Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	act_n	king_n	lord_n	2,770	5	3.9050	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25519	An Answer to a late pamphlet intituled, The judgement and doctrine of the clergy of the Church of England concerning one special branch of the King's prerogative, viz, in dispensing with the penal-laws shewing that this is not affected by the Most Reverend Fathers in God, the Lords Arch-Bishops, Bancroft, Laud and Usher ... the Lord Bishop Sanderson ... the Reverend Doctors, Dr. Hevlin, Dr. Barrow, Dr. Sherlock ... Dr. Hicks, Dr. Nalson, Dr. Puller, so far as appears from their words cited in this pamphlet : in a letter to a friend.		1687 (1687)	Wing A3309; ESTC R15256	30,429	41

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pretence_n whatsoever_o last_o to_o have_v the_o legislative_a power_n that_o make_v any_o form_n of_o word_n a_o law_n the_o sovereign_a power_n may_v indeed_o be_v limit_v as_o to_o the_o exercise_n of_o this_o power_n which_o may_v be_v confine_v to_o bill_n and_o write_n prepare_v by_o other_o but_o still_o it_o be_v the_o sovereign_a authority_n who_o give_v life_n and_o soul_n to_o the_o dead_a letter_n of_o they_o here_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o about_o this_o dispense_v power_n when_o there_o be_v a_o fair_a occasion_n for_o it_o possible_o this_o be_v a_o omission_n which_o at_o that_o time_n he_o do_v not_o think_v of_o that_o not_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o dispute_n or_o it_o may_v be_v he_o be_v not_o so_o well_o instruct_v and_o do_v not_o think_v this_o essential_a to_o the_o notion_n of_o all_o sovereign_a power_n as_o seem_v probable_a from_o his_o two_o sort_n of_o imperial_a power_n either_o of_o which_o make_v a_o imperial_a sovereign_n such_o as_o be_v limit_v by_o 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