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
A39994	The differences of the time, in three dialogues the first, anent episcopacy, the second, anent the obligation of the covenants against episcopacy, the third, anent separation : intended for the quieting the minds of people, and settling them in more peace and unity.	Forrester, David, fl. 1679.	1679 (1679)	Wing F1589; ESTC R10780	86,473	238

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quo_fw-la salvo_fw-la salva_fw-la pax_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v the_o bishop_n have_v the_o power_n of_o give_v baptism_n then_o the_o presbyter_n and_o deacon_n yet_o not_o without_o the_o bishop_n authority_n etc._n etc._n i_o may_v produce_v much_o more_o from_o those_o first_o time_n in_o favour_n of_o bishop_n eusebius_n the_o ancient_a church_n historian_n now_o extant_a all_o along_o make_v it_o his_o work_n to_o set_v down_o the_o succession_n of_o bishop_n in_o the_o church_n of_o these_o first_o time_n rome_n alexandria_n antioch_n etc._n etc._n from_o the_o apostle_n downward_o unto_o his_o own_o time_n in_o every_o of_o which_o church_n none_o that_o have_v any_o skill_n can_v deny_v that_o there_o be_v sundry_a presbyter_n or_o minister_n at_o the_o same_o time_n and_o yet_o without_o noticing_z these_o he_o set_v down_o the_o line_n of_o bishop_n one_o after_o another_o in_o these_o several_a church_n and_o for_o the_o time_n that_o follow_v after_o 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they_o have_v a_o holy_a and_o excellemt_a office_n if_o they_o will_v right_o discharge_v it_o where_o you_o see_v he_o call_v the_o office_n pium_fw-la &_o eximium_fw-la munus_fw-la holy_a and_o excellent_a and_o again_o a_o little_a after_o show_v how_o when_o it_o be_v object_v to_o the_o papist_n that_o their_o regnum_fw-la i._n e._n church_n government_n as_o manage_v by_o they_o be_v antichristian_a tyranny_n they_o answer_v it_o be_v that_o venerable_a hierarchy_n so_o much_o and_o often_o commend_v by_o holy_a and_o great_a man_n which_o answer_n of_o they_o he_o repel_v thus_o sect._n 13._o quasi_fw-la vero_fw-la sancti_fw-la patres_fw-la quum_fw-la ecclesiasticam_fw-la hierarchiam_fw-la aut_fw-la spiritual_fw-la regimen_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsis_fw-la per_fw-la manus_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n traditum_fw-la erat_fw-la commendarent_fw-la hoc_fw-la deform_v &_o vastitatis_fw-la plenum_fw-la chaos_n somniarent_fw-la ubi_fw-la episcopi_fw-la vel_fw-la rudes_fw-la etc._n etc._n i._n e._n as_o if_o forsooth_o the_o holy_a father_n when_o they_o commend_v that_o ecclesiastical_a hierarchy_n as_o it_o be_v deliver_v or_o hand_v unto_o they_o from_o the_o apostle_n do_v mean_v it_o of_o your_o deform_a government_n where_o you_o see_v he_o say_v that_o the_o ancient_a episcopacy_n be_v deliver_v down_o to_o the_o father_n per_fw-la manus_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n from_o the_o apostle_n hand_n or_o from_o the_o apostle_n by_o hand_n to_o hand_n and_o on_o titus_n 1.5_o he_o say_v we_o may_v learn_v from_o that_o text_n that_o then_o there_o be_v not_o such_o a_o equality_n among_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n quin_fw-la unus_fw-la aliquis_fw-la authoritate_fw-la &_o consilio_fw-la praesset_fw-la i._n e._n but_o that_o some_o one_o person_n be_v in_o authority_n and_o counsel_n above_o the_o rest_n and_o in_o a_o long_a letter_n of_o he_o to_o a_o old_a friend_n who_o now_o be_v make_v a_o bishop_n in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n veteri_fw-la amico_fw-la nunc_fw-la praesuli_fw-la it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o volume_n of_o his_o opuscula_fw-la pag._n 72._o he_o say_v episcoparus_fw-la ipse_fw-la a_o deo_fw-la profectus_fw-la est_fw-la episcopacy_n itself_o be_v from_o god_n &_o institutus_fw-la and_o institute_v by_o god_n and_o within_o a_o few_o line_n after_o add_v in_o aestimando_fw-la episcopi_fw-la munere_fw-la neque_fw-la recte_fw-la neque_fw-la tuto_fw-la credi_fw-la populo_fw-la judicium_fw-la unius_fw-la dei_fw-la esse_fw-la audiendum_fw-la cujus_fw-la &_o authoritate_fw-la est_fw-la constitutum_fw-la illud_fw-la &_o legibus_fw-la definitum_fw-la i._n e._n in_o esteem_v of_o the_o episcopal_a office_n we_o must_v not_o regard_v the_o people_n judgement_n but_o god_n only_o by_o who_o authority_n it_o be_v constitute_v etc._n etc._n and_o sundry_a other_o clear_a testimony_n in_o that_o epistle_n which_o be_v tedious_a here_o to_o recite_v there_o he_o speak_v not_o one_o word_n against_o the_o office_n of_o a_o 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