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
A70290	Usury explain'd, or, Conscience quieted in the case of putting out mony at interest by Philopenes.	J. D. (John Dormer), 1636-1700.	1695 (1695)	Wing H3249; ESTC R12079	43,383	127

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as_o du_fw-fr tertre_fw-fr make_v bold_a to_o do_v the_o casuist_n be_v divine_v neither_o a_o few_o but_o the_o great_a part_n and_o the_o learn_a on_o which_o we_o ground_n ourselves_o as_o to_o the_o case_n the_o holy_a father_n most_o quote_v be_v st._n amb._n in_o his_o book_n upon_o tobias_n the_o title_n of_o his_o 14._o chap._n be_v de_fw-fr vsura_fw-la divina_fw-la lege_fw-la prohibita_fw-la of_o usury_n forbid_v by_o the_o divine_a law_n there_o he_o thus_o define_v quod_fw-la cunque_fw-la sorti_fw-la accedit_fw-la vsura_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la velis_fw-la ei_fw-la nomen_fw-la imponas_fw-la whatever_o accrue_v to_o the_o principal_a be_v usury_n call_v it_o as_o you_o please_v and_o in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n expound_v that_o passage_n of_o deut._n non_fw-la feneraberis_fw-la fratti_fw-la tuo_fw-la sed_fw-la alieno_fw-la thou_o shall_v not_o lend_v money_n for_o usury_n to_o thy_o brother_n but_o to_o the_o stranger_n quis_fw-la erat_fw-la say_v he_o tunc_fw-la 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