Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	call_v	emperor_n	pope_n	2,950	5	6.8842	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A31418	A discourse concerning the unity of the Catholick Church maintained in the Church of England	Cave, William, 1637-1713.; Thorp, George, 1637 or 8-1719.	1684 (1684)	Wing C1594; ESTC R22818	40,192	64

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