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	law_n	power_n	3,809	5	5.0020	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35009	The first part of Babel's-builders unmasking themselves as appears by the following judgment from Barbadoes (promoted by George Fox his party, and subscribed by eighty two of them) : with a letter of G.F.'s, G.W's, &c. in answer thereunto, and observations thereupon : also a false prophesie of that lying prophet, Sol. Eccles : whereas the following discourse was formerly printed and privately disposed ... amongst those called Quakers, but finding some of G.F.'s party have since publickly exposed it with slanderous and false charges on the author, this second impression with some small addition, is now made publick ... / Thomas Crisp.; Babel's-builders unmask't. Part 1	Crisp, Thomas, 17th cent.; Fox, George, 1624-1691.; Eccles, Solomon, 1618-1683.; Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1682 (1682)	Wing C6951; ESTC R10390	16,901	16

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to_o that_o he_o be_v to_o stand_v or_o fall_v p._n 152._o also_o if_o a_o bare_a say_n it_o be_v the_o spirit_n without_o evidence_n will_v serve_v than_o the_o pope_n may_v say_v so_o to_o now_o that_o which_o further_o aggravate_v and_o make_v this_o judgement_n the_o worse_o be_v that_o it_o shall_v come_v from_o such_o person_n as_o g._n f._n etc._n etc._n write_v the_o 82_o subscriber_n to_o be_v viz._n manifest_o declare_v the_o epistle_n of_o christ_n write_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o live_a god_n which_o spirit_n have_v give_v you_o life_n and_o will_v bring_v you_o to_o the_o city_n of_o the_o live_a god_n etc._n etc._n aim_v at_o the_o best_a thing_n viz._n give_v up_o all_o etc._n etc._n high_a grow_v christian_o or_o g._n f._n etc._n etc._n high_o mistake_v thus_o what_o you_o have_v do_v seem_v to_o be_v to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o truth_n and_o contrary_a to_o what_o you_o once_o profess_a for_o the_o sufficiency_n of_o light_n in_o your_o own_o heart_n be_v 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a_o queen_n and_o deceive_v many_o yet_o say_v i_o shall_v not_o see_v widowhood_n nor_o sorrow_n because_o her_o child_n be_v many_o and_o mighty_a through_o the_o power_n they_o have_v receive_v from_o that_o beast_n on_o which_o she_o ride_v and_o will_v suffer_v none_o to_o buy_v nor_o sell_v in_o their_o market_n but_o who_o receive_v her_o mark_n in_o their_o forehead_n or_o hand_n for_o notwithstanding_o their_o judgement_n seem_v such_o barefaced_a popery_n and_o so_o contrary_a to_o their_o pretend_a principle_n yet_o observe_v how_o g.f._n etc._n etc._n treat_v the_o author_n viz._n we_o know_v your_o care_n and_o tenderness_n for_o truth_n and_o that_o you_o aim_v at_o the_o best_a thing_n and_o be_v manifest_o declare_v the_o epistle_n of_o christ_n write_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o live_a god_n which_o will_v bring_v you_o to_o the_o city_n of_o the_o live_a god_n etc._n etc._n and_o not_o one_o sharp_a reproof_n in_o all_o only_a caution_n for_o fear_n of_o its_o publication_n and_o dislike_v that_o any_o particular_a measure_n shall_v not_o be_v one_o with_o their_o man_n and_o womens-meeting_n etc._n etc._n but_o when_o we_o consider_v the_o name_n and_o term_n be_v give_v to_o other_o that_o profess_v the_o same_o faith_n and_o agree_v in_o all_o thing_n except_o as_o aforesaid_a viz._n something_o about_o womens-meeting_n and_o some_o form_n of_o marriage_n etc._n etc._n they_o for_o this_o conscientious_a forbear_n to_o practise_v such_o thing_n as_o they_o have_v no_o faith_n in_o be_v term_v apostate_n depart_v from_o the_o truth_n such_o as_o the_o universal_a spirit_n can_v receive_v etc._n etc._n by_o all_o which_o we_o may_v see_v how_o they_o will_v hedge_v up_o the_o way_n to_o god_n and_o leave_v no_o door_n to_o come_v in_o by_o but_o g._n f_n form_n nay_o not_o only_o so_o but_o tie_v up_o or_o limit_n god_n that_o if_o he_o reveal_v any_o thing_n to_o any_o particular_a he_o must_v give_v up_o all_o to_o the_o general_a and_o if_o they_o have_v not_o unity_n with_o it_o must_v cleave_v to_o the_o general_a against_o that_o particular_a measure_n of_o knowledge_n or_o manifestation_n in_o himself_o but_o i_o think_v hereby_o be_v plain_o manifest_v that_o there_o be_v such_o innovator_n as_o w._n rogers_n have_v mention_v in_o his_o book_n viz._n the_o chrictian-quaker_n distinguish_v from_o the_o apostate_n and_o innovator_n which_o title_n c._n taylor_n say_v be_v notorious_a blasphemy_n but_o hereby_o it_o not_o only_o appear_v that_o the_o title_n be_v proper_a and_o no_o blasphemy_n but_o also_o that_o there_o be_v just_a cause_n for_o w._n r_n write_v that_o book_n for_o the_o cause_n why_o those_o they_o call_v apostate_n separate_v from_o they_o be_v not_o out_o of_o any_o dislike_n or_o denial_n of_o the_o principle_n of_o truth_n although_o they_o