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
A91339	A political catechism, or, Certain questions concerning the government of this land, answered in his Majesties own words, taken out of his answer to the 19 propositions, pag. 17, 18, 19, 20. of the first edition; with some brief observations thereupon. Published for the more compleat setling of consciences; particularly of those that have made the late protestation, to maintain the power and priviledges of Parliament, when they shall herein see the Kings owne interpretation what that power and priviledges are. It is this twentieth day of May, An. Dom. 1643. ordered by the Committee of the House of Commons in Parliament concerning printing, that this booke entituled, A Politicall catechism, be printed. Iohn White.	Parker, Henry, 1604-1652.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); England and Wales. Parliament.	1643 (1643)	Wing P416A; Thomason E104_8a	9,843	18

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these_o be_v ordinary_o in_o the_o king_n experience_n and_o custom_n teach_v even_o those_o that_o know_v not_o the_o law_n by_o read_v but_o by_o what_o have_v be_v note_v before_o and_o follow_v after_o it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v only_o so_o as_o not_o to_o prejudice_v the_o privilege_n of_o the_o house_n of_o parliament_n special_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n of_o which_o hereafter_o also_o 2._o it_o be_v acknowledge_v here_o that_o the_o government_n trust_v be_v to_o be_v according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o so_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v not_o absolute_o in_o the_o king_n as_o for_o instance_n pardon_n the_o law_n deny_v power_n of_o pardon_v wilful_a murder_n and_o benefit_n of_o some_o confiscation_n belong_v to_o some_o private_a lord_n of_o manor_n 3._o if_o government_n only_o according_a to_o law_n be_v trust_v to_o the_o king_n then_o to_o resist_v notorious_a illegal_a violence_n be_v not_o to_o resist_v the_o king_n authority_n q._n 16_o for_o what_o end_n be_v this_o authority_n trust_v to_o the_o king_n and_o place_v in_o he_o a._o for_o our_o subject_n sake_n these_o right_n be_v vest_v in_o we_o p_n 17_o the_o prince_n may_v not_o make_v use_n of_o this_o high_a and_o perpetual_a power_n to_o the_o hurt_n of_o those_o for_o who_o good_a he_o have_v it_o page_n 19_o obs._n 1._o then_o the_o good_a of_o the_o subject_n be_v ever_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o the_o monarchial_a greatness_n of_o the_o king_n the_o end_n be_v ever_o more_o considerable_a than_o the_o mean_n salus_fw-la populi_fw-la be_v suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la 2._o whosoever_o counsel_v the_o king_n to_o any_o thing_n against_o the_o good_a of_o his_o subject_n be_v the_o king_n enemy_n as_o well_o as_o the_o commonwealth_n by_o attempt_v to_o turn_v he_o from_o that_o which_o be_v the_o end_n of_o his_o authority_n q._n 17_o to_o what_o purpose_n especial_o be_v the_o

privilege_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o and_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n a._o that_o the_o prince_n may_v not_o make_v use_n of_o this_o high_a and_o perpetual_a power_n to_o the_o hurt_n of_o those_o for_o who_o good_a he_o have_v it_o and_o make_v use_n of_o the_o name_n of_o public_a necessity_n for_o the_o gain_n of_o his_o private_a favourite_n and_o follower_n etc._n etc._n page_n 19_o obs._n 1._o the_o law_n then_o suppose_v that_o such_o case_n may_v fall_v out_o though_o it_o then_o charge_v the_o blame_n upon_o those_o favourite_n and_o follower_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o king_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v by_o and_o by_o 2._o we_o need_v not_o wonder_v then_o why_o private_a favourite_n and_o follower_n be_v such_o enemy_n to_o parliament_n and_o their_o privilege_n which_o be_v on_o purpose_n to_o hinder_v their_o gain_n of_o which_o also_o more_o anon_o 3._o the_o two_o house_n be_v by_o the_o law_n it_o seem_v to_o be_v trust_v when_o they_o declare_v that_o the_o power_n be_v make_v use_n of_o for_o the_o hurt_a of_o the_o people_n and_o the_o name_n of_o public_a necessity_n make_v use_v of_o for_o the_o gain_n of_o private_a favourite_n and_o follower_n and_o the_o like_a q_o 18_o what_o be_v the_o special_a privilege_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o towards_o this_o a._o the_o house_n of_o comm●ns_n a_o excellent_a conserver_n of_o liberty_n be_v sole_o entrust_v with_o the_o first_o proposition_n concerning_o the_o levy_n of_o money_n which_o be_v the_o sinew_n as_o well_o of_o peace_n as_o of_o war_n etc._o etc._o page_n 19_o obs._n 1._o it_o seem_v then_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o be_v presume_v to_o be_v more_o careful_a for_o the_o subject_n liberty_n then_o either_o the_o king_n or_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n 2._o then_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v strange_a for_o any_o to_o conceive_v as_o the_o king_n declaration_n will_v persuade_v that_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o will_v fight_v against_o and_o subvert_v the_o liberty_n and_o 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judgement_n to_o preserve_v that_o law_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o every_o one_o of_o the_o three_o page_n 19_o qu._n 21._o but_o have_v the_o two_o house_n power_n to_o put_v their_o judgement_n into_o execution_n as_o well_o as_o to_o impeach_v and_o judge_v a._o the_o power_n of_o punishment_n be_v already_o in_o your_o hand_n according_a to_o law_n page_n 20._o obs._n 1._o then_o again_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o the_o king_n favourite_n and_o follower_n hate_v parliament_n who_o not_o only_o hinder_v their_o gain_n but_o have_v power_n to_o punish_v they_o when_o they_o have_v violate_v the_o law_n 2._o then_o the_o lord_n and_o much_o more_o the_o two_o house_n together_o be_v supreme_a judge_n of_o all_o matter_n in_o difference_n between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o people_n and_o have_v power_n to_o prevent_v all_o the_o king_n encroachment_n upon_o the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o the_o people_n upon_o he_o 3._o then_o the_o king_n be_v bind_v not_o to_o 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