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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	act_n	england_n	parliament_n	1,092	5	6.1088	4	false

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93718	Councel of states-policy or the rule of government, set forth. Shewing the nature of our presen [sic] government. In a dialogue between a country man and a scholler; as also the various regiments of nations, kingdomes, and Common-weales, and a lively description of the said governments, with the grounds of their rise, continuance, and fall. viz. Monarchicall. Aristocraticall. Oligarchicall. Democraticall, &c. Whereunto is added the new engagement, to be taken throughout the Common-wealth, as touching t[h]e lawfullnes of it. / By Robert Spry, of Plymouth Gent.	Spry, Robert.	1650 (1650)	Wing S5088; Thomason E1354_1	19,858	64

VVho hath the power of choosing them 2 VVho are capable who are not 3 VVhat causes are in their power what not 4 By what their powers are â—nlarged or râ—strained So long as the power of the Sâ—nate of ROME availd though the people did chuse yet they did chuse their great Officers onely ex Patritiis out of those that came from the loyucâ— of Senators who though they determined all matters yet there was still liberty to appeale to the pâ—oplâ— Afâ—erwards all were made câ—pâ—blâ— and any of the Tribuneâ— mâ—ght hinder any act of the Consul or decree of the Senate JVDICIA 1 Either criminall as in cases of life and death 2 Or Civill as of personall or reall actions which concernâ— matters of Trespassâ— and Title 3 The manner of proceeding whether the Tryalls be 1 De facto only 2 De Iurâ— only 3 De Iurâ— de facto together C. There are five Maxims or secrets as you call them peculiar to the supream power or chiefe Magistrate in regulating A State or weale publick I pray discover the particulars thereof and how they become so necessâ—ry S. Those five Conciones Magistratus Juditia Arma Exercitia Râ—quire a morâ—abler Statist theâ—â— my selfe to discover their power or use aâ—d will take up longâ—r timeâ— theâ—now can be spared or our patience quietly attend In regard of the â—â—â—ixity I will only give you the branches thereof but leave thâ— demoâ—stratioâ—â— of each particular untill another opportunity shall preseâ—t it selfe CONCIONES Assemblies or Counsells 1 Generall As that Desâ—estats geneâ—aux in France and the Parliaments in England 1 of what Persons these states Generall consist 2 In what matters they may deale 3 VVhat Power they have limited by Lawâ—â—or above Law 4 VVhat Order they use in proceeding 5 VVhat Authority in concluding 6. By what meanes 1 Their power is drawne to Act in perâ—orming any thing 2 Their power is restrained from doing any thing 2 Their Ordinary Counsells for ordinary Oâ—currences VVhere in we are to consider 1 Their Authority 2 Their Inclinâ—tions to peace in VVaâ—re 3 Their desires of honor or wealth 4 The power of every particular 1 In respect of the sufficiency and eminency of his parts 2 In respect of his speciall favâ—ur and grace in the state I told you before that Oligarchyes constrained the rich men to be present at their great Assemblyes on paiâ—e of penâ—lties Democratyesâ— sometimes by râ—wards invited the meaner sort at their gâ—nerall Assemblies to make their presence the greater and that they should not altogether loose their private profit which is most regarded by the multitude by omitting their private affaires and follâ—wing of publique EXERCITIA of body VVhether for health only VVâ—ether for strength only VVhether for pleasure only VVhether and how â—arre they all be mixt Vse and custome breeds delight in any exercise The Romans so practised themselves with Armes that they carried them with as much eâ—se as their parts hence came that saying Arâ—a militis membra sâ—nt 2 Exercise of mind VVhether tâ— contemplation especially as the Indian Gymnosophists and the Athenianâ— which were great discourserâ— whether to action especially which is of most use in a civill life which is active not contemplative As the Lacedemonians who taught their Children â—lurimum facere minimuâ— lâ—qui 3 VVhat kind of Exercises Are commanded by Law Are permitted only Are directly forbidden As concerning Armes I have already given you my thoughts of the same But you may observe 1 That Monarchicall states have used to traine and discipline all in the exercise of Armes As in England all by an Edict to bear Armes thâ—t are upwards of seaventeen yeares of Age and undeâ— threescore except Schollers 2 Aristocraticall Staâ—es enforced onlâ— their Nobles to bring up their Childrâ—â— in feates of Armes military discipline 3 Oligarchicall States keep their Armes and the use and practise of them only amongst their greatâ—st men and their followers so doth the Mâ—scovite Tuâ—k at this day 4 Democraticall or popular States have accustomed to bring up all sorts of their people to Martiall seats and not only permitting but enjoyning all at a certaine age to learne and practise themselves to warlicke exercises As the antient Romans at seaventeene yeares of Age the Suiffers at this day sooner An Act declaring and Constiâ—uting the People of England to be a Common-wealth and free-Free-State BE it Declared and Enacted by this present PARLIAMENT and by â—he authority of the same That the People