Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	king_n	law_n	word_n	3,134	5	4.2980	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66470	Religion exprest by loyalty in a sermon preach'd before the right worshipful Samuel Swift Esq., Mayor of the ancient, honourable and loyal city of Worcester, the first Sunday after his inauguration or instalment, being the 19th day of October, in the year of our redemption 1684, at the parish church of St. Swithin, upon a text selected by William Swift, Esq. (his truly loyal father) being the 21st. & 22d. verses of the 24th chapter of Solomons Proverbs, in these following expressions / by Will. Williams ...	Williams, William, Inferior Brother to the venerable and orthodox clergy.; Swift, William.	1685 (1685)	Wing W2790; ESTC R12293	14,287	42

my_o son_n fear_v thou_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n whatever_o law_n or_o edict_n be_v establish_v by_o a_o king_n either_o concordant_a or_o not_o contradictory_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o every_o sober_a subject_n to_o have_v as_o much_o regard_n to_o their_o tendency_n as_o if_o they_o be_v immediate_o deliver_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n himself_o for_o every_o prince_n be_v conditional_o god_n pleni-potentiary_a unto_o who_o he_o give_v toleration_n to_o enact_v such_o useful_a law_n as_o may_v be_v requisite_a towards_o the_o support_n and_o preservation_n of_o his_o government_n from_o which_o law_n all_o subordinate_a magistrate_n derive_v power_n to_o punish_v such_o offender_n as_o wilful_o violate_v or_o contemn_v the_o same_o according_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o offence_n commit_v a_o incomparable_a instance_n whereof_o we_o have_v in_o a_o gracious_a commission_n which_o princely_a artaxerxes_n the_o persian_a king_n grant_v to_o priestly_n ezra_n a_o famous_a scribe_n in_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o seven_o chap._n of_o the_o book_n of_o ezra_n at_o the_o 25_o and_o 26_o verse_n where_o artaxerxes_n deliver_v his_o commission_n unto_o he_o in_o these_o very_a word_n and_o thou_o ezra_n after_o the_o wisdom_n of_o thy_o god_n which_o be_v in_o thy_o hand_n set_v magistrate_n and_o judge_n which_o may_v judge_v all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v beyond_o the_o river_n all_o such_o as_o know_v the_o law_n of_o thy_o god_n and_o teach_v you_o they_o which_o know_v they_o not_o and_o whosoever_o will_v not_o do_v the_o law_n of_o thy_o god_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o king_n let_v judgement_n be_v execute_v speedy_o upon_o he_o whether_o it_o be_v unto_o death_n or_o to_o banishment_n or_o to_o confiscation_n of_o good_n or_o to_o imprisonment_n these_o be_v the_o legal_a penalty_n to_o be_v inflict_v upon_o all_o those_o that_o despise_v the_o injunction_n of_o god_n and_o the_o king_n to_o 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they_o shall_v teach_v thou_o and_o according_a to_o the_o judgement_n which_o they_o shall_v tell_v thou_o thou_o shall_v do_v thou_o shall_v not_o decline_v from_o the_o sentence_n which_o they_o shall_v show_v thou_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n nor_o to_o the_o left_a and_o the_o man_n that_o will_v do_v presumptuous_o and_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o the_o judge_n even_o that_o man_n shall_v die_v and_o thou_o shall_v put_v away_o the_o evil_a from_o israel_n the_o like_a testimony_n we_o find_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o joshua_n at_o the_o 16_o 17._o and_o 18_o verse_n where_o the_o hebrew_n speak_v thus_o to_o their_o champion_n joshua_n all_o that_o thou_o command_v we_o we_o will_v do_v and_o whithersoever_o thou_o send_v we_o we_o will_v go_v according_a as_o we_o hearken_v unto_o moses_n in_o all_o thing_n so_o will_v we_o hearken_v unto_o thou_o whosoever_o he_o be_v that_o do_v rebel_n against_o thy_o commandment_n and_o will_v not_o hearken_v unto_o thy_o word_n 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