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	tradition_n	3,170	5	9.1818	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01637	The summe of Christian doctrine written originally in Latine by John Gerhard ... and translated by Ralph Winterton ...; Aphorismi succinct et selecti. English	Gerhard, Johann, 1582-1637.; Winterton, Ralph, 1600-1636.	1640 (1640)	STC 11769.5; ESTC S4062	111,557	338

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and_o make_v partaker_n of_o eternal_a life_n what_o can_v he_o desire_v more_o 24_o this_o also_o be_v a_o argument_n worthy_a our_o consideration_n that_o the_o apostle_n s_o paul_n declare_v unto_o the_o church_n of_o ephesus_n all_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n to_o wit_n concern_v our_o salvation_n act_n 20.27_o again_o the_o same_o apostle_n say_v none_o other_o thing_n than_o those_o which_o the_o prophet_n and_o moses_n do_v say_v shall_v come_v act_n 26.22_o therefore_o in_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n be_v contain_v all_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n concern_v our_o salvation_n 25_o now_o if_o the_o scripture_n be_v perfect_a as_o indeed_o it_o be_v away_o then_o with_o tradition_n which_o some_o will_v thrust_v upon_o we_o to_o be_v receive_v with_o like_a affection_n and_o to_o be_v believe_v with_o like_a authority_n as_o the_o scripture_n 26_o for_o they_o be_v full_a of_o doubt_n and_o sometime_o also_o contradiction_n be_v very_o apt_a to_o be_v corrupt_v and_o many_o 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