Selected quad for the lemma: virtue_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
virtue_n	act_n	offence_n	punish_v	1,000	5	10.2563	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86112	The grounds of the lawes of England; extracted from the fountaines of all other learning: and digested methodically into cases, for the use and benefit of all practicers, and students. With a commixtion of divers scattered grounds concerning the reasonable construction of the law. / By M.H. of the Middle-Temple.	Hawke, Michael.	1657 (1657)	Wing H1169; Thomason E1569_1; ESTC R209197; ESTC R209200	362,003	535

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the_o aforesaid_a rent_n it_o have_v be_v void_a vide_fw-la ibidem_fw-la but_o as_o ployden_n say_v f._n 162._o exception_n exception_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr regula_fw-la quin_fw-la fallit_fw-la there_o be_v no_o rule_n but_o fail_v and_o as_o have_v be_v say_v the_o more_o reasonable_a and_o equitable_a rule_n be_v always_o to_o be_v prefer_v when_o they_o encounter_v and_o meet_v in_o opposition_n as_o contrary_a to_o this_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o the_o civilian_n leges_fw-la non_fw-la verbis_fw-la sed_fw-la rebus_fw-la esse_fw-la impositas_fw-la and_o coke_n l._n 11._o 34._o b._n qui_fw-la haeret_fw-la in_o littera_fw-la haeret_fw-la in_o cortice_fw-la law_n be_v not_o impose_v upon_o word_n but_o upon_o thing_n and_o he_o that_o stick_v in_o the_o letter_n stick_v in_o the_o bark_n or_o outside_n of_o the_o matter_n and_o not_o attain_v to_o the_o inside_n of_o the_o sense_n as_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o e._n 3._o c._n 1._o it_o be_v provide_v that_o he_o that_o draw_v one_o 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tenant_n land_n ibidem_fw-la sect_n vii_o from_o the_o politic_n the_o last_o fountain_n from_o whence_o the_o law_n derive_v ground_n be_v the_o political_a science_n which_o of_o all_o thereof_o as_o plato_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o as_o ar._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o queen_n and_o regent_n for_o she_o prescribe_v certain_a law_n by_o which_o they_o may_v be_v sound_o teach_v and_o glorious_o publish_v and_o gracious_o minister_v to_o they_o her_o protection_n and_o she_o be_v the_o lady_n and_o mistress_n of_o all_o humane_a action_n for_o though_o other_o science_n and_o especial_o the_o ethicall_a instruct_v man_n how_o to_o live_v well_o and_o happy_o yet_o many_o egregious_a philosopher_n which_o profess_v the_o protection_n of_o that_o art_n and_o science_n be_v observe_v to_o live_v loose_o and_o vicious_o and_o as_o cicero_n alios_fw-la esse_fw-la pecunia_fw-la cupidos_fw-la gloriae_fw-la non_fw-la nullos_fw-la multos_fw-la libidinum_fw-la seruos_fw-la some_o to_o be_v covetous_a of_o gold_n other_o ambitious_a of_o glory_n and_o many_o to_o serve_v their_o lust_n so_o as_o if_o they_o be_v not_o restrain_v by_o the_o sceptre_n of_o this_o science_n by_o which_o magistrate_n and_o law_n be_v ordain_v to_o curb_v those_o who_o will_v not_o be_v adduce_v for_o the_o love_n of_o virtue_n to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a and_o just_a and_o formidine_fw-la paenae_fw-la for_o fear_n of_o punishment_n to_o fright_v and_o force_v they_o into_o 〈◊〉_d more_o virtuous_a and_o civil_a manner_n of_o live_v &_o 〈◊〉_d magisterio_fw-la as_o camerarius_fw-la full_o vita_fw-la communis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ur_fw-la &_o constituitur_fw-la jure_fw-la &_o legibus_fw-la ut_fw-la societates_fw-la ho●_n num_fw-la quae_fw-la res_fw-la publicae_fw-la vocantur_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la conserventu●_n ●n●_n by_o who_o magisteriall_a rule_n the_o life_n of_o all_o man_n be_v so_o order_v and_o dispose_v by_o right_a and_o law_n that_o the_o society_n of_o 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