Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	bishop_n	church_n	diocese_n	2,662	5	10.6930	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41939	The great question, of the authority of the arch-bishops, bishops, & clergy of the present constitution of the Church of England estalished by law, whether truly apostolical, or only political, regal, and parliamentary? Faithfully examined, and clearly resolved.		1690 (1690)	Wing G1745A; ESTC R223655	11,009	15

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ab_fw-la anno_fw-la 1535._o ad_fw-la annum_fw-la 1553._o say_n wharton_n de_fw-fr episc_n lond._n in_o bonner_n and_o two_o from_o this_o matter_n of_o fact_n it_o may_v be_v far_o observe_v that_o the_o authority_n of_o these_o person_n who_o we_o presume_v to_o be_v true_a bishop_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n without_o all_o doubt_n be_v not_o what_o we_o presume_v unquestionable_a but_o at_o least_o great_o doubtful_a not_o only_o in_o respect_n of_o title_n to_o their_o see_v but_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o episcopal_a authority_n itself_o whether_o they_o have_v any_o true_a apostolical_a or_o ecclestiastical_a authority_n at_o all_o or_o so_o much_o as_o sacerdotal_a or_o clerical_a or_o any_o other_o than_o mere_o political_a and_o if_o this_o be_v so_o it_o 18._o it_o v._o dodwell_n of_o schism_n c._n 18._o concern_v all_o to_o look_v about_o we_o to_o secure_v our_o right_n and_o title_n not_o to_o any_o present_a temporal_a estate_n upon_o earth_n but_o to_o our_o 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and_o delegate_a by_o the_o word_n tibi_fw-la vice_n nostras_fw-la committimus_fw-la licence_n to_o ordain_v etc._n etc._n vice_n nomine_fw-la &_o authoritate_fw-la nostris_fw-la per_fw-la praesentes_fw-la ad_fw-la nostri_fw-la beneplaciti_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la duraturas_fw-la do_v convey_v any_o other_o authority_n than_o what_o be_v real_o existent_a in_o the_o fountain_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o grant_n that_o be_v mere_o political_a unless_o the_o king_n have_v receive_v also_o by_o special_a consecration_n any_o true_o episcopal_a 4._o whether_o the_o acceptance_n of_o such_o a_o commission_n be_v not_o a_o recognition_n of_o such_o a_o authority_n as_o be_v therein_o declare_v and_o a_o renunciation_n of_o the_o apostolical_a receive_v from_o the_o church_n 5._o whether_o a_o person_n act_v under_o such_o a_o commission_n may_v be_v intend_v to_o confer_v any_o other_o authority_n than_o what_o be_v convey_v to_o he_o by_o such_o commission_n 6._o whether_o when_o both_o the_o consecrator_n and_o consecrate_a have_v before_o accept_v such_o

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