Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	act_n	majesty_n	parliament_n	3,702	5	6.9734	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30035	The pilgrim's progress, from Quakerism to Christianity containing, a farther discovery of the dangerous growth of Quakerism, not only in points of doctrine, but also in their politicks, respecting their government, and opposite to it, together with their fund or common bank to support the same : with a remedy proposed for this malady, and the cure of Quakerism : to which is added an appendix, discovering a most damnable plot, contriv'd and carrying on by New-Rome, by an united confederacy, against the reformed religion and professors thereof, as will appear from the designs of their silent meetings, their monthly, quarterly, second-day, six-week, and yearly meeting, all which are particularly herein treated on / by ... Fr. Bugg.	Bugg, Francis, 1640-1724?	1700 (1700)	Wing B5383; ESTC R20744	232,865	530

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law_n for_o their_o people_n but_o make_v law_n or_o order_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o as_o for_o his_o pretence_n that_o at_o these_o meeting_n they_o do_v not_o promote_v regnum_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la since_o their_o meeting_n be_v to_o promote_v real_a piety_n etc._n etc._n 1._o when_o the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n meet_v do_v they_o not_o promote_v the_o real_a practice_n of_o piety_n as_o much_o as_o the_o quaker_n pretend_v to_o yet_o if_o they_o shall_v meet_v as_o do_v the_o quaker_n without_o licence_n from_o his_o majesty_n it_o will_v as_o lawyer_n say_v be_v against_o these_o statute_n 28_o hen._n 8._o c._n 19_o 21._o 27_o hen._n 8._o c._n 15._o 3_o ed._n 6._o c._n 10_o 11._o 1_o eliz._n c._n 12._o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la c._n 29._o pet._n of_o r._n 5_o eliz._n c._n 1._o