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
A92823	A second part of the religious demurrer; by another hand. Or, an answer to a tract called The lawfullnesse of obeying the present government. / By a lover of truth and peace.	Lover of truth and peace.; Ward, Nathaniel, 1578-1652.	1649 (1649)	Wing S2314; Thomason E530_31; ESTC R203433	11,345	8

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etc._n etc._n to_o which_o and_o the_o rest_n we_o say_v the_o king_n person_n in_o england_n never_o die_v say_v the_o law_n such_o a_o king_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o preserve_v suppose_v the_o king_n have_v die_v in_o war_n or_o a_o natural_a death_n and_o his_o son_n have_v be_v in_o arm_n at_o his_o death_n will_v not_o our_o covenant_n have_v reach_v to_o bind_v we_o to_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o son_n person_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o father_n whatever_o man_n think_v now_o i_o be_o confident_a two_o or_o three_o year_n ago_o most_o man_n will_v have_v be_v of_o this_o mind_n 2._o it_o be_v indeed_o impossible_a to_o preserve_v that_o king_n person_n yet_o say_v the_o gent._n we_o find_v some_o part_n of_o the_o vow_n and_o covenant_n to_o speak_v of_o all_o the_o day_n of_o our_o life_n as_o to_o extirpate_v profaneness_n heresy_n blasphemy_n and_o for_o reformation_n all_o which_o it_o be_v well_o if_o the_o covenanter_n will_v remember_v to_o observe_v but_o i_o 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consider_v whether_o they_o that_o take_v that_o oath_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o resist_v that_o force_n if_o they_o have_v any_o power_n and_o to_o help_v to_o settle_v the_o heir_n or_o if_o they_o want_v power_n yet_o not_o to_o submit_v willing_o to_o that_o force_n in_o opposition_n to_o that_o right_n and_o in_o violation_n of_o that_o oath_n though_o the_o covenant_n speak_v not_o of_o the_o allegiance_n to_o heir_n and_o successor_n yet_o the_o protestation_n refer_v unto_o it_o in_o terminis_fw-la and_o that_o we_o suppose_v bind_v we_o to_o endeavour_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o heir_n else_o how_o can_v the_o lady_n jane_n be_v a_o traitor_n against_o qu_n mary_n who_o claim_v of_o the_o crown_n a_o tecedent_n to_o the_o other_o enjoyment_n can_v only_o be_v a_o crime_n because_o it_o prejudice_v the_o heir_n in_o hinder_v as_o much_o as_o in_o she_o be_v the_o succession_n nor_o can_v any_o thing_n be_v treason_n which_o be_v only_a derogatory_n to_o the_o succession_n 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father_n but_o all_o thing_n be_v act_v be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n his_o title_n be_v both_o acknowledge_v and_o assert_v which_o be_v now_o otherwise_o when_o in_o regard_n both_o of_o the_o son_n and_o of_o monarchy_n itself_o it_o be_v disclaim_v 4_o if_o the_o son_n be_v in_o any_o crime_n equal_a with_o the_o father_n yet_o the_o right_n or_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n upon_o his_o father_n dea●●_n do_v quit_v he_o from_o all_o stain_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n therefore_o obedience_n may_v be_v due_a to_o he_o and_o the_o oath_n may_v stand_v up_o to_o plead_v for_o disobedience_n to_o usurp_a power_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o son_n which_o be_v asleep_a and_o silent_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o father_n for_o a_o conclusion_n of_o all_o if_o man_n be_v as_o sensible_a of_o duty_n as_o they_o be_v of_o danger_n and_o more_o af●●●●_n to_o sin_n than_o to_o suffer_v i_o be_o very_a confideut_n that_o such_o weak_a shift_n as_o large_a conscience_n 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