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	power_n	supremacy_n	2,252	5	10.5244	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12062	The triall of the protestant priuate spirit VVherein their doctrine, making the sayd spirit the sole ground & meanes of their beliefe, is confuted. By authority of Holy Scripture. Testimonies of auncient fathers. Euidence of reason, drawne from the grounds of faith. Absurdity of consequences following vpon it, against all faith, religion, and reason. The second part, which is doctrinall. Written by I.S. of the Society of Iesus.	Sharpe, James, 1577?-1630.	1630 (1630)	STC 22370; ESTC S117207	354,037	416

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thou_o know_v that_o thou_o ought_v to_o be_v rule_v nor_o to_o rule_v in_o order_n of_o religion_n honorandos_fw-la thou_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v to_o depend_v of_o this_o judgement_n not_o they_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o thy_o will_n s._n mauritius_n be_v admonish_v by_o s._n gregory_n the_o great_a that_o priest_n be_v as_o god_n among_o man_n &_o therefore_o aught_o to_o be_v honour_v of_o all_o king_n and_o michael_n be_v let_v understand_v the_o same_o by_o the_o nicolas_n 1_o leo_fw-la the_o image-breaker_n be_v tell_v by_o s._n john_n oportere_fw-la damascene_fw-la that_o the_o church_n ought_v to_o be_v rule_v not_o by_o law_n of_o king_n but_o by_o the_o write_v and_o not_o write_v institution_n of_o ancestor_n and_o to_o conclude_v s._n john_n chrysostome_n say_v free_o to_o his_o own_o deacon_n if_o any_o duke_n consul_n or_o the_o emperor_n himself_o come_v unworthy_o repress_v repel_v he_o thou_o have_v great_a power_n than_o he_o where_o we_o may_v note_v that_o these_o 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and_o prince_n it_o be_v say_v thou_o 2.7_o shall_v seek_v the_o law_n out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o priest_n my_o 9.21_o word_n shall_v not_o depart_v out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n and_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o thy_o seed_n and_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o thy_o seed_n seed_n for_o ever_o i_o 21.15_o will_v give_v you_o mouth_n and_o wisdom_n which_o all_o your_o adversaries_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o resist_v it_o 20._o be_v not_o you_o that_o speak_v but_o the_o spirit_n of_o my_o father_n which_o speak_v in_o you_o he_o 10.16_o that_o hear_v you_o hear_v i_o he_o 4.6_o that_o know_v god_n hear_v us._n he_o 11.50_o that_o be_v not_o of_o god_n hear_v we_o not_o say_v one_o of_o the_o spiritual_a pastor_n for_o which_o gift_n caiphas_n prophesy_v be_v a_o gift_n of_o his_o function_n or_o priesthood_n according_a to_o prophetaret_fw-la s._n augustine_n though_o his_o ill_a life_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o ignorance_n of_o what_o he_o prophesy_v last_o because_o many_o 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