Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	law_n	people_n	power_n	6,970	5	5.1237	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76397	King Charle's [sic] triall justified: or, Eight objections against the same fully answered and cleared, by Scripture, law, history and reason. Being the sum of a charge given at the last sessions held at Trewroe in the county of Cornwall, Aprill 4. 1649. / By Colonell Robert Bennet. Published by authority.	Bennet, Robert, 1605-1683.	1649 (1649)	Wing B1886; Thomason E554_21; ESTC R949	10,917	16

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in_o verse_n 31.33.34_o express_o declare_v that_o bloodshed_n defile_v the_o land_n that_o the_o land_n can_v be_v cleanse_v but_o by_o the_o blood_n of_o he_o that_o seed_n it_o and_o that_o therefore_o they_o shall_v execute_v the_o murderer_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v defile_v with_o blood_n there_o shall_v take_v no_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o life_n of_o a_o murderer_n the_o murderer_n shall_v sure_o be_v put_v to_o death_n so_o we_o see_v it_o be_v plain_a every_o man_n that_o will_v be_v guiltless_a of_o bloodshed_n must_v endeavour_v to_o bring_v the_o murderer_n to_o justice_n and_o therefore_o if_o the_o king_n be_v descend_v of_o the_o son_n of_o adam_n and_o if_o he_o have_v unjust_o spill_v the_o blood_n of_o his_o people_n the_o scripture_n be_v plain_a that_o he_o have_v no_o privilege_n and_o that_o unless_o the_o people_n endeavour_n that_o the_o hand_n of_o authority_n touch_v he_o for_o it_o the_o blood_n he_o have_v spill_v have_v defile_v they_o all_o and_o 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