Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	apostle_n	christian_a	church_n	2,398	5	4.2692	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78780	Effata regalia. Aphorismes [brace] divine, moral, politick. Scattered in the books, speeches, letters, &c. of Charles the First, King of Great Brittain, &c. / Now faithfully collected and published by Richard Watson, fellow of Gonvile and Caius Colledge in Cambridge.	Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Watson, Richard, 1612-1685.	1661 (1661)	Wing C2302; Thomason E1843_1; ESTC R204018	121,126	500

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ill_a omen_n and_o sound_v too_o like_o the_o fury_n of_o those_o zelots_n who_o intestine_a bitterness_n and_o division_n be_v the_o great_a occasion_n of_o the_o last_o fatal_a destruction_n of_o that_o city_n 12._o the_o independent_n in_o this_o seem_v more_o ingenuous_a than_o the_o presbyterian_a rigour_n who_o sometime_o complain_v of_o exact_v their_o conformity_n to_o law_n become_v the_o great_a exactor_n of_o other_o man_n submission_n to_o their_o novel_a injunction_n 13._o the_o king_n shall_v always_o wish_v so_o well_o to_o parliament_n and_o city_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v sorry_a to_o see_v they_o do_v or_o suffer_v any_o thing_n unworthy_a such_o great_a and_o considerable_a body_n in_o this_o kingdom_n 14._o when_o such_o body_n become_v restive_a and_o refractory_a against_o sovereignty_n the_o king_n may_v be_v glad_a to_o see_v they_o scare_v and_o humble_v by_o tumult_n or_o otherwise_o but_o not_o break_v by_o that_o shake_n of_o who_o he_o shall_v never_o have_v so_o ill_a a_o thought_n as_o to_o despair_v of_o their_o loyalty_n to_o he_o which_o mistake_v may_v eclipse_v but_o he_o shall_v never_o believe_v malice_n can_v quite_o put_v out_o 15._o when_o parliament_n or_o city_n be_v not_o only_o divide_v and_o separate_v from_o the_o king_n but_o bring_v to_o intestine_a confusion_n within_o themselves_o he_o shall_v look_v upon_o they_o as_o christ_n do_v sometime_o over_o jerusalem_n as_o object_n of_o his_o prayer_n and_o tear_n with_o compassionate_a grief_n as_o foresee_v those_o severe_a scatter_n which_o will_v certain_o befall_v such_o as_o wanton_o refuse_v to_o be_v gather_v to_o their_o duty_n 16._o the_o best_a profession_n of_o religion_n i_o have_v ever_o esteem_v that_o of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o come_v near_o to_o god_n word_n for_o doctrine_n and_o to_o the_o primitive_a example_n for_o government_n with_o some_o little_a amendment_n which_o i_o have_v often_o offer_v though_o in_o vain_a 17._o all_o the_o lesser_a faction_n at_o first_o be_v officious_a servant_n to_o presbytery_n their_o great_a master_n till_o time_n and_o military_a success_n discover_v to_o each_o their_o peculiar_a advantage_n invite_v they_o to_o part_v stake_n and_o leave_v the_o joint_a stock_n of_o uniform_a religion_n pretend_v each_o to_o drive_v for_o their_o party_n the_o trade_n of_o profit_n and_o preferment_n to_o the_o break_n and_o undo_n not_o only_o of_o the_o church_n and_o state_n but_o even_o of_o presbytery_n itself_o which_o seem_v and_o hope_v at_o first_o to_o have_v ingross_v all_o 18._o in_o the_o administration_n of_o justice_n the_o settle_a law_n of_o the_o britannike_n kingdom_n be_v the_o most_o excellent_a rule_v the_o king_n can_v govern_v by_o which_o by_o a_o admirable_a temperament_n give_v very_o much_o to_o subject_n industry_n liberty_n and_o happiness_n and_o yet_o reserve_v enough_o to_o the_o majesty_n and_o prerogative_n of_o any_o king_n who_o own_v his_o people_n as_o subject_n not_o as_o slave_n