Selected quad for the lemma: son_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
son_n	brother_n	husband_n	sister_n	43,875	5	12.4930	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11467	Europæ speculum. Or, A vievv or survey of the state of religion in the vvesterne parts of the world VVherein the Romane religion, and the pregnant policies of the Church of Rome to support the same, are notably displayed: with some other memorable discoueries and memorations, never before till now published according to the authours originall copie.	Sandys, Edwin, Sir, 1561-1629.	1629 (1629)	STC 21718; ESTC S116680	134,835	260

the upholding of that state that without the Papacie sundry of them haue no hope and some no title to continue in their owne dominions For to omit things more apparant in the Eys of al men their praetended au●thoritie to excommunicate and depose them to discharge subjects of all oath and bond of obedience to oblige them under pain of damnation to rise against them to honour their murtherers with the title of Martyrs for to that degree of eternity haue some of their sect grown the effect of which proceeding some great Princes haue felt and more haue feared and few at this day list to put it to the adventure the tempering with so unlimited power in Princes Mariages by dispensing with degrees by the Law of God and the World forbidden by loosing and knitting mariages by devise at pleasure by legitimating unlawfull and accursed issue and therby aduancing into thrones of Regalitie oftentimes base sundry times adulterous yea and sometimes incestuous and perhaps unnaturall off spring doth not reason foretell and hath not experience adverred that both the partners in such marriages and much more their whole issue are bound in as strong a bond to the upholding of the Popes infinite authoritie and power as the honour of their byrth and title of their Crownes are worth It was a seely conceipt in them who hoped that Queene MARIE would not restore the Popes authoritie in England by reason of her promise when a greater bond to her than her promise did presse her to it What man ever in the world stucke faster to his chosen friend than the late K. PHILIP of Spaine to the Papacie notwithstanding with the Popes themselues his often jealousies and quarrells having ordeined moreover that all his Heirs and successours in the state of the Low-Countries by vertue of his late transport shall for ever in their entry into those Signories take an oath for the maintaining of the Papacie and that Religion Is not the reason apparent that if the Papacie should quaile his onely son with whosoever descend of him are dishonou●ed and made uncapable as in way and right of descent of those great States and Kingdomes which now he holdeth yea and a fire kindled in his owne house about the title to them Neither is it to be admitted into any conceipt of reason but that this young King will be as sure to the Papacie as his Father being borne of a Marriage prohibited by God abhorred hap●ly by Nature disapproued by the World and onely by Papall authoritie made allowable For for my part I hold that opinion not unprobable that the mariage of Vncle and Niece as it was in this case is contrary to the Law of Nature and not Gods positiue Law only seeing the Vncle hath a second right and place of a Father But howsoever that poinct stand wherein I dare not affirme ought it is cleerly contrarie to such a positiue Law of God as the reason and cause whereof must needs continue till the dissolution of the world or overthrow of mankind and therefore in reason and Law no way abrogable or dispensable with but by the same or an higher authoritie than that which first did make it that the Pope need not thinke they do him apparent wrong who invest him with the Title of that man of power who sitting in the Temple of God exalteth him selfe aboue God For what may it seeme els bearing him selfe for Head of the Church to take upon him to cancell or authentically to allow of the breach of Gods Law without having his expresse and praecise warrant for so doing Though I am not ignorant that they haue distinctions for all this which were a merry matter if Sophistrie were the proper science for Salvation But by this and some other mariages those straunge relations of alliance haue growne that K. PHILIP the second were he now aliue might call the Archduke ALBERT both brother cousin nephew and sonne for all this was he to him eyther by bloud or affinitie being Vncle to him selfe cousin-germain to his his Father husband to his Sister and father to his Wife And to come a step neerer home the same rule of policie made me strongly conjecture till that now God by death hath prevented that mischiefe howsoever the Pope hitherto what for feare of scandalizing what for other respects made shew not to be forward to consent to an entended mariage betweene a married King and his Mistresse much lesse to legitimate the children adulterously begotten by finding nullities on both sides in the former marriages things made on purpose as he knoweth to cloke a falshood that yet notwithstanding him selfe or his successour would yield to it in the end if any colour in the world could be layd upon the matter to salue the credite of his not erring sea and he might see good hope for that race to prevaile yea and it may yet be that in some other match he will guide that streame into the same course that so deriving the succession also of this other great Kingdom upon issue whose title must hold off his legitimation he may be better assured of it than he hath been hitherto and haue them for ever most firm irreconcileable adversaries to all such whether subjects or neighbours or whosoever as should oppose against his Soveraigntie and unstinted power so searching and penetrant is the cunning of that Sea to strengthen it selfe more by the vnlawfull marriages of other men than ever Prince yet could do by any lawfull mariage of his owne The Dispensing with Oaths and discharging from them especially in matters of Treatie between Princes and States is a thing so repugnant to all morall honestie so injurious to the quiet and peace of the world so odious in it selfe so scandalous to all men that it may be they adventure not to play vpon that string in this curious age so often as heretofore for feare of discording all the rest of their harmonie Cleare it is that heretofore this made them a necessary helpe for all such Princes as eyther upon extremitie were driven to enter into hard conditions or upon falshood and dishonestie desired to take their advantage against their neighbours when it was offered Which Princes having no means to salue their Credite with the World but only by justifying the unholinesse of their act by the Popes holy aucthoritie interposed in it were afterwards tyed firmly to adhaere vnto him And this was the case of FRANCIS the first with whom immediately upon his oath given to CHARLES the sift for performance of the Articles accorded at his delivery CLEMENT the seventh dispensed and by probable conjecture had promised him to dispense with his Oath before hand upon hope also whereof he tooke it The effect was for the Popes behoofe that ever after there was strict loue intelligence between them testified finally to the World by that famous mariage between the Son of the one and the kinswoman of the other And verily though