Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	heir_n	power_n	successor_n	3,459	5	9.2559	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61878	A further iustification of the present war against the United Netherlands illustrated with several sculptures / by Henry Stubbe.	Stubbe, Henry, 1632-1676.	1673 (1673)	Wing S6046; ESTC R30154	187,457	192

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dom._n 306._o and_o continue_v until_o 337._o he_o be_v and_o be_v esteem_v of_o by_o the_o church_n as_o a_o apostle_n and_o sometime_o so_o style_v also_o the_o apostle_n among_o king_n or_o one_o equal_a unto_o the_o apostle_n euseb_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la constantini_n m._n l._n 4._o c._n 60._o cum_fw-la notis_fw-la hen._n valesii_n his_o precedent_n his_o authority_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o illustrious_a and_o great_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o century_n in_o which_o he_o live_v and_o for_o so_o much_o as_o that_o the_o christian_a church_n derive_v its_o first_o settlement_n and_o the_o hierarchy_n its_o lustre_n from_o his_o auspicious_a conduct_n and_o decree_n i_o shall_v therefore_o particular_o relate_v the_o transaction_n of_o his_o age_n in_o order_n to_o the_o compose_n of_o sect_n more_o violent_a more_o dissonant_n more_o lewd_a and_o not_o less_o obstinate_a or_o numerous_a than_o those_o which_o distract_v these_o kingdom_n and_o because_o those_o emperor_n which_o 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