Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	doctrine_n	scripture_n	tradition_n	2,740	5	9.3074	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34972	I. Question: Why are you a Catholic? The answer follows. II. Question: But why are you a Protestant? An answer attempted (in vain) / written by the Reverend Father S.C. Monk of the Holy Order of St. Benedict ...	Cressy, Serenus, 1605-1674.; Cressy, Serenus, 1605-1674. Why are you a Catholic?	1686 (1686)	Wing C6900; ESTC R1035	63,222	76

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sin_n that_o though_o all_o man_n condemn_v they_o and_o most_o man_n be_v deep_o stain_v with_o they_o yet_o not_o any_o one_o can_v see_v they_o in_o himself_o where_o shall_v we_o find_v a_o usurp_a oppressor_n acknowledge_v himself_o covetous_a or_o a_o ambitious_a man_n proud_a so_o never_o do_v any_o schismatic_a say_v or_o think_v himself_o such_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o he_o separate_v from_o the_o church_n and_o boast_v of_o it_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o endure_v to_o be_v esteem_v a_o schismatic_n as_o if_o sinlurk_v only_o in_o the_o greek_a expression_n to_o conclude_v unless_o you_o will_v impute_v to_o all_o the_o ancient_a council_n and_o holy_a father_n of_o god_n church_n not_o only_o the_o utmost_a extremity_n of_o ignorance_n and_o folly_n but_o likewise_o a_o base_a partial_a interessedness_n and_o most_o execrable_a tyranny_n in_o denounce_v anathemas_n against_o dissenter_n and_o separatist_n you_o will_v judge_v separation_n from_o catholic_a communion_n to_o 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then_o that_o which_o be_v suffer_v for_o refuse_v to_o sacrifice_n to_o idol_n that_o there_o can_v possible_o be_v make_v any_o reformation_n of_o such_o importance_n as_o the_o mischief_n of_o schism_n be_v pernicious_a and_o in_o a_o word_n that_o it_o can_v possible_o be_v 62._o that_o any_o one_o shall_v have_v a_o just_a cause_n to●_n separate_v from_o catholic_a communion_n more_o to_o this_o purpose_n you_o may_v find_v in_o the_o second_o section_n of_o the_o collection_n of_o testimony_n out_o of_o the_o holy_a father_n at_o the_o end_n of_o our_o former_a discourse_n 48._o prot._n i_o well_o remember_v they_o therefore_o if_o you_o please_v here_o we_o may_v make_v a_o end_n §._o 116._o cath._n farewell_o sir_n and_o pardon_v the_o frequent_a urge_n of_o this_o most_o necessary_a admonition_n if_o i_o think_v you_o will_v require_v it_o i_o can_v very_o easy_o have_v conclude_v this_o discourse_n as_o i_o do_v the_o former_a with_o a_o collection_n of_o testimony_n from_o 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evident_a produce_v by_o catholic_o finis_fw-la 1_o tim._n 3._o 15_o psal._n 122._o 3._o matt._n 5._o 14._o isa._n 54._o mat._n 18._o 17._o calvin_n instit._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 1._o calvin_n epi._n ad_fw-la melanct._n prejugez_fw-fr con_fw-mi les_fw-fr calvinist_n san._n relation_n pag._n 233._o rose_n his_o view_n of_o religion_n pag._n 4768._o humsr._n in_o jesuiti●mi_fw-la part_n 2._o 〈◊〉_d 5._o mig_n leb_fw-mi cent._n 6._o p._n 289._o lb._n c._n 10._o p._n 748._o cari●●_n chron._n lib._n 