Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	king_n	law_n	sovereign_a	2,603	5	9.3026	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28224	Two sermons the first shewing the mischiefs of anarchy, the second the mischiefs of sedition, and both of them the mischiefs and treasons of conventicles : preached at the assizes held for the county of Suffolk, ann. 1682/3 : and published at the request of Tho. Waldegrave, Esq. ... / by Nath. Bisbie ...; Mischiefs of anarchy	Bisbie, Nathaniel, 1635-1695.	1684 (1684)	Wing B2984; ESTC R3888	38,700	75

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survive_a elder_n which_o come_v into_o the_o land_n with_o joshua_n as_o other_o say_v under_o the_o sanedrim_n or_o senate_n of_o elder_n as_o they_o be_v at_o first_o establish_v by_o moses_n and_o afterward_o renew_v by_o the_o people_n the_o other_o part_n under_o othniel_n their_o judge_n to_o who_o though_o usual_o the_o whole_a forty_o year_n be_v ascribe_v yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o many_o of_o they_o be_v pass_v and_o go_v afore_o ever_o he_o take_v the_o office_n of_o a_o judge_n upon_o he_o ch_z 3.8_o and_o it_o be_v no_o less_o certain_a that_o the_o abuse_v do_v to_o the_o levite_n concubine_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o last_o recite_v villainy_n commit_v in_o those_o day_n be_v act_v in_o the_o time_n of_o phineas_n the_o high_a priest_n ch_z 20.28_o who_o come_v into_o that_o office_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o eleazar_n about_o the_o death_n of_o joshua_n and_o continue_v in_o it_o as_o chronologer_n compute_v all_o the_o year_n ascribe_v to_o othniel_n die_v 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