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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
truth_n	according_a	rule_n	scripture_n	1,767	5	5.9499	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95829	Certain proposals humbly presented to the Parliament, in relation to the common good of the people of this nation. By R.V. Esq;	Vaughan, Rice.	1652 (1652)	Wing V130B; Thomason E683_14; ESTC R206817	7,847	11

flie in in their faces and indeed such deeds of darkness had need hate the light for fear of discovery This is a very ill precedent for our Committees or Commissioners to warrant withdrawing That all Civil imployment whatsoever 2. PROP. may be disposed to the best and ablest men and not given to ignorant friends relations or seekers contrary to that excellent Law in h 12. R. 2. c. 2 Richard the seconds time which is in these words None shall be preferred for gift or brokage favor or affection and none that pursueth by himself or another privily or openly be in any manner of office or shall be put in the same or in any other but that all Officers shall be of the best most lawful and sufficient men according to estimation and knowledge Which holds forth clearly that all Officers should be pares negotiis men of truth and knowledge of what they are called to do or as the Scripture saith a Exod. 18.21 Deut. 1.13 Able men fearing God men of truth and hating covetousness And if the time we are in will not or need not stick to such strict Rules yet it is fit that persons that shall be preferred be they relations or seekers be of the fittest wisest and best men knowing the work they are upon else as Solomon b Eccle. 10.6 saith Folly may be set up in great dignity and Wisdom will be so high to such that they cannot c Prov. 24.7 open their mouth in the gates and then a ●hoo-maker may be supposed without any experience to be able to make a suit of cloathes as well as a Taylor a Taylor a pair of shoos as well as a Shoo-maker It was the judgement of Moses Deut. 1 13. that * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sapiens peritus wise men i. skilful and experienced men understanding men i. * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 eruditus intelligens learned and intelligent men and men * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 notus fuit known among the Tribes i. famous for the aforementioned qualities and of a good name with the people should be Magistrates Judges and Officers under him and accordingly was his choyce for ver 15. of the aforesaid Chapter he set over the People of the * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 primarij●● prestantissij 〈…〉 chief among the Tribes for Magistrates and Heads viz. as the word signifies the chiefest and choicest men And as D●odati in his Comment upon this place expounds the word chief men in gifts in quality in reputation in authority yea in all manner of preheminencies and excellencies That a gross and irregular byassing for the State by any person whatsover 3. PROP against any man ill-affected or otherwise may he branded for as hainous and great a crime as it was accounted in the beginning of this Parliament for a Courtier to cleave to the interest of the King his master against right and justice else we not onely tolerate in our selves what we exclaimed at and condemned in others but we give it a Character of the highest approbation and countenance that may be even our practise and shew further that it is not the crime but the person that we were offended withal That all great Officers 4. PROP. who have great sallaries from the State as Treasurers at war Commissioners of the Custom-house Commissioners of Excize If great Officers who have great sallaries be changed frequently many men that are well-affected may comfortably subsist whereas now one man in an age and his posterity are lifted up into the seat of pomp and pride by excessive gain c. be changed every second or third year if the Parliament think fit and that faithfulness true worth and wisdom may be accompted better accomplishments for such trusts then wealth which sometimes crept into these Offices without any of these qualifications most rich men in most ages being accompted Sapientes ex crumenis That all persons whatsoever 5. PROP. which have gotten and do hold several profitable Imployments as some officious favorites have gotten and held five or six together at the same time may surrender up all but one which he or they may elect and hold to and that the rest be disposed to those that want And that favorites for the future may not have six or seven successively one after another as some have had to the withholding of bread from deserving mens mouthes That no person whatsoever unless he refuse to appear upon summons be sentenced to loose life limb or estate by any Court whatsoever no not by Parliament before he be heard to make his full defence and before his offence be clearly and fully proved and he thereupon be duely judged it being agreeable to the Law of God that the same should be done In a John 7.51 Deut. 13.14 17.4 John we have it urged that the Jewish Law did not judge any man before it heard him and knew what he did And in Deut. 13.14 the Judges before they judged cases were to enquire and make search and ask diligently and behold if it be truth and the thing certain And in the 17. Chapter the very same words are repeated and inculcated least they should forget their duties and holy b Job 29.16 Iob alledges it as a great comfort to him in his affliction that he searched out the cause that he knew not And for proof of any mans offences it is not enough that one c Deut. 17.6 19.15 16 17 18. Num. 3580. witness prove it much less information or presumptions for saith the Scripture one witness shall not rise up against any man for any iniquity or any sin in any sin that he sinneth but at the mouth of two or three witnesses shall the matter be established therefore Jehoshophats charge to the Judges he set up in Judah ought to be observed by all other Judges that they should take heed what they do for they judge not for man but for the Lord who is with them in judgement That the selling of any Office whatsoever 7 PROP by any person whatsoever Judges or others be severely punished That the number of persons in all Committees whatsoever who have power of giving final and decisive judgements in any case may be but few 8. PROP. the penalties of their non-attendance upon their duties without good excuse severe and that an Oath be administred to every one of them whether Parliament men or others for the due execution of their trust That no person whatsoever which hath part in the Legislative Power be trusted while he remains such with the executive power 9. PROP. for if he offends in the execution of the Law he may be judge in his own case and may contrive his own impunity and no inferior Court can judge him and he will be under the temptation of doing what may seem good in his own eyes upon confidence of his being out of the reach of