Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	act_n	king_n	parliament_n	3,280	5	6.9453	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85396	Hybristodikai. The obstructours of justice. Or a defence of the honourable sentence passed upon the late King, by the High Court of Justice. Opposed chiefly to the serious and faithfull representation and vindication of some of the ministers of London. As also to, The humble addresse of Dr. Hamond, to His Excellencie and Councel of warre. Wherein the justice, and equitie of the said sentence is demonstratively asserted, as well upon clear texts of Scripture, as principles of reason, grounds of law, authorities, presidents, as well forreign, as domestique. Together with, a brief reply to Mr. John Geree's book, intituled, Might overcoming right: wherein the act of the Armie in garbling the Parliament, is further cleared. As also, some further reckonings between thesaid [sic] Dr. Hamond and the authour, made straight. / By John Goodwin.	Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.; Glover, George, b. ca. 1618, engraver.	1649 (1649)	Wing G1170; Thomason E557_2; ESTC R12380	138,495	164

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seneca_n it_o be_v a_o happy_a necessity_n which_o compel_v man_n to_o better_a c●●p●…_n 〈…〉_o c●●p●…_n way_n than_o otherwise_o they_o be_v like_a to_o take_v and_o in_o case_n parliamentary_a act_n shall_v be_v question_v in_o point_n of_o legal_a validity_n u●on_v a_o supposal_n yea_o and_o this_o in_o some_o degree_n reasonable_a that_o parliament_n at_o the_o time_n of_o their_o transaction_n be_v under_o force_n or_o which_o be_v the_o same_o under_o fear_n of_o act_v otherwise_o upon_o this_o account_n the_o validity_n of_o all_o parliamentary_a act_n whatsoever_o in_o this_o kingdom_n if_o not_o in_o other_o also_o will_v be_v obnoxious_a and_o liable_a unto_o question_n for_o it_o may_v very_o reasonable_o be_v doubt_v whether_o any_o parliament_n be_v ever_o so_o free_a in_o the_o pass_n of_o any_o act_n but_o that_o they_o be_v under_o fear_n either_o of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o power_n and_o party_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n or_o of_o the_o people_n and_o their_o 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now_o let_v the_o fear_n of_o the_o lord_n ●e_v upon_o you_o take_v heed_n and_o do_v fr_n there_o be_v no_o iniquity_n with_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n nor_o respect_n of_o person_n nor_o take_v of_o gifts●_n ●_z where_o first_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o not_o only_a 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o king_n but_o judge_n also_o inferior_a in_o place_n unto_o they_o judge_v for_o god_n i._n in_o the_o place_n and_o office_n of_o judicature_n represent_v god_n himself_o or_o perform_v that_o work_n which_o proper_o belong_v unto_o god_n himself_o therefore_o aught_o to_o behave_v themselves_o in_o all_o act_n of_o judgement_n as_o their_o conscience_n tell_v they_o that_o god_n himself_o will_v do_v in_o case_n he_o sit_v in_o judgement_n himself_o and_o be_v to_o give_v sentence_n with_o his_o own_o mouth_n 2._o that_o though_o god_n do_v not_o sit_v or_o appear_v visible_o with_o such_o judge_n when_o they_o sit_v in_o judgement_n yet_o he_o be_v after_o a_o very_a peculiar_a manner_n with_o they_o at_o 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sinful_a in_o a_o high_a degree_n if_o they_o who_o be_v entrust_v to_o judge_v for_o he_o and_o in_o his_o name_n place_n and_o stead_n shall_v do_v the_o same_o i_o mean_v accept_v the_o person_n of_o king_n or_o prince_n how_o worthy_a soever_o of_o death_n and_o only_o adjudge_v inferior_a person_n to_o the_o suffering_n of_o this_o punishment_n when_o they_o prove_v guilty_a hereof_o be_v not_o this_o to_o represent_v god_n unto_o the_o world_n as_o a_o accepter_n of_o person_n and_o so_o to_o turn_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o unpartial_a justice_n into_o a_o lie_n and_o may_v it_o not_o be_v more_o proper_o and_o true_o say_v of_o such_o judge_n that_o they_o judge_v for_o man_n and_o not_o for_o the_o lord_n do_v the_o law_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n know_v any_o