Selected quad for the lemma: kingdom_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
kingdom_n	church_n	emperor_n	king_n	2,169	5	3.7645	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19392	An ansvver to the two fyrst and principall treatises of a certaine factious libell, put foorth latelie, without name of author or printer, and without approbation by authoritie, vnder the title of An abstract of certeine acts of Parlement: of certaine hir Maiesties iniuctions: of certaine canons, &c. Published by authoritie.	Cosin, Richard, 1549?-1597.; Stoughton, William, fl. 1584. Abstract, of certain acts of parliament.	1584 (1584)	STC 5819.7; ESTC S121272	391,855	496

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we_o see_v that_o our_o 93._o our_o pag._n 93._o abstractor_n say_v the_o minister_n without_o due_a authority_n from_o the_o magistrate_n whereby_o i_o hope_v he_o understand_v the_o chief_a magistrate_n of_o every_o commonwealth_n &_o not_o inferior_a officer_n who_o in_o this_o case_n certain_a firebrand_n of_o treason_n by_o tyrannos_fw-la by_o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la magistrate_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la regni_fw-la vindict_v con_fw-mi tyrannos_fw-la their_o book_n will_v arm_v against_o their_o sovereign_n ought_v not_o to_o wrest_v any_o thing_n into_o the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n but_o 141._o but_o t._n c._n pag._n 141._o another_o say_v that_o among_o other_o thing_n this_o government_n by_o presbytery_n be_v such_o as_o for_o the_o keep_n of_o they_o if_o we_o have_v they_o &_o forth_o obtain_v of_o they_o if_o we_o have_v they_o not_o he_o will_v not_o say_v our_o honour_n or_o our_o commodity_n and_o wealth_n but_o our_o life_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v dear_a unto_o us._n another_o 61._o another_o admon_n 2._o pag._n 61._o say_v they_o be_v force_v to_o speak_v for_o it_o and_o to_o use_v it_o and_o br._n and_o br._n a_o four_o no_o less_o peremptory_a than_o traitorous_a who_o i_o hope_v they_o will_v not_o allow_v of_o say_v if_o the_o prince_n will_v not_o establish_v this_o government_n that_o her_o subject_n need_v not_o to_o tarry_v for_o she_o but_o ought_v t'innouate_v the_o government_n themselves_o diverse_a of_o the_o french_a reformer_n be_v also_o too_o violent_o affect_v that_o way_n one_o of_o they_o have_v deliver_v 28._o deliver_v fran._n jun._n pag._n 28._o that_o if_o the_o prince_n do_v hinder_v the_o build_n of_o the_o church_n 3._o church_n pag._n 3._o or_o do_v affect_v the_o seat_n of_o god_n that_o be_v in_o their_o sense_n and_o meaning_n deal_v in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n and_o hinder_v the_o presbytery_n the_o 28._o the_o pag._n 28._o people_n may_v by_o force_n of_o arm_n resist_v he_o to_o which_o end_n also_o 29._o 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once_o excommunicate_a in_o which_o respect_n also_o 53._o also_o of_o obedience_n pag._n 52._o 53._o some_o of_o they_o do_v affirm_v that_o though_o pope_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o depose_v prince_n for_o sundry_a enormity_n do_v usurp_v unto_o themselves_o a_o unlawful_a authority_n yet_o the_o reason_n that_o move_v they_o so_o to_o do_v be_v honest_a and_o just_a and_o meet_a to_o be_v execute_v by_o the_o body_n or_o state_n of_o every_o commonweal_n and_o yet_o forsooth_o these_o be_v especial_a friend_n and_o favourer_n of_o the_o queen_n prerogative_n but_o touch_v that_o place_n there_o allege_v out_o of_o the_o second_o book_n feudorum_fw-la tit_n 28._o §_o 1_o it_o can_v no_o way_n be_v understand_v of_o a_o absolute_a and_o sovereign_a prince_n that_o hold_v not_o his_o kingdom_n over_o of_o any_o mortal_a man_n but_o of_o god_n alone_o no_o not_o in_o those_o country_n and_o territory_n where_o otherwise_o the_o feudall_a law_n in_o mean_a lord_n have_v place_n first_o 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where_o noble_a man_n do_v undertake_v that_o office_n shall_v we_o think_v it_o meet_v that_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v allot_v out_o to_o their_o maintenance_n according_a to_o their_o degree_n true_o either_o they_o must_v have_v short_a commons_o or_o else_o their_o church_n and_o several_a parish_n must_v content_v themselves_o without_o many_o such_o semor_n now_o let_v we_o also_o brief_o consider_v what_o they_o teach_v concern_v the_o person_n that_o be_v to_o serve_v and_o to_o belong_v to_o this_o presbyterial_a government_n our_o man_n in_o their_o book_n do_v attribute_v the_o chief_a degree_n of_o dignity_n in_o their_o ecclesiastical_a kingdom_n to_o the_o pastor_n the_o next_o to_o the_o doctor_n the_o elder_n whether_o knight_n lord_n earl_n duke_n or_o prince_n must_v content_v themselves_o to_o be_v reckon_v in_o the_o three_o place_n and_o the_o deacons_n in_o the_o four_o yea_o the_o discipline_n of_o france_n suffer_v the_o matter_n of_o 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fellow-assistant_n in_o consistory_n be_v in_o all_o