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	gospel_n	word_n	3,583	5	4.7602	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02190	Markes and no markes, of the Kingdome of Heauen: or, A treatise of things neccessary, vnnecessary, to the Kingdome of God. By Henry Greenewood Master of Art, and preacher of the word of God	Greenwood, Henry, b. 1544 or 5.	1634 (1634)	STC 12334; ESTC S119046	14,649	53

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be_v occupy_v therein_o i_o think_v that_o that_o of_o s._n paul_n 1_o tim._n 4_o 4._o shall_v confound_v all_o idle_a opinion_n about_o prohibition_n of_o some_o meat_n and_o some_o time_n for_o say_v he_o every_o creature_n of_o god_n be_v good_a and_o not_o to_o be_v refuse_v if_o it_o be_v receive_v with_o thanksgiving_n the_o english_a church_n have_v therefore_o according_a to_o these_o scripture_n adjudge_v of_o meat_n and_o day_n as_o unnecessary_a to_o holiness_n or_o happiness_n in_o their_o own_o nature_n as_o anno_fw-la ter●ia_fw-la eduardisexti_fw-la that_o one_o day_n or_o one_o kind_n of_o meat_n of_o itself_o be_v not_o more_o pure_a than_o another_o &_o that_o all_o meat_n be_v lawful_a so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o use_v with_o vice_n but_o with_o liberty_n &_o thankfulness_n i_o know_v that_o gluttony_n and_o drunkenness_n and_o abuse_v the_o creature_n may_v deprive_v man_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n but_o use_v they_o temperate_o they_o hurt_v not_o meat_n be_v not_o material_n of_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n for_o a_o man_n do_v not_o please_v god_n because_o he_o eat_v fish_n rather_o than_o flesh_n or_o drink_v beer_n rather_o than_o ale_n or_o that_o sit_v at_o the_o sacrament_n rather_o than_o kneel_v this_o then_o serve_v to_o confute_v the_o manichée_n 10._o who_o say_v some_o meat_n and_o drink_n be_v evil_a as_o egg_n flesh_n wine_n milk_n they_o say_v that_o wine_n be_v the_o gall_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n yet_o god_n say_v here_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o meat_n etc._n etc._n also_o the_o marcionite_n their_o pew-fellow_n be_v condemn_v who_o say_v that_o it_o be_v as_o good_a to_o devour_v a_o soul_n as_o to_o eat_v &_o devour_v thing_n that_o have_v blood_n and_o life_n yet_o god_n say_v here_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o meat_n etc._n etc._n the_o jew_n will_v eat_v no_o hogs-flesh_n the_o papist_n no_o flesh_n will_v eat_v on_o some_o day_n and_o in_o lent_n gross_a ignorance_n so_o god_n say_v here_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n be_v not_o meat_n etc._n etc._n the_o papist_n say_v that_o to_o eat_v flesh_n in_o lent_n ember_n week_n fast_v day_n be_v as_o great_a a_o fault_n as_o to_o kill_v a_o man_n wise_a fool_n thus_o we_o see_v what_o a_o brangle_n be_v among_o they_o of_o the_o new_a church_n at_o rome_n about_o matter_n of_o nothing_o so_o at_o corinth_n what_o faction_n and_o division_n be_v about_o their_o teacher_n and_o other_o thing_n one_o will_v be_v of_o paul_n another_o of_o apollo_n dangerous_a dissension_n and_o who_o be_v ignorant_a of_o what_o jar_n and_o strife_n be_v between_o the_o eastern_a and_o western_a church_n in_o victor_n time_n and_o all_o about_o keep_v of_o easter_n day_n afterward_o whither_o the_o lord_n supper_n shall_v be_v celebrate_v with_o bread_n leaven_v or_o unlevean_v the_o church_n of_o lutheran_n in_o germany_n be_v much_o to_o blame_v which_o break_v off_o society_n with_o the_o church_n of_o calvinist_n as_o they_o be_v 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that_o knéele_v censure_v he_o that_o sit_v as_o superbious_a but_o christian_n shall_v have_v a_o more_o charitable_a opinion_n one_o of_o another_o in_o these_o thing_n indifferent_a do_v or_o not_o do_v as_o paul_n wish_v qui_fw-la non_fw-la manducat_fw-la manducantem_fw-la nc_n iudicet_fw-la ro._n 14.3_o he_o that_o eat_v not_o let_v he_o not_o judge_v he_o that_o eat_v but_o leave_v he_o unto_o he_o who_o know_v the_o intention_n of_o our_o heart_n but_o he_o that_o out_o of_o pride_n or_o filthymalice_n or_o a_o superbious_a mind_n shall_v oppose_v himself_o to_o authority_n in_o thing_n indifferent_a establish_v for_o the_o good_a of_o god_n church_n shall_v as_o i_o have_v say_v bear_v his_o condemnation_n whatsoever_o he_o be_v see_v then_o these_o ceremony_n be_v neither_o part_n of_o law_n nor_o gospel_n what_o reason_n have_v christian_n to_o dissent_v for_o they_o why_o do_v not_o private_a man_n rather_o yield_v to_o public_a authority_n among_o we_o indeed_o for_o such_o 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