Selected quad for the lemma: sense_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
sense_n	church_n	concern_v	scripture_n	2,937	5	6.3818	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46955	Julian's arts to undermine and extirpate Christianity together with answers to Constantius the Apostate, and Jovian / by Samuel Johnson.	Johnson, Samuel, 1649-1703.; Constantius II, Emperor of Rome, 317-361.; Jovian, Emperor of Rome, ca. 331-364.	1689 (1689)	Wing J832; ESTC R16198	97,430	242

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authority_n that_o be_v a_o just_a and_o lawful_a power_n as_o they_o have_v render_v it_o in_o other_o place_n and_o as_o it_o constant_o signify_v they_o have_v effectual_o prevent_v the_o false_a application_n of_o this_o text._n but_o now_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o shelter_v illegal_a commission_n unauthoritative_a act_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o unlawful_a and_o outrageous_a violence_n under_o the_o word_n power_n for_o these_o be_v may_v though_o they_o be_v not_o right_a however_o i_o shall_v make_v short_a work_n with_o this_o imposture_n for_o if_o these_o thing_n beforenamed_n be_v real_o contain_v in_o this_o text_n under_o the_o word_n power_n and_o by_o virtue_n of_o this_o text_n be_v forbid_v to_o be_v resist_v why_o then_o let_v we_o put_v they_o into_o the_o text_n which_o be_v the_o sure_a way_n of_o try_v the_o sense_n of_o any_o scripture_n and_o let_v we_o see_v how_o they_o will_v become_v the_o place_n and_o then_o it_o run_v thus_o there_o be_v no_o illegal_a 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into_o the_o government_n and_o get_v into_o office_n by_o wicked_a and_o undue_a mean_n be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god._n in_o the_o next_o place_n our_o author_n quote_v st._n peter_n in_o these_o word_n let_v we_o hear_v st._n peter_n be_v opinion_n in_o the_o case_n 1_o pet._n 2.13_o 14_o 15._o 53._o submit_v yourselves_o unto_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n whether_o to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a or_o unto_o governor_n as_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v send_v by_o he_o for_o this_o be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n from_o this_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o we_o ought_v to_o submit_v to_o inferior_a officer_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n as_o well_o as_o supreme_a this_o subordinate_a power_n be_v from_o god_n though_o not_o immediate_o i_o shall_v hot_a trouble_v myself_o as_o our_o author_n do_v about_o the_o question_n whether_o the_o true_a render_n of_o this_o place_n be_v submit_v to_o every_o humane_a creature_n mean_v divine_a creature_n or_o 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this_o be_v gospel_n gaudeant_fw-la latrones_fw-la it_o be_v good_a tiding_n not_o to_o the_o true_a man_n but_o to_o the_o thief_n to_o the_o cyclops_n to_o the_o cannibal_n to_o the_o hungry_a irish_a wolf_n and_o to_o the_o mauritanian_a lion_n but_o to_o all_o other_o it_o be_v a_o very_o hard_o say_v but_o to_o show_v that_o this_o argument_n may_v be_v otherwise_o answer_v than_o with_o a_o shrug_n it_o be_v plain_a 1._o that_o this_o precept_n of_o our_o saviour_n require_v great_a limitation_n for_o else_o among_o other_o thing_n a_o christian_a magistrate_n himself_o may_v not_o resist_v a_o evildoer_n 2._o that_o it_o carry_v a_o limitation_n sufficient_a for_o my_o present_a purpose_n along_o with_o it_o for_o all_o the_o instance_n in_o which_o our_o saviour_n forbid_v resistance_n be_v matter_n of_o a_o light_a nature_n as_o dr._n hammond_n express_v it_o and_o the_o bear_n of_o such_o tolerable_a evil_n and_o inconvenience_n be_v no_o peculiar_a duty_n of_o christianity_n 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