Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	alexandria_n	bishop_n	rome_n	2,389	5	7.6903	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20683	A defence of church gouernment Dedicated to the high Court of Parliament. Wherein, the church gouernment established in England, is directly proued to be consonant to the word of God, and that subiects ought of dutie to conforme themselues to the state ecclesiasticall. Together with, a defence of the crosse in baptisme; as it is vsed in our Church, being not repugnant to the word: and by a consequent, the brethren which are silenced, ought to subscribe vnto it, rather then to burie their talents in the ground. By Iohn Doue, Doctour of Diuinity.	Dove, John, 1560 or 61-1618.	1606 (1606)	STC 7081; ESTC S110107	58,733	80

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there_o be_v say_v he_o but_o one_o church_n at_o corinth_n because_o the_o apostle_n say_v when_o the_o whole_a church_n be_v come_v together_o in_o one_o place_n etc._n etc._n and_o the_o same_o may_v be_v affirm_v of_o rome_n antioch_n jerusalem_n and_o the_o other_o 23._o 1._o cor._n 14._o 23._o city_n therefore_o in_o every_o of_o these_o city_n though_o they_o be_v so_o populous_a yet_o the_o believer_n be_v so_o few_o that_o they_o all_o assemble_v in_o one_o place_n again_o say_v he_o ignatius_n persuade_v the_o church_n of_o philadelphia_n to_o concord_n write_v i_o exhort_v you_o to_o use_v one_o faith_n one_o preach_v one_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o there_o be_v philad_a ignatius_n ad_fw-la philad_a but_o en_fw-fr thusiasterion_n pace_n te_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la one_o communion_n table_n to_o the_o whole_a church_n here_o in_o this_o city_n for_o answer_v whereof_o i_o deny_v his_o argument_n for_o a_o man_n may_v in_o the_o like_a manner_n write_v to_o the_o citizen_n of_o london_n dwell_v in_o bow_n parish_n when_o your_o whole_a church_n be_v come_v together_o and_o so_o to_o they_o which_o dwell_v in_o any_o other_o parish_n though_o there_o be_v many_o other_o church_n in_o london_n and_o they_o not_o divide_v body_n absolute_a of_o themselves_o but_o all_o subordinate_a unto_o and_o member_n of_o that_o church_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o whole_a diocese_n and_o so_o i_o answer_v to_o ignatius_n his_o word_n every_o one_o of_o they_o have_v one_o communion_n table_n not_o every_o one_o collective_a but_o distributive_a not_o joint_o but_o several_o but_o whereunto_o ignatius_n his_o word_n he_o add_v his_o own_o word_n here_o in_o this_o city_n he_o deal_v not_o ingenuous_o for_o these_o word_n which_o he_o allege_v out_o of_o ignatius_n as_o he_o allege_v they_o do_v not_o import_v that_o that_o whole_a city_n shall_v have_v but_o one_o communion_n table_n and_o by_o a_o consequent_a but_o one_o church_n but_o that_o the_o city_n may_v have_v many_o church_n and_o every_o church_n his_o proper_a communion_n table_n as_o with_o we_o in_o this_o city_n and_o