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	time_n	word_n	3,610	5	4.0576	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50838	A farewel sermon preached at the Tabernacle in Spittle-Fields by Luke Milbourn ...	Milbourne, Luke, 1649-1720.	1699 (1699)	Wing M2032; ESTC R15533	20,084	33

on_o your_o mind_n and_o my_o doctrine_n be_v read_v in_o your_o life_n and_o then_o the_o god_n of_o peace_n your_o lord_n and_o your_o saviour_n will_v so_o influence_n your_o mind_n by_o his_o spirit_n that_o you_o shall_v be_v partaker_n of_o inward_a peace_n here_o and_o of_o eternal_a peace_n hereafter_o the_o word_n than_o contain_v i._o the_o character_n of_o a_o faithful_a minister_n of_o jesus_n christ_n he_o must_v be_v a_o good_a teacher_n a_o man_n of_o a_o good_a character_n and_o a_o man_n of_o a_o exemplary_a life_n and_o conversation_n or_o one_o of_o who_o man_n may_v learn_v and_o hear_v and_o see_v only_o what_o be_v good_a and_o tend_v to_o edification_n ii_o here_o be_v the_o character_n and_o duty_n of_o a_o pious_a people_n they_o ought_v to_o hear_v and_o to_o believe_v and_o to_o put_v in_o practice_n what_o such_o a_o minister_n deliver_v to_o they_o what_o they_o learn_v receive_v hear_v and_o see_v they_o ought_v to_o do_v iii_o here_o be_v the_o 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