Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	king_n	power_n	will_n	7,770	5	6.4590	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96030	Vox populi: or The peoples humble discovery, of their own loyaltie, and His Maiesties ungrounded iealousie	Prynne, William, 1600-1669,	1642 (1642)	Wing V731; Thomason E239_5; ESTC R19411	4,153	7

whatsoever therefore is there concluded cannot but by plurality of voyces which truly makes the Parliament and the dissenting party makes up the faction if they persist or if it should so fall out that the major part through neglect or confidence in them remaining absent themselves then are their Votes no lesse included in the persons remaining then the Votes of the whole kingdome in the fulnesse of Parliament If any be deterred from this freedome it argues guilt or cowardize either of which should pronounce such a one unworthy a trust of so great importance none being called to the barre but such as speake directly opposite to the published or concluded orders of the House or willfully to move sedition by distrrcting the sense of the House to the great hindrance and dangerous delay of more necessary affaires or else the consciences of men convinced with their reasons and propositions would soone engage the major part in their behalfe and not against them which thing likewise may be said of those multidudes comming with congratulations to confirme such as freely discharge their duties it being the duty of all to speake the sense of the major part of the people and such confirmations but the tokens of it and if this were not so we run the greater hazard in your Majesties displeasure then the dissenting party in the disassenting of their equalls We doe avow all our proceedings to be by the Law of God the integrity of our owne consciences and the Law of the Land the interpretation whereof whether it be sitting to be delivered up unto your Majesties Arbitrament and such as your Majestie will advance thereunto or to remaine in Parliament wherein the liberty and votes of Subjects are preserved your Majestie may judge or which of these your people will consent to As for Arbytrarie power which only is incident to Kings and Princes who setting up their will for Law forsake the benefit of Counsell it cannot possibly in any kind be a just aspersion on a Parliament which is it selfe a Councell the greatest Councell and the very proper foundation of all Lawes of the Kingdome We doe confesse in this your Majesties absence and dissent we find a want of that harmony which should make all our Orders as well pleasant and delightfull as good and profitable and wee grieve no lesse for your Majestie who in this remotenesse devest your Royall Person of all that glory and authority which should accompany your Royall actions What should your Majesty pretend any feare when your undaunted courage left such a testimony to the contrary in your passing with so small attendance through the City and dined there even then when the newes of Ireland had galled the memory afresh of former plots and the zeale of people stroke into flame for the dangers of Parliament and were imbittered with the remembrance of hardly escaped burthens of Monopolies and ship-monies Court of Honour Starchamber High Commission and the Canons Or what could lesse partake of feare then such a desperate assault of the priviledges of Parliament in your owne most Royall Person with such an uncouth sort of attendants the very day before And as there was no signe of feare in your Majestie so was there no cause of feare from us or from any your Majesties Subjects to whom had wee entertained the least disaffection or disloyalty there wanted not opportunity in any of those times to have endeavoured our owne ends but so farre were wee from any such attempt as the malignant persons doe falsly belch upon us that we not onely calmed the minds of people but brought them to undergoe those charges towards the English and Scottish Armies which those malignant persons had brought upon your Majesty Having therefore these great testimonies of love and loyaltie what can your Majesty feare or suspect unlesse you could yet retaine a resolution to consent or be an actor in some more horrid designe that could provoke your people beyond all what is past to forget their resolutions of affections and allegiance to your Majesty but sure your Royall presence will discusse all feares and jealousies which your continued absence cannot but foment We all have sworne Allegiance to your Sacred Person as King we did not the same when you were Prince nor is it longer of force unto your Royall father that then was King when your Majesty recedes from your Kingly Office you are so farre absent from the object of our allegiance there is no difference of benefit to him that hath eyes and to him that hath none if light be wanting All our oaths depend upon the oath your Majesty hath taken O then returne unto your Parliament and so unto your people Returne unto your Parliament and so unto your lawfull power Returne unto your Parliament and so unto your State and Glory where when your Royall assent hath confirmed those necessary priviledges which may keepe whole the consciences and estates of your most Loyall Subjects all this our body falls into Atomes and your Majestie alone remaines in glory to be beheld the preserver of those priviledges which all our long and faithfull endeavours have consulted with your Majesty FINIS