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	pope_n	rome_n	11,296	5	6.9283	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03897	The descent of authoritie: or, The magistrates patent from heaven Manifested in a sermon preached at Lincolnes assizes, March 13. 1636. By Thomas Hurste Dr. of Divinity, and one of his Majesties chaplains.	Hurste, Thomas, d. 1680.	1637 (1637)	STC 14007; ESTC S104349	18,074	38

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the_o terminus_fw-la à_fw-la quo_fw-la of_o authority_n or_o the_o descent_n of_o it_o master_n harding_n to_o set_v the_o crown_n the_o