Selected quad for the lemma: state_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
state_n	government_n	king_n	monarchy_n	1,384	5	9.4516	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44305	A survey of the insolent and infamous libel, entituled, Naphtali &c. Part I wherein several things falling in debate in these times are considered, and some doctrines in lex rex and the apolog. narration, called by this author martyrs, are brought to the touch-stone representing the dreadful aspect of Naphtali's principles upon the powers ordained by God, and detecting the horrid consequences in practice necessarily resulting from such principles, if owned and received by people.	Honyman, Andrew, 1619-1676.	1668 (1668)	Wing H2604; ESTC R7940	125,044	140

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to_o the_o

insurrection_n all_o sort_n of_o which_o he_o hold_v out_o as_o unlawful_a give_v even_o where_o obedience_n can_v be_v give_v and_o page_z 319._o persona_fw-la invadens_fw-la potest_fw-la esse_fw-la talis_fw-la &_o aliae_fw-la etiam_fw-la circumstantiae_fw-la ut_fw-la magis_fw-la invasum_fw-la deceat_fw-la mortem_fw-la ipsam_fw-la pati_fw-la quam_fw-la tali_fw-la desensione_n propulsare_fw-la to_o these_o may_v be_v join_v moderate_a papist_n aestius_n lib._n 2._o in_o sententias_fw-la cap._n ult_n privato_fw-la n●mini_fw-la licet_fw-la superiori_fw-la etiam_fw-la tyrannice_n imperanti_fw-la resistere_fw-la multo_fw-la minus_fw-la è_fw-la medio_fw-la tollere_fw-la tollet_fw-la lib._n 5._o the_o instruct_v sacerdotis_fw-la cap._n 6._o non_fw-la licet_fw-la cviquam_fw-la se_fw-la defendere_fw-la a_o judice_fw-la vulnere_fw-la vel_fw-la pugna_fw-la licet_fw-la sit_fw-la innocens_fw-la many_o more_o may_v be_v cite_v but_o it_o may_v be_v evident_a that_o this_o libeler_n doctrine_n of_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o private_a person_n one_o or_o more_o resist_v the_o magistrate_n violent_o with_o destroy_v he_o in_o self-defence_n far_o more_o take_v on_o they_o a_o vindicative_a and_o punish_a power_n of_o which_o in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n be_v against_o the_o common_a sense_n of_o protestant_a divine_n and_o of_o the_o founder_n papist_n also_o whatever_o may_v be_v say_v of_o moral_a or_o legal_a self-defence_n against_o the_o sovereign_n by_o way_n of_o petition_n or_o plea_n in_o court_n for_o safety_n of_o a_o man_n person_n or_o estate_n and_o whatever_o may_v be_v say_v of_o ward_n off_o and_o defensive_o put_v back_o personal_a injurious_a assault_n to_o the_o manifest_a and_o immediate_a peril_n of_o life_n without_o any_o colour_n of_o deserve_v of_o reason_n of_o law_n or_o judicial_a proceed_n or_o of_o a_o woman_n violent_a resist_a attempt_n against_o the_o honour_n of_o her_o chastity_n dear_a to_o she_o then_o life_n and_o tend_v to_o ensnare_v she_o 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of_o grace_n and_o virtue_n for_o a_o man_n to_o resist_v the_o magistrate_n violent_o when_o he_o do_v he_o wrong_n and_o a_o self-murder_n against_o the_o six_o command_n not_o to_o resist_v when_o he_o offer_v to_o take_v the_o life_n without_o cause_n though_o not_o without_o law_n pag._n 314.322_o when_o i_o say_v these_o doctrine_n be_v broach_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n they_o be_v very_o quick_o translate_v and_o apply_v to_o the_o church_n by_o this_o man_n and_o his_o party_n who_o plead_v some_o year_n ago_o very_o strong_o as_o they_o think_v for_o non-submission_n unto_o and_o counteracting_a of_o all_o the_o judicatories_n of_o the_o presbyterial_a government_n whensoever_o the_o person_n injure_v think_v the_o sentence_n wrong_a and_o unlawful_a so_o that_o no_o excommunicate_a private_a person_n aught_o to_o submit_v to_o the_o sentence_n of_o any_o or_o all_o the_o judicatories_n if_o he_o think_v the_o sentence_n wrong_a and_o unlawful_a and_o no_o 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