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	power_n	resist_v	2,109	5	9.2401	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66602	The vanity and falsity of the history of passive obedience detected Wherein is briefly demonstrated, that the first reformers were far from maintaining it in the author of that history and his party's sence. As also it is plainly evinced that it cannot be deduced from the homilies, articles, injunctions or canons, liturgy and bishops of the primitive English Church. And all the specious pretences he makes for it are fully answered. By Tim. Wilson, M.A. and rector of the Kings Noth in Kent. Licens'd according to order.	Wilson, Timothy, 1642-1705.	1690 (1690)	Wing W2952; ESTC R217174	15,141	14

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superior_a pow●●s_n i_o hope_v this_o author_n will_v acknowledge_v that_o ●●e_v homily_n speak_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n with_o st._n ●aul_fw-mi we_o say_v so_o too_o but_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o paul_n call_v defensive_a arm_n against_o illegal_a proceed_n and_o universal_a oppression_n damnable_a resistance_n we_o say_v ●hat_n it_o be_v not_o the_o resistance_n of_o which_o st._n paul●peaks_v ●peaks_z and_o the_o author_n bring_v no_o reason_n to_o ●rove_v it_o be_v but_o we_o give_v reason_n for_o our_o interpretation_n and_o this_o be_v one_o neither_o god_n nor_o man_n give_v authority_n to_o governor_n to_o oppress_v hear_v what_o a_o learned_a man_n and_o a_o grave_a divine_a say_v the_o apostle_n do_v not_o say_v express_o whosoever_o resist_v the_o high_a man_n shall_v receive_v damnation_n but_o whosoever_o shall_v resist_v the_o power_n let_v every_o one_o be_v subject_n not_o to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o high_a man_n but_o to_o the_o high_a power_n there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o difference_n between_o these_o two_o the_o high_a power_n that_o be_v that_o authority_n that_o god_n and_o man_n have_v put_v upon_o such_o a_o man._n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o must_v be_v subject_v to_o and_o not_o resist_v we_o profess_v against_o resist_a power_n authority_n though_o abuse_v if_o they_o who_o have_v power_n to_o make_v law_n shall_v make_v sinful_a law_n and_o so_o give_v authority_n to_o any_o to_o force_v obedience_n we_o say_v here_o there_o must_v be_v either_o fly_v or_o passive_a obedience_n but_o if_o one_o that_o be_v in_o authority_n command_v out_o of_o his_o own_o will_n and_o not_o by_o law_n i_o resist_v no_o power_n no_o authority_n at_o all_o if_o i_o neither_o active_o nor_o passive_o obey_v no_o i_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o resist_v abuse_v authority_n this_o may_v seem_v strange_a at_o first_o but_o if_o you_o think_v of_o it_o you_o will_v believe_v it_o we_o distinguish_v between_o the_o man_n that_o have_v the_o power_n and_o the_o power_n of_o that_o man_n and_o say_v though_o the_o power_n must_v not_o be_v resist_v according_a to_o the_o letter_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o text_n yet_o the_o illegal_a will_n and_o way_n of_o the_o man_n may_v be_v resist_v without_o the_o least_o offence_n against_o the_o text._n but_o of_o the_o homily_n i_o shall_v speak_v in_o due_a place_n or_o three_o they_o speak_v of_o personal_a infirmity_n and_o crime_n of_o prince_n of_o which_o god_n alone_o be_v the_o avenger_n and_o judge_n or_o four_o they_o speak_v of_o tyranny_n in_o exercise_n when_o law_n enable_v prince_n to_o execute_v cruel_a edict_n or_o when_o wicked_a law_n be_v make_v and_o put_v in_o execution_n which_o be_v call_v the_o abuse_n of_o power_n in_o which_o case_n we_o own_o passive_a obedience_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o queen_n mary_n day_n or_o five_o they_o hyperbolise_v in_o 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his_o pretend_a power_n of_o excommunicate_v and_o depose_v king_n and_o against_o the_o assassination_n and_o murder_v of_o prince_n