Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	king_n	people_n	tyrant_n	2,833	5	9.5249	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61683	A letter sent to a friend containing some reflections upon a late book intituled, The Roman church vindicated, and M.S. convicted of a false witnesse against her Wherein is declar'd, that the Pope may excommunicate and depose Kings according to the judgement of their greatest doctors, decrees and practices of several Popes, and Canons of their most approved councils; and the author convicted of most notorious falsities, &c. By J.S. B.D.	Stopford, Joshua, 1636-1675.	1675 (1675)	Wing S5743; ESTC R222081	29,048	37

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4._o greg._n tholosanus_n de_fw-fr repub._n lib._n 26._o cap._n 4._o ladislaus_n king_n of_o hungary_n depose_v by_o alexander_n 5._o ibid._n ferdinand_n deprive_v of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o naples_n by_o innocent_a 8._o ibid._n georg._n pogebracius_n king_n of_o bohemia_n depose_v by_o paul_n 2._o ibid._n desiderius_n king_n of_o lombardy_n excommunicate_v by_o pope_n adrian_n becanus_n controu._n angl._n p._n 107._o rogerius_n king_n of_o sicily_n excommunicate_v by_o innocent_a 2._o ibid._n here_o sir_n you_o have_v above_o forty_o emperor_n king_n and_o prince_n excommunicate_v and_o depose_v by_o roman_a bishop_n and_o yet_o this_o country-gentleman_n have_v the_o confidence_n to_o tell_v we_o p._n 45._o that_o the_o pope_n be_v few_o that_o can_v be_v just_o tax_v with_o this_o overreach_v of_o due_a limit_n 3._o i_o will_v now_o in_o the_o last_o place_n produce_v their_o most_o approve_a council_n for_o the_o further_a confirmation_n of_o this_o truth_n if_o practice_n may_v 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claremont_n matth._n paris_n add_v a_o 1095._o p._n 22._o by_o paschal_n 2._o in_o a_o general_a council_n at_o rome_n a_o 1102._o abbas_n vrspergensis_n by_o gelasius_n 2._o in_o a_o council_n at_o cologne_n idem_fw-la a_o 1118._o by_o callistus_n 2._o in_o a_o council_n at_o rheims_n in_o which_o 400._o father_n be_v assemble_v abbas_n vrsperg_n sugerius_n in_o vita_fw-la ludovici_n reg._n francon_n rogerius_n in_o annal._n angl._n all_o which_o we_o have_v attest_v by_o their_o great_a bellarmin_n contra_fw-la barclaium_n p._n 108_o alexander_n 3._o in_o a_o synod_n at_o claremont_n excommunicate_v frederick_n 1_o emperor_n of_o germany_n platina_n in_o vit_fw-mi alex._n and_o vrban_n 2._o do_v the_o like_a to_o philip_n of_o france_n in_o a_o council_n hold_v at_o the_o same_o place_n spondanus_n p._n 969._o and_o innocent_a 4._o in_o a_o council_n hold_v at_o lion_n excommunicate_v frederick_n 2._o emperor_n of_o germany_n and_o absolve_v his_o subject_n from_o all_o homage_n and_o fealty_n due_a unto_o he_o and_o further_o declare_v that_o if_o they_o for_o the_o future_a own_a he_o for_o their_o emperor_n or_o any_o other_o assist_v he_o they_o be_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la involve_v in_o the_o same_o curse_n sexti_fw-la decret_n lib._n 2._o tit._n 14._o cap._n 2._o i_o will_v pass_v by_o other_o instance_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o proceed_v to_o the_o decree_n of_o their_o general_a council_n which_o justify_v such_o severe_a proceed_n against_o king_n and_o prince_n gregory_n 7._o in_o a_o council_n at_o rome_n with_o the_o consent_n of_o those_o father_n make_v this_o decree_n that_o it_o be_v in_o the_o pope_n power_n to_o depose_v emperor_n and_o absolve_v subject_n from_o obedience_n to_o their_o prince_n baronius_n a_o 1076._o sect._n 31._o in_o the_o lateran_n council_n under_o alexander_n 3._o we_o find_v it_o decree_v that_o the_o subject_n of_o prince_n favour_v heretic_n be_v absolve_v from_o their_o duty_n of_o homage_n and_o fealty_n so_o long_o as_o those_o prince_n continue_v in_o such_o impiety_n cap._n 27._o and_o in_o the_o next_o lateran_n