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	rome_n	successor_n	2,241	5	9.1979	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03941	A Nevv-Yeares gift for English Catholikes, or A briefe and cleare explication of the new Oath of Allegiance. By E.I. student in Diuinitie; for a more full instruction, and appeasement of the consciences of English Catholikes, concerning the said Oath, then hath beene giuen them by I.E. student in Diuinitie, who compiled the treatise of the prelate and the prince.	E. I., student in divinitie.; Preston, Thomas, 1563-1640.	1620 (1620)	STC 14049; ESTC S119291	68,467	212

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or_o successor_n or_o any_o absolution_n of_o the_o say_a subject_n from_o their_o obedience_n yet_o he_o will_v bear_v faith_n and_o true_a allegiance_n to_o his_o majesty_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n and_o he_o and_o they_o will_v defend_v etc._n etc._n nevertheless_o the_o lawfulness_n or_o justice_n of_o this_o promissorie_a oath_n suppose_v for_o the_o principal_a ground_n thereof_o the_o verity_n of_o the_o former_a assertorie_n clause_n and_o therefore_o it_o impli_v and_o virtual_o contain_v a_o denial_n of_o the_o pope_n authority_n to_o deprive_v or_o depose_v prince_n and_o to_o absolve_v subject_n from_o their_o temporal_a allegiance_n for_o that_o whosoever_o do_v swear_v that_o notwithstanding_o any_o sentence_n of_o deprivation_n or_o absolution_n of_o subject_n from_o their_o obedience_n make_v or_o hereafter_o to_o be_v make_v by_o the_o pope_n or_o his_o successor_n against_o his_o majesty_n his_o heir_n or_o successor_n to_o make_v this_o promise_n just_a and_o 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branch_n impli_v &_o suppose_v as_o a_o chief_a ground_n thereof_o a_o denial_n of_o the_o pope_n authority_n to_o deprive_v and_o depose_v as_o suarez_n do_v most_o plain_o convince_v 3._o first_o therefore_o in_o this_o clause_n be_v not_o deny_v the_o pope_n power_n to_o excommunicate_v but_o only_o that_o excommunication_n be_v a_o spiritual_a censure_n do_v not_o work_v this_o temporal_a effect_n as_o to_o make_v king_n no_o king_n or_o to_o deprive_v they_o of_o their_o royal_a right_n and_o sovereignty_n and_o consequent_o not_o to_o absolve_v subject_n from_o their_o natural_a allegiance_n which_o according_a to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o card._n bellarmine_n and_o suarez_n they_o do_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n owe_v to_o their_o lawful_a prince_n 6._o bell._n in_o tract_n contra_fw-la barclaium_n cap._n 21._o pag._n 202._o suarez_n in_o defence_n etc._n etc._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 3._o nu_fw-la 6._o and_o thus_o much_o his_o majesty_n have_v also_o in_o express_a word_n declare_v the_o truth_n be_v say_v his_o majesty_n 9_o the_o king_n majesty_n in_o his_o premonition_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 9_o that_o the_o low_a house_n of_o parliament_n at_o the_o first_o frame_v of_o this_o oath_n make_v it_o to_o contain_v that_o the_o pope_n have_v no_o power_n to_o excommunicate_v i_o which_o i_o force_v they_o to_o reform_v only_o make_v it_o to_o conclude_v that_o no_o excommunication_n of_o the_o pope_n can_v warrant_v my_o subject_n to_o practice_v against_o my_o person_n or_o state_n deny_v the_o deposition_n of_o king_n to_o be_v in_o the_o pope_n lawful_a power_n as_o indeed_o i_o take_v any_o such_o temporal_a violence_n to_o be_v far_o without_o the_o limit_n of_o such_o a_o spiritual_a censure_n as_o excommunication_n be_v and_o also_o that_o deprivation_n or_o deposition_n from_o temporal_a kingdom_n be_v not_o a_o effect_n of_o excommunication_n widdrington_n have_v show_v at_o large_a heretofore_o and_o becanus_n and_o suarez_n do_v also_o in_o express_a word_n affirm_v the_o same_o 1._o widdrington_n in_o his_o apology_n nu_fw-la 346._o in_o his_o answer_n to_o suarez_n part_n 2._o sect_n 4._o and_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o fitzher_n part_n 3._o cap._n 1._o fron_n hence_o it_o be_v very_o apparent_a say_v becanus_n 2._o becanus_n in_o quest_n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la haereticis_fw-la seruanda_fw-la ca._n 8._o nu_fw-la 16._o and_o in_o his_o controversia_fw-la anglic._n cap._n 3._o qu._n 2._o that_o heretic_n by_o this_o precise_o that_o they_o be_v excommunicate_v be_v not_o deprive_v of_o their_o dominion_n or_o jurisdiction_n either_o over_o their_o subject_n or_o over_o their_o temporal_a good_n but_o this_o deprivation_n be_v a_o destinct_a punishment_n and_o inflict_v by_o a_o destinct_a law_n and_o again_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n say_v he_o to_o excommunicate_v a_o king_n and_o another_o thing_n to_o depose_v he_o or_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o kingdom_n neither_o be_v the_o one_o necessary_o connect_v with_o the_o other_o many_o king_n and_o emperor_n have_v be_v excommunicate_v and_o yet_o not_o therefore_o depose_v and_o contrariwise_o many_o depose_v and_o yet_o not_o therefore_o excommunicate_v see_v also_o suarez_n cite_v by_o widdrington_n in_o his_o apology_n 3._o suarez_n tom_n 5._o disp_n 15._o sect_n 6._o nu_fw-la 3._o and_o in_o his_o answer_n to_o suarez_n and_o fitzherbert_n 4._o and_o therefore_o in_o very_a truth_n i_o be_o sorry_a and_o do_v in_o some_o sort_n pity_v the_o author_n of_o the_o prelate_n and_o the_o prince_n a_o man_n who_o heretofore_o i_o have_v much_o love_v respect_a and_o honour_v that_o he_o shall_v so_o gross_o forget_v himself_o as_o to_o bewray_v so_o palpable_o such_o great_a want_n of_o learning_n judgement_n and_o sincerity_n in_o affirm_v so_o bold_o and_o without_o any_o proof_n at_o all_o 298._o pag._n 298._o that_o deprivation_n of_o regal_a authority_n be_v a_o effect_n of_o excommunicate_v king_n and_o prince_n and_o so_o in_o deny_v the_o effect_n the_o cause_n be_v deny_v for_o as_o say_v he_o if_o you_o shall_v say_v a_o man_n be_v not_o risibilis_fw-la that_o be_v have_v not_o power_n to_o laugh_v you_o shall_v deny_v he_o to_o be_v a_o man_n so_o in_o deny_v that_o the_o pope_n can_v deprive_v prince_n of_o their_o kingdom_n you_o deny_v in_o effect_n that_o he_o can_v excommunicate_v whereas_o this_o author_n know_v right_o well_o that_o widdrington_n in_o that_o very_a chapter_n which_o he_o cit_v do_v by_o the_o express_a doctrine_n of_o suarez_n and_o becanus_n but_o now_o relate_v clear_o prove_v against_o lessius_fw-la who_o urge_v even_o as_o naked_o and_o without_o any_o proof_n at_o all_o the_o same_o objection_n that_o deprivation_n be_v no_o effect_n at_o all_o of_o excommunication_n much_o less_o proprium_fw-la quarto_fw-la modo_fw-la as_o risibilis_fw-la a_o power_n to_o laugh_v be_v to_o a_o man_n as_o this_o author_n most_o unlearned_o affirm_v and_o yet_o forsooth_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o as_o it_o 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