justify_v by_o some_o jesuit_n must_v audacious_o or_o last_o they_o have_v speak_v their_o own_o sentiment_n and_o private_a opinion_n not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o have_v be_v oppose_v by_o other_o in_o all_o time_n sometime_o secret_o sometime_o open_o of_o the_o same_o communion_n and_o church_n and_o by_o man_n of_o as_o great_a knowledge_n piety_n and_o loyalty_n both_o to_o king_n and_o country_n and_o these_o have_v be_v both_o of_o the_o clergy_n and_o laity_n as_o far_o as_o with_o due_a reverence_n to_o their_o superior_n they_o can_v but_o sure_o no_o man_n in_o his_o sense_n can_v think_v that_o a_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v to_o be_v make_v a_o sacrifice_n to_o the_o perverse_a will_n and_o lust_n of_o a_o tyrant_n who_o dispense_v

of_o christian_a charity_n which_o command_v to_o think_v no_o evil_a by_o insinuate_v that_o we_o allow_v of_o sedition_n conspiracy_n rebellion_n faction_n etc._n etc._n and_o because_o he_o find_v these_o word_n in_o the_o liturgy_n he_o infer_v that_o the_o liturgy_n be_v for_o passive_a obedience_n but_o the_o very_a mention_v of_o this_o be_v sufficient_a commation_n and_o show_v that_o the_o author_n have_v more_o zeal_n than_o knowledge_n and_o pray_v reader_n observe_v that_o the_o word_n passive_a obedience_n assert_v and_o defensive_a arm_n condemn_v or_o the_o like_a be_v not_o once_o to_o be_v sound_n either_o in_o the_o article_n or_o in_o the_o injunction_n or_o canon_n or_o in_o the_o homily_n or_o in_o the_o liturgy_n from_o whence_o i_o infer_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o first_o reformer_n much_o less_o a_o characteristical_a mark_n of_o a_o son_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n to_o answer_v all_o his_o authority_n be_v endless_a though_o i_o think_v many_o of_o they_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n and_o the_o general_n rule_v prescribe_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o discourse_n will_v suffice_v and_o the_o learned_a reader_n may_v make_v application_n of_o they_o without_o difficulty_n wherefore_o i_o shall_v only_o observe_v what_o the_o author_n confess_v of_o the_o meek_a wise_a and_o ever_o renown_a hooker_n p._n 29._o in_o this_o i._o q._n elizabeth_n reign_v mr._n hooker_n publish_v his_o judicious_a book_n of_o ecclesiastical_a polity_n from_o the_o first_o of_o which_o it_o must_v be_v confess_v it_o be_v observe_v that_o he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o government_n in_o agreement_n he_o herein_o follow_v the_o school_n too_o strict_o etc._n etc._n and_o here_o by_o the_o way_n he_o tell_v we_o that_o aristotle_n be_v a_o great_a lover_n of_o democracy_n but_o i_o think_v he_o wrong_v the_o great_a philosopher_n for_o he_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v a_o lover_n of_o monarchy_n though_o i_o confess_v he_o seem_v to_o like_v a_o elective_a kingdom_n see_v his_o book_n of_o polity_n especial_o book_v iii_o chap._n 14._o but_o be_v it_o as_o it_o will_v we_o be_v sure_a aristotle_n the_o school_n man_n and_o mr._n hooker_n be_v all_o we_o in_o this_o controversy_n and_o if_o mr._n hooker_n eight_o book_n be_v authentic_a as_o publish_v by_o dr._n gaudon_n bishop_n of_o exeter_n i_o desire_v no_o better_a authority_n see_v p._n 190_o etc._n etc._n he_o mention_n and_o approve_v the_o old_a axiom_n attribuat_fw-la rex_fw-la legi_fw-la quod_fw-la lex_fw-la attribuit_fw-la es_fw-la and_o again_o rex_fw-la non_fw-la debetesse_n sub_fw-la homine_fw-la sed_fw-la sub_fw-la de●_n &_o leg●_n three_o whereas_o it_o be_v altogether_o without_o reason_n that_o king_n be_v judge_v to_o have_v by_o virtue_n of_o their_o dominion_n though_o great_a power_n than_o any_o yet_o not_o then_o all_o the_o state_n of_o those_o society_n conjoin_v wherein_o such_o sovereign_a rule_n be_v give_v they_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n hereunto_o to_o the_o contrary_a by_o we_o affirm_v no_o not_o when_o we_o grant_v supreme_a authority_n to_o king_n