Selected quad for the lemma: act_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
act_n	law_n	parliament_n	void_a	3,330	5	9.0049	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47846	The dissenter's sayings, in requital for L'Estrange's sayings published in their own words for the information of the people / by Roger L'Estrange.	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1681 (1681)	Wing L1240; ESTC R671	32,651	54

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etc._n pag._n 50._o the_o parliament_n give_v away_o our_o birthrights_a to_o the_o king_n be_v just_a of_o as_o much_o force_n as_o if_o the_o convocation_n of_o prelate_n or_o council_n of_o bishop_n shall_v give_v our_o soul_n to_o the_o devil_n they_o have_v as_o much_o power_n to_o do_v the_o latter_a as_o the_o parliament_n have_v to_o do_v the_o former_a pag._n 51._o q_o some_o person_n may_v be_v stir_v up_o to_o do_v some_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o in_o themselves_o so_o justifiable_a or_o seem_o warrantable_a at_o least_o in_o all_o circumstance_n which_o yet_o the_o overrule_v hand_n of_o god_n may_v be_v in_o as_o in_o moses_n kill_v the_o egyptian_a phineas_n slay_v zimri_n and_o cosbi_n numb_a 25.7_o 8._o sufferer_n catechism_n pag._n 32.1664_o r_z it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o this_o single_a act_n of_o phineas_n in_o kill_v two_o person_n be_v so_o much_o reward_v and_o take_v notice_n of_o by_o the_o lord_n yea_o more_o than_o the_o many_o who_o be_v kill_v by_o the_o judge_n jus_fw-la populi_n p._n 416._o now_o sure_o i_o be_o this_o fact_n of_o phineas_n be_v according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o express_a mind_n of_o god_n and_o why_o then_o may_v it_o not_o be_v imitate_v in_o the_o like_a case_n what_o warrant_n command_v or_o commission_n have_v phineas_n which_o we_o can_v now_o expect_v ibid._n pag._n 419._o note_n on_o sect._n 10._o here_o be_v a_o complaint_n of_o a_o persecution_n a_o by_o the_o great_a of_o persecutor_n and_o the_o most_o mercyless_a of_o man_n as_o you_o have_v it_o out_o of_o their_o own_o mouth_n the_o law_n vilify_v b_o and_o authority_n affront_v in_o the_o very_a instant_a while_o they_o pretend_v to_o supplicate_v for_o relief_n what_o can_v be_v more_o inflame_a scandalous_a and_o pharisaical_a than_o the_o clause_n c_o or_o more_o seditious_a then_o d._n e._n f._n and_o g_o more_o incentive_a to_o the_o people_n then_o h._n i._n k._n and_o l._n and_o who_o be_v the_o eminent_a incendiary_n m._n n._n 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against_o antichrist_n and_o the_o popish_a priest_n ward_n before_o the_o lord_n on_o deut._n 33.16_o page_n 16._o c_z if_o i_o have_v take_v up_o arm_n against_o the_o parliament_n in_o that_o wa●_n my_o conscience_n tell_v i_o i_o have_v be_v a_o traitor_n and_o guilty_a of_o resist_v the_o high_a power_n baxter_n holy_a commonwealth_n pag._n 433._o and_o i_o can_v see_v that_o i_o be_v mistake_v in_o the_o main_a cause_n nor_o dare_v i_o repent_v of_o it_o nor_o forbear_v the_o same_o if_o it_o be_v to_o do_v again_o in_o the_o same_o state_n of_o thing_n ibid_fw-la page_n 486._o d_o some_o say_v the_o term_n be_v dubious_a if_o not_o false_a it_o be_v indefinite_o assert_v it_o be_v not_o lawful_a to_o take_v arm_n against_o the_o king_n on_o any_o pretence_n whatsoever_o although_o our_o king_n be_v and_o we_o hope_v ever_o will_v be_v so_o qualify_v that_o in_o reference_n to_o he_o it_o may_v be_v true_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o impossible_a for_o a_o king_n regis_fw-la 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