Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	bishop_n	emperor_n	king_n	2,890	5	4.1642	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A15400	An harmonie vpon the first booke of Samuel wherein according to the methode obserued in Hexapla vpon Genesis, and Exodus, but more compendiously abridged, these speciall things are obserued vpon euery chapter: the diuers readings compared, doubtfull questions explaned, places of Scripture reconciled, controuersies briefly touched, and morall collections applied. Wherein aboue foure hundred theologicall questions are handled, with great breuitie and much varietie, by the former author of Hexapla on Genesis.	Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.	1607 (1607)	STC 25678; ESTC S120031	271,285	362

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will_v sure_o do_v unto_o you_o as_o you_o have_v speak_v in_o my_o ear_n your_o carcass_n shall_v fall_v in_o this_o wilderness_n etc._n etc._n 4._o now_o in_o this_o their_o petition_n the_o people_n offend_v because_o they_o ask_v he_o after_o a_o preposterous_a manner_n not_o expect_v the_o authority_n of_o god_n therefore_o the_o lord_n be_v say_v to_o have_v give_v they_o a_o king_n in_o his_o anger_n hosh._n 13.11_o their_o request_n be_v then_o against_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n though_o god_n in_o his_o secret_a counsel_n have_v so_o determine_v mar._n chap._n ix_o 1._o quest._n v_o 5._o of_o the_o land_n of_o zuph_n 1._o the_o septuag_n read_v the_o land_n of_o siph_n fail_v both_o in_o the_o pronounce_v of_o the_o letter_n which_o be_v tsaddi_fw-la which_o be_v express_v by_o tz_n not_o semech_v which_o give_v the_o sound_n of_o our_o single_a s_o as_o also_o of_o the_o vowel_n which_o be_v shuree_n not_o chiric_a and_o answer_v to_o our_o u._fw-mi 2._o the_o 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king_n pelican_n agreeable_a to_o the_o description_n of_o a_o king_n in_o moses_n deut._n 17._o 2._o this_o book_n be_v lay_v up_o before_o the_o ark_n that_o it_o may_v continual_o put_v they_o in_o remembrance_n of_o their_o mutual_a duty_n jun._n 3._o but_o this_o book_n be_v not_o now_o to_o be_v find_v it_o be_v lose_v as_o many_o other_o historical_a book_n vatab._n 15._o quest._n v_o 27._o of_o the_o wicked_a man_n that_o murmur_v against_o saul_n 1._o they_o be_v call_v man_n of_o belial_n that_o be_v without_o a_o yoke_n which_o refuse_v to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o saul_n government_n think_v that_o because_o he_o be_v of_o mean_a parentage_n and_o of_o no_o power_n he_o be_v not_o a_o like_a man_n to_o save_v the_o people_n pellic._n 2._o therefore_o they_o come_v not_o to_o show_v their_o duty_n to_o the_o king_n to_o bring_v he_o present_n as_o other_o do_v for_o by_o such_o gift_n of_o acknowledgement_n subject_n may_v express_v their_o loyal_a affection_n to_o the_o 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but_o it_o seem_v that_o this_o attempt_n be_v make_v immediate_o before_o saul_n be_v elect_v king_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o nahash_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o people_n ask_v a_o king_n chap._n 12.14_o 2._o quest._n of_o nahash_n cruel_a demand_n to_o have_v they_o put_v out_o their_o right_a eye_n 1._o in_o this_o inhuman_a and_o hostile_a condition_n here_o impose_v the_o ammonite_n show_v their_o detestable_a hatred_n to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n that_o as_o they_o deny_v they_o bread_n and_o water_n in_o the_o wilderness_n so_o they_o continue_v hateful_a towards_o they_o still_o and_o therefore_o the_o lord_n know_v their_o malice_n against_o his_o people_n provide_v in_o the_o law_n that_o the_o israelite_n shall_v have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o they_o deut._n 23.6_o borr._n 2._o by_o the_o right_a eye_n some_o hebrew_n understand_v that_o text_n in_o the_o law_n that_o the_o ammonite_n shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o congregation_n till_o the_o ten_o generation_n that_o they_o will_v have_v it_o raze_v out_o but_o this_o exposition_n be_v ridiculous_a and_o fond_a nahash_n will_v indeed_o have_v their_o right_a eye_n put_v out_o to_o make_v they_o unapt_a for_o war_n for_o the_o left_a eye_n be_v shadow_v and_o hide_v with_o the_o shield_n which_o they_o hold_v before_o it_o joseph_n and_o to_o make_v they_o unfit_a either_o to_o read_v or_o write_v the_o