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	day_n	parliament_n	2,167	5	7.0501	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19872	A faithfull report of proceedings anent the assemblie of ministers at Abirdeen vpon Twesday 2. Iuly 1605		1606 (1606)	STC 63; ESTC S113262	10,006	34

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bishop_n which_o he_o have_v make_v grieve_v that_o they_o have_v a_o title_n without_o jurisdiction_n and_o the_o late_a commissioner_n of_o the_o general_n assembly_n aspire_v to_o that_o transcendent_a authority_n which_o they_o see_v commissioner_n ecclesiastical_a exercise_n in_o england_n under_o pretence_n of_o his_o ma_n prerogative_n use_v all_o the_o devise_n friend_n and_o mean_v they_o can_v to_o incense_v his_o ma_n against_o all_o presbyterial_a government_n especial_o the_o general_n assembly_n which_o hold_v all_o in_o awe_n beseech_v god_n to_o sanctify_v and_o bless_v his_o majesty_n and_o his_o royal_a issue_n to_o justify_v wisdom_n and_o comfort_v his_o people_n i_o commend_v this_o report_n to_o the_o reader_n and_o he_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n from_o my_o chamber_n the_o 21._o of_o february_n 1606._o