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	jurisdiction_n	5,357	5	9.3309	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26419	The admonisher admonished in, a modest and impartial narrative of the proceedings of the ecclesiastical court, against James Jones citizen of London, of the parish of St. Bartholomew Exchange : being a true account of matter of fact, from his citation to Doctors Commons, to their taking out the writ of excommunicato capiendo against him : and also an account of the several ways made use of for the taking off the said writ : with useful observations upon several particular passages and statutes : dedicated to the worshipful Doctor Pinfold.		1683 (1683)	Wing A591; ESTC R11117	28,325	22

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they_o may_v not_o by_o law_n have_v do_v before_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1639._o nor_o to_o abridge_v or_o diminish_v the_o king_n majesty_n supremacy_n in_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n and_o affair_n not_o to_o confirm_v the_o canon_n in_o the_o year_n 1640._o nor_o any_o of_o they_o nor_o any_o other_o ecclesiastical_a law_n or_o canon_n not_o former_o confirm_v allow_v or_o enact_v by_o parliament_n or_o by_o the_o establish_v law_n of_o the_o land_n as_o they_o stand_v in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1639._o from_o which_o two_o statute_n these_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v 1._o that_o the_o statute_n of_o 1_o eliz._n chap._n 1._o sect._n 18._o by_o which_o some_o power_n and_o authority_n extraordinary_a be_v exercise_v by_o ecclesiastical_a person_n to_o the_o great_a wrong_n and_o damage_n of_o his_o majesty_n subject_n be_v repeal_v and_o make_v void_a by_o car._n 1._o and_o car._n 2._o 2._o that_o though_o the_o repeal_n statute_n of_o car._n i._n chap._n 11._o be_v repeal_v by_o 13_o