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	power_n	prince_n	14,123	5	5.8563	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46730	True religion makes the best loyalty discovered and recommended in a sermon, prepar'd for that Assembly which intended to meet at St. Michael's Cornhil, April 21, 1682, and afterwards preach'd at the New Church in Westminster, May 29, being the happy day of His Majesty's birth and return, and now published, at the earnest request of the gentlemen of that vestry / by Thomas Jekyll ...	Jekyll, Thomas, 1646-1698.	1682 (1682)	Wing J539; ESTC R3602	17,947	38

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phrase_n thus_o for_o the_o duty_n of_o magistrate_n and_o great_a men._n say_v david_n in_o his_o die_a word_n 23.3_o 2_o sam._n 23.3_o he_o that_o rule_v over_o man_n must_v be_v just_a rule_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n that_o be_v as_o become_v one_o who_o be_v not_o only_o in_o the_o presence_n but_o in_o the_o place_n of_o god_n 19.7_o 2_o chron._n 19.7_o with_o who_o there_o be_v no_o iniquity_n nor_o respect_n of_o person_n nor_o take_v of_o bribe_n and_o so_o for_o any_o other_o that_o be_v in_o any_o other_o inferior_a degree_n of_o power_n 43._o levit._fw-la 25.17_o 42_o 43._o you_o shall_v not_o oppress_v one_o another_o say_v moses_n but_o thou_o shall_v fear_v thy_o god_n nay_o if_o thy_o brother_n be_v sell_v unto_o thou_o for_o a_o bondman_n thou_o shall_v not_o rule_v over_o he_o with_o rigour_n but_o shall_v fear_v thy_o god_n i.e._n shall_v use_v he_o with_o that_o merciful_a regard_n which_o god_n require_v and_o be_v well-pleased_n with_o and_o thus_o the_o duty_n 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defiance_n in_o the_o manifest_a breach_n of_o his_o law_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o his_o pleasure_n or_o of_o his_o profit_n can_v never_o give_v his_o prince_n any_o tolerable_a security_n that_o he_o will_v not_o serve_v he_o so_o upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n and_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o prince_n be_v many_o time_n so_o unfortunate_a in_o the_o choice_n of_o their_o minister_n because_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a matter_n to_o find_v a_o great_a politician_n to_o be_v as_o good_a a_o man_n one_o who_o always_o make_v the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o his_o country_n the_o constant_a measure_n of_o his_o action_n let_v what_o will_v happen_v to_o he_o which_o if_o they_o do_v but_o true_o fear_v god_n

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