Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	ecclesiastical_a	foreign_a	jurisdiction_n	2,075	5	9.5695	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01076	A defence of the right of kings Wherein the power of the papacie ouer princes, is refuted; and the Oath of Allegeance iustified. Written for the vse of all English romanists; more especially, for the information of those priests, or Iesuits, which are by proclamation commanded to conforme themselues, or depart the kingdome. By Edvvard Forset, Esquire.	Forset, Edward, 1553?-1630.	1624 (1624)	STC 11189; ESTC S119405	55,644	106

to_o have_v any_o jurisdiction_n power_n superiority_n preeminence_n or_o authority_n ecclesiastical_a or_o spiritual_a within_o this_o realm_n if_o he_o digest_v this_o then_o see_v how_o one_o thing_n draw_v on_o another_o all_o our_o former_a difference_n be_v at_o once_o and_o in_o this_o one_o compound_v also_o for_o if_o the_o pope_n be_v a_o foreign_a prelate_n or_o potentate_n be_v exclude_v from_o have_v any_o ecclesiastical_a power_n or_o spiritual_a authority_n within_o this_o realm_n then_o our_o question_n of_o his_o preeminency_n or_o jurisdiction_n in_o repress_v the_o exorbitant_a and_o pernicious_a excess_n of_o great_a man_n as_o a_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n or_o supreme_a pastor_n direct_v or_o indirect_a be_v at_o a_o end_n clear_o determine_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o his_o excellent_a majesty_n of_o his_o princely_a care_n to_o bring_v home_o so_o many_o lose_a sheep_n and_o to_o bosom_n they_o again_o in_o his_o dear_a love_n will_v afford_v they_o that_o favourable_a interpretation_n which_o this_o there_o advocate_n and_o orator_n require_v in_o their_o behalf_n in_o the_o mean_a space_n not_o to_o loose_v what_o we_o have_v get_v i_o return_v unto_o p._n r._n the_o like_a charge_n of_o make_v good_a of_o his_o word_n touch_v the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n in_o the_o sense_n and_o distinction_n afore_o mention_v and_o therewithal_o may_v think_v it_o not_o reasonable_a any_o further_a to_o strike_v a_o yield_a adversary_n that_o by_o so_o voluntary_a a_o offer_n clear_v the_o cause_n from_o any_o further_a controversy_n but_o remember_v the_o nature_n and_o quality_n of_o our_o adversary_n and_o the_o many_o wind_a and_o intricake_v trick_n he_o be_v use_v unto_o in_o the_o canvas_n of_o this_o or_o the_o like_a controversy_n i_o fear_v that_o this_o our_o reconciliation_n be_v rather_o seem_v then_o substantial_a and_o will_v sudden_o upon_o a_o small_a touch_n fall_v a_o sunder_o again_o to_o as_o great_a a_o discrepance_n for_o howsoever_o he_o do_v so_o frank_o yield_v unto_o his_o majesty_n a_o supremacy_n of_o the_o church_n in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n as_o touch_v outward_a preservation_n only_o let_v he_o be_v but_o sift_v a_o little_a in_o his_o meaning_n it_o will_v break_v from_o he_o that_o he_o never_o purpose_v to_o strengthen_v the_o state_n and_o authority_n of_o our_o sovereign_n with_o any_o such_o power_n of_o absolute_a defence_n and_o protection_n which_o shall_v present_o appear_v by_o minister_a unto_o he_o some_o few_o question_n i_o pray_v you_o sir_n what_o church_n and_o what_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n do_v you_o consent_v to_o be_v within_o the_o king_n royal_a preservation_n be_v it_o incident_a and_o appropriate_a to_o his_o princely_a sceptre_n to_o maintain_v the_o religion_n now_o establish_v in_o his_o dominion_n by_o make_v law_n for_o enforce_v subject_n to_o a_o uniform_a allowance_n and_o profession_n thereof_o by_o punish_v recusant_n according_a to_o justice_n and_o by_o employ_v all_o his_o power_n to_o suppress_v the_o oppugner_n or_o conspirator_n against_o the_o same_o dare_v he_o to_o abide_v by_o this_o will_v he_o henceforth_o justify_v this_o preservation_n and_o that_o by_o his_o religious_a oath_n which_o hitherto_o the_o empoisoned_n pen_v of_o these_o jesuited_a spirit_n have_v not_o spare_v odious_o to_o term_v a_o cruel_a persecution_n we_o have_v shake_v he_o already_o from_o his_o atonement_n with_o we_o in_o this_o point_n he_o will_v tell_v we_o plain_o that_o the_o church_n and_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n which_o he_o authorize_v the_o prince_n to_o