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	christian_a	church_n	2,398	5	4.2692	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51230	A sermon preach'd before the House of Lords in the abby-church at Westminster, upon Monday January 31, 1697 / by John Lord Bishop of Norwich.	Moore, John, 1646-1714.	1697 (1697)	Wing M2555; ESTC R26202	18,373	42

the_o bishop_n of_o norwich_n sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n on_o january_n 31._o 1697._o die_fw-la lunae_fw-la 7_o o_fw-la februarii_fw-la 1697._o it_o be_v order_v by_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a in_o parliament_n assemble_v that_o the_o thanks_o of_o this_o house_n be_v and_o be_v hereby_o give_v to_o the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o norwich_n for_o his_o sermon_n preach_v before_o this_o house_n the_o one_o and_o thirty_o day_n of_o january_n last_o in_o the_o abby-church_n and_o he_o be_v hereby_o desire_v to_o print_v and_o publish_v the_o same_o matth_n johnson_n cler_n '_o parlamentor_n '_o a_o sermon_n preach_v before_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n in_o the_o abby-church_n at_o westminster_n upon_o monday_n january_n 31._o 1697._o by_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n john_n lord_n bishop_n of_o norwich_n london_n print_v by_o r._n r._n for_o w._n rogers_n at_o the_o sun_n against_o st._n dunstan_n church_n in_o fleetstreet_n mdcxcvii_o 1_o tim_n ii_o 1_o 2._o i_o exhort_v therefore_o that_o first_o of_o all_o supplication_n prayer_n intercession_n and_o give_v of_o thanks_o be_v make_v for_o all_o man_n for_o king_n and_o for_o all_o that_o be_v in_o authority_n that_o we_o may_v lead_v a_o quiet_a and_o peaceable_a life_n in_o all_o godliness_n and_o honesty_n notwithstanding_o the_o care_n at_o first_o which_o be_v take_v in_o plant_v the_o gospel_n of_o christ_n and_o that_o the_o doctrine_n and_o precept_n thereof_o be_v publish_v by_o man_n divine_o inspire_v yet_o error_n of_o a_o dangerous_a nature_n do_v early_o creep_v into_o the_o church_n two_o of_o which_o be_v oppose_v by_o st._n paul_n in_o the_o text_n the_o one_o concern_v the_o extent_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n and_o the_o other_o relate_v to_o the_o subjection_n due_a to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n it_o be_v a_o prevail_a opinion_n among_o the_o jew_n who_o be_v the_o first_o convert_v to_o jesus_n christ_n that_o his_o gospel_n be_v 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