Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	heir_n	power_n	successor_n	3,459	5	9.2559	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52597	The king's authority in dispensing with ecclesiastical laws, asserted and vindicated by the late Reverend Philip Nye ...; Lawfulnes of the oath of supremacy and power of the King in ecclesiastical affairs	Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672.	1687 (1687)	Wing N1495; ESTC R17198	36,268	70

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certain_a learned_a divine_n to_o meet_v at_o the_o savoy_n and_o take_v the_o service-book_n under_o consideration_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n may_v 11._o 1661._o free_v from_o their_o imprisonment_n such_o as_o suffer_v for_o conscience_n the_o king_n and_o his_o parliament_n happy_o join_v in_o the_o same_o pious_a end_n peace_n and_o union_n yet_o difference_v in_o their_o apprehension_n of_o the_o mean_n to_o procure_v it_o which_o be_v our_o great_a unhappiness_n the_o parliament_n judge_v the_o reduce_n and_o root_n out_o dissenter_n by_o severe_a penalty_n to_o be_v the_o mean_n of_o unity_n in_o the_o church_n as_o they_o tell_v his_o majesty_n in_o answer_n to_o his_o declaration_n press_v the_o assert_v of_o the_o law_n and_o religion_n establish_v according_a to_o the_o act_n of_o uniformity_n as_o the_o more_o probable_a mean_n to_o produce_v a_o set_v lead_v peace_n and_o obedience_n throughout_o the_o kingdom_n suppose_v and_o possible_o some_o of_o they_o persuade_v 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as_o the_o act_n against_o private_a meeting_n 16_o car._n 2._o the_o expelling_a minister_n five_o mile_n from_o burrough_n town_n 17_o car._n 2._o especial_o that_o act_n of_o 22_o car._n entitle_v a_o act_n to_o prevent_v and_o suppress_v seditious_a conventicle_n a_o act_n very_o high_a and_o heavy_a in_o the_o penalty_n express_v both_o upon_o minister_n and_o people_n his_o majesty_n notwithstanding_o condescend_v to_o give_v his_o royal_a assent_n to_o that_o bill_n it_o be_v judge_v this_o severity_n be_v take_v up_o by_o they_o from_o good_a intention_n and_o as_o the_o likely_a mean_n of_o peace_n and_o union_n as_o also_o if_o it_o prove_v not_o to_o be_v so_o that_o they_o may_v be_v yet_o more_o full_o convince_v of_o the_o insufficiency_n of_o such_o a_o way_n have_v have_v hitherto_o for_o some_o year_n experience_n how_o little_a effectual_a it_o have_v prove_v yet_o this_o bill_n contain_v nothing_o for_o substance_n but_o what_o be_v proper_a to_o his_o 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