Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	believe_v	ground_n	scripture_n	2,453	5	6.6635	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33078	The Church of Rome unmask'd, or her false principles briefly detected with some reasons of so many retaining or returning to communion with her, and the great danger of everlasting destruction, that such persons, especially after separations from her, return to her communion, do run themselves on / written by a learned divine, by way of letter to a friend in the country.	Learned divine.	1679 (1679)	Wing C4196; ESTC R18501	78,331	77

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any_o where_o unto_o for_o the_o holy_a ghost_n himself_o who_o lead_v the_o apostle_n into_o all_o truth_n joh._n 16.13_o do_v not_o in_o any_o scripture_n testify_v to_o we_o of_o rome_n or_o the_o roman_a church_n that_o we_o shall_v derive_v our_o faith_n from_o she_o or_o resolve_v it_o into_o she_o or_o her_o doctor_n more_o than_o into_o any_o other_o church_n the_o apostle_n peter_n who_o authority_n they_o pretend_v to_o have_v commit_v to_o they_o but_o without_o any_o evidence_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o who_o successor_n they_o tell_v we_o their_o pope_n or_o bishop_n be_v can_v not_o leave_v more_o authority_n to_o they_o than_o he_o have_v exercise_v himself_o now_o we_o find_v he_o express_o prefer_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o scripture_n before_o his_o own_o say_n or_o testimony_n as_o to_o the_o resolution_n of_o other_o man_n faith_n yea_o he_o as_o well_o as_o other_o apostle_n prove_v his_o say_n by_o the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o be_v evident_a in_o 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