Selected quad for the lemma: friend_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
friend_n	duke_n	king_n	york_n	1,205	5	9.9855	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46818	The prerogative of primogeniture shewing that the right of succession to an hereditary crown, depends not upon grace, religion, &c., but onely upon birth-right and primogeniture, and that the chief cause of all or most rebellions in Christendom, is a fanatical belief that temporal dominion is founded in grace / by David Jenner ...	Jenner, David, d. 1691.	1685 (1685)	Wing J661; ESTC R17940	69,745	218

other_o and_o ofttimes_o through_o heat_n etc._n heat_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o animosity_n the_o public_a weal_n be_v neglect_v and_o every_o one_o drive_v on_o his_o own_o private_a interest_n and_o seek_v to_o save_v himself_o to_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n wherefore_o upon_o these_o consideration_n nicocles_n rational_o urge_v that_o no_o form_n of_o government_n can_v better_o secure_v the_o commonwealth_n from_o intestine_a broil_n and_o from_o foreign_a invasion_n than_o that_o of_o monarchy_n which_o can_v at_o pleasure_n muster_v up_o force_n wage_v etc._n wage_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n war_n and_o carry_v it_o on_o vigorous_o to_o the_o effect_v its_o desire_a end_n and_o to_o confirm_v this_o his_o opinion_n he_o bring_v instance_n of_o several_a commonwealth_n especial_o that_o of_o the_o carthaginian_n who_o in_o time_n of_o war_n for_o the_o better_a success_n of_o their_o affair_n do_v invest_v some_o single_a person_n such_o as_o hannibal_n with_o kingly_a etc._n kingly_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n power_n during_o their_o war_n and_o he_o instance_n also_o in_o that_o of_o the_o city_n of_o athens_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o of_o all_o city_n after_o their_o rebellion_n most_o hate_v monarchy_n yet_o even_o athens_n constitute_v some_o single_a person_n generalissimo_n and_o entrust_v he_o with_o a_o regal_a authority_n and_o at_o last_o when_o their_o republic_n affair_n fly_v malis_fw-la avibus_fw-la upon_o the_o wing_n of_o ill-luck_n they_o choose_v solon_n for_o their_o king_n but_o he_o be_v as_o great_a a_o hater_n of_o monarchy_n as_o be_v timon_n of_o mankind_n refuse_v their_o proffer_n 4._o in_o monarchy_n say_v nicocles_n state-business_n may_v more_o private_o be_v deliberate_v and_o consult_v upon_o and_o therefore_o without_o discovery_n may_v more_o successful_o be_v manage_v to_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o to_o the_o great_a 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of_o all_o they_o by_o their_o print_a vote_n discover_v and_o reveal_v not_o only_o their_o own_o but_o also_o the_o king_n be_v secret_n and_o counsel_n unto_o his_o foe_n as_o well_o as_o his_o friend_n 5._o nicocles_n argue_v as_o a_o innocent_a heathen_a draw_v a_o argument_n to_o prove_v the_o excellency_n of_o monarchy_n above_o all_o other_o form_n of_o government_n from_o the_o regimen_n of_o the_o god_n themselves_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n for_o the_o very_a god_n whilst_o they_o be_v in_o a_o free_a commonwealth_n can_v not_o agree_v how_o to_o govern_v the_o world_n but_o do_v bitter_o clash_v and_o wrangle_v among_o themselves_o so_o that_o at_o last_o necessity_n force_v they_o to_o choose_v a_o king_n who_o shall_v be_v supreme_a and_o monarch_n over_o all_o the_o other_o god_n and_o the_o lot_n fall_v upon_o jupiter_n who_o be_v immediate_o proclaim_v supreme_a monarch_n over_o all_o the_o rest_n and_o when_o this_o be_v do_v than_o the_o world_n be_v peaceable_o govern_v and_o all_o thing_n prosper_v as_o well_o as_o heart_n can_v wish_v wherefore_o as_o nicolces_n of_o old_a do_v so_o we_o at_o present_a may_v rational_o conclude_v that_o of_o all_o the_o form_n of_o government_n monarchy_n deserve_v the_o