Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	belief_n	church_n	faith_n	2,625	5	5.6777	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07405	A godly and learned assertion in defence of the true church of God, and of His Woorde written in Latine by that Reuerend Father D. Philip Melancthon, after the conuention at Ratisbona, anno 1541 ; translated into English by R.R.	Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560.; Robinson, Richard, fl. 1576-1600.	1580 (1580)	STC 17790; ESTC S1632	66,768	154

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these_o late_a day_n differ_v nothing_o at_o all_o from_o the_o manifest_a idolatry_n of_o the_o ethnic_n in_o time_n past_a idolatry_n for_o they_o now_o call_v upon_o s._n anne_n s._n george_n and_o other_o none_o otherwise_o than_o the_o ethnic_n do_v upon_o juno_n mars_n or_o hercules_n they_o run_v to_o their_o image_n and_o the_o bishop_n with_o great_a authority_n confirm_v that_o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d idolomaniam_fw-la mad_n woorship_v of_o idol_n yea_o and_o their_o doctor_n and_o learned_a man_n commend_v they_o for_o so_o do_v and_o in_o such_o kind_n of_o worshippinge_n consist_v the_o whole_a sum_n of_o religion_n etc._n but_o all_o this_o while_n touch_v invocation_n upon_o christ_n &_o touch_v faith_n in_o he_o there_o be_v great_a silence_n among_o they_o the_o beginning_n therefore_o of_o such_o and_o so_o great_a impiety_n be_v too_o be_v take_v heed_n of_o which_o indeed_o gregory_n himself_o great_o confirm_v exercise_n who_o first_o than_o 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