Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	apostle_n	church_n	peter_n	5,721	5	7.6949	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59963	A hind let loose, or, An historical representation of the testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the interest of Christ with the true state thereof in all its periods : together with a vindication of the present testimonie, against the Popish, prelatical, & malignant enemies of that church ... : wherein several controversies of greatest consequence are enquired into, and in some measure cleared, concerning hearing of the curats, owning of the present tyrannie, taking of ensnaring oaths & bonds, frequenting of field meetings, defensive resistence of tyrannical violence ... / by a lover of true liberty.	Shields, Alexander, 1660?-1700.	1687 (1687)	Wing S3431; ESTC R24531	567,672	774

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succession_n by_o a_o scandalous_a assassination_n but_o it_o be_v clear_a than_o david_n be_v resist_v he_o and_o that_o be_v enough_o for_o we_o and_o he_o suppose_v he_o may_v descend_v into_o battle_n &_o perish_v 1_o sam._n 26._o 10._o not_o exclude_v but_o that_o he_o may_v perish_v in_o battle_n against_o himself_o resist_v he_o we_o be_v command_v indeed_o not_o to_o resist_v evil_a but_o whosoever_o shall_v smite_v we_o on_o the_o one_o check_n to_o turn_v to_o he_o the_o other_o also_o math._n 5._o 39_o and_o to_o recompense_v to_o no_o man_n evil_a for_o evil_n rom._n 12._o 17._o but_o this_o do_v not_o condemn_v self_n defence_n or_o resist_a tyrant_n violent_o endanger_v our_o life_n law_n religion_n &_o liberty_n but_o only_a resistance_n by_o way_n of_o private_a revenge_n &_o retaliation_n and_o enjoin_v patience_n when_o the_o clear_a call_n &_o dispensation_n do_v inevitable_o call_v into_o suffer_v but_o not_o to_o give_v way_n to_o all_o violence_n &_o sacrilege_n to_o the_o subvert_v of_o religion_n &_o righteousness_n these_o text_n do_v no_o more_o condemn_v private_a person_n retaliate_v the_o magistrate_n than_o magistrate_n retaliate_v private_a person_n unless_o magistrate_n be_v exempt_v from_o this_o precept_n and_o consequent_o be_v not_o among_o christ_n follower_n yea_o they_o do_v no_o more_o forbid_v private_a person_n to_o resist_v the_o unjust_a violence_n of_o magistrate_n than_o to_o resist_v the_o unjust_a violence_n of_o private_a person_n that_o objection_n from_o our_o lord_n reprove_v peter_n math._n 26._o 52._o put_v up_o thy_o sword_n for_o all_o they_o that_o take_v the_o sword_n shall_v perish_v by_o the_o sword_n have_v no_o weight_n here_o for_o this_o condemn_v only_o make_v use_n of_o the_o sword_n either_o by_o way_n of_o private_a revenge_n or_o usurp_v the_o use_n of_o it_o without_o authority_n and_o so_o condemn_v all_o tyrant_n which_o private_a subject_n do_v not_o want_v to_o defend_v themselves_o their_o religion_n &_o liberty_n or_o use_v it_o without_o necessity_n which_o be_v not_o in_o peter_n case_n tum_fw-la quia_fw-la valebat_fw-la christus_fw-la se_fw-la ipsum_fw-la defendere_fw-la tum_fw-la quia_fw-la volebat_fw-la se_fw-la ipsum_fw-la tradere_fw-la pool_n synops._n critic_n in_o locum_fw-la christ_n can_v easy_o have_v defend_v himself_o but_o he_o will_v not_o and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n for_o peter_n rashness_n it_o condemn_v also_o a_o rash_a precipitate_v and_o prevent_v the_o call_n of_o god_n to_o act_n of_o resistance_n but_o otherwise_o it_o be_v plain_a it_o be_v not_o peter_n fault_n to_o defend_v his_o master_n but_o a_o necessary_a duty_n the_o reason_n our_o lord_n give_v for_o that_o inhibition_n at_o that_o time_n be_v two_o fold_n one_o express_v math._n 26._o 52._o for_o they_o that_o take_v the_o sword_n etc._n etc._n which_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o peter_n as_o if_o peter_n be_v hereby_o threaten_v but_o to_o those_o that_o be_v come_v to_o take_v christ_n they_o usurp_v the_o sword_n of_o tyrannical_a violence_n and_o therefore_o be_v threaten_v with_o destruction_n by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o roman_n so_o be_v that_o commination_n to_o be_v understand_v of_o antichrist_n and_o the_o tyrant_n that_o serve_v he_o rev._n 13._o 10._o he_o that_o kill_v with_o the_o sword_n must_v be_v kill_v with_o the_o sword_n which_o be_v a_o terrible_a word_n against_o persecuter_n the_o other_o reason_n be_v john_n 18._o 11._o the_o cup_n which_o my_o father_n have_v give_v i_o shall_v i_o not_o drink_v which_o clear_o resell_n that_o objection_n of_o christ_n non-resistence_a to_o which_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o suffer_v be_v the_o end_n of_o his_o voluntary_a suscepted_a humiliation_n and_o his_o errand_n to_o the_o world_n appoint_v by_o the_o father_n and_o undertake_v by_o himself_o which_o be_v not_o the_o rule_n of_o our_o practice_n tho'_o it_o be_v true_a that_o even_o in_o his_o suffering_n he_o leave_v we_o a_o 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