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	sovereign_a	5,270	5	9.8498	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51830	Two sermons both preached at Northampton, one at the assizes March 1693, the other at a visitation October the 10th, 1694 by John Mansell ...	Mansell, John, 1644 or 5-1730.	1695 (1695)	Wing M513; ESTC R32049	23,984	62

two_o sermon_n both_o preach_v at_o northampton_n one_o at_o the_o assize_n march_v 1693._o the_o other_z at_o a_o visitation_n october_n the_o 10_o 1694._o by_o john_n mansell_n l.l.b._n rector_n of_o furthoe_n in_o the_o county_n of_o northampton_n imprimatur_fw-la humf._n hody_a r._n in_o ch._n pac._n d.d._n johanni_n archiep._n cant._n a_o sac._n dom._n nou._n 18._o 1694._o london_n print_v by_o j._n richardson_n for_o brabazon_n aylmer_n at_o the_o three_o pigeon_n over_o against_o the_o royal_a exchange_n in_o cornhill_n mdcxcv_o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o assize_n hold_v at_o northampton_n in_o march_n 1693._o by_o john_n mansell_n rector_n of_o furthoe_n in_o the_o county_n of_o northampton_n london_n print_v by_o j._n richardson_n for_o brabazon_n aylmer_n at_o the_o three_o pigeon_n over_o against_o the_o royal_a exchange_n in_o cornhill_n mdcxcv_o to_o francis_n arundel_n esq_n late_o high_a sheriff_n of_o the_o county_n of_o northampton_n honour_a sir_n when_o you_o be_v please_v to_o impose_v this_o piece_n of_o service_n upon_o i_o and_o thereby_o draw_v i_o out_o of_o that_o privacy_n which_o i_o confess_v myself_o fond_a of_o because_o very_o sensible_a how_o well_o it_o become_v i_o i_o do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o think_v of_o be_v make_v more_o public_a but_o since_o the_o repeat_v importunity_n of_o some_o to_o who_o i_o owe_v obedience_n be_v join_v to_o your_o own_o desire_n and_o encouragement_n have_v at_o last_o lay_v a_o kind_n of_o necessity_n upon_o i_o i_o glad_o sir_n embrace_v this_o opportunity_n of_o express_v the_o sense_n of_o a_o whole_a neighbourhood_n who_o find_v themselves_o extreme_o happy_a in_o your_o presence_n and_o authority_n among_o they_o whilst_o leave_v the_o extravagant_a pursuit_n of_o i_o know_v not_o what_o imaginary_a gallantry_n to_o those_o vain_a soul_n that_o be_v not_o capable_a of_o more_o rational_a satisfaction_n you_o sir_n live_v honourable_o in_o your_o country_n where_o by_o a_o approve_a 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enjoy_v by_o the_o crane_n your_o ancestor_n this_o be_v part_n of_o the_o daily_o prayer_n of_o sir_n your_o most_o oblige_a humble_a servant_n john_n mansell_n old_a stratford_n octob._n 15._o 1694._o a_o sermon_n preach_v at_o the_o assize_n at_o northampton_n psalm_n lxxxii_o ver_fw-la 1._o god_n stand_v in_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o mighty_a he_o judge_v among_o the_o go_n the_o old_a translation_n render_v it_o thus_o god_n stand_v in_o the_o congregation_n of_o prince_n he_o be_v a_o judge_n among_o go_n whatsoever_o will_v have_v be_v the_o condition_n of_o mankind_n have_v they_o live_v up_o to_o the_o godlike_a perfection_n wherein_o they_o be_v at_o first_o create_v yet_o this_o be_v certain_a that_o in_o their_o lapse_v state_n they_o can_v not_o have_v maintain_v themselves_o in_o any_o tolerable_a peace_n and_o order_n without_o the_o benefit_n of_o humane_a law_n and_o the_o institution_n of_o government_n but_o though_o god_n so_o far_o indulge_v the_o 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preamble_n in_o the_o text_n wherein_o he_o adorn_v the_o civil_a magistrate_n with_o the_o most_o glorious_a of_o their_o title_n and_o yet_o press_v they_o with_o the_o most_o awful_a consideration_n thereby_o show_v how_o reconcileable_a the_o faithful_a discharge_n of_o a_o preacher_n duty_n may_v be_v to_o the_o rule_n of_o civility_n and_o good_a manner_n thus_o he_o compliment_n they_o with_o the_o name_n of_o prince_n and_o of_o god_n and_o yet_o warn_v they_o of_o a_o almighty_a superior_a who_o stand_v above_o and_o overlook_v they_o all_o and_o judge_n all_o they_o do_v for_o say_v he_o god_n stand_v in_o the_o congregation_n of_o the_o prince_n he_o be_v a_o judge_n among_o go_n for_o the_o more_o useful_a handle_n of_o which_o word_n i_o shall_v 1._o inquire_v who_o be_v the_o mighty_a the_o prince_n and_o the_o god_n here_o speak_v of_o 2._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o god_n stand_v among_o the_o one_o and_o judge_v among_o the_o other_o 1._o then_o by_o the_o mighty_a and_o 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the_o ruler_n of_o thy_o people_n so_o also_o exod._n 21.6_o where_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o what_o we_o translate_v judge_n be_v in_o the_o original_a elohim_n god_n and_o so_o in_o several_a other_o text_n but_o when_o we_o consider_v that_o what_o be_v render_v mighty_a in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o verse_n be_v in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o same_n elohim_n and_o in_o the_o septuagint_a the_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o what_o we_o translate_v god_n in_o the_o latter_a part_n i_o think_v we_o need_v make_v no_o nice_a distinction_n between_o the_o two_o term_n and_o though_o the_o learned_a grotius_n in_o the_o former_a clause_n stick_v to_o the_o version_n of_o synagoga_fw-la dei_fw-la which_o be_v no_o more_o than_o the_o congregation_n of_o god_n or_o god_n congregation_n yet_o since_o in_o the_o latter_a clause_n he_o allow_v the_o title_n of_o god_n to_o that_o congregation_n the_o sense_n be_v not_o at_o all_o alter_v by_o his_o criticism_n but_o 2._o for_o god_n stand_v in_o this_o congregation_n and_o judge_v among_o those_o god_n whether_o we_o take_v stand_v only_o for_o be_v present_a as_o in_o 1_o king_n 17.1_o or_o for_o be_v the_o chief_a in_o government_n ezra_n 2.63_o 2_o king_n 8.20_o or_o for_o the_o person_n that_o pronounce_v sentence_n which_o the_o ancient_n oftentimes_o do_v in_o a_o erect_a posture_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v aim_v at_o isa_n 3.13_o in_o all_o these_o sense_n god_n be_v present_a god_n preside_v god_n himself_o pronounce_v sentence_n among_o they_o so_o that_o stand_v and_o judge_v seem_v to_o be_v as_o near_o ally_v in_o sense_n as_o mighty_a and_o go_n from_o the_o word_n thus_o open_v give_v i_o leave_v to_o present_v you_o with_o these_o three_o consideration_n 1._o the_o civil_a magistrate_n dignity_n 2._o their_o subjection_n 3._o their_o duty_n consequent_a to_o both_o 1._o their_o dignity_n they_o be_v call_v prince_n and_o god_n