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	particular_a	2,274	5	6.8998	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59764	The excellence of the order of the Church of England, under Episcopal government set forth in a sermon at the visitation at Blandford, Anno 1640 / by William Sherley ...	Sherley, William.	1662 (1662)	Wing S3240; ESTC R21422	23,064	42

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saviour_n who_o ignatius_n be_v not_o afraid_a to_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 35._o ignat._n ep._n ad_fw-la magnes_fw-la tertull._n l._n 4._o contra_fw-la mar._n c._n 35._o and_o after_o he_o too_o tertullian_n authenticum_fw-la dei_fw-la patris_fw-la pontificem_fw-la all_o other_o bishop_n be_v as_o it_o shall_v seem_v but_o copy_n only_o take_v from_o he_o like_o one_o of_o that_o order_n licence_v the_o twelve_o together_o with_o the_o seventy_o to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n until_o at_o last_o immediate_o before_o his_o ascension_n lift_v up_o his_o hand_n and_o blessing_n the_o apostle_n luke_n 24.51_o test_n aug._n 97._o quaest_n de_fw-fr novo_fw-la test_n per_fw-la istam_fw-la manuum_fw-la impositionem_fw-la as_o st._n austin_n seem_v to_o believe_v apostolos_fw-la ordinavit_fw-la episcopos_fw-la by_o that_o lay_n of_o his_o hand_n upon_o the_o apostle_n he_o ordain_v they_o to_o be_v bishop_n sure_o i_o be_o that_o antiquity_n think_v it_o no_o prejudice_n at_o all_o to_o the_o apostle_n to_o have_v this_o opinion_n of_o they_o and_o therefore_o marcellum_fw-la theodoret._n l._n 4._o c._n 18._o basil_n cyprian_n ep._n 65._o hierom_n ad_fw-la marcellum_fw-la as_o the_o greek_a father_n be_v wont_a to_o call_v episcopal_a government_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o likewise_o who_o know_v not_o but_o that_o it_o be_v as_o usual_a with_o the_o latin_a to_o style_v the_o apostle_n themselves_o in_o plain_a term_n bishop_n as_o have_v no_o mean_a authority_n for_o this_o then_o that_o of_o st._n peter_n own_o example_n who_o in_o act_n 1.20_o speak_v of_o judas_n his_o apostleship_n call_v it_o there_o by_o no_o other_o name_n then_o by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o bishopric_n but_o though_o episcopacy_n live_v in_o these_o renown_a worthy_n yet_o may_v