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	council_n	decree_n	2,825	5	8.8444	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35563	The question to whom it belonged anciently to preach and whether all priests might or did discussed out of antiquity : as also, what preaching is, properly / by Meric Casaubon ...	Casaubon, Meric, 1599-1671.	1663 (1663)	Wing C810; ESTC R5468	22,827	42

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people_n that_o be_v de_fw-fr loco_fw-la superiore_fw-la or_o out_o trull_n of_o the_o pulpit_n be_v grant_v unto_o the_o bishop_n only_o or_o unto_o they_o who_o have_v authority_n from_o the_o bishop_n must_v be_v supply_v out_o of_o other_o though_o not_o here_o express_v the_o same_o more_o full_o upon_o the_o sixty_o four_o canon_n of_o the_o council_n in_o trullo_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 439._o etc._n etc._n to_o teach_v the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o to_o interpret_v the_o divine_a decree_n 〈…〉_z the_o scripture_n be_v grant_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n unto_o bishop_n only_o and_o unto_o they_o that_o be_v permit_v or_o authorize_v by_o they_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o same_o balsamon_n elsewhere_o do_v seem_v to_o contradict_v himself_o when_o upon_o the_o fifty_o eight_o canon_n of_o those_o call_v the_o apostle_n have_v first_o lay_v down_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o do_v add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n that_o such_o also_o teacher_n priest_n aught_o to_o be_v as_o they_o that_o have_v the_o privilege_n of_o high_a seat_n in_o the_o choir_n or_o church_n next_o unto_o the_o bishop_n but_o in_o effect_n there_o be_v no_o repugnancy_n neither_o in_o the_o word_n of_o balsamon_n nor_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o canon_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o expression_n of_o the_o canon_n to_o instruct_v to_o godliness_n in_o general_a there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o priest_n also_o be_v bind_v by_o their_o office_n as_o priest_n and_o in_o case_n they_o be_v allow_v by_o the_o bishop_n as_o doctor_n to_o teach_v or_o to_o preach_v out_o of_o the_o pulpit_n and_o neglect_v it_o which_o be_v all_o that_o can_v be_v make_v of_o balsamons_n interpretation_n of_o the_o canon_n compare_v with_o other_o place_n they_o be_v liable_a to_o censure_v indeed_o upon_o the_o twenty_o canon_n of_o the_o synodus_fw-la trull_n we_o find_v somewhat_o that_o have_v much_o more_o appearance_n 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