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
A56256	The qvestion concerning the divine right of episcopacie truly stated	Parker, Henry, 1604-1652.	1641 (1641)	Wing P418; ESTC R19874	6,735	17

there_o be_v a_o form_n of_o jurisdiction_n and_o i_o think_v not_o hold_v vain_a or_o unlawful_a by_o any_o and_o even_o in_o case_n of_o heresy_n blasphemy_n etc._n etc._n which_o be_v most_o spiritual_a if_o none_o can_v so_o right_o judge_v what_o be_v heresy_n blasphemy_n etc._n etc._n as_o spiritual_a governor_n yet_o this_o prove_v not_o any_o necessity_n of_o bishop_n for_o the_o fact_n may_v be_v try_v and_o execution_n award_v by_o other_o and_o nothing_o but_o a_o assistance_n of_o council_n from_o spiritual_a man_n will_v be_v needful_a in_o the_o three_o place_n also_o if_o excommunication_n be_v still_o hold_v of_o necessity_n and_o all_o other_o temporal_a authority_n defective_a without_o it_o if_o it_o be_v conclude_v to_o be_v perpetual_a notwithstanding_o the_o decay_n of_o prophecy_n and_o the_o supply_n of_o other_o christian_a jurisdiction_n and_o if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v extend_v also_o to_o all_o person_n in_o all_o case_n as_o our_o christian_a court_n now_o 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her_o patrimony_n tear_v from_o she_o by_o hen._n 8._o by_o the_o addition_n of_o episcopal_a and_o cathedral_n living_n may_v be_v heal_v up_o and_o restore_v to_o her_o ancient_a grace_n and_o vigour_n finis_fw-la

of_o christian_a religion_n so_o the_o main_n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o remain_v be_v whether_o the_o king_n have_v power_n to_o choose_v subordinate_a officer_n and_o counsellor_n in_o the_o church_n may_v or_o aught_o to_o choose_v such_o as_o be_v mere_o spiritual_a or_o mere_o temporal_a or_o a_o mixture_n of_o both_o the_o papist_n hold_v no_o governor_n over_o the_o clergy_n competent_a neither_o supreme_a nor_o subordinate_a but_o such_o as_o be_v mere_o spiritual_a the_o protestant_n everywhere_o almost_o but_o in_o england_n incline_v to_o a_o mix_a government_n in_o the_o church_n though_o they_o exclude_v the_o king_n quatenus_fw-la king_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n we_o in_o england_n admit_v of_o the_o king_n for_o our_o supreme_a governor_n but_o doubt_v of_o any_o subordinate_a mix_a government_n it_o be_v not_o my_o task_n at_o this_o present_a to_o dispute_v the_o conveniency_n of_o a_o mix_a government_n and_o a_o 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