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	church_n	power_n	4,609	5	5.2232	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44741	A letter of friendly admonition to a divine of the Synod, upon occasion of a sermon preached by him, Octob. 18, 1647 together, with certaine quæres presented to the Synod : wherein the maine objections against the Common-prayer set forth in the preface to the late Directory are examined : together, with other acts that have been done against the suffering party of this kingdome : and the answer of the Synod desired thereunto / by a hearty wel-wisher to truth & peace, T.W.	T. W.; Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695.	1647 (1647)	Wing H310; ESTC R14726	12,807	25

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a_o letter_n of_o friendly_a admonition_n to_o a_o divine_a of_o the_o synod_n upon_o occasion_n of_o a_o sermon_n preach_v by_o he_o octob._n 18._o 1647._o together_o with_o certain_a quaeres_fw-la present_v to_o the_o synod_n wherein_o the_o main_a objection_n against_o the_o commonprayer_n set_v forth_o in_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o late_a directory_n be_v examine_v together_o with_o other_o act_n that_o have_v be_v do_v against_o the_o suffer_a party_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o the_o answer_n of_o the_o synod_n desire_v thereunto_o by_o a_o hearty_a wellwisher_n to_o truth_n and_o peace_n t.w._n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o si_fw-la ego_fw-la quis_fw-la ego_fw-la si_fw-la non_fw-la ego_fw-la quis_fw-la print_v in_o the_o year_n mdcxlvii_o a_o advertisement_n to_o the_o reader_n honest_a reader_n principium_fw-la bene_fw-la agendi_fw-la est_fw-la b●ne_fw-la sape_fw-la and_o proaemium_fw-la bene_fw-la sapiendi_fw-la est_fw-la bene_fw-la 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