Selected quad for the lemma: enemy_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
enemy_n	army_n	part_n	see_v	1,147	5	3.1024	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29958	De jure regni apud Scotos, or, A dialogue, concerning the due priviledge of government in the kingdom of Scotland, betwixt George Buchanan and Thomas Maitland by the said George Buchanan ; and translated out of the original Latine into English by Philalethes.; De jure regni apud Scotos. English	Buchanan, George, 1506-1582.; Maitland, Thomas.; Philalethes.	1680 (1680)	Wing B5275; ESTC R19572	73,304	148

experience for so many ages Or what impudence is that in others that where as they cannot scarce defend their own government endeavour to weaken the state and good order of another Kingdome What are not our Lawes and statutes usefull not only to our selves but also to our neighbours For what can be more usefull for keeping peace with our nearest neighbours than the moderation of Kings for from immoderat lust unjust wars are for the most part rashly undertaken wickedly prosecuted and carried on and shamfully with much disgrace left off And further what more hurtfull can there be to any Common wealth than bad Lawes amongst their nearest neighbours whereof the contagion doth usually spread far and wide And why do they thus trouble us only seeing so many Nations round about have their severall Lawes and statutes of their own and no Nation hath altogether the same Lawes and statutes as others about them have and why are they now offended at us seeing we make no new Law but continue to observe what we had by an ancient priviledge and seeing we are not the only persons nor the first persons nor yet is it at this time that we make use of our Lawes But our Lawes are displeasing to some Perhaps their own Lawes displease them also We do not curiously enquire what the Lawes of other Nations are Let them Leave us our own well known by the experience of so many years Do we trouble their Councills or in what business do we molest them But you are seditious say they I could freely give them an answer what is that to them we are timultuous at our own perrill and at our own dammage I might enumerat a great many seditions that are not hurtfull either to Common wealths or Kingdoms But I shall not make use of that defence I deny any Nation to be less seditious than we I deny that any Nation hath ever been more moderat in seditions than we Many contentions have fallen out for Lawes and right of government and administration of the Kingdome yet the main business hath been still kept safe Our contentions never were as amongst many others with the destruction of the people nor with the hatred of our Princes but only out of love to our own countrey and desire to maintain our Lawes Hovv often in our time have great armies stood in opposition to one another hovv oft have they retired and vvithdravvn from one another not only vvithout vvound but vvithout any harme yea vvithout so much as a reproach Hovv often hath the publick utility setled the private grudges hovv often hath the rumor of the enemies approach extinguished our intestine hatred and animosity In all our seditions vve have not been more modest than fortunat seeing for the most part the party most just hath been alvvayes most fortunat and even as vve have moderatly vented our hatred so have vve to our prof●t and advantage condescended to an agreement These things at present do occurre vvhich might seeme to compesce the speeches of malevolents refute such as are more pertinacious and may satisfy such as are of a more temperat disposition But by vvhat right other Nations are governed I thought it not much to our purpose I have briefly rehearsed our ovvn vvay and custome but yet more amply than I intended or than the matter did require because I undertook this pains or you only And if it be approved by you I have enough M As for me you have abundantly satisfied me but if I can satisfy others also I shall think I have received much good by your discourse and my self eased of very much trouble FINIS