of ENGLAND and of all the Dominions and Territories thereunto belonging are and shall be and are hereby Constituted Made Established and Confirmed to be a Common-wealth and free-Free-State And shall from henceforth be Governed as a Common-wealth and free-Free-State by the supreme Authority of this Nation The Representatives of the People in Parliament and by such as they shall appoint and constitute as Officers and Ministers under them for the good of the People and that without any King or House of Lords Die Sabbathi 19. Maii 1649. ORdered by the Commons assembled in Parliament that this Act be forth with Printed and Published Hen Scobell Cleric Parliamenti POSTSCRIPT Gentle READER HAving now given you a breife and cleane discovery of the Government of severall Nations Kingdomes and Common-wealths in the World which I have taken patnes to Collect from Choice Authors of divâ—rs Languages that thou maiest the better Iudge of the Nature of our present New Established Common-wealth as touching the Exclency thereof and Encouragement to a willing Subjection thereuâ—â—o Take Mr. LILLIES expressions in his conclusion of the Epistle to his Predictions for 1650. in these words to every true English man I hartily â—mplore them as one man to unite their hearts their Prayers their Forces and Purses unanimonsly for defence of this Common-wealth now esâ—ablished For without it as at present our Condition stands our lives and fortunes will be subject to all the inconveniences a wofull Nation can expect from devouring Enemies Conforming unto and assisting this Authority We shall have the better of all Nations wee shall by degrees arise to the most accompliâ—hed Government that ever was visible since the Creation and when the Commonalty of ENGLAND viz. the Yeomanry after some yeares are sitted for the work intended it shall not displease them that they have with patience acted so long a time without any visible Frutes of their Labours Sith then the Sole Dominion and power shall rest in themselves after which universall peace and never more any Warres shall follow in ENGLAND untill the day of the dissolution of this earthly Fabrick In the next place I shall only put you in mind of the New Engagement to be taken generally throughout the Nation in regard it is of speciall concernment to all The expresse words of it are these as it is Ordered by the Parliament viz. I DO DECLARE AND PROMISE THAT I WILL BE TRVE AND FAITHFVLL TO THE COMMON-WEALTH OF ENGLAND AS THE SAME NOWIS ESTABLISHED WITHOVT A KING OR HOVSE OF LORDS For such as make any doubt or scruple of taking this Engagement I referre them to Mr. IOHN DVRYES Book lately published called Considerations concerning the present Engagement whether it may lawfully be entred into yea or no they are sould at the Star under St. PETERS Church in Corn-hill or in Popes-head Ally Licensed by Master IOSEPH CARYLL In my apprehension he removeth all the stumbling blocks and answereth all the Objections that can be made against the taking of it which may satisfie all such as shut not their Eyes against the light The three Chiefe Objections are these viz. 1. OB. That the Oath of Allegiance and the Nationall Covenant are still binding and Contradictory to this present Engagement 2. OB. That the present power by which the Engagement is tendered is very doubtfull as a power uâ—lawfully â—surped to which usurpaâ—ion you think you will be accessary if you take the engagement 3. OB. That the Consequence of the Engagement seems to tend to an opposition against the Lawfull Heir of the Crowne and the right constitution of the Parliaments whereunto you are preingaged and from which you cannot recâ—de All which Objâ—ctions aâ—e loarnedly and fully answered by Mr. DVRY which hath saved me that Labour and expence of time VALE FINIS

maintaining of their weak Neighbours C. Did the Romaâ—s regard the Religion of their Enemies S. The Religion of â—â—â—ir Enemies they had of it reverâ—nd esteem how soever they strictly observed Patriâ—s Ritâ—s yet they often brought home Peregrinos Deos. and in the besieging of Cities they had many Ceremonics and expiations ad evocandum tutelares loci Deos to shew they sought not against their Gods but dâ—sired they would not succour their people and so should be reverenced in the Roman Territory After the Roman Empire was grown to the height and could not sustaine their own greatnesse and the Civill weeds sprang all those Rites were omitted or forgotten Ambition openly professed that it fought Pro imperio neither was there any cause pretended between the Concurreâ—ces but the getting of the Empire On thâ—se termes the world passed untill Mahomet devised a new and strange Religion in the East parts which set the world in a mighty difference laying two grounds to encourage his followers the first that whosoever dyed in War against the Christians or other Enemies to the Mahometan Law did instantly passe to all pleasure and delights in Paradise The sâ—cond that death was so necessarily ordained to men that nâ— violence would end a man befoâ—e his time nor wearinesse avoid it at the time Of this Mahomet the Saracens first and after them the Turks a mightie people borrowed their Religion Of him ther Haman family lâ—arned to cover the fier of Ambition wish tâ—e Ashes of Religion and under pretence to