Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	catholic_n	church_n	communion_n	3,075	5	9.3276	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26737	The ancient liberty of the Britannick church, and the legitimate exemption thereof from the Roman patriarchate discoursed on four positions, and asserted / by Isaac Basier ... ; three chapters concerning the priviledges of the Britannick church, &c., selected out of a Latin manuscript, entituled, Catholico-romanus pacificus, written by F.I. Barnes ... ; translated, and published for vulgar instruction, by Ri. Watson.; De antiqua ecclesiae Britannicae libertate. English	Basier, Isaac, 1607-1676.; Barnes, John, d. 1661. Catholico-romanus pacificus. English. Selections.; Watson, Richard, 1612-1685.	1661 (1661)	Wing B1029; ESTC R9065	27,797	82

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of_o the_o supreme_a jurisdiction_n from_o the_o politic_a authority_n therefore_o the_o royal_a power_n remain_v the_o same_o it_o be_v before_o both_o legislative_a and_o judiciary_n as_o well_o in_o sacred_a as_o civil_a affair_n for_o moses_n as_o 5_o king_n in_o jesurun_n be_v constitute_v by_o god_n himself_o the_o keeper_n as_o well_o of_o 10.1_o both_o trumpet_n as_o table_n now_o what_o pertain_v to_o moses_n as_o king_n be_v every_o king_n due_a this_o very_a comparative_a argument_n as_o right_o consequent_a from_o moses_n to_o constantine_n the_o great_a after_o the_o revolution_n of_o so_o many_o age_n eusebius_n five_o or_o six_o time_n apply_v to_o establish_v the_o imperial_a authority_n about_o the_o convocation_n and_o confirmation_n of_o the_o first_o nicene_n council_n four_o as_o moses_n not_o aaron_n deliver_v the_o ceremonial_a law_n so_o long_o after_o moses_n king_n david_n institute_v the_o course_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o solomon_n thrust_v out_o abiathar_n 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