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	scripture_n	testimony_n	11,640	5	8.8001	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13642	Keepe your text. Or a short discourse, wherein is sett downe a method to instruct, how a Catholike (though but competently learned) may defend his fayth against the most learned protestant, that is, if so the protestant will tye himselfe to his owne principle and doctrine, in keeping himselfe to the text of the scripture. Composed by a Catholike priest	Véron, François, 1575-1649. Adrian Hucher ministre d'Amyens, mis à l'inquisition des passages de la Bible de Genève. aut	1619 (1619)	STC 23924; ESTC S107525	31,396	48

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temple_n of_o solomon_n which_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o jew_n shall_v be_v the_o seat_n of_o antichrist_n and_o not_o rome_n from_o which_o we_o gather_v that_o in_o the_o foresaid_a father_n judgement_n this_o passage_n of_o the_o former_a text_n can_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o pope_n this_o do_v cause_o your_o minister_n to_o disprove_v your_o interpretation_n take_v from_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o father_n or_o otherwise_o from_o the_o scripture_n alone_o and_o urge_v he_o to_o show_v and_o set_v down_o such_o passage_n of_o scripture_n from_o which_o he_o may_v make_v show_v to_o confirm_v his_o own_o construction_n and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o and_o to_o refute_v your_o interpretation_n and_o the_o reason_n thereof_o which_o he_o shall_v find_v most_o impossible_a to_o perform_v and_o thus_o far_o of_o this_o text_n which_o the_o protestant_n be_v accustom_v to_o produce_v as_o immediate_o and_o express_o prove_v without_o any_o help_n of_o sequels_fw-fr that_o the_o 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