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
A62841	Amyntor, or, A defence of Milton's life containing I. a general apology for all writings of that kind, II. a catalogue of books attributed in the primitive times to Jesus Christ, his apostles and other eminent persons ..., III. a complete history of the book entitul'd Icon basilike, proving Dr. Gauden and not King Charles the First to be the author of it, with an answer to all the facts alledg'd by Mr. Wagstaf to the contrary, and to the exceptions made against my Lord Anglesey's Memorandum, Dr. Walker's book or Mrs. Gauden's narrative, which last piece is now the first time publish'd at large.	Toland, John, 1670-1722.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.; Wagstaffe, Thomas, 1645-1712. Vindication of King Charles the martyr.; Gauden, John, 1605-1662. Eikon basilike, the pourtraicture of His Sacred Maiestie in his solitude and sufferings.; Walker, Anthony, d. 1692. True account of the author of a book entituled Eikon basilike.	1699 (1699)	Wing T1760; ESTC R22638	52,206	178

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gospel_n of_o

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matthew_n 3._o the_o gospel_n of_o the_o egyptian_n clem._n rom._n epist._n 2._o ad_fw-la corinth_n c._n 12._o clem._n alex._n l._n 3._o stromat_n l_o ibid._n origen_n homil._n in_o luc._n epiphan_n haeres_fw-la 62._o n._n 2._o 4._o the_o apostle_n creed_n though_o of_o late_a year_n it_o begin_v to_o be_v call_v in_o question_n 5._o the_o doctrine_n and_o constitution_n of_o the_o apostle_n euseb._n hist._n eccles._n l._n 3._o c._n 25._o athanas._o in_o synopsi_n epiphan_n haeres_fw-la 80._o n._n 7._o 45._o n._n 5._o 70._o n._n 10._o 75._o n._n 6._o idem_fw-la in_o compendiaria_fw-la fidei_fw-la expositione_n n._n 22._o incertus_fw-la de_fw-la aleatoribus_fw-la inter_fw-la scripta_fw-la cypriani_fw-la there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o doctrine_n both_o attribute_v to_o every_o one_o of_o the_o apostle_n single_o and_o also_o to_o their_o companion_n and_o immediate_a successor_n too_o long_o to_o insert_v particular_o these_o 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