Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	holy_a	scripture_n	word_n	8,597	5	4.5046	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53095	Ultimum vale, or, The last farewell of a minister of the Gospel to a beloved people by Matthevv Nevvcomen ...	Newcomen, Matthew, 1610?-1669.	1663 (1663)	Wing N914; ESTC R8564	50,710	82

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apostle_n sufficient_o understand_v how_o to_o magnify_v this_o office_n of_o he_o when_o necessity_n or_o occasion_n require_v it_o rom._n 11.13_o yet_o so_o modest_a and_o humble_a be_v the_o apostle_n that_o he_o do_v not_o disdain_v to_o give_v unto_o a_o company_n of_o poor_a plain_a presbyter_n or_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v in_o office_n and_o questionless_a in_o gift_n and_o grace_n many_o degree_n inferior_a to_o the_o apostle_n yet_o i_o say_v he_o do_v not_o disdain_v to_o give_v unto_o they_o the_o title_n and_o respect_n of_o brethren_n so_o that_o other_o apostle_n peter_n who_o the_o papist_n forsooth_o will_v fain_a have_v to_o be_v the_o prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o head_n of_o the_o church_n see_v what_o modest_a language_n he_o use_v to_o the_o elder_n of_o the_o church_n 1_o pet._n 5.1_o the_o elder_n that_o be_v among_o you_o i_o exhort_v who_o be_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o fellow-eld_a with_o yourselves_o one_o will_v think_v it_o will_v have_v sound_v better_a and_o more_o like_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o church_n to_o have_v say_v we_o will_v and_o require_v you_o we_o peter_n by_o divine_a dispensation_n prince_n of_o the_o apostle_n head_n of_o the_o church_n the_o vicar_n of_o christ_n to_o who_o the_o key_n of_o heaven_n be_v give_v we_o will_v and_o require_v we_o charge_v and_o command_v the_o elder_n that_o be_v among_o you_o to_o feed_v the_o flock_n of_o god_n this_o indeed_o be_v more_o according_a to_o the_o language_n and_o genius_n of_o those_o that_o pretend_v to_o be_v the_o successor_n of_o peter_n and_o of_o the_o apostle_n but_o those_o primitive_a and_o pure_a time_n know_v no_o such_o distance_n betwixt_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o gospel_n nor_o no_o such_o lordliness_n of_o the_o one_o over_o the_o other_o the_o high_a officer_n in_o the_o church_n look_v upon_o the_o low_a as_o brethren_n and_o fellow-elders_a these_o gracious_a and_o holy_a soul_n have_v not_o yet_o forget_v the_o word_n of_o their_o lord_n and_o master_n luke_n 22.25_o the_o king_n of_o the_o gentile_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lord_n it_o over_o they_o and_o they_o that_o exercise_n authority_n upon_o they_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d benefactor_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o as_o for_o you_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o but_o he_o that_o be_v great_a among_o you_o let_v he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o young_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o that_o be_v ruler_n or_o governor_n among_o you_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o deacon_n or_o minister_n or_o servant_n the_o servant_n of_o christ_n have_v not_o yet_o forget_v these_o word_n of_o their_o lord_n and_o