Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	argument_n	church_n	scripture_n	5,327	5	6.4941	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A20683	A defence of church gouernment Dedicated to the high Court of Parliament. Wherein, the church gouernment established in England, is directly proued to be consonant to the word of God, and that subiects ought of dutie to conforme themselues to the state ecclesiasticall. Together with, a defence of the crosse in baptisme; as it is vsed in our Church, being not repugnant to the word: and by a consequent, the brethren which are silenced, ought to subscribe vnto it, rather then to burie their talents in the ground. By Iohn Doue, Doctour of Diuinity.	Dove, John, 1560 or 61-1618.	1606 (1606)	STC 7081; ESTC S110107	58,733	80

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the_o church_n and_o beside_o that_o saint_n paul_n by_o his_o sole_a authority_n excommunicate_v in_o general_a all_o that_o love_v not_o the_o lord_n jesus_n even_o under_o the_o time_n of_o nature_n henoch_n as_o cornelius_n ber●ram_n write_v in_o his_o book_n print_v at_o geneva_n and_o allow_v of_o by_o that_o church_n do_v alone_o anathema_n illud_fw-la solenne_fw-fr suoe_fw-la aetatis_fw-la hominibus_fw-la proponere_fw-la quod_fw-la extat_fw-la judae_fw-la ver_fw-la 14_o &_o 15._o pronounce_v that_o solemn_a sentence_n of_o excommunication_n against_o the_o man_n of_o his_o time_n of_o which_o mention_n be_v make_v in_o s._n jude_n ver_fw-la 14._o &_o 15._o behold_v the_o lord_n come_v with_o thousand_o of_o his_o saint_n to_o give_v judgement_n etc._n etc._n and_o so_o do_v saint_n ambrose_n by_o their_o example_n and_o as_o for_o make_v minister_n our_o bishop_n do_v not_o confer_v order_n alone_o but_o assist_v with_o other_o minister_n which_o join_v with_o they_o in_o 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