man_n after_o the_o fl●sh_n or_o be_v it_o afraid_a to_o say_v unto_o king_n you_o a●e_v wicked_a or_o when_o they_o shed_v man_n blood_n that_o by_o man_n shall_v their_o blood_n be_v shed_v be_v it_o like_v to_o 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judgement_n be_v elsewhere_o and_o that_o frequent_o very_o severe_o prohibit_v by_o god_n see_v levit._n 19_o 15._o deut._n 1._o 17._o deut._n 16._o 19_o prov._n 24._o 23._o etc._n etc._n against_o this_o authority_n of_o heaven_n which_o arraign_v even_a king_n 5._o 〈…〉_o 5._o themselves_o as_o well_o as_o person_n of_o inferior_a rank_n at_o the_o bar_n of_o earthly_a judicature_n it_o be_v more_o than_o in_o vain_a for_o our_o jure-divino_a man_n to_o oppose_v a_o jus_fw-la human●m_fw-la or_o rather_o a_o defect_n of_o jus_fw-la h●ma●um_fw-la to_o inhibit_v the_o process_n ought_v not_o christ_n to_o be_v worship_v as_o god_n because_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n refuse_v to_o apotheize_v he_o or_o must_v such_o a_o law_n of_o god_n which_o be_v both_o natural_a and_o positive_a the_o law_n which_o command_v life_n for_o life_n the_o the_o life_n of_o the_o murderer_n for_o the_o life_n of_o the_o murder_a be_v such_o be_v overrule_v for_o the_o gratification_n of_o king_n to_o 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who_o m●_n geree_n accuse_v i_o to_o have_v accuse_v causeless_o yea_o and_o of_o some_o other_o of_o their_o most_o judicious_a friend_n be_v otherwise_o only_o herein_o i_o confess_v they_o agree_v with_o he_o pretend_v that_o i_o have_v as_o to_o the_o man_n only_o accuse_v but_o not_o make_v good_a the_o error_n object_v but_o whether_o i_o have_v only_o accuse_v the_o parliament_n member_n and_o not_o make_v good_a the_o error_n object_v or_o whether_o he_o have_v not_o only_o justify_v they_o without_o make_v good_a any_o ground_n of_o their_o justification_n in_o those_o particular_n wherewith_o they_o be_v charge_v by_o i_o we_o shall_v in_o due_a time_n engage_v not_o stranger_n or_o enemy_n but_o their_o own_o action_n and_o counsel_n to_o determine_v in_o his_o right_n state_v of_o the_o question_n as_o he_o pretend_v he_o deal_v 7._o sect._n 7._o unrighteous_o for_o 1._o he_o suppose_v some_o

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to_o the_o scotish_n commissioner_n who_o pretend_v as_o m_n r._n geree_n do_v that_o the_o exclude_v of_o some_o member_n by_o the_o army_n have_v occasion_v many_o other_o to_o withdraw_v because_o they_o can_v not_o act_v as_o a_o free_a parliament_n to_o this_o pretence_n they_o answer_v thus_o whether_o this_o be_v their_o judgement_n or_o the_o commissioner_n own_o we_o know_v not_o if_o some_o member_n that_o be_v absent_a be_v of_o that_o judgement_n that_o they_o can_v act_v free_o we_o neither_o force_v their_o judgement_n nor_o find_v ourselves_o under_o any_o such_o force_n as_o to_o hinder_v the_o free_a exercise_n of_o our_o own_o so_o that_o evident_a it_o be_v that_o m_o r._n geree_n in_o all_o his_o preparatory_n to_o the_o right_n state_v of_o the_o question_n between_o he_o and_o i_o scarce_o speak_v one_o word_n of_o truth_n be_v it_o then_o any_o way_n like_o that_o he_o shall_v argue_v work-man-like_a to_o the_o point_n in_o controversy_n but_o 2._o as_o to_o or_o rather_o from_o the_o right_a state_v of_o the_o question_n 8._o sect._n 8._o he_o suppose_v and_o assert_n many_o thing_n wherein_o he_o spare_v the_o truth_n so_o he_o suppress_v some_o thing_n the_o knowledge_n and_o consideration_n whereof_o be_v essential_a thereunto_o as_o first_o that_o the_o parliament_n have_v unanimous_o both_o lord_n and_o commons_o not_o long_o before_o the_o unhappy_a and_o importune_a engagement_n of_o some_o of_o the_o member_n about_o the_o say_a treaty_n at_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n vote_v no_o more_o address_n to_o the_o king_n 2._o that_o their_o vote_n be_v make_v upon_o such_o and_o so_o many_o reason_n of_o great_a w●ight_n and_o high_a concernment_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o people_n that_o to_o the_o least_o of_o they_o these_o man_n never_o give_v any_o answer_n as_o the_o parliament_n itself_o declare_v in_o their_o mention_a declaration_n of_o jan._n 15._o 1648._o