Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	aaron_n	brother_n	tribe_n	20	3	9.7358	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09294	The historie of Corah, Dathan, and Abiram, & c Numb. 16. Chap. Applied to the prelacy ministerie and church-assemblies of England. By Mr Iohn Penry, a martyr of Iesus Christ.	Penry, John, 1559-1593.	1609 (1609)	STC 19607; ESTC S103159	36,369	50

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thereof_o as_o traitor_n and_o conspire_v with_o antichrist_n against_o his_o majesty_n and_o consequent_o as_o be_v such_o at_o this_o present_a as_o from_o who_o every_o member_n of_o christ_n be_v to_o separate_v himself_o under_o pain_n of_o god_n everlasting_a wrath_n wherefore_o harken_v you_o o_o heaven_n and_o hear_v thou_o o_o earth_n &_o let_v posterity_n bear_v witness_n see_v this_o age_n stop_v her_o ear_n that_o i_o accuse_v these_o parish-assembly_n of_o be_v guilty_a of_o a_o great_a conspiracy_n against_o the_o majesty_n of_o jesus_n christ_n then_o that_o of_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n be_v against_o moses_n and_o therefore_o also_o of_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o the_o lord_n indignation_n in_o a_o more_o fearful_a sort_n they_o be_v those_o who_o abode_n with_o corah_n and_o his_o company_n the_o case_n with_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n be_v thus_o there_o be_v three_o especial_a prerogative_n belong_v unto_o the_o son_n of_o israel_n 5._o gen._n 49.3.4_o 1_o chron._n 5._o i._o the_o kingdom_n 2._o the_o birthright_n 3._o the_o holy_a office_n of_o the_o priesthood_n reuben_n the_o first_o bear_v shall_v have_v be_v excellent_a in_o some_o of_o these_o as_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n record_v have_v he_o not_o defile_v his_o father_n bed_n but_o for_o this_o his_o sin_n he_o lose_v his_o preferment_n symeon_n be_v the_o next_o lose_v the_o same_o in_o like_a manner_n for_o his_o slaughter_n of_o the_o schecemite_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o he_o be_v disperse_v in_o jacob_n &_o scatter_v in_o israel_n have_v never_o any_o proper_a tribe_n or_o inheritance_n after_o their_o own_o name_n levi_n be_v a_o brother_n in_o mischief_n with_o he_o be_v also_o scatter_v yet_o the_o lord_n in_o mercy_n vouchsafe_v he_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o priesthood_n 5.1_o 1_o chron._n 5.1_o as_o he_o do_v the_o kingdom_n unto_o juda_n and_o the_o birthright_n unto_o joseph_n who_o have_v two_o tribe_n and_o so_o a_o double_a portion_n amongst_o the_o child_n 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