Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	ephesus_n	year_n	young_a	13	3	6.8498	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A18573	The rooting out of the Romishe supremacie Wherein is declared, that the authoritie which the Pope of Rome doth challenge to him selfe ouer all Christian bishops and churches, is vnlawfully vsurped: contrarie to the expresse word and institution of our sauiour Iesu Christ: who did giue equall power and authoritie to all the apostles, bishops, and ministers of his Church, whereof he is the true corner stone, and only heade. Set foorth by William Chauncie Esq.	Chauncie, William.	1580 (1580)	STC 5103; ESTC S107788	51,564	146

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counsel_n wherein_o the_o christian_a bishop_n do_v assemble_v themselves_o together_o to_o the_o root_n out_o of_o heresy_n and_o overthrow_v of_o disorder_n which_o begin_v to_o bud_v in_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n the_o first_o of_o these_o counsel_n 2._o histor_n tripa_fw-la lib._n 2._o be_v the_o council_n of_o nice_a at_o the_o which_o there_o be_v present_a three_o hundred_o and_o eighteen_o bishop_n beside_o a_o great_a number_n of_o other_o learned_a man_n call_v together_o by_o the_o good_a emperor_n constantine_n the_o great_a in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n three_o hundred_o twenty_o &_o seven_o or_o there_o about_o against_o the_o heresy_n of_o arrius_n but_o to_o pass_v over_o other_o thing_n handle_v in_o the_o council_n touch_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n this_o decree_n be_v make_v 6._o con._n nicen._n can_v 6._o in_o the_o sixth_o canon_n mos_fw-la antiquus_fw-la perduret_fw-la in_o aegypto_n &_o libya_n &_o pentapoli_n ut_fw-la 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dioecesis_fw-la episcopi_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o asia_n tantummodo_fw-la gubernent_fw-la ponti_n autem_fw-la episcopi_fw-la ponticae_fw-la tantùm_fw-la dioecesis_fw-la habeant_fw-la curam_fw-la thraciae_fw-la verò_fw-la ipsius_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la thraciae_fw-la bishop_n that_o have_v the_o charge_n of_o a_o diocese_n let_v they_o not_o come_v unto_o the_o church_n which_o be_v without_o their_o bound_n neither_o let_v they_o confound_v or_o mingle_v the_o church_n but_o accord_v to_o the_o canon_n and_o order_n appoint_v let_v the_o bishop_n of_o alexandria_n deal_n with_o the_o government_n of_o egypt_n only_o the_o bishop_n of_o the_o east_n only_o with_o the_o east_n reserve_v the_o privilege_n and_o preeminence_n of_o honour_n to_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n accord_v to_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a in_o like_a sort_n the_o bishop_n of_o diocese_n in_o asia_n let_v they_o govern_v only_a asia_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o pontus_n the_o 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