law_n of_o god_n as_o some_o hebrew_n ex_fw-la pelican_n but_o the_o reason_n be_v here_o express_v to_o bring_v shame_n and_o ignominy_n upon_o israel_n as_o the_o ammonite_n have_v a_o delight_n to_o reproach_n the_o people_n of_o god_n as_o haman_n the_o son_n of_o this_o nahash_n do_v shame_n david_n servant_n that_o be_v send_v to_o he_o in_o kindness_n in_o shave_v their_o beard_n and_o cut_v off_o their_o garment_n by_o the_o middle_n 2._o sam._n 10._o 3._o now_o who_o be_v the_o ammonite_n that_o in_o these_o day_n do_v reproach_n the_o people_n of_o god_n it_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o judge_v even_o they_o which_o in_o stead_n of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n do_v thrust_v upon_o the_o church_n superstitious_a tradition_n and_o so_o deny_v unto_o the_o israelite_n the_o spiritual_a water_n and_o bread_n of_o their_o soul_n god_n who_o while_o they_o nursle_v the_o people_n in_o ignorance_n and_o seduce_v they_o from_o the_o right_a faith_n which_o be_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o soul_n do_v in_o a_o manner_n condition_n with_o they_o to_o pluck_v out_o their_o right_a eye_n borr._n 3._o quest._n whether_o the_o man_n of_o jabesh_n gilead_n do_v well_o in_o yield_v themselves_o to_o nahash_n demand_n 1._o they_o show_v their_o weakness_n in_o that_o they_o will_v at_o all_o yield_v to_o god_n dishonour_n by_o the_o shame_n of_o his_o people_n they_o bewray_v also_o their_o diffidence_n and_o distrust_n in_o expect_v help_n from_o man_n and_o not_o rely_v upon_o god_n osiand_n yea_o they_o seem_v also_o to_o prescribe_v unto_o god_n in_o limit_v a_o time_n for_o their_o deliverance_n mar._n for_o this_o they_o have_v be_v worthy_a to_o have_v be_v deliver_v over_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o enemy_n but_o that_o god_n have_v respect_n rather_o unto_o his_o own_o glory_n then_o unto_o their_o desert_n 2._o they_o desire_v a_o time_n of_o seven_o day_n which_o the_o enemy_n in_o the_o pride_n of_o his_o heart_n think_v that_o the_o israelite_n dare_v not_o encounter_v he_o refuse_v not_o but_o god_n providence_n herein_o be_v see_v in_o give_v occasion_n to_o saul_n to_o show_v his_o valour_n and_o to_o bring_v this_o proud_a tyrant_n to_o confusion_n pelican_n 4._o quest._n v_o 6._o what_o spirit_n of_o god_n come_v upon_o saul_n 1._o the_o chalde_n paraphra_v very_o well_o expound_v this_o place_n that_o the_o spirit_n of_o fortitude_n come_v upon_o saul_n as_o the_o like_a be_v say_v of_o samson_n judg._n 14.5_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n come_v upon_o he_o when_o he_o tear_v the_o lion_n it_o be_v then_o a_o heroical_a spirit_n wherewith_o he_o be_v endue_v borr._n the_o spirit_n of_o strength_n and_o courage_n to_o go_v against_o this_o tyrant_n it_o be_v not_o the_o spirit_n of_o sanctification_n and_o regeneration_n see_v before_o chap._n 10._o quest_n 7._o 2._o by_o this_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o a_o man_n even_o in_o civil_a action_n have_v need_v of_o the_o direction_n of_o god_n spirit_n to_o bring_v they_o to_o a_o good_a end_n as_o before_o chap._n 10.26_o it_o be_v say_v that_o there_o follow_v saul_n a_o band_n of_o man_n who_o heart_n god_n have_v touch_v action_n man_n have_v not_o any_o freewill_n of_o himself_o in_o moral_a action_n to_o do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a and_o please_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n unless_o he_o be_v thereunto_o draw_v and_o guide_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n contrary_a to_o the_o erroneous_a doctrine_n of_o the_o romanist_n 5._o quest._n v_o 7._o of_o the_o edict_n of_o saul_n proclaim_v in_o his_o name_n and_o samuel_n with_o the_o hew_v of_o the_o ox_n in_o piece_n 1._o saul_n use_v not_o his_o own_o name_n only_o but_o samuel_n also_o say_v whosoever_o come_v not_o forth_o after_o saul_n and_o samuel_n both_o for_o more_o authority_n because_o he_o be_v anoint_v king_n by_o samuel_n the_o lord_n prophet_n osiand_n and_o because_o he_o be_v not_o yet_o general_o approve_v and_o receive_v king_n of_o all_o vatab._n as_o also_o samuel_n have_v not_o whole_o resign_v and_o give_v up_o the_o administration_n as_o be_v note_v before_o c._n 7._o quest_n 14._o and_o it_o seem_v also_o that_o samuel_n be_v present_a also_o at_o this_o time_n in_o the_o battle_n as_o appear_v v_o 14._o jun._n 2._o and_o saul_n use_v this_o