Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	bishop_n	power_n	prince_n	2,778	5	5.6167	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47913	A reply to the second part of The character of a popish successor by Roger L'Estrange.	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1681 (1681)	Wing L1298; ESTC R7146	29,660	38

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and_o commons_o the_o high_a power_n of_o england_n without_o any_o more_o ado_n mr._n walker_n qualifyes_n it_o pag._n 117._o though_o this_o kingdom_n say_v he_o have_v always_o be_v rule_v by_o king_n lord_n and_o commons_o yet_o by_o the_o king_n architectonicè_fw-la and_o the_o other_o two_o organicè_fw-la the_o king_n as_o the_o architect_n the_o lord_n and_o commons_o as_o his_o instrument_n each_o in_o his_o proper_a sphere_n of_o activity_n without_o interfere_v and_o till_o this_o again_o come_v in_o use_n look_v for_o no_o peace_n this_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o 41._o and_o 42._o bring_v off_o as_o well_o as_o the_o matter_n will_v bear_v from_o hence_o he_o proceed_v upon_o the_o agitation_n of_o the_o question_n of_o disinherit_n which_o as_o i_o have_v say_v before_o be_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o my_o business_n nor_o of_o any_o moment_n in_o the_o least_o to_o the_o decide_n of_o this_o controversy_n till_o all_o other_o rub_n and_o difficulty_n that_o lie_v in_o 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