Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	king_n	law_n	legal_a	2,470	5	10.2354	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29406	A Brief account of the nullity of King James's title and of the obligation of the present oaths of allegiance		1689 (1689)	Wing B4512; ESTC R21834	7,210	14

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thereby_o virtual_o renounce_v and_o when_o he_o first_o make_v his_o design_n public_a he_o likewise_o make_v it_o appear_v how_o little_a allegiance_n be_v due_a to_o he_o no_o man_n can_v be_v invest_v with_o any_o authority_n but_o by_o his_o own_o consent_n and_o when_o it_o appear_v that_o he_o will_v not_o accept_v of_o that_o authority_n which_o be_v consistent_a with_o the_o constitution_n he_o at_o the_o same_o time_n disclaim_v all_o those_o prerogative_n that_o be_v annex_v to_o that_o authority_n if_o our_o fundamental_a law_n require_v themselves_o to_o be_v observe_v beyond_o all_o other_o law_n they_o must_v needs_o invalidate_v all_o such_o plea_n as_o may_v be_v bring_v from_o any_o other_o law_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o such_o a_o person_n which_o may_v prove_v destructive_a of_o themselves_o they_o can_v no_o more_o bestow_v or_o approve_v the_o government_n of_o such_o a_o person_n than_o they_o can_v require_v or_o approve_v the_o subversion_n of_o that_o polity_n 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