protect_v and_o preserve_v be_v only_o the_o catholic_a church_n and_o religion_n and_o then_o as_o if_o orb_n and_o vrbs_fw-la be_v all_o one_o that_o the_o catholic_a be_v the_o romish_a so_o that_o unless_o the_o king_n will_v turn_v leigeman_n with_o a_o kind_n of_o vazilage_n to_o the_o sea_n of_o rome_n his_o right_n of_o supremacy_n in_o the_o outward_a preservation_n of_o the_o church_n which_o this_o man_n dare_v assure_v we_o that_o all_o catholic_n in_o england_n will_v easy_o accord_v unto_o must_v be_v deny_v he_o as_o not_o due_a and_o proper_a to_o the_o title_n of_o his_o regality_n papacy_n be_v the_o polestar_n of_o all_o their_o contemplation_n it_o be_v the_o centure_z whereunto_o be_v carry_v and_o cleave_v fast_o all_o their_o drift_n and_o disputation_n and_o no_o further_o shall_v any_o prince_n hold_v power_n especial_o in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n which_o be_v all_o bosom_v up_o in_o the_o breast_n of_o his_o holiness_n than_o the_o same_o shall_v serve_v in_o a_o sub-ordination_a to_o the_o advance_n and_o exaltation_n of_o that_o most_o imperious_a romish_a hyerarcy_n nay_o their_o temporal_a authority_n also_o must_v be_v kitb_v stint_a and_o subjugate_v by_o that_o untollerable_a yoke_n of_o popish_a usurpation_n except_o it_o shall_v be_v make_v pliant_a range_v and_o accommodate_v in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la papam_fw-la then_o not_o regard_v p._n r._n his_o assurance_n of_o the_o voluntary_a submission_n and_o subscription_n of_o all_o catholic_n of_o england_n to_o the_o king_n supremacy_n according_a to_o the_o limitation_n or_o interpretation_n aforesaid_a we_o may_v well_o assure_v ourselves_o that_o no_o english_a papist_n find_v this_o supremacy_n of_o defence_n and_o preservation_n to_o tend_v to_o the_o subversion_n and_o extirpation_n of_o their_o idolatrous_a religion_n will_v ever_o yield_v oath_n to_o keep_v faith_n thereunto_o yet_o have_v close_v with_o he_o in_o a_o full_a consent_n unto_o this_o position_n that_o every_o prince_n have_v jure_fw-la divino_fw-la the_o supremacy_n of_o outward_a preservation_n of_o the_o church_n and_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n within_o his_o territory_n and_o dominion_n let_v it_o be_v remember_v that_o he_o never_o hereafter_o scandalize_v the_o proceed_n and_o execution_n of_o justice_n in_o england_n against_o the_o refractory_n and_o treacherous_a oppugner_n of_o the_o religion_n establish_v in_o this_o realm_n since_o the_o same_o be_v the_o lawful_a and_o necessary_a act_n of_o a_o well_o warrant_v and_o acknowledge_v supremacy_n from_o which_o our_o public_a profession_n of_o faith_n be_v to_o receive_v protection_n and_o preservation_n i_o can_v but_o conceive_v that_o this_o clerk_n p._n r._n will_v be_v shend_v and_o receive_v some_o check_n for_o his_o doctrine_n for_o out_o of_o question_n if_o his_o holiness_n and_o cardinal_n bellarmine_n have_v enkindle_v their_o displeasure_n against_o mr._n blackwell_n the_o archpriest_n for_o allow_v the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n which_o contain_v only_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o the_o hereditary_a right_n of_o temporal_a sovereignty_n whereunto_o natural_a duty_n in_o respect_n of_o relation_n do_v bind_v each_o subject_n how_o much_o more_o heynous_o will_v it_o be_v take_v that_o this_o arch-iesuite_n as_o if_o both_o their_o arch_n have_v slip_v from_o they_o at_o once_o shall_v so_o confident_o condescend_v to_o this_o artickle_a of_o spiritual_a supremacy_n in_o the_o sense_n qualification_n or_o moderation_n before_o express_v he_o can_v escape_v the_o blame_n of_o forget_v or_o forsake_v of_o his_o principle_n neither_o can_v he_o ever_o salve_v his_o offence_n by_o any_o wily_a interpretation_n or_o beguile_a distinction_n his_o direct_a and_o indirect_a his_o absolute_a and_o conditional_a his_o mediate_a and_o immediate_a his_o simpliciter_fw-la and_o secundum_fw-la quid_fw-la or_o quatenus_fw-la and_o the_o like_a which_o in_o all_o his_o discursive_a argument_n do_v make_v his_o way_n for_o he_o through_o many_o obstacle_n whilst_o he_o tread_v out_o unto_o we_o his_o maze_n of_o circular_a shift_n and_o manifold_a evasion_n can_v touch_v this_o his_o confession_n or_o protestation_n have_v no_o place_n