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
A45330	The beauty of magistracy in an exposition of the 82 Psalm, where is set forth the necessity, utility, dignity, duty, and mortality of magistrates : here many other texts of Scripture occasionally are cleared, many quæries and cases of conscience about the magistrates power, are resolved, many anabaptistical cavils are confuted, and many seasonable observations containing many other heads of divinity, are raised : together with references to such authors as clear any point more fully / by Thomas Hall ... ; with an additional sermon on verse 6, by George Swinnock.	Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665.; Swinnock, George, 1627-1673. Men are gods.	1660 (1660)	Wing H427; ESTC R18061	228,882	316

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that_o be_v be_v ordain_v of_o god_n rom._n 13._o 1._o and_o the_o magistrate_n be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n vers_fw-la 4._o magistracy_n be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o man_n in_o a_o fourfold_a respect_n 1._o subjective_n as_o man_n be_v the_o subject_n thereof_o by_o they_o it_o be_v execute_v our_o prince_n as_o well_o as_o our_o prophet_n be_v man_n of_o like_a passion_n with_o we_o 2._o objective_n as_o man_n be_v the_o object_n thereof_o about_o they_o it_o be_v exercise_v it_o be_v for_o the_o punishment_n of_o bad_a man_n and_o encouragement_n of_o good_a man_n for_o the_o decide_n difference_n between_o man_n and_o man_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d finaliter_fw-la as_o man_n be_v the_o end_n thereof_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n of_o god_n for_o man_n good_a but_o these_o thing_n will_v not_o prove_v magistracy_n to_o be_v a_o mere_a humane_a ordinance_n for_o in_o these_o three_o respect_n the_o ministry_n as_o well_o as_o the_o magistracy_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v 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