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	parliament_n	power_n	4,990	5	5.0858	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75805	The Catholiques plea, or An explanation of the Roman Catholick belief. Concerning their [brace] church, manner of worship, justification, civill governement. : Together with a catalogue of all the pœnall statutes against popish recusants. : All which is humbly submitted to serious consideration. / By a Catholick gentleman.	Birchley, William, 1613-1669.	1659 (1659)	Wing A4242B; ESTC R42676	68,166	129

such_o papist_n as_o shall_v disturb_v the_o public_a peace_n many_o and_o wonderful_a be_v the_o deliverance_n which_o our_o good_a god_n have_v dispense_v to_o his_o servant_n in_o reward_n of_o this_o their_o inclination_n to_o mercifulness_n yet_o among_o all_o the_o glorious_a appearance_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o his_o people_n none_o can_v be_v find_v more_o eminent_a than_o the_o renown_a victory_n over_o that_o rigid_a and_o severe_a kirk-army_n of_o the_o scot_n septemb._n 1650._o who_o decline_v the_o mild_a counsel_n of_o our_o saviour_n to_o possess_v their_o soul_n with_o patience_n deserve_o lose_v their_o life_n by_o violence_n a_o fatal_a argument_n decide_v manifest_o this_o very_a controversy_n in_o favour_n of_o meekness_n where_o the_o maintainer_n of_o compulsion_n be_v no_o less_o ingenious_o than_o cruel_o confute_v while_o assume_v to_o themselves_o a_o power_n to_o force_v our_o soul_n they_o can_v not_o so_o much_o as_o defend_v their_o own_o body_n in_o 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