Selected quad for the lemma: law_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
law_n	king_n	people_n	power_n	34,395	5	5.6262	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62498	Three queries, and answers to them		1688 (1688)	Wing T1114; ESTC R19969	2,377	5

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case_n but_o he_o be_v the_o judge_n for_o his_o own_o private_a conscience_n against_o which_o he_o must_v not_o go_v three_o this_o case_n be_v public_o adjudge_v against_o in_o parliament_n 1672._o second_o the_o general_a forbearance_n of_o address_n ground_v upon_o the_o illegality_n of_o that_o dispence_a power_n show_v this_o to_o have_v be_v the_o judgement_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o other_o three_o the_o declaration_n of_o the_o present_a judge_n go_v no_o further_a than_o such_o a_o military_a case_n of_o sir_n edward_n hail_v for_o it_o be_v a_o particular_a judgement_n upon_o that_o particular_a case_n and_o in_o whatsoever_o word_n it_o be_v express_v it_o never_o yet_o come_v legal_o to_o the_o cognizance_n of_o the_o subject_a four_o the_o bishop_n refuse_v to_o send_v the_o order_n and_o declaration_n the_o minister_n have_v something_o more_o than_o their_o own_o private_a judgement_n to_o move_v they_o to_o refuse_v to_o read_v it_o second_o query_n whether_o a_o unlawful_a matter_n may_v be_v lawful_o publish_v answer_n a_o unlawful_a matter_n be_v not_o to_o be_v publish_v if_o he_o who_o publish_v it_o think_v the_o matter_n unlawful_a for_o first_o it_o can_v come_v to_o he_o be_v illegal_a by_o any_o legal_a authority_n for_o the_o king_n can_v do_v no_o illegal_a thing_n and_o if_o his_o officer_n do_v it_o they_o do_v it_o not_o by_o the_o king_n authority_n and_o therefore_o the_o refuse_v of_o it_o be_v no_o disobedience_n be_v no_o illegal_a refusal_n second_o if_o then_o the_o bishop_n and_o minister_n publish_v the_o declaration_n they_o do_v it_o voluntary_o as_o their_o own_o act_n and_o consequent_o publish_v a_o illegal_a thing_n without_o legal_a authority_n they_o be_v punishable_a for_o it_o have_v do_v what_o they_o have_v no_o legal_a authority_n to_o do_v three_o query_n what_o be_v the_o ill_a consequence_n of_o read_v the_o declaration_n answer_v they_o be_v many_o and_o great_a and_o therefore_o 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