Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	according_a	law_n	power_n	3,809	5	5.0020	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58229	Reasons for a general indefinite speedy act of oblivion		1690 (1690)	Wing R482A; ESTC R14429	6,745	4

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severity_n be_v sometime_o necessary_a and_o that_o now_o if_o ever_o and_o therefore_o the_o legislative_a authority_n ought_v to_o exert_v its_o power_n and_o punish_v according_a to_o demerit_n to_o answer_v that_o i_o say_v either_o they_o be_v no_o offence_n by_o law_n and_o there_o need_v a_o bill_n to_o make_v they_o such_o and_o inflict_v evil_n upon_o they_o as_o such_o or_o else_o they_o be_v offence_n but_o deserve_v a_o great_a punishment_n than_o a_o common_a court_n may_v pronounce_v now_o if_o the_o first_o be_v the_o case_n then_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o be_v rank_a palpable_a tyrannical_a injustice_n and_o that_o be_v the_o plague_n of_o live_v under_o a_o arbitrary_a power_n for_o none_o can_v know_v what_o be_v not_o criminal_a if_o they_o mean_v the_o latter_a as_o i_o suppose_v they_o do_v than_o i_o ask_v to_o what_o end_n be_v punishment_n invent_v in_o society_n but_o to_o restrain_v man_n from_o do_v particular_a action_n through_o the_o power_n and_o influence_n 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assembly_n meet_v upon_o the_o next_o session_n and_o so_o be_v haxey_n cott._n abr_n rec_fw-la 362_o 393._o but_o if_o vengeance_n be_v requisite_a it_o ought_v to_o be_v without_o respect_n of_o person_n the_o justice_n of_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v impartial_a true_a and_o catholic_n and_o then_o come_v in_o the_o pensioner_n and_o surrenderer_n the_o regulator_n and_o promiser_n the_o old_a high_a commissioner_n and_o the_o new_a creed_n maker_n etc._n etc._n and_o god_n know_v quis_fw-la non_fw-la &c_n &c_n nay_o since_o the_o revolution_n some_o more_o must_v come_v in_o for_o a_o snack_n of_o censure_n too_o the_o buyer_n and_o seller_n of_o place_n the_o member_n that_o take_v office_n contrary_a to_o their_o own_o motion_n and_o vote_n in_o the_o westminster_n parliament_n cum_fw-la multis_fw-la aliis_fw-la etc._n etc._n to_o conclude_v our_o saviour_n rule_n if_o observe_v will_v be_v the_o most_o infallible_a indemnity_n that_o can_v be_v contrive_v and_o that_o be_v john_n 8._o c._n 7._o v._n let_v he_o that_o be_v without_o sin_n among_o you_o cast_v the_o first_o stone_n and_o in_o truth_n a_o censor_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o other_o ought_v himself_o to_o be_v pure_a clean_a and_o innocent_a in_o omni_fw-la re_fw-la quacunque_fw-la and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o danger_n but_o from_o such_o i_o be_o sure_a there_o be_v no_o danger_n at_o all_o and_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o be_v the_o true_a justice_n in_o the_o world_n quod_fw-la fuit_fw-la probandum_fw-la i_o will_v not_o mention_v the_o argument_n from_o the_o vacancy_n that_o the_o government_n be_v dissolve_v every_o thing_n reduce_v into_o its_o primitive_a state_n of_o nature_n all_o power_n devolve_v into_o individual_n and_o the_o particular_n only_o to_o provide_v for_o themselves_o by_o a_o new_a contract_n for_o if_o so_o there_o be_v yet_o no_o new_a consent_n for_o punishment_n of_o act_n do_v before_o the_o dissolution_n and_o consequent_o revenge_n for_o that_o be_v at_o a_o end_n 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deliver_v we_o london_n print_v for_o randall_n taylor_n near_o stationers-hall_n 1690._o

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