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
A94081	An essay in defence of the good old cause, or A discourse concerning the rise and extent of the power of the civil magistrate in reference to spiritual affairs. With a præface concerning [brace] the name of the good old cause. An equal common-wealth. A co-ordinate synod. The holy common-wealth published lately by Mr. Richard Baxter. And a vindication of the honourable Sir Henry Vane from the false aspersions of Mr. Baxter. / By Henry Stubbe of Ch. Ch. in Oxon.	Stubbe, Henry, 1632-1676.; Stubbe, Henry, 1632-1676. Vindication of that prudent and honourable knight, Sir Henry Vane, from the lyes and calumnies of Mr. Richard Baxter, minister of Kidderminster.	1659 (1659)	Wing S6045; Thomason E1841_1; ESTC R209626	97,955	192

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assembly_n they_o do_v occasional_o conserse_v with_o each_o other_o that_o own_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n nor_o though_o they_o be_v never_o so_o small_a a_o number_n do_v they_o separate_v from_o they_o till_o humane_a policy_n begin_v to_o mould_v a_o catholic_a church_n and_o carnal_a prudence_n accommodate_v all_o to_o civil_a end_n and_o after_o that_o constantine_n have_v make_v a_o edict_n against_o all_o heretic_n that_o they_o shall_v unite_v to_o the_o public_a church_n and_o have_v no_o private_a assembly_n of_o their_o own_o 30._o sozomon_n l._n 2._o c._n 30._o yet_o be_v not_o that_o law_n observe_v or_o make_v with_o a_o intent_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v observe_v as_o i_o prove_v elsewhere_o but_o the_o novatian_o differ_v from_o the_o orthodox_n only_o as_o puritan_n from_o episcoparian_o as_o one_o may_v say_v be_v tolerate_v at_o constantinople_n in_o their_o free_a assembly_n have_v their_o proper_a bishop_n as_o also_o at_o alexandria_n and_o rome_n until_o the_o 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himself_o at_o last_o choose_v bishop_n of_o the_o novatian_o be_v at_o first_o a_o commander_n under_o theodosius_n the_o great_a perfect_a of_o italy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o afterward_o vicegerent_n in_o the_o british_a isle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o socrates_n relate_v it_o in_o the_o same_o book_n ch_n 12._o and_o this_o socrates_n do_v live_v in_o those_o time_n whereof_o be_v write_v the_o macedonian_a heretic_n of_o a_o deep_a dye_n for_o they_o admit_v not_o of_o the_o nicene_n faith_n have_v their_o church_n in_o constantinople_n cyzicum_n and_o other_o place_n under_o theodosius_n ii_o and_o valentinianus_n iii_o as_o socrates_n tell_v we_o l._n 7._o c._n 31._o and_o as_o for_o the_o arian_n their_o doctrine_n and_o difference_n be_v not_o only_o look_v upon_o as_o pettite_a quarrel_n for_o which_o the_o peace_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v break_v in_o the_o judgement_n of_o constantine_n see_v the_o lord_n faulkland_n of_o infallibility_n but_o after_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a and_o that_o arius_n be_v anathematise_v yea_o and_o