Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	church_n	power_n	scripture_n	7,777	5	6.2723	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A36371	The honour due to the civil magistrate stated and urg'd in a sermon compos'd for the day of thanksgiving for the happy discovery of the late horrid and execrable conspiracy against His Majesties sacred person and government / by Theophilus Dorrington.	Dorrington, Theophilus, d. 1715.	1696 (1696)	Wing D1942; ESTC R14688	25,086	35

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damnable_a sin_n god_n himself_o say_v by_o i_o king_n reign_n prov._n 8._o 15._o when_o we_o be_v command_v to_o submit_v to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n and_o to_o be_v subject_a and_o obedient_a to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n for_o conscience_n sake_n these_o thing_n speak_v it_o a_o law_n of_o heaven_n that_o honour_n and_o obedience_n shall_v be_v pay_v to_o the_o high_a power_n that_o be_v to_o those_o who_o be_v in_o authority_n among_o man_n and_o so_o do_v conclude_v that_o magistracy_n and_o government_n be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o god_n we_o ought_v to_o look_v upon_o magistrate_n as_o the_o subordinate_a officer_n of_o the_o great_a and_o universal_a governor_n of_o the_o world_n of_o he_o who_o be_v head_n over_o all_o thing_n to_o the_o church_n and_o who_o have_v all_o power_n give_v he_o both_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n he_o have_v a_o unquestionable_a authority_n to_o rule_n and_o therefore_o have_v right_o to_o set_v up_o what_o officer_n under_o he_o he_o please_v to_o govern_v the_o world_n by_o he_o can_v communicate_v authority_n and_o power_n and_o that_o which_o they_o act_n by_o be_v he_o and_o be_v derive_v from_o he_o if_o all_o power_n be_v he_o this_o the_o apostle_n paul_n most_o evident_o teach_v we_o when_o he_o call_v the_o governor_n the_o minister_n of_o god_n rom._n 13._o 4._o and_o the_o apostle_n peter_n urge_v christian_n to_o submit_v to_o such_o as_o to_o they_o that_o be_v send_v by_o god_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o evil_a doer_n and_o the_o praise_n of_o they_o that_o do_v well_o now_o this_o be_v certain_o a_o good_a foundation_n and_o argument_n for_o honour_v and_o obey_v the_o high_a power_n this_o make_v authority_n to_o be_v a_o divine_a and_o sacred_a thing_n and_o make_v it_o rebellion_n against_o god_n to_o rebel_n against_o the_o magistrate_n we_o shake_v off_o the_o divine_a authority_n and_o refuse_v the_o dominion_n of_o heaven_n when_o we_o despise_v and_o refuse_v the_o government_n on_o earth_n we_o break_v his_o law_n we_o insult_v his_o officer_n and_o vicegerent_n those_o that_o do_v in_o a_o peculiar_a manner_n bear_v his_o image_n and_o represent_v he_o to_o the_o world_n when_o we_o slight_a and_o oppose_v their_o authority_n therefore_o be_v this_o common_o find_v in_o those_o who_o have_v not_o a_o due_a reverence_n for_o almighty_a god_n himself_o but_o have_v lose_v this_o either_o by_o profaneness_n or_o by_o a_o fond_a conceit_n of_o their_o extraordinary_a favour_n with_o god_n and_o a_o habit_n contract_v thereupon_o of_o rude_a familiarity_n with_o he_o our_o saviour_n say_v to_o a_o sort_n of_o officer_n under_o he_o which_o undoubted_o ought_v to_o be_v reckon_v inferior_a to_o these_o that_o which_o therefore_o we_o may_v conclude_v be_v with_o more_o force_n and_o reason_n applicable_a to_o these_o he_o that_o receive_v you_o receive_v i_o and_o he_o that_o despise_v you_o despise_v i_o if_o we_o despise_v and_o affront_v 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be_v their_o servant_n yet_o no_o good_a subject_n who_o due_o reverence_v the_o king_n will_v account_v he_o so_o his_o servant_n we_o be_v to_o who_o we_o obey_v if_o he_o then_o be_v a_o servant_n to_o the_o people_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o obey_v they_o and_o then_o they_o be_v superior_a to_o he_o not_o he_o to_o they_o but_o this_o be_v a_o contradiction_n to_o authority_n and_o government_n to_o govern_v be_v the_o office_n of_o a_o superior_a and_o the_o exercise_n of_o authority_n but_o a_o servant_n as_o such_o be_v subject_a to_o authority_n and_o do_v not_o bear_v it_o they_o who_o will_v have_v the_o prince_n account_v the_o common_a servant_n will_v themselves_o be_v esteem_v the_o uncontrollable_a master_n of_o the_o people_n when_o they_o be_v but_o in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o prince_n according_a to_o the_o true_a character_n of_o pride_n which_o be_v always_o dispose_v to_o deny_v and_o withhold_v the_o honour_n due_a to_o another_o and_o to_o assume_v also_o more_o than_o be_v due_a to_o itself_o and_o if_o the_o honour_v of_o the_o governor_n require_v that_o we_o do_v asscribe_v and_o yield_v to_o he_o all_o that_o authority_n and_o power_n which_o of_o right_o belong_v to_o he_o it_o manifest_o forbid_v all_o endeavour_n to_o make_v it_o less_o than_o it_o be_v as_o due_a reverence_n and_o love_n must_v give_v all_o that_o authority_n which_o the_o law_n and_o constitution_n of_o the_o government_n allow_v so_o it_o must_v be_v far_o from_o endeavour_v that_o this_o shall_v allow_v less_o than_o it_o do_v it_o be_v irreverence_n to_o invade_v his_o right_n against_o law_n and_o also_o to_o invade_v the_o law_n itself_o which_o establish_v it_o there_o be_v in_o both_o these_o thing_n a_o opposition_n to_o his_o authority_n and_o a_o manifest_a contradiction_n to_o the_o subject_n duty_n they_o both_o proceed_v from_o a_o irreverent_a undutiful_a and_o rebellious_a disposition_n of_o mind_n the_o one_o sort_n of_o wickedness_n be_v like_a that_o of_o a_o thief_n or_o robber_n who_o deprive_v a_o man_n of_o the_o possession_n of_o his_o own_o the_o other_o be_v that_o which_o the_o holy_a scripture_n curse_n under_o the_o name_n of_o remove_v a_o neighbour_n landmark_n and_o it_o be_v very_o evident_a that_o this_o wickedness_n be_v the_o worst_a of_o the_o two_o and_o much_o the_o great_a wrong_n to_o a_o neighbour_n the_o former_a invade_v the_o possession_n this_o the_o right_a the_o one_o take_v away_o the_o present_a use_n the_o other_o endeavour_n to_o deprive_v he_o of_o the_o use_n of_o it_o for_o ever_o the_o one_o take_v but_o the_o crop_n or_o a_o part_n of_o it_o but_o the_o other_o take_v away_o the_o land_n too_o nor_o do_v it_o at_o all_o lessen_v the_o gild_n of_o this_o late_a case_n that_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o prince_n be_v gain_v to_o the_o diminution_n of_o his_o authority_n there_o may_v be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o force_v constrain_v consent_n as_o when_o a_o man_n invade_v by_o two_o 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