4._o 〈◊〉_d onan●_n epitome_n cent_n 6._o parker_n antih_o b●it_fw-la c._n 17._o a●ch_o 〈◊〉_d pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d dom._n p._n 33._o osiand_n epist._n p._n 290._o whitak_n cont_n dur._n l._n 5._o §._o 26._o humfr._fw-la ad_fw-la rat_n 5._o godwin_n in_o conu._n brit._n c._n 4._o magdeb._n cent._n 6._o c._n 10._o castal_n in_o praefat._n bibli●r_n lat._n philip_n nicolai_n de_fw-fr regno_fw-la christi_fw-la c._n 1._o p._n 53._o au●_n epist._n 165._o calvin_n in●stit_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 2._o §._o 42._o august_n in_o psalm_n 30._o conc._n 2d_o aug._n in_o ps._n 147._o aug._n in_o psal._n 56._o august_n in_o epist._n joan_n 2._o august_n cont_n faust._n l._n 13._o c._n 13._o aug._n in_o psal._n 85._o aug._n de_fw-fr baptis_n cont_n don._n l._n 1._o c._n 10_o aug._n in_o ps._n 1._o 30._o pacian_n epist_n 2._o add_v sympron_n dionys._n alex_n ap_fw-mi euseb_n l._n 6._o aug._n ser._n 22._o de_fw-la diversis_fw-la aug._n in_o i_o shall_fw-mi 42._o it●_n l._n 4._o c._n 62._o aug._n in_o psal._n 48_o aug._n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la rel_n g._n aug._n epist._n 48._o aug._n cont_n epist._n fundam_fw-la c._n 3._o fulgent_n de_fw-mi ●ide_v ad_fw-la pet._n cap._n 39_o aug._n retract_v l._n 1._o id_fw-la de_fw-la utilitate_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr unitate_fw-la eccl._n c._n 19_o aug._n in_o psal._n 41._o aug._n de_fw-fr baptismo_fw-la cont_n donat_n l._n 2._o aug._n cont_n ●reseon_n 〈◊〉_d 33._o aug._n de_fw-fr quantit_fw-fr animae_fw-la c._n 7._o aug._n cont_n julian._n l._n ●_o c._n 5._o hilar._n l._n 1._o tertull._n de_fw-fr praescrip_n c._n 18._o aug._n epist._n 118._o aug._n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la vincent_n lirin_fw-mi common_a c._n 38._o s●ogli_n ●el_a chr._n nau●r_n 1_o kin._n 12._o mat._n 5._o 13._o 14._o conc._n trid._n sess._n 4._o io._n 16._o 13._o mat._n 16._o 18._o bulla_n pii●_n p._n 4._o conc._n f●r_n perron_n in_o ambass_n epist._n margaretae_n gubernatricis_fw-la ad_fw-la archiepiscopum_fw-la camerac_n &_o responsis_fw-la ejusd_v confess_v de_fw-fr foy_fw-fr art_n 36._o catech._n dimanch_n 53._o ib._n 52._o ibid._n epist._n a●_n cardin._n perron_n council_n trid._n sess._n 13._o can_n 6._o bull._n pii_fw-la p._n iv._o council_n trid._n sess._n 22._o c._n 1._o hebr._n 9_o 26._o ib._n 28._o ib._n 12._o joh._n 22._o 23._o mat._n 18._o 18._o jam._n 5._o 16._o council_n trid._n sess._n 14._o can._n 13._o 14._o council_n tride●_n sess._n 2d_o suarez_n vasquez_n council_n trid._n sess._n 21._o the_o reform_v c._n 9_o ibid_fw-la sess._n 25._o council_n trid._n sess._n 6._o can_n 11._o ib._n can_v 34_o ib._n c._n 9_o ib._n c._n 8._o ib._n c._n 16._o ibid._n ib._n sess._n 14._o cap._n 8._o can._n miss_z ●uth_n council_n trid._n sess._n 25._o e●ius_n bull._n pii_fw-la p._n iu._n council_n trid._n sess._n 25._o 2_o m●cchab_n 12._o 43_o 44._o calvin_n insti_fw-la lib._n 3._o c._n 25._o §._o c._n 1._o tim._n 4._o 1._o 1_o tim._n 3._o 15._o mat._n 18._o 17._o h●le's_n discourse_n of_o schism_n epic_a a●_n diut_a aug._n epist_n 48_o dionys._n alex._n ap_fw-mi euseb._n l._n 6_o pacian_n epist._n 2._o iren._n l._n 4._o c._n 62._o aug._n epist_n 48._o