Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	account_n	account_v	act_n	33	3	5.5771	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48944	The honour of the magistrate asserted In a sermon preached at the assizes holden at Lincoln on Monday, March the 23. 1673/4. By Thomas Lodington, M.A. Sometimes fellow of Magdalen Colledge in Cambridge, and now rector of Welby in the county of Lincoln.	Lodington, Thomas, 1621-1692.	1674 (1674)	Wing L2812A; ESTC R217723	19,040	35

have_v call_v by_o his_o own_o 〈◊〉_d and_o set_a 〈◊〉_d own_o s●…t_n the_o magistrate_n be_v as_o th●…ret_n say_v of_o c●…_n exalt_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d make_v co-asse●…r_a with_o god_n in_o the_o throne_n of_o judgement_n and_o as_o christ_n grant_v to_o the_o saint_n who_o be_v make_v king_n and_o priest_n unto_o god_n to_o sit_v on_o his_o throne_n and_o with_o he_o to_o judge_v the_o world_n at_o the_o last_o great_a assize●_n so_o do_v god_n take_v magistrate_n into_o fellowship_n of_o government_n with_o himself_o and_o set_v they_o on_o his_o throne_n in_o these_o low_a court_n of_o justice_n that_o they_o may_v with_o he_o and_o for_o he_o judge_v the_o world_n in_o righteousness_n thus_o solomon_n be_v say_v to_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o lord_n 〈◊〉_d king_n instead_o of_o david_n his_o father_n 1_o chron._n 29.23_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thus_o justin_n martyr_n i_o have_v give_v you_o my_o own_o honour_n my_o own_o place_n my_o own_o name_n therefore_o do_v you_o judge_v the_o people_n as_o i_o myself_o will_v judge_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o servant_n of_o god_n so_o the_o magistrate_n be_v call_v by_o plutarch_n and_o by_o st._n paul_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 13._o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n to_o thou_o which_o title_n do_v not_o only_o maintain_v the_o honour_n and_o keep_v inviolable_a the_o sovereignty_n of_o god_n but_o also_o adorn_v and_o add_v to_o the_o royal_a title_n of_o the_o great_a monarch_n on_o earth_n nor_o be_v it_o the_o piety_n of_o christian_a king_n only_o which_o account_v it_o their_o great_a honour_n to_o be_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n in_o govern_v the_o world_n but_o the_o policy_n of_o all_o king_n to_o glory_n in_o this_o that_o they_o receive_v their_o authority_n from_o god_n numa_n pompilius_n one_o of_o the_o first_o king_n of_o that_o afterward_o flourish_v and_o victorious_a city_n rome_n lay_v the_o 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the_o empire_n 2._o dear_a unto_o god_n as_o child_n who_o he_o will_v protect_v defend_v and_o guide_v while_o they_o by_o his_o appointment_n be_v employ_v for_o the_o protection_n defence_n and_o government_n of_o his_o people_n 3._o make_a like_o unto_o god_n as_o child_n not_o only_o as_o they_o be_v through_o the_o dignation_n of_o god_n make_v like_o he_o in_o honour_n majesty_n and_o authority_n but_o in_o wisdom_n magnanimity_n clemency_n and_o other_o ability_n for_o government_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o lively_a image_n of_o god_n so_o the_o magistrate_n be_v call_v in_o respect_n of_o accomplishment_n for_o government_n the_o image_n of_o the_o heathen_a consecrate_v by_o their_o priest_n be_v believe_v to_o be_v enliven_v by_o those_o who_o image_n they_o be_v and_o so_o be_v worship_v as_o god_n magistrate_n make_v tutelar_a god_n to_o we_o to_o defend_v and_o govern_v we_o be_v accomplish_v and_o fit_v by_o god_n who_o image_n they_o bear_v for_o the_o service_n they_o be_v appoint_v to_o god_n give_v saul_n another_o heart_n 1_o sam._n 10.9_o c●r_fw-la aptius_fw-la adregendum_fw-la cives_fw-la pharaoh_n discern_v in_o joseph_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n the_o spirit_n of_o a_o magistrate_n god_n bestow_v on_o solomon_n wisdom_n and_o royal_a majesty_n 1_o chron._n 29.15_o vos_fw-fr omnes_fw-la and_o all_o of_o you_o what_o be_v say_v indefinite_o before_o be_v now_o express_v universal_o make_v to_o concern_v all_o magistrate_n as_o well_o subordinate_a as_o supreme_a both_o in_o the_o privilege_n and_o obligation_n of_o the_o grant_n so_o that_o he_o that_o sit_v in_o the_o low_a seat_n of_o judicature_n must_v know_v himself_o associate_v with_o god_n in_o government_n and_o oblige_v to_o act_v as_o god_n and_o for_o god_n in_o his_o place_n have_v thus_o show_v in_o what_o sense_n this_o great_a name_n put_v upon_o magistrate_n be_v to_o betake_v i_o shall_v now_o show_v in_o what_o respect_v it_o be_v applicable_a to_o they_o and_o wherein_o stand_v the_o analogy_n betwixt_o their_o office_n and_o their_o title_n magistrate_n may_v be_v true_o call_v god_n in_o respect_n of_o 1._o their_o unlimited_a authority_n 2._o their_o mighty_a power_n 3._o the_o vnaccount_n ableness_n of_o their_o action_n 4._o the_o people_n necessary_a subjection_n to_o make_v good_a these_o particular_n i_o must_v premise_v three_o thing_n 1._o that_o magistrate_n be_v take_v collective_o and_o in_o a_o complex_fw-la sense_n for_o the_o whole_a order_n of_o magistrate_n supreme_a and_o subordinate_a 2._o that_o god_n sovereignty_n be_v reserve_v to_o he_o entire_a 3._o that_o what_o comparison_n be_v make_v may_v stand_v betwixt_o the_o magistrate_n and_o the_o subject_a these_o suppose_a the_o magistrate_n have_v such_o authority_n within_o his_o dominion_n as_o none_o can_v set_v bound_n to_o the_o legislative_a power_n have_v no_o restraint_n save_v what_o it_o put_v upon_o itself_o but_o may_v enact_v what_o law_n it_o 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what_o do●t_v thou_o eccl._n 8.4_o dei_fw-la non_fw-la subd●t●rum_fw-la judu●…_n et_fw-la c●…ura_fw-la obn●…us_fw-la est_fw-la be_v a_o good_a gloss_n upon_o the_o place_n to_o affirm_v this_o be_v not_o to_o abandon_v religion_n liberty_n and_o property_n to_o tyranny_n and_o oppression_n for_o the_o magistrate_n be_v tie_v up_o by_o law_n how_o to_o govern_v and_o by_o oath_n to_o govern_v according_a to_o law_n and_o though_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n owe_v a_o account_n to_o none_o but_o god_n yet_o see_v he_o act_n by_o subordinate_a power_n and_o one_o subordinate_a power_n may_v call_v another_o to_o account_v before_o the_o supreme_a all_o be_v in_o safe_a condition_n and_o that_o which_o add_v to_o our_o security_n under_o christian_a magistrate_n be_v this_o that_o they_o account_v it_o the_o great_a obligation_n to_o discharge_v themselves_o worthy_o in_o their_o place_n that_o they_o stand_v accountable_a to_o god_n