because_o supremacy_n be_v not_o otherwise_o intend_v or_o mean_v but_o to_o exclude_v partly_o foreign_a power_n and_o partly_o the_o power_n which_o belong_v in_o several_a unto_o other_o contain_v as_o part_n in_o that_o politic_a body_n over_o which_o those_o king_n have_v supremacy_n etc._n etc._n it_o have_v be_v declare_v already_o in_o general_n how_o 〈…〉_o blish_v dominion_n be_v where_o the_o law_n do_v most_o rule_n the_o king_n etc._n etc._n again_o p._n 192._o every_o independent_a multitude_n before_o any_o certain_a form_n of_o 〈◊〉_d establish_v have_v under_o god_n supreme_a authority_n full_a dominion_n over_o itself_o even_o as_o a_o man_n not_o tie_v with_o the_o band_n of_o subjection_n as_o yet_o unto_o any_o other_o have_v over_o himself_o the_o like_a power_n etc._n etc._n and_o p._n 103._o that_o which_o we_o speak_v of_o king_n shall_v be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o state_n and_o according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o kingdom_n where_o the_o people_n be_v in_o no_o subjection_n but_o such_o as_o willing_o themselves_o have_v condescend_v unto_o for_o their_o own_o most_o behoof_n and_o security_n in_o kingdom_n therefore_o of_o this_o quality_n the_o high_a governor_n have_v indeed_o universal_a dominion_n but_o with_o dependency_n upon_o that_o whole_a entire_a body_n over_o the_o several_a part_n whereof_o he_o have_v dominion_n so_o that_o it_o stand_v for_o a_o axiom_n in_o this_o case_n the_o king_n be_v major_a ●●gulis_fw-la univer●is_fw-la minor_n &c_n &c_n again_o p._n 195._o the_o axiom_n of_o our_o regal_a government_n be_v these_o lex_fw-la facit_fw-la r●gem_fw-la rex_fw-la nihil_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la jure_fw-la potest_fw-la i_o hope_v no_o man_n for_o the_o future_a will_v deny_v that_o mr._n hooker_n be_v of_o my_o opinion_n that_o all_o government_n be_v found_v in_o covenant_n i_o have_v other_o author_n who_o i_o shall_v reserve_v till_o i_o have_v further_a occasion_n i_o shall_v at_o present_v only_o desire_v two_o thing_n of_o this_o author_n first_o i_o beg_v of_o he_o to_o show_v how_o all_o king_n have_v receive_v power_n immediate_o from_o god_n for_o i_o can_v apprehend_v his_o meaning_n second_o in_o what_o manner_n the_o law_n of_o providence_n of_o which_o he_o speak_v be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o govern_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o earth_n let_v he_o plain_o and_o sincere_o declare_v his_o judgement_n in_o these_o two_o proposition_n and_o then_o we_o may_v possble_o come_v to_o a_o right_a understanding_n for_o very_o these_o notion_n seem_v to_o i_o like_o aristotle_n occult_a quality_n or_o to_o border_n upon_o enthusiasm_n and_o now_o to_o conclude_v i_o be_o so_o confident_a of_o the_o truth_n of_o ●y_a principle_n that_o i_o have_v and_o will_v sacrisice_n all_o that_o be_v dear_a to_o man_n for_o they_o i_o be_o sure_a they_o tend_v to_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n the_o propagation_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n the_o honour_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o king_n and_o royal_a family_n and_o the_o happiness_n and_o welfare_n of_o my_o native_a country_n and_o if_o we_o may_v judge_v principle_n to_o be_v true_a by_o their_o good_a fruit_n we_o see_v the_o generality_n of_o the_o nation_n very_o well_o please_v fear_v god_n and_o honour_v the_o king_n and_o if_o we_o have_v any_o murmurer_n they_o be_v declare_v papist_n or_o soul_n seduce_v and_o corrupt_v by_o the_o false_a principle_n of_o passive_a obedience_n or_o discontent_v lewd_a and_o ungovernable_a man_n for_o all_o other_o protestant_n give_v god_n and_o the_o king_n thank_v for_o this_o deliverance_n and_o though_o we_o have_v the_o vast_a charge_n of_o a_o french_a war_n and_o great_a and_o sore_a inconvenience_n that_o attend_v divers_a particular_a person_n thereby_o yet_o no_o man_n of_o sense_n can_v be_v ignorant_a that_o 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