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	resist_v	2,184	5	9.6676	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34532	An account given of the principles & practices of several nonconformists wherein it appears that their religion is no other than what is profest in the Church of England in vindication of themselves and others of their perswasion, against the misrepresentation made of them, and in hearty desire of unity in the Church, and of peace and concord among all true Protestants, for the strengthening of their common interest, in this time of their common danger / written by Mr. John Corbet ...	Corbet, John, 1620-1680.	1682 (1682)	Wing C6251; ESTC R224970	23,021	37

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church_n in_o any_o synod_n or_o public_a confession_n thereof_o and_o in_o the_o political_a question_n about_o royal_a prerogative_n and_o the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n and_o the_o people_n immunity_n we_o interpose_v not_o at_o all_o for_o they_o be_v out_o of_o our_o sphere_n but_o in_o reference_n thereunto_o we_o acquiesce_v in_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o law_n of_o this_o kingdom_n 15._o we_o doubt_v not_o but_o this_o free_a and_o open_a deal_n will_v be_v our_o defence_n against_o those_o licentious_a tongue_n and_o pen_n that_o have_v proclaim_v the_o religion_n of_o the_o nonconformist_n to_o be_v a_o foolish_a religion_n when_o indeed_o it_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o religion_n profess_v by_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o that_o our_o principle_n of_o government_n have_v a_o palpable_a inconsistence_n with_o the_o welfare_n of_o governor_n when_o we_o offer_v a_o appeal_n concern_v it_o to_o the_o whole_a christian_a church_n both_o of_o the_o 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