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	time_n	7,294	5	3.8646	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66388	Christianity abused by the Church of Rome, and popery shewed to be a corruption of it being an answer to a late printed paper given about by papists : in a letter to a gentleman / by J.W.	Williams, John, 1636?-1709.	1679 (1679)	Wing W2698; ESTC R3178	13,046	24

according_o of_o antioch_n and_o of_o other_o province_n shall_v have_v power_n over_o their_o own_o province_n according_a to_o ancient_a custom_n and_o the_o custom_n in_o that_o case_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o that_o none_o shall_v invade_v the_o privilege_n of_o each_o other_o the_o same_o be_v say_v and_o confirm_v in_o the_o second_o canon_n of_o the_o second_o general_a council_n hold_v at_o constantinople_n by_o the_o command_n of_o theodosius_n the_o emperor_n an._n 380._o and_o further_o ratify_v by_o the_o three_o general_a council_n at_o ephesus_n in_o the_o year_n 431._o can._n 8._o if_o we_o go_v forward_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o it_o be_v further_o decree_v in_o the_o abovesaid_a council_n of_o constantinople_n can._n 3._o that_o the_o bishop_n of_o constantinople_n shall_v have_v the_o order_n of_o primacy_n next_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n because_o it_o be_v new_a rome_n and_o what_o be_v thereby_o to_o be_v understand_v be_v sufficient_o 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