Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	bishop_n	church_n	episcopal_a	3,133	5	10.8910	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A25708	Apophthegmata aurea, regia, Carolina apophthegms, I. Theological, II. Moral, III. Political / collected out of the imcomparable Eikōn basilikē of His Most Glorious Majestie King Charls [sic] the First.; Eikon basilike. Selections.	Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Gauden, John, 1605-1662.	1649 (1649)	Wing A3560A; ESTC R331	29,607	56

peace_n and_o loyalty_n pag._n 147._o line_n 26._o i_o never_o think_v any_o bishop_n worthy_a to_o sit_v in_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n who_o will_v not_o vote_n according_a to_o his_o conscience_n p._n 148._o 16._o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n by_o bishop_n have_v of_o all_o other_o the_o full_a scripture-ground_n and_o also_o the_o constant_a practice_n of_o all_o christian_a church_n p._n 148._o 24._o the_o want_n of_o government_n the_o church_n can_v no_o more_o dispen_v with_o in_o point_n of_o well-being_n than_o the_o want_n of_o the_o word_n and_o sacrament_n in_o point_n of_o be_v 150._o 1._o proud_a usurper_n against_o true_a episcopacy_n by_o popular_a heap_n of_o weak_a light_a and_o unlearned_a teacher_n seek_v to_o over-lay_v and_o smother_v the_o pregnancy_n and_o authority_n of_o that_o power_n of_o episcopal_a government_n which_o beyond_o all_o equivocation_n and_o vulgar_a fallacy_n of_o name_n be_v most_o convince_o set_v forth_o both_o by_o scripture_n and_o all_o after-history_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 152._o 8._o in_o religion_n scripture_n be_v the_o best_a rule_n and_o the_o church_n universal_a practice_n the_o best_a commentary_n p._n 152._o 30._o not_o only_o in_o religion_n but_o also_o in_o right_a reason_n and_o the_o true_a nature_n of_o government_n it_o can_v be_v think_v that_o a_o orderly_a subordination_n among_o presbyter_n and_o minister_n shall_v be_v any_o more_o against_o christianity_n than_o it_o be_v in_o all_o secular_a and_o civil_a government_n where_o p._n 153._o 3._o parity_n breed_v confusion_n and_o faction_n p._n 153._o 8._o good_a order_n be_v no_o more_o inconsistent_a with_o true_a religion_n then_o good_a feature_n be_v with_o beauty_n or_o number_n with_o harmony_n p._n 153._o 10._o minister_n have_v as_o much_o of_o the_o principle_n of_o schism_n and_o division_n as_o other_o man_n pag._n 153._o line_n 19_o it_o be_v not_o the_o favour_n of_o prince_n or_o ambition_n of_o presbyter_n but_o 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exstirpate_v as_o much_o as_o the_o use_n retain_v pag._n 164._o line_n 13._o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o church_n become_v the_o object_n of_o secular_a envy_n which_o seek_v to_o rob_v it_o of_o all_o the_o encouragement_n of_o learning_n and_o religion_n p._n 165._o 8._o i_o will_v rather_o with_o constantin_n cover_v the_o error_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n with_o silence_n and_o reform_v with_o meekness_n then_o expose_v their_o person_n and_o sacred_a function_n to_o vulgar_a contempt_n p._n 166._o 5._o the_o counsel_n of_o unreasonable_a man_n have_v bring_v forth_o and_o continue_v violent_a confusion_n by_o a_o precipitant_n destroy_v the_o ancient_a boundary_n of_o the_o church_n peace_n thereby_o let_v in_o all_o manner_n of_o error_n schism_n and_o disorder_n p._n 166._o 11._o our_o sin_n sometime_o prevail_v against_o the_o justice_n of_o our_o caus._n p._n 173._o 6._o personal_a and_o private_a sin_n may_v ofttimes_o overbalance_n the_o justice_n of_o public_a engagement_n nor_o do_v god_n account_v every_o gallant_a man_n in_o the_o world_n esteem_n a_o fit_a instrument_n to_o assert_v in_o the_o way_n of_o war_n a_o righteous_a caus._n the_o more_o man_n be_v prone_a to_o arrogate_v to_o their_o own_o skill_n valour_n and_o