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

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77739	A confutation of the Anabaptists, and all others who affect not civill government; proving the lawfullnesse of it: and a full answer to all their cavills, that are, or can be made against it. With a nut-cracker for an unnaturall nut, whose shell is as hard as the scales of Leviathan, and the kernell of his heart as hard as a piece of the nether mill-stone, Iob 41.15.24. yet the hammer of Gods word that breaketh in pieces the rocks, Ier. 23.29. will break this nut, that all may see the devillish kernell that is in it. Also arguments against the Anabaptists, proving that infants borne of Christian parents ought to be baptized: with a full answer to all their cavills that are (or can be) made against it. Imprimatur Ja. Cranford.	Bakewell, Thomas, b. 1618 or 19.	1644 (1644)	Wing B530; Thomason E51_20; ESTC R209932	98,225	89

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14.3.4_o and_o manasseh_n repair_v the_o altar_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o sacrifice_v thereon_o peace-offering_n and_o command_v judah_n to_o serve_v the_o lord_n chap._n 33.16_o and_o josiah_n take_v away_o all_o the_o abomination_n out_o of_o all_o the_o country_n that_o pertain_v to_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o he_o make_v all_o that_o be_v present_a to_o serve_v the_o lord_n their_o god_n cha._n 34.33_o israel_n serve_v the_o lord_n all_o the_o day_n of_o joshuah_n and_o all_o the_o day_n of_o the_o elder_n that_o outlive_v jo●huah_n josh_n 24.31_o and_o the_o lord_n raise_v up_o unto_o they_o david_n to_o be_v their_o king_n to_o who_o he_o give_v testimony_n and_o say_v i_o have_v find_v david_n the_o s●nne_n of_o jes●e_n a_o man_n after_o my_o own_o heart_n which_o shall_v fulfil_v all_o my_o will_n act_v 13.22_o and_o so_o when_o he_o be_v king_n he_o do_v not_o only_o reform_v his_o own_o family_n that_o no_o liar_n shall_v dwell_v in_o his_o house_n nor_o deceitful_a 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