Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	henry_n	king_n	law_n	7,120	5	4.9120	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91298	The third part of The soveraigne povver of parliaments and kingdomes. Wherein the Parliaments present necessary defensive warre against the Kings offensive malignant, popish forces; and subjects taking up defensive armes against their soveraignes, and their armies in some cases, is copiously manifested, to be just, lawfull, both in point of law and conscience; and neither treason nor rebellion in either; by inpregnable reasons and authorities of all kindes. Together with a satisfactory answer to all objections, from law, Scripture, fathers, reason, hitherto alledged by Dr. Ferne, or any other late opposite pamphleters, whose grosse mistakes in true stating of the present controversie, in sundry points of divinity, antiquity, history, with their absurd irrationall logicke and theologie, are here more fully discovered, refuted, than hitherto they have been by any: besides other particulars of great concernment. / By William Prynne, utter-barrester, of Lincolnes Inne. It is this eighth day of May, 1643. ordered ... that this booke, ... be printed by Michael Sparke, senior. John White.; Soveraigne power of parliaments and kingdomes. Part 3	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1643 (1643)	Wing P4103; Thomason E248_3; ESTC R203191	213,081	158

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shall_v manifest_v more_o large_o in_o the_o appendix_n

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28._o 19_o phil._n 4._o 22._o which_o text_n do_v clear_o manifest_v that_o no_o title_n be_v ever_o use_v by_o the_o apostle_n evangelist_n jew_n to_o express_v the_o emperor_n by_o but_o that_o of_o caesar_n not_o this_o of_o king_n therefore_o peter_n text_n speak_v only_o of_o the_o king_n not_o caesar_n can_v be_v intend_v of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n as_o ignorant_a doctor_n blind_o fancy_v five_o v._o this_o epistle_n of_o peter_n the_o 8._o apostle_n of_o the_o jew_n be_v write_v only_o to_o the_o disperse_a jew_n throughout_o pontus_n galatia_n cappadocia_n asia_n and_o bythinia_n 1_o pet._n 1._o 1._o over_o who_o herod_n at_o that_o time_n reign_v as_o king_n by_o the_o roman_a senate_n and_o emperor_n appointment_n who_o have_v then_o conquer_v the_o jew_n and_o make_v they_o a_o tributary_n province_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o matth._n 27._o 17_o 21._o mark_v 12._o 14_o 16_o 17._o luke_n 20._o 22_o 24_o 25._o chap._n 23._o 2._o act_n 17._o 7._o chap._n 25._o 8_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 21._o chap._n 27._o 24._o chap._n 12._o 1._o to_o 24._o compare_v together_o and_o by_o 1._o josephus_n the_o century_n writer_n baronius_n sigonius_n and_o other_o the_o king_n then_o here_o mention_v to_o be_v supreme_a be_v herod_n or_o king_n agrippa_n or_o some_o other_o immediate_a 1._o king_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v their_o supreme_a governor_n not_o absolute_o but_o 12._o under_o the_o roman_a senate_n and_o emperor_n and_o make_v so_o by_o their_o appointment_n whence_o call_v in_o the_o text_n a_o ordinance_n of_o man_n not_o god_n now_o this_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o be_v evident_a by_o paul_n appeal_n to_o caesar_n from_o festus_n and_o king_n agrippa_n as_o to_z the_o sovereign_a tribunal_n act_v 25._o and_o 26._o by_o josephus_n philo_n judaeus_n de_fw-fr legatione_fw-la ad_fw-la caium_fw-la and_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o historian_n be_v not_o the_o absolute_a sovereign_a power_n but_o subordinate_a to_o the_o roman_a emperor_n and_o senate_n 15._o who_o 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