead_v to_o hell_n if_o the_o law_n arrest_v this_o caitif_a to_o drive_v he_o into_o the_o right_n this_o be_v persecution_n o_o bless_a god_n what_o prodigious_a nature_n do_v thy_o poor_a spouse_n meet_v with_o all_o decency_n must_v be_v abandon_a the_o very_a bible_n burn_v and_o the_o alcoran_n profess_v to_o tiddle_n every_o crack-brained_a dissembler_n every_o snivel_a tony_n otherwise_o to_o be_v brand_v with_o tyranny_n and_o persecution_n par._n 19_o the_o wildish_a pretender_n possess_v with_o waspish_a rudeness_n scourgable_a by_o law_n i_o be_o incline_v to_o piteousness_n and_o civil_a quarter_n but_o if_o the_o hold_v of_o blasphemy_n may_v not_o be_v assail_v but_o the_o reduction_n leave_v to_o the_o spirit_n i_o doubt_v of_o a_o convert_n obstinacy_n be_v a_o misplea_n in_o the_o leet_n of_o piety_n not_o issuable_a in_o heaven_n the_o magistrate_n be_v sword_v not_o to_o trifle_v with_o domitian_n but_o to_o uphold_v hezekias_n and_o suppress_v shelomithe_n neither_o be_v this_o presidentless_a for_o the_o potent_a master_n of_o holofernes_n enjoin_v universal_a worship_n to_o the_o god_n of_o shadrack_n and_o his_o comartyr_n sub-poena_a capitis_fw-la on_o pain_n of_o death_n unto_o daniel_n god_n be_v ascribe_v the_o like_a devotion_n par._n 20._o blasphemy_n brandable_a by_o the_o civil_a law_n capital_a by_o the_o common_a law_n the_o blasphemer_n be_v infamous_a and_o therefore_o grievous_o mark_v with_o a_o print_n of_o horror_n by_o the_o civil_a law_n he_o be_v punish_v with_o ultimum_fw-la supplicium_fw-la even_o death_n the_o execute_v hand_n according_a to_o the_o father_n be_v sanctify_v by_o the_o blow_n vagrancy_n from_o the_o settle_a church_n in_o law_n partial_a apostasy_n by_o some_o book_n i_o find_v wander_n from_o their_o habit_n or_o order_n of_o religion_n to_o be_v revoltings_n or_o legal_o apostasy_n and_o that_o the_o law_n have_v provide_v a_o special_a capias_fw-la to_o restrain_v such_o gadding_n by_o reduce_v they_o to_o their_o canonical_a obedience_n par._n 21._o conscience_n in_o some_o sort_n governable_a by_o law_n thus_o the_o supreme_a as_o vice_n king_n of_o the_o soul_n may_v command_v the_o inward_a man_n there_o be_v no_o demur_v to_o his_o edict_n contempt_n be_v no_o less_o than_o damnable_a if_o a_o burr_n to_o the_o soul_n or_o true_o nauseous_a to_o the_o judgement_n passiveness_n must_v be_v the_o cure_n and_o ultimate_a appeal_n unity_n in_o religion_n inforcible_a in_o conscience_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v by_o any_o civil_a christian_a in_o his_o right_a sense_n but_o that_o the_o magistrate_n have_v power_n in_o omne_fw-la mala_fw-la the_o best_a conscience_n be_v too_o bad_a and_o mendable_a on_o consequence_n then_o the_o magistrate_n have_v conusance_n over_o the_o conscience_n which_o be_v but_o reasonable_a for_o temporal_a ruler_n be_v bind_v to_o have_v a_o care_n of_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o of_o body_n and_o must_v answer_v if_o they_o perish_v through_o their_o neglect_n par._n 22._o the_o guardianship_n or_o charge_n over_o the_o conscience_n not_o dispensable_a which_o we_o may_v more_o lively_o illustrate_v by_o