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
A53752	A plain sermon preached to a country congregation in the beginning of the late rebellion in the west published for the instruction of country people in their duty to the King, and the refutation of some slanderous reports raised upon the preacher / by Vin. Owen.	Owen, Vin.	1685 (1685)	Wing O832A; ESTC R20886	19,128	36

such_o our_o kingdom_n have_v not_o but_o as_o subordinate_a as_o derive_v authority_n from_o one_o i_o e._n the_o king_n who_o be_v the_o supreme_a or_o the_o high_a power_n in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o thus_o st._n peter_n may_v expound_v st._n paul_n meaning_n 1_o pet._n 2.13_o where_o both_o these_o be_v express_v and_o we_o be_v tell_v that_o we_o must_v submit_v to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o to_o governor_n as_o appoint_v by_o he_o which_o as_o beza_n note_n be_v add_v to_o prevent_v the_o cavil_n of_o those_o who_o pretend_v obedience_n to_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n but_o despise_v his_o officer_n and_o minister_n and_o indeed_o subjection_n to_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n carry_v this_o in_o it_o authority_n be_v derive_v from_o he_o as_o the_o head_n to_o they_o as_o his_o hand_n and_o instrument_n do_v man_n expect_v that_o the_o king_n shall_v come_v to_o every_o one_o of_o they_o and_o deliver_v his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n to_o they_o in_o his_o own_o person_n do_v they_o think_v that_o he_o himself_o can_v do_v every_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v for_o the_o welfare_n of_o his_o kingdom_n sure_o not_o he_o must_v make_v use_n of_o other_o in_o most_o thing_n and_o do_v great_a part_n of_o his_o work_n by_o they_o and_o as_o he_o must_v do_v this_o so_o what_o we_o do_v to_o they_o be_v do_v as_o to_o himself_o if_o we_o be_v subject_a to_o they_o act_v by_o authority_n from_o he_o we_o be_v subject_a to_o he_o if_o we_o resist_v they_o we_o resist_v he_o and_o this_o direct_o oppose_v that_o traitorous_a position_n of_o some_o in_o these_o kingdom_n that_o though_o it_o be_v unlawful_a to_o take_v arm_n against_o the_o king_n yet_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o take_v arm_n against_o those_o that_o be_v commissionated_a by_o he_o but_o against_o who_o do_v they_o oppose_v themselves_o when_o they_o oppose_v themselves_o against_o the_o king_n commissioner_n do_v they_o not_o oppose_v those_o that_o act_n by_o 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king_n because_o as_o they_o say_v speak_v what_o they_o know_v not_o he_o be_v not_o of_o our_o religion_n but_o i_o beseech_v you_o brethren_n to_o consider_v that_o nero_n and_o those_o that_o be_v in_o authority_n under_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v of_o the_o christian_a religion_n that_o they_o be_v bloody_a persecutor_n of_o it_o and_o yet_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o christian_n then_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o they_o and_o they_o be_v so_o real_o and_o hearty_o and_o be_v it_o not_o our_o duty_n to_o be_v subject_a to_o a_o christian_a prince_n for_o so_o our_o king_n be_v to_o a_o prince_n that_o be_v so_o far_o from_o persecute_v we_o for_o religion_n that_o he_o protect_v and_o defend_v both_o we_o and_o it_o and_o have_v solemn_o promise_v so_o to_o do_v certain_o it_o be_v and_o if_o we_o think_v not_o so_o i_o be_o sure_a we_o understand_v not_o the_o religion_n of_o christ_n and_o do_v but_o ill_o deserve_v that_o he_o shall_v protect_v either_o we_o or_o that_o 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