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	power_n	word_n	8,543	5	4.3980	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B09652	To the honourable visitours appointed by both Houses of Parliament for the regulating and reforming of the Vniversity of Oxford. The petition of your friends and servants in the said Vniversity.	University of Oxford.	1648 (1648)	Wing O987B; ESTC R181288	2,968	4

to_o the_o honourable_a visitour_n appoint_v by_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n for_o the_o regulate_a and_o reform_v of_o the_o university_n of_o oxford_n the_o petition_n of_o your_o friend_n and_o servant_n in_o the_o say_a university_n humble_o show_v that_o divers_a learned_a and_o civil_a man_n have_v much_o importune_v and_o some_o of_o they_o seduce_v under_o pretence_n of_o maintain_v the_o old_a prelacy_n and_o liturgy_n to_o enter_v into_o a_o kind_n of_o confederacy_n with_o doctor_n fall_v and_o his_o delegate_n to_o oppose_v all_o reformer_n both_o the_o parliament_n and_o visitour_n and_o hinder_v a_o just_a and_o necessary_a reformation_n we_o do_v not_o deny_v that_o some_o of_o we_o be_v exercise_v with_o doubt_n but_o we_o desire_v to_o communicate_v our_o special_a scruple_n to_o you_o in_o a_o humble_a and_o outrage_n of_o other_o man_n who_o be_v as_o yet_o to_o the_o great_a dishonour_n and_o prejudice_n of_o our_o common-mother_n the_o university_n of_o the_o 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