Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	ancient_a	bishop_n	church_n	2,902	5	4.2373	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91883	Liberty of conscience: or The sole means to obtaine peace and truth. Not onely reconciling His Majesty with His subjects, but all Christian states and princes to one another, with the freest passage for the gospel. Very seasonable and necessary in these distracted times, when most men are weary of war, and cannot finde the way to peace.	Robinson, Henry, 1605?-1664?; Walwyn, William, 1600-1681, attributed name.	1643 (1643)	Wing R1675; Thomason E39_1; ESTC R20544	74,273	74

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damn_v he_o because_o he_o doubt_v so_o long_o 23._o rom._n 14._o 23._o as_o he_o live_v peaceable_o and_o give_v unto_o caesar_n the_o thing_n which_o be_v caesar_n in_o genesis_n we_o find_v that_o hamor_n and_o sechem_n tell_v the_o man_n of_o their_o city_n that_o jacob_n and_o his_o child_n be_v peaceable_a and_o therefore_o move_v that_o they_o may_v dwell_v in_o the_o land_n and_o trade_n therein_o but_o when_o simeon_n and_o levi_n have_v treacherous_o slay_v hamor_n sechem_n and_o all_o their_o male_n whilst_o they_o be_v sore_o after_o their_o late_a circumcision_n though_o it_o be_v in_o revenge_n that_o sechem_n have_v first_o defile_v their_o sister_n dinah_n yet_o jacob_n reprove_v they_o say_v you_o have_v trouble_v i_o and_o make_v i_o to_o stink_n among_o the_o inhabitant_n gen._n 34._o 2._o 21._o 25._o 30._o so_o when_o the_o protestant_a prince_n make_v intercession_n to_o the_o emperor_n of_o germany_n or_o king_n of_o france_n in_o behalf_n of_o such_o as_o 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