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	law_n	2,624	5	4.8536	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50959	A treatise of civil power in ecclesiastical causes shewing that it is not lawfull for any power on earth to compell in matters of religion / the author, J.M.	Milton, John, 1608-1674.	1659 (1659)	Wing M2185; ESTC R13133	23,223	97

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do_v to_o judge_v as_o he_o profess_v 1_o cor._n 5.12_o they_o by_o what_o authority_n do_v the_o magistrate_n judge_n or_o which_o be_v worse_o compel_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o church_n if_o depart_v of_o his_o own_o accord_n like_o that_o lose_a sheep_n luke_n 15.4_o etc._n etc._n the_o true_a church_n either_o with_o she_o own_o or_o any_o borrow_a force_n worry_v he_o not_o in_o again_o but_o rather_o in_o all_o charitable_a manner_n send_v after_o he_o and_o if_o she_o find_v he_o lay_v he_o gentle_o on_o her_o shoulder_n bear_v he_o yea_o bear_v his_o burden_n his_o error_n his_o infirmity_n any_o way_n tolerable_a so_o fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o christ_n gal._n 6.2_o if_o excommunicate_a who_o the_o church_n have_v bid_v go_v out_o in_o who_o name_n do_v the_o magistrate_n compel_v to_o go_v in_o the_o church_n indeed_o hinder_v none_o from_o hear_v in_o her_o public_a congregation_n for_o the_o door_n be_v open_a to_o all_o nor_o excommunicate_v to_o destruction_n but_o as_o 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