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	infallibility_n	infallible_a	2,837	5	9.9103	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29515	The easiness and difficulty of the Christian religion in a sermon preach'd before the Lord Mayor, and court of Aldermen of the city of London, at Guild-Hall chappel, on Sunday May 26. 1689 / by Isaac Bringhurst ...	Bringhurst, Isaac, d. 1697.	1689 (1689)	Wing B4695; ESTC R14226	21,221	40

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death_n in_o he_o our_o love_n to_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v as_o strong_a as_o any_o death_n can_v be_v in_o we_o 6._o and_o last_o from_o the_o kind_a acceptance_n of_o our_o heavenly_a father_n he_o require_v not_o perfection_n but_o sincerity_n he_o know_v our_o frame_n and_o remember_v we_o be_v but_o dust_n psal_n 103.14_o remember_v how_o he_o at_o first_o frame_v man_n of_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o ground_n and_o ver_fw-la 13._o as_o a_o father_n pity_v his_o child_n so_o the_o lord_n pity_v those_o that_o fear_v he_o the_o apostle_n say_v the_o same_o thing_n in_o other_o word_n 2_o cor._n 8.12_o if_o there_o be_v first_o a_o willing_a mind_n it_o be_v accept_v according_a to_o that_o a_o man_n have_v and_o not_o according_a to_o that_o he_o have_v not_o now_o no_o man_n can_v pretend_v difficulty_n in_o sincerity_n our_o will_n be_v more_o our_o own_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o we_o call_v we_o our_o inward_a thought_n and_o inclination_n the_o only_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o belong_v to_o we_o the_o philosopher_n will_v tell_v we_o lie_v and_o dissimulation_n plain_o be_v a_o force_n upon_o we_o and_o we_o feel_v it_o so_o when_o ever_o we_o be_v guilty_a hypocrisy_n be_v stoutness_n against_o god_n and_o cowardice_n to_o man_n as_o my_o lord_n bacon_n tell_v we_o and_o be_v not_o this_o the_o most_o unnatural_a and_o uneasy_a thing_n in_o the_o world_n our_o own_o experience_n will_v assure_v we_o that_o it_o be_v much_o easy_a to_o act_v ourselves_o than_o the_o person_n of_o another_o we_o act_v ourselves_o often_o to_o our_o disadvantage_n because_o we_o do_v it_o extempore_o before_o we_o be_v aware_a but_o to_o act_v another_o man_n learn_v and_o try_v practice_n beforehand_o some_o time_n before_o they_o will_v venture_v to_o do_v it_o in_o public_a this_o also_o demonstrate_v be_v so_o acceptable_a to_o god_n that_o our_o saviour_n yoke_n be_v easy_a and_o his_o burden_n light_n thus_o i_o have_v finish_v what_o i_o propose_v in_o 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