strength_n the_o less_o do_v god_n ordinary_o work_v by_o they_o for_o his_o own_o glory_n p._n 173._o 15._o the_o event_n or_o success_n can_v never_o state_n the_o justice_n of_o any_o cause_n nor_o the_o peace_n of_o man_n conscience_n nor_o the_o eternal_a welfare_n of_o their_o soul_n p._n 173._o 24._o a_o godly_a prince_n desire_n be_v that_o all_o his_o subject_n may_v join_v true_a piety_n with_o the_o sense_n of_o their_o loyalty_n and_o be_v as_o faithful_a to_o god_n and_o their_o own_o soul_n as_o they_o be_v to_o their_o prince_n that_o the_o defect_n of_o the_o one_o may_v not_o blast_v the_o endeavour_n of_o the_o other_o p._n 176._o 23._o different_a event_n be_v but_o the_o method_n of_o divine_a justice_n by_o contrary_a wind_n to_o winnow_v we_o that_o by_o punish_v our_o sin_n he_o may_v purge_v they_o from_o we_o and_o defer_v peace_n he_o may_v prepare_v we_o more_o to_o prize_v and_o better_a to_o use_v so_o great_a a_o blessing_n p._n 178._o 3._o the_o inevitable_a fate_n of_o our_o sin_n be_v no_o doubt_n such_o as_o will_v no_o long_o suffer_v the_o divine_a justice_n to_o be_v quiet_a we_o have_v conquer_v his_o patience_n be_v condemn_v by_o mutual_a conquering_n to_o destroy_v one_o another_o p._n 178._o 29._o those_o victory_n be_v still_o miserable_a that_o leave_v our_o sin_n unsubdued_a flush_a our_o pride_n and_o animate_v to_o continue_v injury_n p._n 179._o 8._o god_n sometime_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o peace_n bring_v upon_o we_o the_o misery_n of_o war_n and_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o war_n deny_v we_o the_o blessing_n of_o peace_n p._n 181._o 5._o the_o good_a law_n establish_v and_o the_o religion_n settle_a aught_o to_o be_v the_o first_o rule_n and_o 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pretender_n of_o public_a reformation_n to_o such_o private_a design_n as_o must_v needs_o hinder_v the_o public_a good_a p._n 187._o 23._o the_o right_a method_n of_o reform_v the_o church_n can_v consist_v with_o that_o of_o perturb_v the_o civil_a state_n nor_o can_v religion_n be_v just_o advance_v by_o depress_v loyalty_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o chief_a ingredient_n and_o ornament_n of_o true_a religion_n for_o next_o to_o fear_n god_n be_v honour_v the_o king_n p._n 187._o 30._o christ_n kingdom_n may_v be_v set_v up_o without_o pull_v down_o the_o temporal_a kingdom_n of_o prince_n nor_o will_v any_o man_n in_o impartial_a time_n appear_v good_a christian_n that_o approve_v not_o themselves_o good_a subject_n pag._n 188._o line_n 7._o christ_n government_n confirm_v the_o king_n do_v not_o overthrow_v it_o p._n 188._o 13._o christian_a patience_n know_v how_o to_o serve_v

esteem_v the_o church_n above_o the_o state_n the_o glory_n of_o christ_n above_o my_o own_o and_o the_o salvation_n of_o man_n soul_n above_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o body_n and_o estate_n p._n 105._o 25._o violent_a motion_n which_o be_v neither_o manly_a christian_a nor_o loyal_a ought_v not_o to_o shake_v or_o unsettle_v the_o religion_n of_o any_o man_n who_o know_v what_o religion_n mean_n 106._o 8._o the_o proper_a engine_n of_o all_o faction_n be_v force_n the_o arbitrator_n of_o beast_n not_o of_o reasonable_a man_n much_o less_o of_o humble_a christian_n and_o loyal_a subject_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n p._n 106._o 12._o man_n prone_a to_o have_v high_a conceit_n of_o themselves_o care_v not_o what_o cost_n they_o lie_v out_o upon_o their_o opinion_n 106._o 17._o god_n justice_n and_o man_n folly_n will_v at_o length_n be_v discover_v through_o all_o the_o film_n and_o pretension_n of_o religion_n in_o which_o politician_n wrap_v up_o their_o design_n 108._o 3._o the_o less_o cause_n we_o have_v to_o trust_v to_o man_n the_o more_o we_o have_v to_o trust_v to_o god_n p._n 108._o 24._o pious_a simplicite_a