propogate it to perswade their followers both to fight and â—o dye resolutely C. I partly beleeve that the Pope and his Predâ—câ—ssors have hitherto walked by the Mahometan Rule you last discoursed of S. The Papaâ—â— in thâ— generall have very much followed this course or rule as you call it concealing all their privat revenges and ambitions desires under the pretence of the Catholick cause And that with that confident perswasion and câ—edulity of heir fellowes that many of the Papâ—sticall Souldiers if he hath a Croâ—â—e oâ— his back and the Papisticall benediction over his head think that either they are not of danger in earth orif they dye they have a present passage to Heaven at least shall passe through Purâ— gatory and so escape Hell In this point there is great difference betwixâ— the present and anciâ—nt Romans â—hat the olâ— Romans had a reverend opinion of the Religion of all Countries though different from them and would never suffâ—r any despight or wrong to be shâ—wâ—d to the Conqâ—â—râ—d under that name of Râ—ligion which is not in perticular mens power to take or leave as they list The present Papists mâ—ke their decrees the Râ—les of all truth in Religion and those that are different thâ—y curse and misâ—hiefe by all mâ—ans thâ—y can invent accounting them Atheists Miscreants and Hereticks c. which violent proceeding hath enforced the like vehemency in the opposites to judge of him and his in like sort which hath been the sole cause of the great distraction in Christendome and laid it so open to the Mahometans There is no mischiefe that works so dangerously as that which is carryed with a Colour of Religion Simulata saâ—ctitas duplex iniquâ—tas For that nothiâ—g can carry a multitude so forciâ—ly as blind zâ—â—l and superstition in any cause undertaken In times past Sortorius a Roman raised Portugall and the better part of Spaine defeated the Roman Armies woâ—king credit with his followers by pretendiâ—â— conferâ—nce with Diana by means of a White hart Mahomet by his Dove and Bull of late times the Seriffâ— in Africa under a pretended Holinesse gate first his strength by which â—e turned the lawfull Prince out of the State and setled himselfe and his John of Leyden at one time and Muncerus at another time raised those great Tumâ—lts in Germany C. Sir in your description of Government I remember you told me that order was maintained or supported by those three things Religion Law and Magistrater you have given me ample satisfaction concerning Religion I desire you would now discover to me what Law is S. Lawes are certaine Rules written or customs continued by which the right of persons actions or things are determined Ius triplex est 1. Ius naturae Is the light of nature by which we know what is wrong being offered unto us and that the same is wrong being committed by our selves against others 2. Ius Geâ—tiuâ— The Law observed by all Nations how different so ever and is the rule deciding right between men of sundry Common weâ—lths and it specially concerns Leagues Contracts Captives c. 3. Ius Civile Is that by which the Citizens of every state are ruled and it is of two sorts 1. Ius Câ—mâ—une or Ius Iusticiae the Common Law which is conteyned in the letter of the Law or in the Customes of the Country and this in particular causes may somtimes be the cause of wrong as is often spoken Summa jus sâ—mma injâ—ria 2. Iâ—s Equitatis The Law of Equity when a particular case by reason of some circumstance desireth help and ease against the rigor of the Law such waâ— Ius Pretorium amongst the Romans and the Court of Chancery with us in England In the Case where the stranger saved the City by mounting on the Walls and encouraged the Citizens to keepe the Town against the Enemy contrary to the Law Peregrinus in mures si ascenderiâ— Capitale eâ—tâ— the action in it selfe most honourable is by the letter of the Law Capitall Besides all these there is Ius Prâ—rogativae which resteth wholly in them be they one or more in whom the Supreame power and Authority resteth Such have Princes in absolute Monarchies and such a Power had the people of Rome whâ—n the State was Popular to receive appeals from any of their Judges to call matters determined by Lâ—w to a new audience to suspend the â—xecution of any sentence or to pardon the punishment Sâ—câ— also hath been the accustomed power of the Parliaments of Eâ—glâ—nd The Law is necâ—ssary for every State for that Leges fiunt pâ—opter bomines homines non fiunt pâ—opter Lâ—ges Men aâ—e not made to satisfie the Law in its rigor but Lawes are made for the safety â—nâ— preservation of men Salus Populi suprema Lâ—x C. Dâ—e all Nâ—â—ions â—gree in their Lawes S. Noe. C. How then aâ— their Lawes to be discerned or known S. There are two Rules by which the Lawes and Customâ—s of Countries are to be discerned 1. By the Law of Nature spoken of before by that light by which we kno what is right or wrong either in doing or suffering Altrine facias quod tibi factum nolis in this all good estates agree in the substance framing their positive Lawes against Atheisme Murther Adultery Theft c. Things in the light of Nature Condemned Nations also differ in the punishment and means of restraining which is not in Nature defined If any Law in a State be made

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