p._n 10._o 3._o that_o the_o member_n exclude_v the_o house_n by_o the_o army_n at_o least_o the_o lead_a man_n of_o they_o who_o have_v now_o by_o their_o arti●ices_n of_o all_o sort_n infect_v many_o of_o their_o fellow-member_n former_o sound_a have_v make_v a_o defection_n from_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o people_n unto_o the_o king_n his_o interest_n and_o party_n and_o have_v by_o a_o long_a continue_a series_n of_o counsel_n action_n and_o endeavour_n sufficient_o discover_v the_o same_o the_o particular_n of_o which_o story_n be_v ext●●●_n in_o the_o parliament_n declaration_n of_o jan._n 15._o 1648._o p._n 7._o 8_o etc._n etc._n 4._o and_o last_o that_o the_o very_a tenure_n of_o the_o commission_n which_o the_o army_n receive_v from_o the_o parliament_n do_v principal_o and_o particular_o oblige_v they_o as_o well_o as_o enable_v they_o to_o endeavour_v in_o their_o way_n i._o by_o force_n of_o arm_n the_o peace_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o kingdom_n especial_o against_o the_o king_n and_o his_o adherent_n the_o ingrediencie_n of_o these_o circumstance_n in_o the_o state_n of_o the_o question_n will_v quite_o alter_v the_o relish_n and_o taste_v which_o m_n r_o geree_n have_v give_v it_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o parliament_n so_o oft_o mention_v be_v alone_o a_o sufficient_a confutation_n of_o all_o that_o he_o have_v say_v to_o the_o main_a of_o the_o question_n between_o he_o and_o i_o as_o i_o signify_v in_o part_n unto_o himself_o by_o a_o letter_n wherein_o i_o give_v he_o thanks_o for_o the_o book_n he_o send_v i_o with_o a_o letter_n and_o withal_o impart_v this_o apprehension_n of_o i_o unto_o he_o that_o if_o he_o have_v see_v and_o well_o consider_v the_o say_a declaration_n before_o the_o publish_n of_o his_o book_n he_o will_v have_v forbear_v it_o which_o himself_n in_o a_o second_o letter_n write_v unto_o i_o in_o answer_n to_o i_o do_v not_o very_o strong_o gainsay_v whereas_o p._n 6._o he_o oppose_v this_o round_a confession_n as_o he_o 9_o sect._n 9_o term_n it_o of_o the_o army_n that_o the_o restrain_v of_o the_o member_n be_v a_o course_n in_o itself_o irregular_a and_o unjustifiable_a but_o by_o honest_a intention_n and_o extraordinary_a necessity_n as_o contradict_v 1._o that_o assertion_n of_o i_o that_o their_o call_n and_o commission_n be_v to_o act_n in_o the_o capacity_n of_o soldier_n for_o the_o peace_n liberty_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 2._o that_n say_v also_o of_o i_o unto_o they_o in_o my_o epistle_n viz._n that_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o they_o be_v satisfy_v in_o the_o righteousness_n of_o their_o action_n from_o heaven_n before_o they_o be_v in_o be_v i_o wonder_v wherein_o he_o shall_v conceive_v the_o least_o opposition_n between_o either_o of_o these_o passage_n of_o i_o and_o that_o of_o the_o army_n do_v i_o in_o either_o of_o these_o expression_n or_o any_o where_o else_o throughout_o my_o discourse_n go_v about_o to_o justify_v that_o so_o much_o controvert_v act_n of_o the_o army_n without_o the_o 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time_n of_o the_o war_n have_v be_v forcible_o detain_v by_o he_o will_v such_o a_o restraint_n lay_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o king_n have_v dissolve_v the_o parliamentary_a authority_n of_o the_o house_n if_o it_o be_v say_v yea_o but_o the_o member_n who_o meet_v and_o sit_v in_o the_o 34_o sect._n 34_o house_n during_o the_o deteinment_n of_o their_o fellow-member_n do_v unworthy_o in_o not_o demand_v these_o fellow-member_n of_o they_o out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o those_o who_o detain_v they_o or_o in_o case_n of_o be_v deny_v in_o this_o kind_n in_o not_o refuse_v to_o act_v in_o a_o parliamentary_a way_n any_o further_a until_o they_o have_v be_v re-delivered_n unto_o they_o to_o this_o i_o answer_v 1._o it_o do_v not_o all_o relate_v to_o the_o point_n in_o hand_n whether_o the_o member_n remain_v in_o the_o house_n during_o the_o restraint_n of_o the_o other_o behave_v themselves_o worthy_o and_o as_o become_v they_o in_o all_o point_n though_o i_o have_v nothing_o to_o 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