other_o respect_v far_o his_o inferior_n and_o many_o way_n by_o all_o likelihood_n devote_a unto_o he_o to_o be_v of_o his_o judgement_n whensoever_o it_o shall_v happen_v that_o the_o pastor_n and_o he_o do_v vary_v in_o opinion_n for_o i_o have_v not_o red_a that_o they_o mind_n in_o all_o matter_n to_o make_v the_o pastor_n only_o of_o the_o quorum_fw-la and_o no_o marvel_n though_o they_o thus_o debase_v prince_n by_o make_v they_o range_v with_o the_o rest_n of_o their_o senior_n and_o church-governor_n consider_v how_o much_o soever_o they_o sarre_v in_o other_o point_n yet_o they_o jump_v in_o this_o to_o debar_v prince_n of_o that_o right_n of_o government_n in_o matter_n and_o over_o person_n ecclesiastical_a which_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o all_o the_o example_n of_o godly_a king_n in_o juda_n do_v afford_v unto_o they_o therefore_o one_o of_o they_o as_o in_o great_a scorn_n most_o slanderouslie_o &_o untrulie_o 8._o untrulie_o soldier_n of_o barwike_n pag._n 8._o say_v that_o for_o the_o princess_n pleasure_n popery_n be_v turn_v into_o policy_n and_o afterward_o ibidem_fw-la afterward_o ibidem_fw-la more_o traitorouslie_o if_o the_o prince_n with_o gedeon_n nadab_n abihu_n vzza_n vzziah_n and_o saul_n will_v intermeddle_v without_o god_n warrant_n as_o she_o have_v do_v pag._n 152_o lin_v 20._o with_o matter_n of_o religion_n pag._n 157_o lin_v 4._o with_o god_n matter_n pag._n 141_o lin_v 21._o she_o must_v think_v it_o no_o injury_n to_o be_v disobey_v pag._n 143_o line_n 13._o agréeablie_o to_o which_o though_o not_o so_o round_o and_o peremptory_a be_v that_o mislike_n which_o another_o of_o they_o have_v hereof_o 161._o hereof_o t._n c._n pag._n 157_o 161._o that_o her_o paiestie_n have_v pre-eminence_n and_o chief_a authority_n in_o determine_v of_o church_n cause_n and_o make_v ecclesiastical_a order_n and_o ceremony_n and_o likewise_o 161_o likewise_o t._n c._n pa._n 161_o that_o her_o majesty_n in_o counsel_n for_o church_n matter_n be_v the_o cheese_n who_o shall_v be_v only_o there_o a_o assistant_n a_o three_o of_o they_o also_o think_v it_o inconvenient_a 2._o inconvenient_a admo_fw-la 2._o that_o without_o her_o majesty_n assent_n ecclesiastical_a person_n can_v make_v order_n or_o ceremony_n in_o which_o respect_n the_o c._n the_o t._n c._n other_o before_o allege_a think_v it_o expedient_a that_o her_o majesty_n shall_v be_v of_o some_o particular_a parish_n and_o so_o in_o subjection_n to_o the_o censure_n of_o a_o presbytery_n either_o to_o be_v suspend_v or_o excommunicate_v as_o occasion_n shall_v require_v therefore_o a_o four_o of_o they_o prescribe_v general_o to_o prince_n and_o all_o other_o whomesoever_o if_o they_o be_v not_o of_o their_o presbytery_n 142._o presbytery_n ecclesiast_fw-la discipl_n pag._n 142._o thus_o of_o all_o these_o in_o a_o manner_n this_o be_v the_o only_a duty_n that_o they_o suffer_v themselves_o easy_o and_o willing_o to_o be_v rule_v and_o govern_v by_o other_o who_o god_n have_v set_v over_o they_o but_o more_o particular_o 285._o particular_o ibi._n pa._n 285._o elsewhere_o speak_v of_o king_n and_o magistrate_n he_o say_v these_o no_o less_o than_o the_o rest_n must_v obey_v and_o yield_v to_o the_o just_a authority_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a magistrate_n therefore_o another_o beside_o all_o these_o say_v that_o not_o only_o 62._o only_o daneus_fw-la par_fw-fr 2._o isag_n li._n 2._o cap._n 62._o the_o consistory_n may_v and_o aught_o to_o admonish_v the_o magistrate_n which_o be_v negligent_a in_o punish_v vice_n but_o 67._o but_o ibid._n ca._n 67._o also_o may_v upon_o knowledge_n of_o the_o cause_n take_v excommunicate_a even_o the_o chief_a magistrate_n unto_o the_o which_o he_o ought_v to_o submit_v himself_o and_o therefore_o he_o say_v that_o which_o be_v bring_v as_o out_o of_o augustine_n that_o a_o prince_n may_v not_o be_v excommunicate_v in_o additio_fw-la ad_fw-la 3._o 2._o thomae_fw-la do_v not_o hinder_v this_o because_o it_o be_v false_a and_o lest_o this_o duty_n though_o it_o be_v very_o rigorouslie_o exact_v shall_v but_o slenderlie_o be_v perform_v one_o of_o they_o 645_o they_o t._n c._n pa._n 645_o also_o say_v prince_n must_v remember_v to_o subject_v themselves_o to_o the_o church_n and_o to_o submit_v their_o sceptre_n to_o throw_v down_o their_o crown_n before_o the_o church_n yea_o to_o lick_v the_o dust_n of_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o church_n mean_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o church_n their_o presbytery_n and_o br._n and_o br._n another_o who_o i_o will_v not_o deign_v to_o speak_v of_o but_o that_o he_o agree_v with_o they_o herein_o say_v king_n must_v be_v bind_v with_o chain_n and_o the_o noble_n with_o fetter_n of_o iron_n meaning_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o eldership_n or_o presbytery_n and_o again_o they_o must_v obey_v the_o sceptre_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o government_n of_o christ_n in_o their_o 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