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	office_n	pastor_n	2,272	5	9.0508	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A49508	An apologie for our publick ministerie and infant-baptism written som years ago for private satisfaction of som dissenting brethren and upon request enlarged and published for the same ends / by William Lyford.	Lyford, William, 1598-1653.	1652 (1652)	Wing L3544; ESTC R24102	42,825	54

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21.23_o the_o priest_n and_o elder_n of_o the_o people_n come_v to_o he_o as_o he_o be_v teach_v and_o say_v by_o what_o authority_n do_v thou_o these_o thing_n and_o who_o give_v thou_o this_o authority_n christ_n do_v yield_v the_o challenge_n to_o be_v just_a if_o he_o can_v not_o have_v show_v his_o authority_n and_o therefore_o in_o his_o answer_n christ_n do_v avouch_v both_o john_n and_o his_o own_o ministry_n to_o be_v from_o heaven_n vers_fw-la 2.25_o the_o apostle_n be_v clear_a that_o god_n be_v the_o author_n who_o sell_v the_o ordinary_a pastor_n and_o teacher_n in_o the_o church_n 12.28_o 1_o cor._n 12.28_o as_o well_o as_o the_o apostle_n and_o prophet_n and_o without_o his_o set_n we_o can_v no_o more_o do_v the_o office_n of_o pastor_n and_o teacher_n then_o of_o apostle_n we_o must_v attend_v god_n call_v to_o god_n employment_n concl._n 3_o for_o the_o premise_n i_o conclude_v in_o the_o word_n of_o mr_n hooker_n 77._o hooker_n pol._n 5._o §_o 77._o the_o ministry_n 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