Regales aphorismi: or a royal chain of golden sentences, divine, morall, and politicall, as at severall times, and on several occasions they were delivered by King James. Collected by certain reverend and honourable personages attending on his Majesty.

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Title: Regales aphorismi: or a royal chain of golden sentences, divine, morall, and politicall, as at severall times, and on several occasions they were delivered by King James. Collected by certain reverend and honourable personages attending on his Majesty.
Author: James I, King of England, 1566-1625.
Publication: London :: Printed by B.A. and are to be sold at his house near the upper pump in Grub-street,; 1650.
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Subject terms: James -- King of England, -- 1566-1625
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If like Manlius thou com∣mandest stout and great things be like Manlius stout to exe∣cute thy great commands; it is a foul blemish in Sovereign∣ty, when the will roars, and the power whispers: if thou canst not execute as freely as thou commandest, command no more than what thou mayest as freely execute.