Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	church_n	faith_n	infallible_a	8,239	5	9.9784	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41780	Hear the church, or, An appeal to the mother of us all to all the baptized believers in England, exhorting them to stedfastness in the truth, according to the scriptures : together with some farther considerations of seven queries, sent to the baptized believers in Lincolnshire, concerning the judge of contriversies in matters of religion : in three parts / by Thomas Grantham.	Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692.	1687 (1687)	Wing G1536; ESTC R5931	41,980	66

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ananias_n and_o saphira_n and_o the_o like_a severity_n be_v show_v against_o simon_n magus_n for_o his_o pride_n and_o covetousness_n in_o aspire_v to_o a_o ministry_n for_o which_o he_o be_v not_o qualify_v and_o to_o which_o he_o be_v not_o call_v by_o heaven_n donation_n and_o due_a vocation_n from_o the_o church_n without_o which_o woeful_a experience_n have_v teach_v the_o chrian_a nation_n that_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a by_o money_n or_o for_o money_n to_o make_v man_n minister_n in_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o this_o church_n be_v hold_v the_o first_o and_o best_a of_o general_n council_n for_o settle_v the_o church_n in_o peace_n when_o trouble_n do_v arise_v among_o themselves_o by_o mean_n of_o false_a teacher_n etc._n etc._n and_o because_o the_o church_n in_o all_o age_n and_o nation_n may_v have_v perpetual_a need_n of_o such_o help_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v amiss_o that_o we_o consider_v the_o quality_n and_o authority_n of_o such_o assembly_n lest_o otherwise_o we_o 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