Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	law_n	power_n	prince_n	6,812	5	6.0088	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05459	Against the apple of the left eye of antichrist, or the masse book of lurking darknesse making way for the apple of the right eye of antichrist, the compleat masse book of palpable darknesse : this apple of the left eye, commonly called, the liturgie, or service book, is in great use both among the halting papists, and compleat papists, and the things written heere are also against the compleat masse book.	Lightbody, George.	1638 (1638)	STC 15591.5; ESTC S2182	52,108	90

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be_v unlawful_o constitute_v both_o in_o the_o moderator_n and_o other_o member_n thereof_o the_o moderator_n be_v a_o usurp_a archbishop_n the_o member_n be_v other_o usurp_a bishop_n the_o constant_a moderator_n of_o presbytery_n of_o the_o bishop_n own_o make_n and_o one_o of_o every_o presbytery_n with_o the_o moderator_n as_o the_o bishop_n command_v by_o write_v unto_o the_o presbytery_n and_o because_o the_o proceed_n and_o carriage_n thereof_o be_v crafty_a and_o violent_a and_o although_o the_o prelate_n pretend_v the_o authority_n thereof_o against_o other_o for_o conscience_n yet_o themselves_o have_v forbear_v the_o practice_n of_o some_o of_o these_o novation_n until_o this_o time_n why_o then_o may_v we_o not_o forbear_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o rest_n since_o the_o collective_a church_n or_o great_a part_n of_o the_o kirk_n in_o the_o kingdom_n do_v never_o acknowledge_v they_o for_o the_o constitution_n of_o a_o assembly_n 2._o the_o reason_n of_o the_o appoint_v 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