Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	prove_v	scripture_n	tradition_n	2,732	5	9.6275	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30035	The pilgrim's progress, from Quakerism to Christianity containing, a farther discovery of the dangerous growth of Quakerism, not only in points of doctrine, but also in their politicks, respecting their government, and opposite to it, together with their fund or common bank to support the same : with a remedy proposed for this malady, and the cure of Quakerism : to which is added an appendix, discovering a most damnable plot, contriv'd and carrying on by New-Rome, by an united confederacy, against the reformed religion and professors thereof, as will appear from the designs of their silent meetings, their monthly, quarterly, second-day, six-week, and yearly meeting, all which are particularly herein treated on / by ... Fr. Bugg.	Bugg, Francis, 1640-1724?	1700 (1700)	Wing B5383; ESTC R20744	232,865	530

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to_o all_o you_o deceiver_n who_o deceive_v the_o people_n and_o blasphemer_n who_o utter_v forth_o your_o blasphemy_n and_o hypocrisy_n that_o tell_v the_o people_n of_o a_o sacrament_n and_o tell_v that_o it_o be_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n blush_v blush_v and_o tremble_v before_o the_o lord_n god_n almighty_a for_o dreadful_a be_v he_o that_o will_v pour_v forth_o his_o vengeance_n upon_o you_o you_o who_o live_v in_o the_o witchery_n and_o bewitch_v the_o people_n etc._n etc._n news_n come_v up_o out_o of_o the_o north_n etc._n etc._n p._n 14_o 35._o dear_a lamb_n i_o first_o tell_v you_o that_o the_o authority_n the_o christian_n make_v use_v of_o for_o these_o two_o ordinance_n be_v bottom_v upon_o the_o letter_n i_o have_v now_o show_v you_o a_o great_a authority_n for_o the_o disannul_v they_o namely_o what_o be_v say_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n through_o our_o second_o moses_n and_o to_o prove_v it_o read_v the_o gospel_n write_v by_o i_o 1659._o viz._n 7._o viz._n 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unto_o you_o that_o the_o lord_n jesus_n the_o same_o night_n in_o which_o he_o be_v betray_v take_v bread_n and_o when_o he_o have_v give_v thanks_o he_o break_v it_o and_o say_v take_v eat_v this_o be_v my_o body_n which_o be_v break_v for_o you_o this_o do_v in_o remembrance_n of_o me._n after_o the_o same_o manner_n also_o he_o take_v the_o cup_n when_o he_o have_v sup_v say_v this_o cup_n be_v the_o new-testament_n in_o my_o blood_n this_o do_v you_o as_o oft_o as_o you_o drink_v it_o in_o remembrance_n of_o i_o 1_o cor._n 11.23,24,25_o belove_a i_o can_v but_o allow_v that_o if_o the_o letter_n viz._n the_o scripture_n be_v of_o great_a authority_n than_o our_o say_n or_o that_o the_o word_n of_o matthew_n luke_n and_o paul_n be_v of_o great_a authority_n than_o our_o say_n i_o shall_v be_v of_o the_o christian_n side_n for_o nothing_o in_o the_o world_n be_v plain_a say_v nor_o more_o positive_o command_v but_o friend_n in_o the_o beginning_n we_o be_v convince_v by_o g._n fox_n 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print_a 1659._o that_o circumcision_n be_v as_o much_o of_o force_n as_o water_n baptism_n and_o the_o paschal-lamb_n as_o bread_n and_o wine_n for_o say_v my_o dear_a brother_n w._n penn_n the_o continuance_n of_o those_o two_o ordinance_n as_o the_o lord_n supper_n and_o baptism_n will_v have_v be_v a_o judaize_v of_o the_o evangelical_n worship_n and_o to_o assert_v their_o continuance_n will_v be_v as_o much_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v to_o pluck_v up_o the_o gospel_n by_o the_o root_n hence_o say_v our_o dear_a brother_n that_o appellation_n ordinance_n of_o christ_n i_o do_v renounce_v as_o unscriptural_a and_o unevangelical_a and_o can_v testify_v from_o the_o same_o spirit_n by_o which_o paul_n renounce_v circumcision_n that_o they_o to_o wit_n water-baptism_n and_o the_o supper_n be_v to_o be_v reject_v as_o not_o now_o require_v etc._n etc._n w._n penn_n reason_n against_o rail_a etc._n etc._n p._n 108_o 109._o and_o therefore_o i_o warn_v you_o all_o to_o take_v heed_n of_o 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