Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	according_a	church_n	power_n	3,403	5	5.0065	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81501	The Discipline and order of particular churches, no novelty. Proved from Scripture, reason, autiquity, and the most eminent modern divines. Or, A discourse of the church, in a scripture notion, with her extent, power and practice, tending to moderate the minds of men, toward dissenters in matters ecclesiastical, and to acquit such from the charge of innovation, faction, separation, schism, and breach of union and peace in the church, who cannot conform in many things to the rules, canons, and practices of others. / By a Lover of truth, peace, unity, and order.	Lover of truth, peace, unity, and order.	1675 (1675)	Wing D1558A; ESTC R174652	61,995	98

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6._o col_fw-fr 114._o 115._o and_o they_o also_o say_v that_o nicephorus_n and_o clement_n write_v that_o they_o ha●_n here_o psalm_n compose_v by_o the_o faithful_a cent._n 2._o c._n 6_o col._n 115.116_o and_o for_o the_o manner_n they_o further_o in_o the_o same_o 114._o col_fw-fr say_v that_o here_o they_o read_v th●_n scripture_n as_o they_o can_v and_o he_o that_o be_v chief_a o●_n do_v preside_v pray_v and_o give_v thanks_o as_o he_o be_v abl●_n and_o so_o other_o thing_n as_o above_o and_o to_o this_o tert●_n in_o his_o say_a apol._n cap._n 30._o p._n 119._o say_v that_o the_o prayer_n no_o man_n do_v prescribe_v or_o declare_v to_o the_o what_o to_o say_v because_o say_v he_o it_o be_v our_o heart_n w●_n pray_v a_o prayer_n conceive_v and_o produce_v &c_n &c_n a●_n it_o be_v decree_v at_o the_o council_n of_o carthage_n again_o read_v of_o any_o thing_n but_o the_o canonical_a scripture_n in_o these_o church_n magdeburg_n cent._n 4._o c._n 6._o col._n 412._o no_o other_o 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as_o the_o apostle_n there_o direct_v the_o corinthian_n and_o it_o be_v say_v of_o they_o 2_o cor._n 8.7_o that_o they_o abound_v in_o utterance_n and_o how_o can_v this_o be_v know_v or_o use_v if_o not_o in_o their_o assembly_n titus_n jerom._n upon_o 3d._n titus_n see_v also_o colos_n 3_o 16._o 1_o thes_n 5.11_o heb._n 3.12.13_o cap_n 10.24_o 1_o pet._n 4.10.11_o if_o it_o be_v say_v that_o these_o have_v extraordinary_a gift_n their_o practice_n therefore_o be_v no_o rule_n answ_n the_o officer_n of_o church_n themselves_o in_o these_o day_n have_v no_o such_o extraordinary_a gift_n and_o if_o the_o brethren_n now_o have_v such_o ordinary_a gift_n as_o the_o officer_n have_v as_o to_o this_o work_n both_o be_v from_o god_n ought_v not_o these_o brethren_n then_o by_o the_o same_o rule_n to_o employ_v their_o talent_n also_o in_o a_o orderly_a manner_n as_o the_o apostle_n direct_v the_o use_n of_o extraordinary_a gift_n among_o the_o corinthian_n for_o the_o church_n good_a as_o 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104_o say_v that_o all_o the_o faithful_a owe_v the_o duty_n of_o strengthen_v their_o brethren_n each_o to_o other_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o grace_n give_v to_o they_o the_o brethren_n do_v the_o like_a justine_n write_v that_o in_o his_o time_n the_o gift_n of_o prophesy_v do_v flourish_v in_o the_o church_n euseb_n l._n 4._o cap._n 18._o p._n 68_o irenaeus_n affirm_v that_o in_o his_o time_n every_o one_o receive_v grace_n of_o christ_n after_o the_o quantity_n of_o his_o talent_n bend_v himself_o to_o benefit_v the_o other_o brethren_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n euseb_n l._n 5._o cap._n 7._o p._n 82._o this_o practice_n be_v also_o affirm_v to_o be_v lawful_a and_o usual_a in_o those_o day_n in_o their_o open_a assembly_n yea_o when_o bishop_n themselves_o be_v present_a in_o the_o congregation_n as_o the_o bishop_n of_o caesaria_n and_o jerusalem_n maintain_v and_o give_v divers_a instance_n in_o those_o day_n against_o one_o who_o find_v fault_n only_o 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