Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	government_n	king_n	monarchy_n	2,757	5	9.5091	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76378	Logoi apologetikoi. Foure apologicall tracts exhibited to the supreme, self-made authority, now erected in, under the Commons name of England. Wherein is proved, that their unparallel'd acts in beheading the most Christian King, nulling the regall office, disclaiming the knowne heire, Charles the II. and declaring it treason to refell their errours, are diametrically opposite to the Scriptures, the greatest opprobrie to Christianity that ever was in the world; and, without true repentance, will either make England not Christian, or no English nation. / By T.B. a conscientious and orthodox divine.	T. B., conscientious and orthodox divine.	1649 (1649)	Wing B186; Thomason E558_8; ESTC R5037	19,646	35

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like_fw-mi whosoever_o you_o be_v or_o whatsoever_o you_o will_v be_v you_o must_v be_v subject_a every_o one_o it_o be_v certain_a our_o saviour_n when_o he_o say_v givee_a to_o caesar_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v caesar_n speak_v as_o well_o of_o the_o high_a priest_n scribes_z pharise_n patriarch_n peter_n and_o the_o selfe-made_a representative_n as_o of_o the_o people_n jew_n and_o pagan_n mat._n 22._o 21._o luke_n 20._o 25._o we_o for_o our_o part_n dedicate_v by_o baptism_n teach_v in_o the_o word_n and_o feed_v at_o the_o eucharist_n have_v offer_v ourselves_o living_n sacrifice_n to_o the_o lord_n who_o covenant_v we_o be_v his_o observant_n we_o ought_v to_o be_v satis_fw-la praescriptum_fw-la babemus_fw-la say_v tertullian_n we_o christian_n 15._o tertul._n de_fw-fr idol_n c._n 15._o have_v it_o sufficient_o prescribe_v in_o omni_fw-la nos_fw-la obsequio_fw-la esse_fw-la oportere_fw-la subditos_fw-la that_o we_o in_o all_o obsequy_n ought_v to_o be_v subject_a unto_o magistrate_n both_o prince_n and_o power_n sive_fw-la apostolus_fw-la sive_fw-la evangelista_n sive_fw-la propheta_fw-la sive_fw-la qusquis_fw-la 42._o chrys_n in_o rom._n 13._o ser._n 23._o aug._n in_o psal_n 118._o ser._n 31._o bern._n in_o fp._n 42._o tandem_fw-la fueris_fw-la whosoever_o thou_o be_v whether_o apostle_n or_o evangelist_n or_o prophet_n thou_o owe_v this_o subjection_n so_o saint_n chrisostome_n saint_n augustine_n saint_n bernard_n etc._n etc._n concur_v in_o this_o whosever_v thou_o be_v imply_v christian_a ever_o if_o the_o apostle_n evangelist_n prophet_n or_o any_o else_o be_v not_o free_v from_o subjection_n how_o dare_v you_o who_o call_v yourselves_o the_o commons_o of_o england_n render_v yourselves_o the_o su●●●●e_a authority_n do_v ambition_n and_o covetousness_n m●●●_n 〈◊〉_d presume_v or_o be_v you_o apostate_n or_o atheist_n you_o survey_v antiquity_n and_o your_o independency_n will_v not_o where_o be_v find_v nor_o your_o democraticall_a presbytery_n s._n paul_n appeal_v unto_o caesar_n act_v 25._o 11._o the_o martyr_n confessor_n and_o devout_a bishop_n never_o plead_v immunity_n from_o superior_n against_o their_o persecutor_n nor_o can_v the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o his_o usurpation_n nor_o you_o and_o your_o sectary_n in_o you_o quit_v yourselves_o of_o antichristianisme_n nor_o be_v you_o whatsoever_o be_v pretend_v so_o far_o as_o you_o make_v the_o simple_a people_n believe_v from_o popery_n herein_o what_o bellarmine_n urge_v for_o his_o holiness_n of_o rome_n you_o 1._o bellar._n de_fw-fr pontif._n rom._n l._n 5._o c._n 1._o argue_v for_o yourselves_o if_o direct_o you_o may_v not_o you_o will_v indirect_o be_v supreme_a your_o proacher_n too_o aspire_v unto_o that_o height_n all_o temporalis_fw-la potestas_fw-la spirituali_fw-la meritò_fw-la subjicitur_fw-la it_o be_v very_o meet_a say_v they_o the_o temporal_a power_n shall_v stoop_v unto_o the_o spiritual_a every_o one_o therefore_o contend_v to_o be_v so_o