Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	good_a	king_n	power_n	4,538	5	4.8909	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13314	The hauen of pleasure containing a freemans felicitie, and a true direction how to liue well : profitable and del[i]ghtfull to all, hurtfull and displeasing to none, except it bee to such pecuish dames as do either foolishlie reiect, or carelesly neglect the dutie of chast matron[e]s / gathered out of the best approued authors.	I. T.	1597 (1597)	STC 23621; ESTC S1650	98,226	170

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a_o good_a smack_n of_o it_o before_o in_o their_o youth_n for_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v wholesome_a and_o profitable_a to_o virtue_n and_o honesty_n let_v not_o he_o that_o be_v grow_v to_o a_o good_a age_n no_o nor_o he_o that_o be_v old_a and_o far_o strike_v in_o year_n be_v ashamed_a to_o learn_v for_o to_o learn_v good_a thing_n there_o be_v no_o time_n too_o late_o and_o to_o forsake_v vice_n never_o out_o of_o season_n of_o eloquence_n and_o the_o art_n of_o speak_v which_o be_v needful_a and_o profitable_a for_o all_o man_n what_o language_n soever_o he_o speak_v chap._n 17._o rhetoric_n or_o the_o art_n of_o oratory_n who_o office_n be_v to_o speak_v apt_o distinct_o &_o fine_o and_o with_o choice_n word_n and_o grave_a sentence_n to_o entice_v and_o inflame_v the_o mind_n of_o his_o auditory_a be_v most_o needful_a and_o profitable_a for_o such_o as_o execute_v the_o office_n of_o preach_v rule_n in_o a_o commonwealth_n bear_v the_o office_n of_o magistracy_n for_o such_o as_o be_v appoint_v to_o be_v major_n or_o sheriff_n in_o city_n and_o which_o must_v live_v among_o discord_n &_o strife_n in_o a_o camp_n sedition_n and_o uproar_n in_o a_o city_n and_o commonwealth_n who_o part_n it_o be_v and_o who_o authority_n require_v to_o appease_v the_o furious_a mind_n of_o a_o ●ude_a multitude_n and_o to_o rule_v they_o with_o good_a counsel_n &_o word_n of_o authority_n for_o subject_n be_v not_o always_o bring_v to_o obedience_n by_o threaten_n fear_n violence_n cruelty_n sword_n and_o punishment_n no_o they_o must_v not_o go_v so_o far_o unless_o the_o matter_n can_v be_v appease_v without_o those_o bloody_a remedy_n but_o they_o must_v be_v reclaim_v from_o wicked_a enterprise_n to_o their_o duty_n by_o fair_a word_n wholesome_a exhortation_n and_o countenance_n full_a of_o gravity_n and_o constancy_n the_o self-same_a wisdom_n and_o discretion_n ought_v master_n of_o family_n to_o use_v towards_o their_o servant_n and_o teacher_n of_o child_n towards_o their_o scholar_n to_o what_o art_n the_o study_n of_o humanity_n do_v open_v we_o the_o way_n chap._n 18._o the_o study_n of_o humanity_n and_o liberal_a science_n do_v not_o only_a polish_a the_o tongue_n with_o entice_a word_n and_o sweet_a sentence_n but_o also_o avail_v to_o get_v the_o profitable_a and_o necessary_a art_n of_o this_o life_n to_o wit_n physic_n surgery_n and_o the_o civil_a law_n and_o in_o which_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n take_v great_a joy_n and_o pleasure_n philosophy_n not_o only_o human_a but_o also_o divine_a whereby_o through_o christ_n to_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n love_n and_o faith_n in_o god_n for_o all_o art_n in_o which_o man_n diligent_o exercise_v himself_o must_v be_v refer_v hither_o and_o only_o aim_v at_o this_o white_a the_o professor_n of_o worldelie_o wisdom_n can_v never_o attain_v to_o this_o who_o wander_v from_o the_o verity_n do_v thrust_v into_o man_n mind_n falsehood_n for_o truth_n vain_a conceit_n for_o sound_n opinion_n forgery_n for_o sincerity_n doubt_n for_o certainty_n and_o harm_n for_o help_n and_o all_o because_o they_o want_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n now_o see_v that_o among_o all_o other_o art_n there_o be_v only_o three_o which_o bring_v not_o only_a honour_n and_o profit_n to_o the_o professor_n albeit_o profit_n shall_v not_o be_v so_o much_o regard_v but_o also_o be_v of_o great_a use_n to_o maintain_v the_o life_n of_o the_o common_a sort_n of_o people_n thou_o must_v betimes_o deliberate_v which_o of_o they_o thou_o haste_v a_o desire_n to_o follow_v and_o to_o which_o by_o nature_n thou_o be_v most_o apt_a and_o sit_v theologie_n that_o be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o divinity_n give_v by_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n frame_v the_o mind_n to_o godliness_n and_o instruct_v thou_o