supremacy_n chap._n iii_o that_o all_o king_n and_o their_o lawful_a heir_n ought_v by_o right_a of_o primogeniture_n to_o reign_v and_o govern_v successive_o whether_o they_o be_v moral_o good_a or_o bad_a whether_o infidel_n or_o christian_n papist_n or_o protestant_n that_o succession_n to_o the_o imperial_a throne_n ought_v to_o be_v by_o virtue_n of_o primogeniture_n and_o not_o of_o grace_n will_v be_v the_o task_n of_o the_o follow_a section_n to_o prove_v sect_n i._o the_o proposition_n prove_v by_o humane_a authority_n of_o heathen_n in_o plato_n time_n king_n be_v either_o elective_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o particular_a nation_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o carthage_n and_o as_o at_o this_o day_n in_o polonia_n or_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hereditary_n according_a to_o primogeniture_n as_o in_o lacedaemon_n and_o 3._o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n diog._n lacrt._n plato_n l._n 3._o macedonia_n for_o the_o lacedaemon_n and_o macedonian_n be_v not_o only_o for_o kingly_a government_n but_o also_o for_o the_o due_a and_o regular_a succession_n of_o their_o king_n in_o the_o right_a ibid._n right_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n ibid._n line_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n aelian_a inform_v we_o scil_n that_o 13._o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d aelian_a hist_o l._n 6._o c._n 13._o among_o the_o grecian_n their_o king_n reign_v successive_o according_a to_o birthright_a and_o particular_o gelon_n in_o sicilia_n the_o leuconian_a king_n in_o bosphorus_n and_o the_o cypselidae_n in_o corinth_n though_o as_o he_o report_v the_o legal_a succession_n of_o their_o king_n by_o 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nicocl_n orat._n 3._o and_o just_o to_o wit_n by_o inheritance_n descend_v from_o his_o progenitor_n down_o to_o his_o father_n and_o from_o his_o father_n immediate_o to_o himself_o sect_n ii_o the_o propsition_n that_o succession_n to_o the_o throne_n ought_v to_o be_v by_o virtue_n of_o primogeniture_n and_o not_o of_o grace_n be_v far_a prove_v by_o divine_a authority_n as_o humane_a so_o also_o divine_a authority_n speak_v the_o same_o truth_n scil_n that_o all_o king_n and_o their_o lawful_a heir_n whether_o good_a or_o bad_a virtuous_a or_o vicious_a ought_v successive_o to_o reign_v and_o govern._n to_o this_o purpose_n very_o pertinent_a be_v the_o interrogatory_n which_o elihu_n put_v to_o job_n c._n 34._o v._n 17_o 18._o shall_v even_o he_o that_o hate_v right_o gover_n and_o will_v thou_o condemn_v he_o that_o be_v most_o just_a be_v it_o fit_a to_o say_v to_o a_o king_n thou_o be_v wicked_a and_o to_o prince_n you_o be_v ungodly_a for_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o 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kill_v his_o say_a sovereign_n king_n zachariah_n than_o what_o god_n aforehand_o have_v decree_v shall_v be_v do_v to_o the_o house_n of_o jehu_n for_o his_o and_o their_o hypocrisy_n and_o wickedness_n yet_o notwithstanding_o shallum_n execute_v god_n decree_n he_o be_v deserve_o condemn_v for_o a_o traitor_n and_o at_o length_n vengeance_n seize_v upon_o he_o by_o these_o and_o other_o instance_n which_o may_v be_v allege_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o treason_n and_o rebellion_n although_o commence_v upon_o never_o so_o religious_a a_o pretence_n very_o seldom_o if_o ever_o go_v unpunished_a and_o therefore_o we_o christian_n may_v pertinent_o urge_v in_o this_o case_n of_o treason_n and_o rebellion_n what_o christ_n allege_v in_o that_o of_o offence_n matth._n 18.7_o woe_n to_o the_o world_n because_o of_o offence_n for_o offence_n will_v come_v but_o woe_n to_o they_o by_o who_o the_o offence_n come_v so_o here_o woe_n to_o the_o world_n because_o of_o treason_n and_o rebellion_n 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