policy_n in_o hew_v his_o ox_n in_o piece_n and_o send_v they_o because_o he_o know_v that_o deed_n will_v persuade_v more_o than_o word_n osiand_n as_o the_o levite_n do_v the_o like_a when_o he_o hew_v his_o wife_n in_o piece_n and_o send_v her_o part_n into_o all_o quarter_n of_o israel_n jud._n 19_o beside_o saul_n herein_o show_v his_o zeal_n and_o forwardness_n in_o defend_v the_o lord_n people_n pelican_n and_o it_o be_v necessary_a also_o that_o saul_n be_v already_o contemn_v of_o some_o shall_v set_v forth_o his_o edict_n under_o some_o penalty_n that_o the_o people_n may_v be_v keep_v in_o due_a awe_n and_o obedience_n osiand_n 6._o quest._n v_o 8._o why_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n be_v count_v apart_o from_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n 1._o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v the_o man_n of_o israel_n be_v three_o hundred_o thousand_o the_o man_n of_o judah_n thirty_o thousand_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o before_o the_o fall_v away_o of_o the_o ten_o tribe_n from_o the_o kingdom_n of_o david_n some_o be_v reckon_v of_o isreel_n and_o some_o of_o judah_n borr._n 2._o

the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistines_n and_o to_o exasperate_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o philistines_n against_o he_o by_o who_o they_o be_v so_o cruel_o handle_v for_o david_n either_o circumcise_v they_o alive_a or_o cut_v off_o their_o foreskinne_n when_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o bring_v they_o unto_o saul_n mar._n 2._o josephus_n mistake_v the_o story_n for_o where_o as_o saul_n require_v but_o a_o hundred_o he_o make_v mention_n of_o six_o hundred_o and_o he_o say_v david_n cut_v off_o so_o many_o head_n of_o the_o philistines_n not_o foreskinne_n 3._o david_n show_v his_o readiness_n in_o this_o service_n for_o both_o he_o bring_v the_o double_a number_n of_o that_o which_o be_v require_v two_o hundred_o for_o one_o and_o he_o do_v it_o in_o a_o short_a time_n then_o be_v set_v he_o pelican_n 4._o but_o herein_o saul_n hypocrisy_n show_v itself_o who_o be_v himself_o of_o a_o uncircumcised_a heart_n pretend_v enmity_n against_o those_o which_o be_v uncircumcised_a in_o the_o flesh_n but_o indeed_o he_o hate_v most_o of_o all_o david_n that_o be_v circumcise_v both_o in_o the_o flesh_n and_o in_o the_o heart_n 12._o quest._n v_o 27._o whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o david_n to_o cut_v off_o the_o foreskinne_n of_o the_o philistines_n 1._o first_o the_o private_a reason_n which_o move_v david_n to_o condescend_v to_o this_o condition_n be_v these_o two_o his_o desire_n to_o have_v michal_n for_o his_o wife_n who_o see_v she_o to_o love_v he_o he_o love_v again_o and_o that_o by_o this_o occasion_n he_o may_v cut_v off_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n and_o of_o israel_n 2._o the_o lawfulness_n of_o this_o enterprise_n appear_v both_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o commander_n which_o be_v saul_n the_o king_n the_o chief_a magistrate_n by_o who_o authority_n war_n must_v be_v take_v in_o hand_n and_o the_o person_n of_o the_o enemy_n consider_v who_o be_v profess_v enemy_n to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n continual_o vex_v and_o molest_v they_o mart._n david_n also_o may_v consider_v his_o own_o call_n who_o be_v anoint_v king_n and_o appoint_v to_o be_v the_o captain_n and_o deliverer_n of_o his_o people_n 3._o thus_o through_o god_n goodness_n all_o thing_n fall_v out_o contrary_a to_o saul_n expectation_n he_o think_v to_o make_v his_o daughter_n a_o snare_n unto_o he_o who_o afterward_o be_v a_o mean_a to_o deliver_v he_o and_o he_o expose_v david_n to_o the_o rage_n of_o the_o philistines_n think_v thereby_o to_o make_v a_o hand_n of_o he_o whereas_o by_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n saul_n fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o philistines_n but_o david_n escape_v nay_o he_o be_v preserve_v in_o their_o country_n from_o saul_n mart._n 13._o quest._n v_o 30._o of_o david_n prosperous_a success_n against_o the_o philistines_n 1._o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v when_o the_o power_n of_o the_o philistines_n go_v forth_o etc._n etc._n the_o rabbin_n think_v that_o they_o take_v occasion_n to_o invade_v israel_n understand_v of_o david_n marriage_n 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