Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	authority_n	law_n	legislative_a	2,620	5	12.4064	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64970	The right notion of honour as it was delivered in a sermon before the King at Newmarket, Octob. 4, 1674. Published by His Majesties special command. : With annotations, the contents whereof are in the following leaf / by Nath. Vincent, D.D. Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty, and Fellow of Clare-Hall in Cambridge.	Vincent, Nathanael, 1639?-1697.	1685 (1685)	Wing V419; ESTC R3122	34,127	86

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the_o right_a notion_n of_o honour_n as_o it_o be_v deliver_v in_o a_o sermon_n before_o the_o king_n at_o newmarket_n octob._n 4._o 1674._o publish_a by_o his_o majesty_n special_a command_n with_o annotation_n the_o content_n whereof_o be_v in_o the_o follow_a leaf_n by_o nath_n vincent_n d._n d._n chaplain_n in_o ordinary_a to_o his_o majesty_n and_o fellow_n of_o clare-hall_n in_o cambridge_n london_n print_v for_o richard_n chiswell_n at_o the_o rose_n and_o crown_n in_o s._n paul_n churchyard_n mdclxxxv_o the_o content_n of_o the_o annotation_n the_o occasion_n of_o publish_v this_o discourse_n after_o its_o suppression_n for_o so_o many_o year_n a_o sure_a expedient_a for_o attain_v the_o great_a honour_n this_o conception_n prove_v agreeable_a to_o the_o divine_a oeconomy_n in_o several_a particular_n a_o account_n of_o the_o excellent_a life_n and_o a_o specimen_fw-la of_o the_o admirable_a moral_n of_o that_o old_a chinese_n philosopher_n cumfusu_n wherein_o we_o find_v the_o 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honestavit_fw-la sed_fw-la ornamenta_fw-la ipsa_fw-la turpavit_fw-la idem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hierocl_n see_v the_o last_o particular_a of_o the_o sermon_n psal._n viii_o part_n of_o verse_n v._n and_o have_v crown_v he_o with_o glory_n and_o honour_n though_o there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n that_o have_v be_v always_o more_o value_v and_o desire_v than_o honour_n yet_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o have_v be_v so_o little_o understand_v and_o explicate_v true_a honour_n do_v answer_v the_o esteem_n that_o have_v be_v always_o set_v upon_o it_o it_o be_v the_o best_a of_o our_o attainment_n in_o this_o life_n nay_o it_o be_v all_o we_o can_v return_v to_o god_n himself_o for_o all_o the_o blessing_n he_o heap_n upon_o we_o next_o under_o god_n our_o great_a obligation_n be_v to_o our_o prince_n and_o to_o our_o parent_n now_o the_o honour_n we_o pay_v to_o the_o father_n of_o our_o country_n for_o the_o security_n of_o our_o person_n and_o fortune_n 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