Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	law_n	prince_n	sovereign_a	3,774	5	9.4515	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89918	Problemes necessary to be determined by all that have, or have not taken part on either side in the late unnaturall warre. For the making of their peace with God and disposing them to a hearty peace one with another. By reflecting upon what they have done, before they engage in a new more dangerous and doubtfull warre: dedicated to the Lord Major, aldermen and Common-Councel of the Honorable City of London. / By P.D.	Nethersole, Francis, Sir, 1587-1659.	1648 (1648)	Wing N497; Thomason E458_20; ESTC R203004	17,363	31

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the_o party_n etc._n etc._n 13._o whether_o obedience_n to_o the_o forcible_a command_n of_o prince_n or_o people_n will_v be_v a_o sufficient-plea_n for_o have_v shed_v or_o any_o way_n communicate_v in_o the_o shed_n of_o blood_n in_o such_o a_o war_n at_o his_o tribunal_n who_o will_v not_o admit_v of_o obedience_n to_o any_o law_n make_v by_o their_o joint_a authority_n for_o a_o defence_n of_o the_o least_o breach_n of_o any_o law_n of_o he_o 14._o whether_o neutrality_n or_o partiality_n be_v more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o duty_n of_o good_a subject_n in_o such_o a_o war_n as_o aforesaid_a and_o whether_o willing_a contributer_n to_o both_o side_n in_o such_o a_o war_n be_v not_o guilty_a of_o the_o sin_n of_o both_o and_o great_a sinner_n than_o the_o partaker_n on_o either_o side_n

caeteris_fw-la paribus_fw-la if_o they_o contribute_v to_o both_o side_n for_o mere_a private_a respect_n and_o whether_o such_o be_v proper_o call_v neuter_n be_v indeed_o vterques_n 15._o whether_o the_o personal_a or_o the_o authoritative_a command_n of_o the_o prince_n issue_v out_o of_o his_o supreme_a court_n sit_v in_o the_o time_n of_o such_o a_o war_n will_v more_o excuse_v though_o neither_o of_o they_o can_v absolve_v they_o on_o either_o side_n that_o have_v sin_v of_o ignorance_n in_o such_o a_o war_n as_o aforesaid_a and_o whether_o the_o person_n or_o the_o court_n of_o the_o prince_n will_v be_v liable_a to_o a_o more_o heavy_a judgement_n for_o have_v draw_v other_o into_o sin_n at_o that_o day_n when_o there_o will_v be_v a_o review_n of_o all_o thing_n do_v in_o this_o world_n before_o he_o who_o be_v no_o respecter_n of_o person_n 16._o whether_o a_o sovereign_a prince_n or_o state_n be_v a_o politic_a head_n can_v or_o can_v do_v any_o wrong_v and_o whether_o the_o 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