or_o serve_v he_o to_o any_o stead_n because_o know_v aforehand_o how_o the_o case_n stand_v in_o every_o circumstantial_a or_o considerable_a perticularity_n he_o have_v to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n within_o his_o several_a dominion_n adjudge_v the_o supreme_a government_n of_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a as_o in_o the_o office_n and_o care_n of_o preserve_v the_o church_n with_o the_o faith_n and_o doctrine_n thereof_o from_o all_o wrong_n or_o corruption_n foreign_a or_o domestical_a i_o encroach_v not_o upon_o he_o by_o inference_n and_o construction_n i_o only_o take_v that_o which_o he_o so_o full_o and_o clear_o gyve_v and_o do_v challenge_v he_o that_o what_o he_o have_v deliver_v unto_o we_o for_o his_o judgement_n and_o resolution_n and_o that_o in_o high_a term_n and_o vaunt_a and_o flaunt_v of_o his_o advantage_n therein_o he_o will_v notwithstanding_o any_o reprehension_n or_o retreat_n from_o the_o pope_n or_o bellarmine_n still_o with_o the_o like_a bravery_n and_o constancy_n maintain_v unto_o the_o end_n but_o shall_v i_o disclose_v a_o secret_a or_o rather_o a_o wonder_n unto_o the_o world_n what_o if_o the_o very_a same_o author_n who_o so_o bold_o assume_v and_o assure_v at_o this_o time_n for_o all_o catholic_n the_o title_n of_o spiritual_a supremacy_n

the_o heart_n of_o man_n at_o the_o creation_n so_o be_v it_o also_o reduce_v and_o comprise_v by_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n into_o the_o table_n of_o the_o moral_a law_n in_o the_o which_o for_o as_o much_o as_o we_o have_v a_o express_a commandment_n of_o honour_n and_o obedience_n to_o governor_n that_o must_v remain_v fix_v in_o our_o heart_n to_o hold_v we_o firm_a in_o the_o bond_n of_o allegiance_n then_o let_v p._n r._n and_o all_o his_o conjoin_v catholic_n as_o he_o vaunt_v make_v it_o plain_a unto_o we_o that_o either_o nature_n have_v implant_v or_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n have_v enjoin_v therepress_v or_o depose_v of_o such_o prince_n upon_o any_o exception_n surmize_n or_o accusation_n whatsoever_o as_o for_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n because_o that_o be_v but_o secundary_a and_o derivative_a from_o the_o other_o what_o have_v be_v aver_v of_o the_o one_o hold_v the_o same_o respect_n and_o certainty_n as_o do_v the_o root_n itself_o from_o whence_o it_o issue_v yet_o before_o we_o depart_v from_o this_o argument_n of_o nature_n work_v i_o have_v to_o note_v that_o this_o cunning_a and_o curious_a composer_n of_o book_n and_o contriver_n of_o case_n do_v in_o this_o his_o chief_a proposition_n work_v himself_o quite_o out_o of_o the_o question_n and_o put_v the_o pope_n clean_o out_o of_o the_o door_n for_o the_o question_n be_v of_o the_o power_n of_o the_o pope_n that_o be_v of_o the_o power_n authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o a_o foreign_a commander_n and_o judge_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o god_n and_o nature_n have_v leave_v some_o sufficient_a authority_n in_o every_o commonwealth_n etc._n etc._n which_o direct_o make_v the_o pope_n preeminency_n with_o we_o altogether_o needless_a and_o a_o very_a nullity_n since_o by_o his_o own_o say_n and_o that_o more_o agreeable_a to_o reason_n there_o be_v sufficient_a authority_n within_o the_o land_n not_o require_v any_o his_o 〈◊〉_d or_o usurpation_n to_o the_o govern_n of_o that_o body_n which_o be_v of_o itself_o complete_a and_o live_v by_o the_o vigour_n spirit_n and_o powerful_a operation_n of_o his_o own_o soul_n his_o lawful_a sovereign_n thus_o be_v the_o pope_n as_o touch_v the_o first_o reason_n draw_v from_o the_o law_n or_o right_n of_o nature_n or_o nation_n either_o leave_v out_o by_o he_o or_o cast_v out_o by_o i_o from_o repress_v of_o prince_n or_o 〈◊〉_d himself_o within_o these_o our_o country_n or_o territory_n the_o second_o reason_n bring_v a_o better_a commission_n that_o will_v make_v way_n through_o all_o repugnance_n it_o be_v enforce_v in_o the_o name_n and_o authority_n of_o christ_n himself_o and_o it_o be_v thus_o chain_v together_o for_o impregnable_a strength_n christ_n be_v to_o find_v be_v commonwealth_n of_o christian_n the_o far_o more_o perfection_n than_o other_o state_n have_v before_o be_v establish_v subject_v temporal_a