Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	david_n	king_n	saul_n	12,106	5	9.9774	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A70226	A word to the wavering, or, An answer to the enquiry into the present state of affairs whether we owe allegiance to the King in these circumstances? &c. : with a postscript of subjection to the higher powers / by G.B.	Hickes, George, 1642-1715.; Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.	1689 (1689)	Wing H1878A; ESTC R11270	7,455	12

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and_o powerful_a soever_o this_o i_o conceive_v be_v the_o cardo_n controversiae_fw-la and_o i_o hope_v we_o may_v wish_v his_o majesty_n affair_n and_o all_o his_o royal_a family_n may_v thrive_v and_o prosper_v according_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o that_o great_a cause_n pag._n 13._o the_o 10_o paragraph_n be_v whole_o spend_v in_o throw_v down_o the_o imaginary_a treaty_n with_o the_o king_n and_o the_o argument_n be_v so_o strong_a against_o any_o indecent_a proposal_n that_o i_o can_v answer_v they_o neither_o be_v it_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o cause_n if_o i_o can_v pag._n 14._o parag._n 11._o there_o my_o author_n contend_v that_o this_o nation_n be_v a_o protestant_a kingdom_n incompatable_a with_o popery_n or_o a_o popish_a king_n witness_v the_o exclusioner_n you_o know_v it_o be_v compatable_a before_o the_o reformation_n and_o you_o ought_v to_o know_v that_o dominion_n be_v not_o found_v in_o grace_n neither_o do_v the_o temporal_a right_n of_o prince_n depend_v upon_o 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david_n his_o go_v out_o with_o the_o army_n of_o the_o philistine_n and_o profess_v a_o great_a desire_n to_o fight_v against_o the_o enemy_n of_o achish_n who_o be_v no_o other_o but_o saul_n his_o natural_a liege_n lord_n and_o the_o army_n of_o israel_n wherein_o he_o act_v a_o very_a unsincere_a part_n or_o do_v real_o resolve_v to_o have_v engage_v against_o they_o be_v thing_n so_o manifest_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n that_o they_o give_v a_o strong_a presumption_n that_o the_o whole_a business_n of_o his_o take_a arm_n be_v contrary_a to_o law_n and_o religion_n pag._n 33._o may_v not_o one_o be_v say_v to_o kill_v the_o king_n that_o rob_v he_o of_o his_o revenue_n power_n and_o authority_n and_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o royal_a dignity_n pag._n 1674._o 17._o there_o be_v a_o tribunal_n set_v up_o by_o god_n for_o the_o magistrate_n in_o all_o our_o breast_n which_o will_v pass_v sentence_n severe_o and_o will_v not_o be_v put_v off_o by_o the_o trick_n of_o law_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 20._o the_o high_a power_n be_v depute_v by_o god_n must_v indeed_o render_v he_o a_o severe_a account_n but_o not_o to_o other_o we_o be_v therefore_o to_o obey_v they_o for_o the_o lord_n sake_n 1_o pet._n 2._o 13._o pag._n 26._o christ_n do_v in_o the_o plain_a style_n be_v possible_o condemn_v all_o practising_n against_o government_n upon_o pretence_n of_o religion_n by_o say_v my_o kingdom_n be_v not_o of_o this_o world_n etc._n etc._n joh._n 18._o 36._o this_o do_v so_o express_o discharge_v all_o bustle_n and_o fight_v on_o the_o pretence_n of_o religion_n that_o we_o must_v either_o set_v up_o another_o gospel_n or_o utter_o reject_v what_o be_v so_o formal_o condemn_v by_o the_o author_n of_o this_o we_o profess_v to_o believe_v pag._n 31._o though_o after_o that_o the_o emperor_n turn_v christian_a and_o establish_v the_o faith_n by_o law_n yet_o neither_o do_v the_o subtle_a attempt_n of_o julian_n the_o apostate_n nor_o the_o open_a persecution_n of_o some_o arrian_n emperor_n who_o do_v with_o great_a violence_n prosecute_v the_o orthodox_n occasion_n any_o seditious_a combination_n against_o authority_n pag._n 34_o they_o be_v without_o more_o ceremony_n of_o word_n traitor_n who_o subject_n our_o sovereign_n right_n which_o he_o derive_v from_o god_n only_o to_o a_o foreign_a superior_a power_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 36._o the_o dr._n tax_v also_o those_o who_o pretend_v a_o great_a heat_n against_o rome_n and_o value_v themselves_o on_o their_o abhor_v all_o the_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n of_o that_o church_n and_o yet_o have_v carry_v along_o with_o they_o one_o of_o their_o most_o pestiferous_a opinion_n pretend_v reformation_n when_o they_o will_v bring_v all_o under_o confusion_n and_o vouch_v the_o cause_n and_o work_n of_o god_n when_o they_o be_v destroy_v that_o authority_n he_o have_v set_v up_o and_o oppose_v those_o empower_v by_o he_o and_o the_o more_o piety_n 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