a_o decision_n a_o minor_n or_o one_o under_o 25_o year_n of_o age_n be_v inspect_v and_o by_o false_a proof_n adjudge_v to_o be_v at_o full_a age_n under_o this_o pretext_n of_o plenarty_n of_o age_n he_o receive_v a_o debt_n due_a to_o he_o which_o he_o spend_v loose_o or_o squander_v away_o 2_o question_n 1._o whether_o the_o debtor_n be_v sufficient_o discharge_v 2._o whether_o the_o curator_n be_v release_v or_o still_o bind_v to_o oversee_v the_o trust_n and_o so_o liable_a to_o account_v for_o the_o waste_n payment_n real_a a_o full_a discharge_n 1._o for_o the_o first_o i_o find_v the_o debtor_n safe_a enough_o be_v full_o acquit_v the_o common_a law_n by_o the_o 26_o eliz._n do_v in_o some_o sense_n quadrare_fw-la or_o ready_o assent_v in_o case_n of_o infancy_n as_o in_o a_o executor_n if_o payment_n be_v actual_o prove_v it_o shall_v bound_v but_o regular_o in_o most_o case_n infra_fw-la aetatem_fw-la or_o nonnage_n be_v a_o good_a plea_n to_o avoid_v all_o act_n and_o deed_n and_o the_o civil_a law_n be_v as_o cautelous_a the_o minor_a be_v uncapable_a to_o oblige_v himself_o without_o the_o leave_n and_o concurrent_a assent_n of_o the_o curator_n dispense_v unseasible_a 2._o for_o the_o second_o the_o great_a point_n in_o controversy_n with_o we_o the_o guardian_n be_v liable_a to_o answer_v the_o waste_n for_o that_o he_o shall_v still_o have_v continue_v the_o charge_n which_o true_o seem_v strange_a till_o the_o fraud_n be_v discover_v be_v do_v by_o power_n of_o law_n at_o common_a law_n i_o agree_v the_o guardian_n will_v hardly_o be_v acquit_v though_o with_o the_o privity_n and_o entreaty_n of_o the_o infant_n if_o a_o waste_n be_v commit_v but_o if_o by_o order_n or_o act_n of_o law_n i_o conceive_v the_o laches_n be_v purge_v and_o he_o total_o indemnify_v because_o act_n of_o law_n can_v do_v no_o wrong_n and_o in_o that_o case_n the_o law_n be_v bind_v to_o protect_v he_o religion_n unalterable_a prince_n must_v keep_v to_o unity_n this_o strong_o prove_v that_o the_o magistrate_n be_v still_o oblige_v as_o the_o committee_n of_o soul_n to_o continue_v his_o tutorship_n over_o the_o conscience_n in_o 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with_o soul_n verity_n not_o sickle_n but_o solid_a and_o unchangeable_a truth_n be_v immutable_a and_o will_v admit_v of_o no_o change_n no_o vary_a without_o the_o hazzard_n of_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o prince_n be_v delegated_a by_o god_n to_o oversee_v and_o govern_v the_o soul_n must_v not_o turn_v waverer_n by_o tolerate_v weaver_n of_o new_a god_n they_o can_v allow_v of_o a_o alteration_n of_o religion_n by_o jeopard_v the_o spirit_n to_o hell_n by_o any_o mortal_a consent_n or_o legal_a contrivance_n the_o apostle_n be_v full_a in_o the_o point_n by_o say_v the_o magistrate_n be_v dei_fw-la minister_n tibi_fw-la in_o bonum_fw-la that_o be_v the_o substitute_n of_o heaven_n for_o the_o safeguard_n of_o the_o soul_n as_o well_o as_o for_o the_o tuition_n of_o the_o outward_a man_n and_o therefore_o the_o same_o apostle_n enjoin_v subjection_n not_o only_o for_o wrath_n but_o for_o conscience_n sect_n iv_o par._n 24._o to_o pride_n ourselves_o