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
A87463	A declaration made by King James, in Scotland; concerning, church-government, and presbyters.; Declaratioun of the Kings Majesties intentioun and meaning toward the lait actis of Parliament. English and Scots.	Adamson, Patrick, 1537-1592.; James I, King of England, 1566-1625.	1646 (1646)	Wing J132; Thomason E506_27; ESTC R202599	10,166	12

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or_o his_o highness_n deputy_n be_v present_a 13_o it_o be_v his_o highness_n intention_n that_o the_o bishop_n in_o the_o realm_n in_o every_o diocese_n with_o their_o council_n preside_v into_o the_o ecclesiastical_a government_n but_o as_o be_v say_v with_o a_o council_n that_o both_o tyranny_n and_o confusion_n may_v be_v avoid_v in_o the_o church_n 14_o it_o be_v his_o highness_n intention_n that_o commissioner_n be_v direct_v universal_o throughout_o the_o whole_a realm_n to_o establish_v a_o godly_a order_n and_o that_o his_o majesty_n commissioner_n take_v order_n present_o for_o the_o translation_n of_o such_o minister_n who_o travel_n they_o esteem_v may_v more_o convenient_o and_o profitable_o serve_v in_o another_o place_n finis_fw-la