Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	general_n	year_n	young_a	14	3	5.4571	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63641	Antiquitates christianæ, or, The history of the life and death of the holy Jesus as also the lives acts and martyrdoms of his Apostles : in two parts.	Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.; Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667. Great exemplar of sanctity and holy life according to the christian institution.; Cave, William, 1637-1713. Antiquitates apostolicae, or, The lives , acts and martyrdoms of the holy apostles of our Saviour.; Cave, William, 1637-1713. Lives, acts and martydoms of the holy apostles of our Saviour.	1675 (1675)	Wing T287; ESTC R19304	1,245,097	752

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hand_n without_o anger_n and_o contention_n and_o indeed_o although_o every_o sin_n entertain_v with_o a_o free_a choice_n and_o a_o full_a understanding_n be_v a_o obstruction_n to_o our_o prayer_n yet_o the_o special_a sin_n of_o uncharitableness_n make_v the_o big_a 5._o cloud_n and_o be_v in_o the_o proper_a matter_n of_o it_o a_o indisposition_n for_o we_o to_o receive_v mercy_n for_o he_o who_o be_v soften_v with_o apprehension_n of_o his_o own_o needs_o of_o mercy_n will_v be_v tender-hearted_a towards_o his_o brother_n and_o therefore_o he_o that_o have_v no_o bowel_n here_o can_v have_v no_o aptness_n there_o to_o receive_v or_o hearty_o to_o hope_v for_o mercy_n but_o this_o rule_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o person_n who_o persevere_v in_o the_o habit_n and_o remanent_fw-la affection_n of_o sin_n so_o long_o as_o they_o entertain_v sin_n with_o love_n complacency_n and_o joy_n they_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o enmity_n with_o god_n and_o therefore_o in_o no_o fit_a 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kingdom_n or_o of_o a_o family_n or_o of_o a_o great_a danger_n and_o calamity_n 23._o to_o a_o single_a person_n only_o a_o noah_n a_o david_n a_o daniel_n a_o 〈◊〉_d a_o enoch_n or_o job_n be_v fit_a and_o proportion_v advocate_n god_n so_o require_v holiness_n in_o we_o that_o our_o prayer_n may_v be_v accept_v that_o he_o entertain_v they_o in_o several_a degree_n according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o our_o sanctity_n to_o few_o or_o more_o purpose_n according_a as_o we_o be_v little_a or_o great_a in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n as_o for_o those_o irregular_a donation_n of_o good_a thing_n which_o wicked_a person_n ask_v for_o and_o have_v they_o be_v either_o no_o mercy_n but_o instrument_n of_o curse_v and_o crime_n or_o else_o they_o be_v design_n of_o grace_n intend_v to_o convince_v they_o of_o their_o unworthiness_n and_o so_o if_o they_o become_v not_o instrument_n of_o their_o conversion_n they_o be_v aggravation_n of_o their_o ruin_n 14._o second_o the_o second_o 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both_o crown_v with_o martyrdom_n which_o baronius_n himself_o confess_v to_o be_v found_v upon_o no_o better_a authority_n than_o the_o passion_n of_o the_o apostle_n a_o book_n which_o at_o every_o turn_n he_o reject_v as_o trifle_v and_o impertinent_a as_o false_a and_o fabulous_a but_o however_o wide_o be_v the_o mistake_n of_o 83._o those_o who_o confound_v our_o apostle_n with_o symeon_n the_o son_n of_o cleophas_n successor_n to_o s._n james_n the_o just_a in_o the_o see_v of_o jerusalem_n who_o be_v crucify_v in_o the_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n in_o the_o persecution_n under_o trajan_n the_o different_a character_n of_o their_o person_n and_o the_o account_n both_o of_o their_o act_n and_o martyrdom_n be_v sufficient_o distinguish_v in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o church_n the_o end_n of_o s._n simon_n be_v life_n the_o life_n of_o s._n judas_n sy_n judas_n maith_n 15._o 55._o be_v not_o this_o the_o carpenter_n son_n be_v not_o his_o brethren_n james_n 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