Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	act_n	apostle_n	church_n	2,046	5	4.4187	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26686	A call to Archippus, or, An humble and earnest motion to some ejected ministers (by way of letter) to take heed to their ministry that they fulfil it.	Alleine, Joseph, 1634-1668.	1664 (1664)	Wing A965; ESTC R5254	20,344	32

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which_o thou_o have_v cause_v we_o to_o hope_v o_o lord_n god_n 28._o thou_o be_v that_o god_n and_o thy_o word_n be_v true_a and_o thou_o have_v promise_v this_o goodness_n unto_o thy_o 29●_n servant_n thou_o o_o lord_n god_n have_v speak_v it_o be_v it_o unto_o thy_o servant_n according_a to_o thy_o word_n o_o 6._o turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o child_n and_o of_o the_o child_n to_o the_o father_n where_o be_v the_o 15._o sounding_n of_o thy_o bowel_n where_o be_v the_o moving_n of_o their_o bowel_n o_o let_v the_o distress_n of_o thy_o servant_n make_v their_o heart_n to_o turn_v within_o they_o and_o their_o repenting_n to_o kindle_v together_o and_o give_v we_o once_o again_o the_o man_n after_o thy_o own_o heart_n and_o set_v thou_o up_o shepherd_n over_o we_o that_o we_o 4._o fear_v no_o more_o nor_o be_v dismay_v neither_o be_v lack_v as_o thou_o have_v promise_v 13._o so_o we_o thy_o people_n and_o sheep_n of_o thy_o pasture_n will_v give_v thou_o thanks_o for_o ever_o and_o praise_v thy_o name_n to_o all_o generation_n o_o lord_n thy_o people_n say_v amen_n let_v all_o thy_o minister_n say_v amen_o lord_n jesus_n say_v thou_o amen_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la job_n 32._o 7._o 7._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 12._o 12._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 1._o 1._o 2_o tim._n 1._o 6_o 6_o matt._n 25._o 25._o 25._o act_n 16._o 9_o 9_o col._n 4._o 17._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 16._o act_n 20._o 23_o 24_o 27._o act_n 20._o 28._o ver_fw-la 29._o 1_o tim._n 5._o 21_o 2_o tim._n 4._o 1_o 2._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 16._o luke_n 9_o 62._o 62._o pro._n 29._o 18_o 18_o luke_n 15._o 17_o 18._o 18._o phil._n 1._o 17._o 17._o heb._n 12._o 3._o 3._o neh._n 4._o 11._o 11._o 2_o cor._n 6._o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o 2_o tim._n 4._o 5._o &_o 2._o 3._o jona_n 1._o 2_o 3._o neh._n 6._o 11._o act._n 4._o 29._o 29._o eccl._n 12._o 3_o 5._o 5._o gal._n 2._o 9_o 9_o 1_o king_n 7._o 21._o 21._o jer._n 9_o 3._o 3._o mar._n 8._o 38_o 38_o joh._n 10._o 12_o 12_o mat._n 24._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 1_o 2._o 2._o matth._n 25._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 10._o 10._o eze._n 34._o 4._o 4._o 1_o thes._n 2._o 7_o 7_o 1_o thess._n 2._o 11._o 11._o matth._n 7._o 9_o 10._o 10._o 1_o cor._n 14._o 29_o 39_o 1_o king_n 19_o 11_o etc._n etc._n caut._n 1._o caut._n 2._o caut._n 3._o quest._n 1._o quest._n 2._o 2._o josh._n 3._o 14._o 14._o 1_o sam._n 4._o 13._o esth._n 4._o 14._o 14._o pro._n 11._o 26._o quest._n 3._o 3._o gen._n 41._o 56_o gen._n 47._o 15._o quest._n 4._o 4._o judg._n 5._o 9_o quest._n 5._o 5._o 2_o pet._n 2._o 10._o prov._n 19_o 27_o quest._n 6._o 2_o cor._n 6._o 3._o quest._n 7._o quest._n 8._o quest._n 9_o quest._n 10._o 1_o sam._n 17._o 28._o 28._o mat._n 7._o 9_o 10._o cant._n 5._o 6_o 7._o prov._n 3._o 28._o 28._o heb._n 13._o 13._o phil._n 2._o 20._o 20._o 1_o thess._n 2._o 7_o 11._o 11._o phil._n 2._o 17._o 17._o act_n 20._o 24_o 24_o job_n 39_o 14_o 15_o 16._o quest._n 11._o 11._o isa._n 58._o 10._o 10._o jam._n 2._o 15_o 16_o 17._o quest._n 12._o 12._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 22._o 22._o eph._n 4._o 11_o 12_o 13._o 13._o rom._n 1._o 14._o quest._n 13._o quest._n 14._o 14._o pro._n 8._o 34._o 34._o job_n 29._o 21_o 22._o 22._o deut._n 32._o 2_o 2_o act._n 10._o 33_o 33_o job_n 29._o 23._o 1._o king_n 20._o 33._o quest._n answ._n answ._n act._n 4._o 18_o 19_o 19_o act._n 5._o 28_o 29_o 40_o 42._o 42._o act._n 5._o 20._o jer._n 1._o 17._o 17._o act._n 26._o 18_o 18_o ephes._n 4._o 11_o 12._o 12._o matth._n 23._o 15._o 15._o see_v christ_n &_o his_o apostle_n preach_v in_o private_a house_n now_o call_v conventicle_v mark_v 3._o 19_o 