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	church_n	elder_n	2,509	5	9.8460	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19296	A sermon profitably preached in the church within her Maiesties honourable Tower, neere the citie of London ...	Anderson, Anthony, d. 1593.	1586 (1586)	STC 571; ESTC S108526	34,033	110

in_o england_n our_o gracious_a queen_n eliz●beth_n to_o kingly_a parent_n 2._o pet._n 2._o the_o lord_n ●●th_v ●●●●aunded_v &_o charge_v we_o to_o give_v 〈…〉_o tribute_n obedience_n wil●_n 〈…〉_o silence_n suf●_n 〈…〉_o honey_n ney●_n 〈…〉_o reign_v 〈…〉_o they_o be_v neither_o christian_n nor_o comfortable_a to_o their_o subject_n but_o heathen_a prince_n idolatrous_a king_n or_o cruel_a tyrant_n as_o these_o and_o many_o such_o other_o place_n do_v prove_v 1._o sam._n 10.25.8.11.12.13_o jere._n 29.7_o exod._n 21._o psal_n 20.82_o eccle._n 9_o pro._n 6.24_o ma._n 21.21_o mar._n 12.17_o luc._n 20.25_o ro._n 13.1_o 1._o pet._n 2.13.17_o 1._o tim._n 2.1.2.3_o and_o the_o disobedience_n hereto_o draw_v god_n vengeance_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v and_o the_o scripture_n prove_v as_o the_o plague_n of_o corah_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n by_o the_o very_a hand_n of_o god_n from_o heaven_n do_v testify_v his_o hate_n of_o disobedience_n in_o earth_n to_o his_o appoint_a magistrate_n yea_o our_o fealtye_n and_o allegiance_n ought_v to_o be_v such_o unto_o they_o as_o we_o permit_v not_o a_o evil_a thought_n to_o possess_v nay_o not_o to_o enter_v our_o bosom_n 〈…〉_o ●m_n for_o the_o bird_n of_o th●_n 〈…〉_o shall_v 10._o acle_n 10._o bewray_v ei●_n 〈…〉_o ●ll_z reve●_n 〈…〉_o 18.9_o ●n_n 18.9_o sho●_n 〈…〉_o either_o equal_a or_o above_o god_n but_o forsomuch_o as_o he_o be_v the_o lord_n omnipotent_a over_o all_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v that_o man_n or_o angel_n can_v grant_v either_o freedom_n against_o this_o command_v duty_n or_o in_o any_o sort_n to_o discharge_v we_o of_o the_o same_o yet_o nay_o the_o less_o that_o man_n of_o sin_n the_o antichrist_n of_o rome_n do_v take_v upon_o he_o in_o his_o bull_n both_o thither_o and_o into_o france_n to_o do_v the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o and_o he_o have_v hereby_o besot_v many_o fine_a wit_n and_o make_v drunken_a into_o this_o rebellion_n not_o a_o few_o able_a person_n to_o have_v serve_v her_o majesty_n in_o much_o 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his_o pre-eminence_n but_o his_o inferior_n the_o elder_n in_o the_o church_n to_o use_v asmuch_o power_n in_o doctrine_n and_o government_n ecclesiastical_a as_o he_o or_o yet_o that_o he_o will_v not_o excommunicate_a the_o apostle_n paul_n 1._o gall._n 1._o for_o reprove_v he_o open_o before_o the_o people_n in_o antioch_n sure_o the_o very_a reason_n w●●ch●●●_n that_o as_o he_o be_v 〈…〉_o a_o shrewd_a che●_n 〈…〉_o he_o be_v of_o a_o heavenly_a spirit_n and_o take_v reproof_n as_o a_o medicine_n to_o that_o disease_n and_o never_o set_v himself_o above_o his_o brethren_n but_o join_v himself_o with_o his_o inferior_n for_o call_v yet_o equal_a in_o power_n saying_n 5.1_o 1._o pet._n 5.1_o the_o elder_n which_o be_v among_o you_o i_o beseech_v which_o be_o also_o a_o fellow_n elder_a etc._n etc._n consenior_fw-la be_v your_o vulgar_a translation_n feed_v the_o flock_n etc._n etc._n not_o as_o lord_n over_o god_n herytage_n but_o that_o you_o may_v be_v ensample_n to_o the_o flock_n 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the_o prymat●_n of_o the_o world_n but_o aga●ne_o i_o ask●_n by_o what_o right_a if_o he_o say_v by_o the_o scripture_n why_o do_v not_o peter_n then_o practise_v it_o or_o why_o do_v all_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n until_o the_o suppose_a donation_n by_o constantine_n not_o once_o dream_v of_o it_o and_o what_o reason_n then_o have_v his_o own_o law_n to_o shut_v under_o hard_a censure_n such_o as_o shall_v presume_v this_o title_n unto_o they_o for_o the_o decree_n report_v it_o from_o chrysostome_n say_v quicunque_fw-la desideraverit_fw-la primatum_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la invenerit_fw-la confusionem_fw-la in_o co●lo_fw-la cunque_fw-la dust_n 4._o c._n multi_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la cunque_fw-la whosoever_o shall_v hunger_n after_o primacy_n in_o earth_n shall_v find_v confusion_n in_o heaven_n neither_o shall_v he_o be_v number_v among_o the_o servant_n of_o christ_n which_o contend_v for_o supremacy_n again_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o first_o or_o chief_a seat_n shall_v not_o be_v 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