thing_n to_o spiritual_a and_o appoint_v a_o supreme_a universal_a governor_n in_o the_o same_o with_o a_o general_a charge_n to_o look_v to_o all_o his_o sheep_n without_o exception_n of_o great_a or_o small_a people_n or_o potentate_n therefore_o he_o infer_v that_o the_o supreme_a care_n judgement_n direction_n and_o censure_n of_o the_o matter_n in_o question_n be_v leave_v by_o christ_n unto_o the_o say_a supreme_a 〈◊〉_d or_o pastor_n of_o his_o church_n and_o commonwealth_n but_o it_o be_v doubt_v whether_o this_o power_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o supreme_a pastor_n direct_o and_o immediate_o or_o indirect_o and_o by_o consequence_n the_o canonist_n out_o of_o the_o commission_n unto_o st._n peter_n pose_v one_o meas_fw-la do_v hold_v the_o direct_a and_o immediate_a authority_n charge_n and_o oversight_n in_o temporallity_n the_o catholic_a divine_n upon_o who_o the_o brunt_n and_o pressure_n by_o 〈◊〉_d must_v be_v say_v have_v think_v it_o safe_o to_o choose_v the_o indirect_a and_o consequential_a which_o they_o express_v in_o this_o manner_n when_o the_o government_n of_o spiritual_a affair_n be_v impugn_a by_o any_o temporal_a governor_n so_o as_o the_o say_v spiritual_a commission_n can_v be_v execute_v without_o redress_n or_o remedy_n 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o such_o case_n the_o say_v supreme_a pastor_n be_v to_o have_v authority_n to_o proceed_v against_o the_o temporal_a governor_n also_o for_o the_o defence_n and_o preservation_n of_o his_o spiritual_a charge_n but_o both_o part_n full_o be_v agree_v that_o there_o be_v such_o authority_n leave_v by_o christ_n in_o his_o church_n for_o remedy_n of_o urgent_a cause_n otherwise_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v sufficient_o provide_v for_o the_o necessity_n thereof_o here_o be_v goodly_a build_n of_o castle_n in_o the_o air_n castle_n do_v i_o say_v nay_o of_o the_o tower_n of_o babel_n in_o the_o steed_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n christ_n say_v he_o be_v to_o found_v his_o commonwealth_n of_o christian_n in_o far_o more_o perfection_n than_o other_o state_n etc._n etc._n why_o christ_n intention_n erection_n and_o perfection_n be_v all_o to_o save_v sinner_n and_o to_o bring_v they_o unto_o heaven_n what_o proof_n be_v this_o that_o he_o be_v to_o found_v the_o popish_a hyerarchy_n or_o the_o antichristian_a monarchy_n and_o what_o be_v this_o far_o more_o perfection_n etc._n etc._n be_v it_o a_o outward_a pomp_n or_o power_n to_o chain_n and_o fetter_v prince_n under_o a_o temporal_a obedience_n of_o a_o spiritual_a usurper_n what_o be_v this_o same_o subject_n of_o temporal_a thing_n to_o spiritual_a be_v it_o to_o make_v a_o minister_n or_o bishop_n of_o heavenly_a matter_n tyrannous_a and_o rampant_a over_o the_o temporal_a state_n set_v their_o imperial_a foot_n upon_o the_o neck_n of_o lion_n and_o dragon_n what_o be_v the_o nature_n end_n and_o eminency_n of_o the_o spiritual_a kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v it_o any_o other_o than_o the_o preach_a of_o the_o gospel_n the_o way_n of_o salvation_n and_o the_o possess_n of_o everlasting_a life_n then_o what_o straightness_n what_o 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cleave_v like_o sand_n to_o hold_v together_o against_o the_o breach_n which_o we_o be_v to_o make_v upon_o he_o his_o distinction_n of_o direct_a or_o indirect_a shall_v be_v direct_o anoyd_v and_o his_o great_a mace_n which_o he_o bear_v up_o in_o his_o march_n of_o state_n of_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la must_v be_v direct_v and_o order_v to_o a_o better_a sense_n and_o his_o commission_n of_o pasce_fw-la shall_v be_v examine_v how_o far_o it_o can_v authorise_v he_o to_o assume_v the_o pretend_v power_n if_o he_o will_v but_o thank_v i_o for_o it_o i_o will_v befriend_v he_o a_o little_a with_o my_o direction_n i_o will_v chalk_n he_o out_o his_o way_n with_o a_o straight_a line_n by_o the_o which_o he_o must_v be_v bring_v and_o pass_v along_o if_o he_o desire_v to_o come_v right_a upon_o the_o conclusion_n i_o will_v distribute_v his_o journey_n into_o several_a bayting_n or_o repose_v otherwise_o call_v common_a place_n i_o doubt_v it_o will_v prove_v a_o long_a labour_n 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