Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	apostle_n	bishop_n	church_n	8,364	5	4.6820	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61429	Important questions of state, law, justice and prudence both civil and religious, upon the late revolutions and present state of these nations / by Socrates Christianus.	Stephens, Edward, d. 1706.	1689 (1689)	Wing S5427; ESTC R228417	11,035	16

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christ_n by_o st._n peter_n be_v not_o a_o gross_a imposture_n as_o it_o needs_o must_v be_v if_o either_o no_o special_a authority_n be_v ever_o either_o give_v or_o promise_v by_o christ_n to_o st._n peter_n or_o exercise_v or_o claim_v by_o he_o more_o than_o what_o be_v give_v by_o christ_n to_o all_o his_o apostle_n john_n 20.19_o 23._o mark_v 16.15_o or_o exercise_v by_o they_o or_o no_o special_a authority_n be_v ever_o convey_v by_o st._n peter_n to_o the_o church_n or_o bishop_n of_o rome_n more_o than_o to_o any_o other_o church_n or_o bishop_n which_o he_o found_v and_o institute_v and_o beside_o their_o defect_n of_o proof_n which_o lie_v upon_o they_o to_o make_v out_o in_o the_o one_o from_o the_o scripture_n and_o in_o the_o other_o from_o good_a authority_n there_o be_v two_o thing_n of_o great_a weight_n against_o they_o first_o that_o the_o ancient_a bishop_n of_o rome_n claim_v no_o special_a authority_n peculiar_a to_o themselves_o but_o by_o other_o and_o 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