be_v the_o best_a policy_n p._n 108._o 30._o in_o thing_n which_o be_v of_o no_o clear_a moral_a necessity_n but_o disputable_a and_o controvert_v among_o learned_a and_o godly_a man_n oath_n can_v hardly_o be_v make_v and_o enjoin_v with_o that_o judgement_n and_o certainty_n in_o one_o self_n or_o that_o charity_n and_o candour_n to_o other_o of_o different_a opinion_n as_o religion_n require_v p._n 111._o 9_o religion_n never_o refuse'_v fair_a and_o equable_a deliberation_n yea_o and_o dissent_n too_o in_o matter_n only_o probable_a p._n 111._o 16._o the_o enjoin_n of_o oath_n upon_o people_n must_v needs_o in_o thing_n doubtful_a be_v dangerous_a as_o in_o thing_n unlawful_a damnable_a and_o no_o less_o superfluous_a where_o former_a religious_a and_o legal_a engagement_n bind_a man_n sufficient_o to_o all_o necssarie_a duty_n p._n 111._o 19_o none_o that_o have_v once_o true_a touch_n of_o conscience_n will_v endeavour_v to_o carry_v on_o the_o best_a design_n much_o less_o such_o as_o be_v apparent_o factious_a and_o ambitious_a by_o any_o unlawful_a mean_n pag._n 112._o line_n 28._o we_o ought_v not_o to_o prefer_v ambiguous_a dangerous_a and_o unauthorized_a novelty_n before_o know_a and_o swear_v duty_n which_o be_v indispensable_a both_o to_o god_n and_o the_o prince_n p._n 113._o 3._o late_a vow_n oath_n or_o league_n can_v never_o blot_v out_o those_o former_a grave_n and_o character_n which_o by_o just_a and_o lawful_a ooath_n be_v make_v upon_o their_o soul_n p._n 113._o 10._o confederation_n by_o way_n of_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n be_v the_o more_o to_o be_v suspect_v because_o they_o be_v the_o common_a road_n use_v in_o all_o faction_n and_o powerful_a perturbation_n of_o state_n and_o church_n p._n 113._o 14._o formality_n of_o extraordinary_a zeal_n and_o piety_n be_v never_o more_o study_v and_o elaborate_a than_o when_o politician_n most_o agitate_v desperate_a design_n against_o all_o that_o be_v settle_v or_o sacred_a in_o religion_n or_o law_n p._n 113._o 19_o every_o man_n soon_o grow_v his_o own_o pope_n and_o easy_o absolve_v himself_o of_o those_o tie_n which_o not_o the_o command_n of_o god_n word_n or_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n but_o only_o the_o subtlety_n or_o terror_n of_o a_o party_n cast_v upon_o he_o p._n 114._o li._n 2._o no_o man_n lawful_a call_v can_v engage_v he_o against_o the_o church_n the_o prince_n or_o the_o public_a peace_n p._n 116._o 3._o a_o pious_a prince_n ought_v to_o be_v forward_o to_o carry_v on_o all_o due_a reformation_n with_o mature_a judgement_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n in_o what_o thing_n he_o shall_v after_o impartial_a advice_n be_v by_o god_n word_n and_o right_a reason_n convince_v to_o be_v amiss_o p._n 116._o 21._o bishop_n and_o churchman_n with_o their_o land_n and_o revenue_n as_o the_o fat_a deer_n must_v be_v destroy_v the_o other_o rascal-herd_n of_o schism_n heresy_n etc._n etc._n be_v lean_a may_v enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o a_o toleration_n p._n 117._o 5._o i_o see_v while_o the_o breath_n of_o religion_n fill_v the_o sail_n profit_n be_v the_o compass_n by_o which_o factious_a man_n steer_v their_o course_n in_o all_o seditious_a commotion_n pag._n 117._o lin._n 11._o pharaoh_n divinity_n and_o joseph_n true_a piety_n abhor_v to_o sell_v the_o priest_n land_n p._n 118._o lin._n 2._o i_o esteem_v it_o my_o great_a title_n to_o be_v call_v and_o my_o chief_a glory_n to_o be_v the_o defendor_n of_o the_o church_n both_o in_o its_o true_a faith_n and_o its_o just_a fruition_n equal_o abhor_v sacrilege_n and_o apostasy_n p._n 118._o 11._o i_o have_v rather_o live_v as_o my_o predecessor_n henry_n the_o three_o sometime_o do_v on_o the_o church_n alm_n then_o violent_o take_v the_o bread_n out_o of_o bishop_n and_o minister_n mouth_n p._n 118._o 16._o i_o think_v it_o no_o less_o than_o