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	great_a	8,286	5	3.5391	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69753	The generall demands, of the reverend doctors of divinitie, and ministers of the Gospell in Aberdene, concerning the late covenant, in Scotland together, with the answeres, replyes, and duplyes that followed thereupon, in the year, 1638 : reprinted in one book, by order of Parliament.	Forbes, John, 1593-1648.; Henderson, Alexander, 1583?-1646.	1663 (1663)	Wing C4226; Wing C4225; ESTC R6298	125,063	170

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whether_o the_o neglect_n of_o these_o sacrament_n in_o the_o time_n of_o sickness_n which_o be_v in_o many_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n proceed_v not_o from_o some_o want_n of_o a_o sufficient_a knowledge_n and_o due_a esteem_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o these_o high_a and_o heavenly_a mystery_n 57_o it_o be_v well_o that_o you_o acknowledge_v that_o we_o minister_v these_o sacrament_n in_o private_a as_o necessary_a only_o by_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n but_o withal_o you_o conceive_v that_o our_o people_n imagine_v or_o seem_v to_o imagine_v they_o to_o be_v so_o necessary_a mean_n as_o that_o god_n have_v tie_v his_o grace_n to_o they_o we_o desire_v you_o to_o judge_v charitable_o of_o those_o who_o be_v unknown_a to_o you_o and_o withal_o we_o declare_v that_o neither_o we_o do_v teach_v our_o people_n nor_o do_v they_o think_v for_o aught_o we_o do_v ever_o know_v that_o baptism_n be_v so_o necessary_a a_o mean_a unto_o salvation_n that_o without_o it_o god_n can_v not_o or_o will_v not_o say_v any_o yea_o on_o the_o contrary_a we_o be_v confident_a that_o when_o baptism_n be_v earnest_o seek_v for_o or_o unfeigned_o desire_v and_o yet_o can_v not_o be_v have_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o parent_n and_o of_o the_o church_n be_v accept_v by_o god_n in_o stead_n of_o the_o ordinary_a mean_a the_o use_n whereof_o be_v hinder_v by_o unavoidable_a necessity_n and_o so_o in_o this_o we_o depart_v from_o the_o 32._o rigid_a tenet_n of_o papist_n on_o the_o other_o part_n we_o likewise_o teach_v and_o according_o our_o people_n learn_v that_o baptism_n be_v the_o ordinary_a mean_a of_o our_o entrance_n into_o the_o church_n and_o of_o our_o regeneration_n to_o the_o use_n whereof_o god_n by_o his_o commandment_n have_v tie_v we_o 58._o if_o the_o commandment_n of_o our_o saviour_n matth._n 28._o 19_o go_v you_o therefore_o and_o teach_v all_o