Selected quad for the lemma: religion_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
religion_n	church_n	king_n	pope_n	3,065	5	6.1057	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62183	The opinion of Padre Paolo of the Order of the Servites, consultor of state given to the Lords the Inquisitors of state, in what manner the republick of Venice ought to govern themselves both at home and abroad, to have perpetual dominion.; Opinione come debba governarsi internamente ed esternamente la Repubblica di Venezia. English.	Sarpi, Paolo, 1552-1623.; Aglionby, William, d. 1705.	1689 (1689)	Wing S699; ESTC R9325	39,488	142

there will be no difficulty in it provided they pay them but withal one must not forget the witty Reflection of Boccalini when the Italian Princes are willing to be taught manners out of the Galateo provided that it may not look like ill breeding in them to eat with both Jaws as fast as they can With Poland the Republick can have no other Concern than that of defending Christendom and by some diversion from that Crown bear the more easily the weight of the Ottoman Power Therefore it would be well for the Republick to have that King and Kingdom grow more powerful As for any thing else the great distance that is between that State and the Republick takes away all matter of any further Consideration The same thing may be said of the Moscovite England being the greatest of those powers that are separated from the Church of Rome is a Kingdom of great strength particularly since the Union of Scotland and the Kings of England have nothing left to desire as to Territory All that Island is now under the Dominion of one sole Monarch and has the Sea for a Wall So that if England be not disunited within it self there is no power to overcome it We see the Example in the Invasion of Philip the Second of Spain and yet then the Union was not so great as might have been who lost his mighty Armada that he had been so long preparing at such vast Expences Queen Elizabeth who has shew'd the World how far a Woman's ability can go in Government did likewise enlarge her Dominions by Navigations to the Indies and wounded Spain in that tender part She likewise had some Ports of the Low-Countries consign'd to her so that she seem'd to be hardly contain'd in that separate World of hers The Island is fertile and delicious producing all necessaries for Life and though the Natives go abroad and buy the Products of other Countries it is more as Superfluities and out of Luxury than want and amongst the rest they have a Trade for Grapes called Currans which they buy in the Dominions of the Republick Henry the Eighth who was the King that Apostatiz'd from the Church of Rome did use to concern himself in the Affairs of Italy and several times the Popes have had good Protection from the ancient Kings of that Country who were most devoted to the See of Rome to say truth Religion has had a great Loss and the Court of Rome a greater I cannot well say whether out of the great Lust of Henry the Eighth or the little consideration of Clement the Seventh at present that King will not hear of Rome and has but small Curiosity for the Affairs of Italy If this King could grow greater it would be advantageous to the Republick because it might obtain his Alliance and by that means a greater respect from other Crown'd Heads but however even without this consideration 't is a Power to be courted because the Nation having an ancient Antipathy to France and a modern one to Spain it cannot but have a good inclination for the Republick 'T is true that the present King is more enclin'd to Wars with his Pen than with his Sword having a mighty Love for Disputes and valuing himself upon the Character of a Notable Divine so much has the Quarrel with Rome influenc'd that Country that even their Princes study Controversie but however I should not think the Republick ought to mind any of those Circumstances because where there is strength there is always hopes of making use of it that depending only upon raising of Passions The best means would be besides the continuation of those Offices already introduc'd of mutual Embassies strictly to command the Governours in the Levant to shew all good usage to the English Merchants and particularly observe punctually all Treaties and Engagements with them because there is no Nation that puts a greater value upon their Word than the English do and the Kings of that Island have not yet learnt the modern Policy that gives them leave to break their Faith in order to reigning more absolutely With the Seven United Provinces 't will be good to cultivate Friendship and to encrease it by a mutual defensive League particularly at this time that the Truce is but newly concluded with Spain for it will be a Curb upon the Spaniard if he should attempt any thing against the Republick for fear his old Wounds should be set a bleeding again they being but just bound up and not healed 'T is feasable likewise to procure something more of Trade with the Hollanders because they are extremely ingenious and addicted that way and moreover since both the Republicks stand in awe of the same Power it will not be difficult to unite their inclinations and they have made on their side a sufficient Advance by sending an Embassy to the Republick which though of Complement yet it has shew'd great esteem and inclination to an Union Besides the Advantage of a solid diversion of the Forces of Spain there is another Essential consideration which is That from them might be had a considerable Body of well disciplin'd Soldiers and that with admirable celerity besides several Regiments that might be rais'd in a Country so well us'd to War if there were occasion and all the inconveniencies of Transportation are not to be valued for the Republick will always have a greater scarcity of good Soldiers than of good Money With the Princes of Germany of a different Religion there can hardly be any Concerns if there is no room for Quarrels As the World stands now if it be not well they should grow greater at least 't is not amiss they are already great enough because they are a Check upon the Emperour who else would be a most formidable Potentate to all Princes but more particularly to the Italians and more to the Republick than to the rest of Italy but now by their means his Power is not only balanced but almost quite oppressed to the common benefit of other Princes With these Princes it will be easie for the Republick to have an Engagement First because they know that the Republick is not a blind Adorer of the Interests of the Court of Rome And Secondly because they see the Jealousies that are between the Republick and the Emperour from whence they conclude that there is no danger of a League between them and the Emperour and by consequence they have not the Republick for a suspected Power and upon all Occurrences it will do well to shew an Inclination to Friendship with them first because they may make a potent diversion and secondly because their Country being a Nursery of Soldiers the Republick upon occasion may make Levies there and it is a point of high importance for the Republick to be certain of their Levies for in a time of need they can hope but for small help from the Italian Militia I have not yet said any thing of the Duke of Bavaria