a_o mock_n and_o tempt_v of_o god_n to_o desire_v he_o to_o hinder_v those_o mischief_n who_o occasion_n and_o remedy_n be_v in_o our_o own_o power_n it_o be_v every_o man_n sin_n not_o to_o avoid_v the_o one_o and_o not_o to_o use_v the_o other_o p._n 119._o 10._o there_o be_v way_n enough_o to_o repair_v the_o breach_n of_o the_o state_n without_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 119._o 16._o no_o pretension_n of_o piety_n and_o reformation_n be_v sufficient_a to_o absolve_v subject_n from_o the_o observation_n of_o those_o just_a moral_a and_o indispensable_a bond_n which_o god_n word_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n have_v lay_v upon_o their_o conscience_n nor_o engage_v they_o to_o any_o contrary_a practice_n p._n 120._o 2._o nothing_o violent_a and_o injurious_a can_v be_v religious_a p._n 120._o 6._o god_n allow_v no_o man_n commit_v sacrilege_n under_o the_o zeal_n of_o abhor_v idol_n p._n 120._o 7._o sacrilegious_a design_n ought_v not_o to_o have_v the_o countenance_n of_o religious_a tie_n p._n 120._o 9_o it_o be_v hard_a for_o a_o man_n that_o have_v not_o innocence_n and_o god_n protection_n to_o stand_v out_o against_o those_o stratagem_n and_o conflict_n of_o malice_n which_o by_o falsity_n seek_v to_o oppress_v the_o truth_n and_o by_o jealousy_n to_o supply_v the_o defect_n of_o real_a cause_n p._n 122._o 6._o popular_a preacher_n think_v it_o no_o sin_n to_o lie_v for_o god_n and_o what_o they_o please_v to_o call_v god_n caus._n pag._n 127._o line_n 15._o difference_n of_o persuasion_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n may_v easy_o fall_v out_o where_o there_o be_v the_o sameness_n of_o duty_n allegiance_n and_o subjection_n p._n 129._o 10._o different_a profession_n in_o point_n of_o religion_n can_v take_v away_o the_o community_n of_o relation_n either_o to_o parent_n or_o to_o prince_n p._n 129._o 16._o a_o truly-humble_a christian_n will_v so_o high_o prize_v his_o persecution_n as_o rather_o not_o to_o be_v relieve_v then_o be_v revenge_v so_o as_o to_o be_v bereave_v of_o that_o crown_n of_o christian_a patience_n which_o attend_v humble_a and_o injure_a sufferer_n p._n 132_o 4._o a_o crown_n of_o christian_a patience_n attend_v humble_a and_o injure_a sufferer_n p._n 132._o 7._o god_n be_v the_o only_a king_n of_o man_n conscience_n 133._o 27_o it_o be_v no_o news_n to_o have_v all_o innovation_n usher_v in_o with_o the_o name_n of_o reformation_n p._n 138._o 5._o prayer_n and_o devotion_n be_v the_o soul_n more_o immediate_a converse_n with_o the_o divine_a majesty_n p._n 138._o 15._o the_o liturgy_n be_v exact_o conform_v to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o this_o by_o all_o reform_a church_n be_v confess_v to_o be_v most_o sound_a and_o orthodox_a p._n 139._o 15._o constancy_n abate_v nothing_o of_o the_o excellency_n and_o usefulness_n of_o a_o well-composed_a liturgy_n p._n 139._o 29._o in_o the_o use_n of_o constant_a form_n not_o the_o word_n but_o man_n heart_n be_v too_o blame_v p._n 141._o 2._o a_o man_n may_v be_v very_o formal_a in_o the_o most_o extemporary_a variety_n and_o very_o fervently-devout_a in_o the_o most_o wont_a expression_n p._n 141._o 4._o constant_a form_n of_o prayer_n be_v not_o more_o likely_a to_o flat_a and_o hinder_v the_o spirit_n of_o prayer_n and_o devotion_n then_o unpremeditated_a and_o confuse_a variety_n to_o distract_v and_o lose_v it_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o a_o prince_n to_o preserv_fw-la the_o state_n in_o quiet_a unless_o he_o have_v such_o a_o influence_n upon_o churchman_n and_o they_o such_o a_o dependence_n on_o he_o as_o may_v best_o restrein_v the_o seditious_a exorbitancy_n of_o minister_n tongue_n who_o with_o the_o key_n of_o heaven_n have_v so_o far_o the_o key_n of_o the_o people_n heart_n as_o they_o prevail_v much_o by_o their_o oratory_n to_o let_v in_o or_o shut_v out_o both_o