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	pope_n	power_n	9,049	5	5.1690	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92420	A remonstrance, by way of address from the Church of England to both houses of Parliament, upon the account of religion Together with some remarks upon Dr. Sherlock's sermon preached the 29th. of May, 1685.	Church of England.	1685 (1685)	Wing R974B; ESTC R231488	7,934	4

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