Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	ceremony_n	church_n	ordain_v	3,759	5	9.3766	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18174	A short catechisme, or playne instruction, conteynynge the su[m]me of Christian learninge sett fourth by the kings maiesties authoritie, for all scholemaisters to teache. To thys catechisme are adioyned the Articles agreed vpon by the bishoppes [and] other learned and godly men, in the last conuocatio[n] at London, in the yeare of our Lorde, M.D.LII. for to roote out the discord of of [sic] opinions, and stablish the agreme[n]t of trew religion: Likewyse published by the Kinges maiesties authoritie. 1553.; Catechismus brevis Christianae disciplinae summam continens, omnibus ludimagistris authoritate Regia commendatus. English.	Ponet, John, 1516?-1556, attributed name. aut	1553 (1553)	STC 4812; ESTC S119226	42,500	192

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●_o same_o ¶_o of_o the_o sacrament_n our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n have_v knytte_a together_o a_o company_n of_o new_a people_n with_o sacrament_n most_o few_o in_o nombre_fw-fr most_o easy_a to_o be_v keep_v most_o excellent_a in_o signification_n as_o be_v baptism_n and_o the_o lord_n supper_n the_o sacrament_n be_v not_o ordain_v of_o christ_n to_o be_v gase_v upon_o or_o to_o be_v carry_v about_o but_o that_o we_o shall_v right_o use_v they_o and_o in_o such_o only_o as_o worthelye_o receyve_v y_z ●_o same_o they_o have_v a_o wholesome_a effect_n and_o operation_n and_o yet_o not_o that_o of_o the_o work_n wrought_v as_z some_z i_o speak_v which_o word_n as_o it_o be_v strange_a and_o unknowen_a to_o holy_a scripture_n so_o it_o engender_v no_o godly_a but_o a_o very_a superstitious_a sense_n but_o they_o that_o receyve_v the_o sacrament_n unworthelye_o purchase_n to_o theym selue_o damnation_n as_o sayncte_n paul_n say_v sacrament_n ordain_v by_o the_o worde_n of_o god_n be_v 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