Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	divine_a	faith_n	humane_a	4,064	5	8.7140	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A32801	The divine trinunity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, or, The blessed doctrine of the three coessentiall subsistents in the eternall Godhead without any confusion or division of the distinct subsistences or multiplication of the most single and entire Godhead acknowledged, beleeved, adored by Christians, in opposition to pagans, Jewes, Mahumetans, blasphemous and antichristian hereticks, who say they are Christians, but are not / declared and published for the edification and satisfaction of all such as worship the only true God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, all three as one and the self same God blessed for ever, by Francis Cheynell ...	Cheynell, Francis, 1608-1665.	1650 (1650)	Wing C3811; ESTC R34820	306,702	530

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6._o these_o divine_a law_n be_v independent_a on_o the_o will_n of_o man_n and_o therefore_o indispensable_a man_n authority_n ii_o the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o act_v in_o christian_a love_n and_o charity_n against_o these_o dangerous_a man_n it_o be_v mercy_n to_o drive_v away_o the_o wolf_n and_o cruelty_n to_o spare_v he_o there_o must_v be_v so_o much_o fatherly_a love_n show_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o christian_n to_o the_o ●●ttle_a flock_n as_o to_o preserve_v they_o from_o wolf_n and_o fox_n he_o who_o love_v christ_n the_o christian_a religion_n the_o soul_n and_o peace_n of_o christian_n will_v not_o bear_v the_o sword_n in_o vain_a his_o head_n heart_n hand_n bowel_n will_v keep_v time_n in_o work_v according_a to_o the_o write_a rule_n fourteen_o the_o happiness_n of_o civil_a society_n aswell_o as_o church_n assembly_n do_v much_o depend_v upon_o the_o punish_n of_o antichristian_a heretic_n seduce_v apostate_n etc._n etc._n according_a to_o the_o nature_n and_o measure_n of_o their_o offence_n in_o all_o civil_a state_n who_o act_n be_v record_v in_o sacred_a or_o profane_a story_n the_o magistrate_n be_v to_o have_v a_o care_v not_o only_o of_o justice_n &_o honesty_n but_o of_o that_o religion_n also_o which_o they_o esteem_v divine_a for_o the_o good_a &_o happiness_n of_o their_o civil_a state_n though_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o the_o heathen_n do_v misapply_v this_o zealous_a instinct_n of_o nature_n to_o the_o maintenance_n of_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n of_o a_o false_a religion_n and_o false_a go_n socrates_n theodorus_n and_o protagoras_n famous_a philosopher_n be_v all_o three_o condemn_v at_o athens_n by_o the_o law_n against_o irreligion_n but_o let_v we_o look_v into_o christian_a state_n when_o the_o mean_n of_o instruction_n and_o reformation_n have_v be_v vouchsafe_v to_o a_o people_n that_o be_v in_o covenant_n with_o god_n and_o they_o corrupt_v the_o truth_n and_o worship_n of_o god_n the_o lord_n do_v not_o only_o punish_v degenerate_a church_n but_o even_o