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	power_n	19,042	5	5.5532	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30811	A sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, January 30, 1692 by Richard Bynns ...	Bynns, Richard, d. 1713.	1693 (1693)	Wing B6403; ESTC R20893	12,843	36

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year_n at_o least_o we_o shall_v bewail_v our_o former_a captivity_n and_o repent_v we_o of_o those_o deadly_a sin_n that_o occasion_v such_o a_o national_a calamity_n deliver_v we_o from_o bloodguiltiness_n o_o lord_n that_o of_o this_o day_n especial_o thou_o that_o make_v inquisition_n for_o blood_n thou_o that_o say_v 35._o num._n 35._o a_o land_n be_v defile_v with_o blood_n be_v merciful_a unto_o this_o land_n of_o we_o so_o stain_v as_o it_o be_v not_o with_o vulgar_a ordinary_a blood_n which_o yet_o be_v too_o dear_a to_o be_v pour_v out_o like_o water_n but_o with_o that_o of_o our_o prince_n and_o noble_n and_o what_o be_v most_o astonish_a even_o that_o of_o the_o lord_n be_v anoint_v our_o late_a slaughter_v sovereign_a himself_n and_o must_v this_o land_n still_o mourn_v for_o blood_n then_o without_o a_o atonement_n and_o a_o deep_a repentance_n it_o must_v do_v so_o but_o have_v we_o not_o already_o repent_v long_o enough_o may_v some_o say_v what_o still_o the_o old_a 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shall_v 9_o gen._n 9_o not_o in_o any_o wise_a take_v satisfaction_n for_o a_o murder_n 31._o numb_a 35._o 31._o say_v the_o law_n be_v it_o a_o great_a thing_n then_o for_o we_o when_o even_o the_o most_o heinous_a murder_n and_o i_o think_v that_o of_o this_o day_n must_v stand_v by_o itself_o alone_o without_o parallel_n find_v remission_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n the_o cleanser_n of_o all_o sin_n whatever_o conjoin_v with_o a_o true_a compunction_n and_o sincere_a repentance_n be_v it_o a_o great_a thing_n then_o i_o say_v since_o we_o christian_n have_v a_o provision_n now_o make_v a_o sacrifice_n ready_a to_o offer_v to_o adjoyn_v our_o tear_n our_o sorrow_n our_o confession_n of_o what_o we_o have_v do_v amiss_o to_o provoke_v god_n wrath_n against_o we_o be_v it_o a_o great_a thing_n to_o melt_v a_o little_a into_o tenderness_n and_o compunction_n to_o bend_v our_o stubborn_a heart_n to_o bruise_v and_o soften_v they_o a_o little_a with_o the_o discipline_n of_o this_o 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