Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	according_a	judge_n	law_n	4,882	5	5.2868	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28370	The remaines of the Right Honorable Francis, Lord Verulam, Viscount of St. Albanes, sometimes Lord Chancellour of England being essayes and severall letters to severall great personages, and other pieces of various and high concernment not heretofore published : a table whereof for the readers more ease is adjoyned.	Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.; Bodley, Thomas, Sir, 1545-1613.; Palmer, Herbert, 1601-1647. Characteristicks of a believing Christian.	1648 (1648)	Wing B318; ESTC R17427	72,058	110

of justice oppresseth the People for he teacheth his Judges to sell justice and Precis parata precia vincitur justitia 11. Bounty and magnificence are vertues very Rege but a prodigall King is neerer a Tyrant then a parcimonious for store at home draweth his contemplations abroad but want supplyeth it selfe of what is next and many times the next way and herein must be wise and know what he may justly do 12. That King which is not feared is not loved and hee that is well seen in his craft must as well study to be feared as loved yet not loved for feare but feared for love 13. Therefore as he must alwayes resemble him whose great name he beareth and that in manifesting the sweet influence of his mercy on the severe stroke of his Justice sometimes so in this not to suster a man of death to live for besides that the land doth mourne the restraint of Justice towards sinne doth more retard the affection of Love then the extent of mercy doth enflame it and sure where love is bestowed feare is quite lost 14. His greatest enemies are his flatterers for though they ever speake on his side yet their words still make against him 15 The Love which a King oweth to a weale publike should not be restrained to any one perticular yet that his more speciall favour do reflect upon some worthy ones is somewhat necessary because there are few of that capacitie 16. Hee must have a speciall care of five things if he would not have his Crowne to be put on him In felix felicitatis 1. First that simulata sanctitas be not in the Church for that is duplex iniquitas 2. Secondly that inutilis equitas sit not in the Chauncery for that is ineptem misericordia 3. Thirdly that utilis iniquitas keepe not the Exchequer for that is crudele latrociniam 4. Fourthly that fidelis temeritas be not his generall for that will bring but seram penitentiam 5. Fifthly that infidelis prudentia be not his Secretary for that he is anguis sub viridi herba To conclude as he is of the greatest power so he is subject to the greatest Cares made the servant of his people or else he were without a Calling at all Hee then that honoureth him not is next an Atheist wanting the feare of God in his heart An explanation what manner of persons those should bee that are to execute the power or Ordinance of the Kings Prerogative written by the said Sir Francis Bacon late ●ord Chancellour and Lord of St. Albans THat absolute Prerogative according to the Kings pleasure revealed by his Lawes may be exercized and executed by any Subject to whom power may be given by the King in any place of Judgment or Commission which the King by his Law hath ordained in which the Judge subordinate cannot wrong the people the Law s●ying downe a measure by which every Judge should govern and execute against which law if any Judge proceed he is by the law questionable and punishable for his transgression In this nature are all the Judges and Commissioners of the Land no otherwise then in their Courts in which the King in person is supposed to sit who cannot make that trespas fellony or treason which the Law hath not made so to be neither can punish the guil●y by other punishment then the Lawes have appointed This Prerogative or power as it is over all the Subjects so being known by the Subjects they are without excuse if they offend and suffer no wrong if they be justly punished and by this Preroga●ive the King governeth all sorts of people according un●o known will The absolute Prerogative which is in Kings according to their private will and judgment cannot be executed by any Subject neither is it possible to give such power by Commission or fit to subject the People to the same for the King in that He is the Substitute of God immediatly the Father of His People and Head of the Common-wealth hath by perticipation with God and with His Subjects a discretion judgment and feeling love towards those over whom he reigneth only proper to himselfe or to His places and person who seeing he cannot in any others infuse His wisdome power or guif●s which God in respect of his place and charge hath enabled him withall can neither subordinate any other Judge to govern by that knowledge which the King can no otherwise then by his knowne will perticipate unto him And if any such subordinate Judge shall obtain Commission according to the discretion of such Judge to govern the people that Judge is bound to think that to be his sound discretion which the Law in which the Kings known will sheweth unto him to be that justice which he ought to administer otherwise he might seeme to esteeme himself above the Kings Law who wiil not govern by him or to have a power derived from other then from the King which in the kingdome will administer justice contrary unto the justice of the Land neither can such a Judge or Commissioner under the name of his authority shroud his own high affection seeing the conscience and discretion of every man is perticular and private to himself as the discretion of the Judge cannot be properly or possibly the discretion of the conscience of the King and if no● his discretion neither the judgment that is ruled by another mans only Therefore it may seeme they rather desire to be Kings then to rule the People under the King which will not administer justice by Law but by their own will This administration in a Subject is derogative to the Kings Prerogative for he administreth justice out of a private direction being not capable of a generall direction how to use the Kings children in pleasure in causes of perticular respect which if no other th●n the King himself can do how can it be so that any man should desire that which is unfit and impossible but that it must proceed out of some exorbitan affection the rather seeing such places to be full of trouble and being altogether unnecessary no man will seek to thrust himself into it but for hopes of gaine Then is not any Prerogative oppugned but maintained though it be desired that every subordinate Magistrate may not be made supreame whereby he may seale up the hearts of the people take from the King the respect due unto him only or to judge the people otherwise then the King doth himself And although the Prince be not bound to render any accompt to the Law which in person administreth it selfe yet every subordinate Judge must render an accompt to the King by his Lawes how he hath administred justice in his place where he is set But if he hath power to rule by private direction for which there is no Law how can he be questioned by a Law if in his private censure he offends Therefore it seemeth that in giving such authority the King ordaineth not