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	ecclesiastical_a	king_n	3,581	5	4.1658	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88108	A brief plat-form of that government which is called Presbyterial. By William Ley minister of the Word at Charlwood in Surrey.	Ley, William, b. 1620 or 21.	1648 (1648)	Wing L1887; Thomason E457_1; ESTC R204958	18,562	30

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cal._n in_o instit_fw-la lib._n 4._o cap._n 11._o of_o lose_v by_o receive_v into_o communion_n be_v not_o a_o promise_n make_v to_o the_o church_n for_o one_o year_n only_o till_o the_o christian_a magistrate_n be_v grow_v up_o it_o be_v not_o a_o lea_n but_o a_o legacy_n and_o indeed_o be_v it_o otherwise_o the_o church_n will_v be_v in_o a_o worse_a condition_n under_o christian_a magistrate_n then_o under_o heathen_a for_o paul_n command_n prevail_v over_o the_o corinthian_n to_o purge_v out_o their_o old_a leaven_n 1_o cor._n 5.7_o now_o it_o be_v neither_o paul_n nor_o apollo_n that_o sine_fw-la nutu_fw-la caesaris_fw-la can_v prevail_v for_o reformation_n and_o bring_v his_o congregation_n to_o a_o effectual_a purge_n if_o a_o physician_n shall_v be_v prohibit_v to_o purge_v the_o body_n of_o his_o patient_n till_o he_o be_v back_v with_o a_o command_n from_o high_a power_n as_o the_o officer_n be_v to_o purge_v the_o body_n of_o his_o church_n he_o will_v esteem_v it_o a_o 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presbyter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o pet._n 5._o who_o be_o also_o a_o elder_a paul_n 1_o tim._n 4.14_o bid_v timothy_n neglect_v not_o the_o gift_n which_o be_v give_v by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n not_o of_o episcopacy_n but_o presbytery_n tit._n presbytery_n totum_fw-la hoc_fw-la magis_fw-la ex_fw-la consue_v tudine_fw-la quàm_fw-la ex_fw-la dispositionis_fw-la veritate_fw-la hieron_n ep._n ad_fw-la evang._n et_fw-la com._n in_o tit._n hierom_n tell_v we_o we_o that_o the_o distinction_n of_o bishop_n and_o presbyter_n be_v of_o small_a use_n of_o different_a order_n rather_o than_o authority_n like_o power_n to_o that_o which_o a_o superintendent_a or_o prolocutor_n have_v in_o a_o synod_n or_o a_o assembly_n all_o this_o whatsoever_o authority_n they_o usurp_v be_v more_o out_o of_o custom_n then_o divine_a ordination_n and_o as_o for_o lay-elders_a if_o i_o may_v so_o style_v they_o ambrose_n expound_v these_o word_n rebuke_v not_o a_o elder_a 5._o doctorum_fw-la 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caevam_fw-la etc._n etc._n cal._n epist_n ad_fw-la virct_n p._n 164._o beside_o the_o example_n of_o theodosius_n the_o emperor_n excommunicate_v by_o he_o for_o his_o slaughter_n at_o thessalonica_n full_o declare'_v it_o calvin_n that_o famous_a divine_a who_o be_v by_o zanchius_n call_v galliae_fw-la apostolus_fw-la the_o apostle_n of_o france_n say_v i_o have_v swear_v i_o have_v determine_v rather_o to_o die_v then_o so_o vile_o to_o profane_v the_o holy_a supper_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o by_o give_v it_o to_o unworthy_a member_n 5._o instit_fw-la †_o hac_fw-la disciplinâ_fw-la adeò_fw-la nemo_fw-la exim●batur_fw-la ut_fw-la principes_fw-la quoque_fw-la unà_fw-la cum_fw-la plebeis_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la ferendam_fw-la subjicerent_fw-la cal._n instit_fw-la it_o be_v impartial_a minister_n and_o elder_n be_v subject_v to_o the_o government_n as_o well_o as_o other_o the_o judges_z themselves_o be_v subject_a to_o judgement_n as_o trajan_n noble_o speak_v in_o the_o knight_n of_o 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