20._o act_n 20._o 7_o 8._o act_n 5._o 42._o act_n 2._o 2_o 14._o and_o this_o our_o saviour_n do_v even_o in_o a_o church_n constitute_v the_o priest_n and_o elder_n question_v his_o authority_n matth._n 21._o 23._o preach_v to_o and_o pray_v with_o the_o multitude_n now_o call_v rout_n riot_n seditious_a assembly_n in_o the_o field_n by_o the_o sea_n etc._n etc._n act_v 16._o 13_o 14._o mat._n 5._o 1._o mark_v 4._o 1._o &_o 6._o 32_o 34._o &_o 10._o 1._o luke_n 4_o 42_o preach_v to_o a_o private_a family_n or_o single_a person_n john_n 47_o etc._n etc._n act_v 8_o 35._o &_o 16_o 31_o 32._o 32._o 1_o king_n 2_o 27._o see_v zadok_v his_o pedigree_n and_o heirship_n 1_o chron._n 6._o 3._o etc._n etc._n the_o promise_n to_o phinehas_n num._n 25._o 13._o and_o consult_v the_o english_a annotation_n on_o 1_o king_n 1._o 26_o 27._o 1_o chr._n 29._o 22_o 1_o king_n 2._o 27_o 27_o 1_o chro._n 29._o 22._o 22._o ezek._n 44._o 15._o 15._o 2_o sam._n 15._o 27._o 27._o 1_o king_n 1._o 1._o see_v the_o dutch_a divine_n on_o 1_o king_n 2._o 16._o 16._o luke_n 2._o 8._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 2._o 2._o act._n 20._o 8._o act._n 12._o 12._o 12._o act._n 5._o 42._o col._n 1._o 28._o act._n 20._o 20._o 20._o mat._n 5._o 10_o 11_o 12._o 12._o mark_v 10._o 29_o 30._o 30._o phil._n 1._o 29._o 29._o act._n 5._o 41._o 41._o gal._n 6._o 14._o 2_o cor._n 12._o 9_o rom._n 5._o 3._o 3._o jam._n 1._o 12._o 12._o 1_o pet._n 4._o 14._o 14._o ibid._n ibid._n phil._n 1._o 12._o 12._o jam._n 1._o 12._o 12._o mat._n 5._o 10._o 10._o rom._n 5._o 3_o 4._o jam._n 1._o 3_o 3_o 2_o cor._n 4._o 16_o 17._o 17._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 21_o &_o 3._o 18._o 18._o job_n 32._o 18._o 18._o 2_o cor._n 6._o 11_o 11_o job_n 23._o 4._o 4._o job_n 19_o 17._o 17._o john_n 21._o 15_o 16_o 17._o 17._o act._n 20._o 28._o 28._o phil._n 2_o 1._o 1._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 25_o 25_o heb._n 13._o 20_o joh._n 10._o 11._o 11._o ephes._n 4._o 11_o 12._o 12._o ezek._n 34._o 5_o 6._o 6._o ezek._n 34._o 14._o 14._o ibid._n v_o 16._o 16._o 2_o sam._n 7._o 28._o 28._o ibid._n v_o 29●_n 29●_n mal._n 4._o 6._o 6._o isa._n 63._o 15._o 15._o jer._n 23._o 4._o 4._o psal._n 79._o 13._o

but_o set_v before_o you_o the_o gemitus_fw-la &_o suspiria_fw-la of_o grieve_a soul_n who_o seem_v to_o cry_v to_o you_o as_o lam._n 4._o 3._o even_o the_o sea-monster_n draw_v out_o the_o breast_n they_o give_v suck_v to_o their_o young_a one_o the_o daughter_n of_o my_o people_n be_v become_v cruel_a like_o the_o ostrich_n of_o the_o wilderness_n whether_o it_o will_v not_o impair_v the_o honour_n of_o our_o 4._o glorious_a profession_n if_o the_o follower_n shall_v be_v of_o more_o courage_n and_o resolution_n than_o their_o leader_n and_o leave_v their_o spiritual_a commander_n behind_o to_o be_v plain_a the_o people_n be_v willing_a and_o forward_a to_o venture_v with_o you_o and_o to_o run_v the_o resk_n of_o it_o and_o shall_v their_o leader_n be_v more_o backward_o than_o they_o be_v you_o like_a to_o be_v alone_o it_o be_v more_o excusable_a but_o they_o be_v ready_a to_o suffer_v with_o you_o and_o run_v all_o hazard_n that_o may_v come_v upon_o they_o for_o their_o duty_n in_o hear_v and_o shall_v we_o only_o stand_v back_o shall_v not_o a_o willing_a people_n make_v a_o willing_a ministry_n o_o let_v the_o 9_o governor_n of_o israel_n offer_v themselves_o willing_o among_o the_o people_n whether_o a_o great_a part_n of_o your_o flock_n will_v not_o be_v 5._o in_o extreeme_v danger_n to_o run_v wild_a to_o seducer_n and_o despiser_n of_o government_n 10._o if_o you_o do_v not_o step_v in_o evident_a it_o be_v that_o somewhere_o they_o must_v &_o will_v hear_v and_o for_o the_o formal_a pharisee_n or_o profane_a hophny_n these_o they_o will_v never_o be_v induce_v to_o sit_v down_o under_o what_o then_o will_v be_v the_o consequence_n but_o that_o they_o will_v be_v under_o strong_a temptation_n to_o run_v to_o the_o tent_n of_o erroneous_a teacher_n and_o to_o their_o great_a peril_n lend_v their_o ear_n to_o the_o instruction_n that_o cause_v to_o ere_fw-we from_o 27_o the_o word_n of_o knowledge_n experience_n write_v a_o sad_a probatum_fw-la 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