Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	witness_n	word_n	writing_n	39	3	8.6159	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11189	A way of reconciliation of a good and learned man touching the trueth, nature, and substance of the body and blood of Christ in the sacrament. Translated out of Latin by the right honorable Lady Elizabeth Russell, dowager to the right honourable the Lord Iohn Russell, Baron, and sonne and heire to Francis Earle of Bedford.	Russell, Elizabeth Cooke Hoby, Lady, ca. 1540-1609.	1605 (1605)	STC 21456; ESTC S101217	72,992	116

who_o will_v think_v those_o distant_a from_o this_o natural_a union_n which_o be_v unite_v in_o one_o christ_n by_o the_o union_n of_o one_o christ_n body_n for_o if_o all_o we_o eat_v one_o bread_n we_o be_v make_v all_o one_o body_n and_o within_o few_o word_n after_o but_o that_o this_o bodily_a unite_n to_o christ_n be_v attain_v by_o the_o partake_n of_o his_o flesh_n paul_n himself_o again_o do_v witness_n dispute_v of_o the_o mystery_n of_o godliness_n the_o which_o say_v he_o have_v not_o be_v know_v to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n in_o other_o generation_n as_o it_o have_v be_v reveil_v now_o to_o his_o holy_a apostle_n and_o prophet_n in_o the_o spirit_n that_o the_o gentile_n be_v coheire_n and_o join_v in_o body_n and_o equal_a partaker_n of_o the_o promise_n in_o christ_n the_o same_o man_n to_o calosyrius_n calosyrium_fw-la idem_fw-la ad_fw-la calosyrium_fw-la for_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o flesh_n and_o blood_n set_v upon_o the_o holy_a altar_n god_n submit_v himself_o to_o our_o frailty_n put_v a_o force_n of_o life_n into_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v offer_v turn_v they_o into_o the_o truth_n of_o his_o own_o flesh_n that_o the_o body_n of_o life_n as_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a quicken_a seed_n may_v be_v find_v in_o we_o whereupon_o he_o add_v do_v this_o in_o a_o remembrance_n of_o i_o hitherto_o cyrillus_n domini_fw-la cyprianus_n de_fw-fr coena_fw-la domini_fw-la cyprian_n of_o the_o supper_n of_o the_o lord_n this_o bread_n not_o in_o outward_a appearance_n but_o in_o nature_n change_v by_o the_o mighty_a power_n of_o the_o word_n be_v make_v flesh_n which_o the_o lord_n do_v reach_v to_o his_o disciple_n and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n who_o even_o to_o this_o day_n creat_v and_o sanctifi_v &_o bless_v and_o divide_v to_o those_o that_o take_v it_o godly_a this_o his_o most_o true_a and_o holy_a body_n 2._o hieron_n in_o matth._n de_fw-fr consecrat_fw-mi do_v 2._o hierom_n upon_o matthew_n de_fw-fr consecrat_fw-mi 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with_o that_o flesh_n this_o be_v bring_v to_o pass_v by_o the_o meat_n which_o he_o have_v give_v us._n chrysostom_n have_v also_o many_o other_o say_n to_o the_o same_o meaning_n those_o thing_n that_o s._n ambrose_n write_v in_o his_o 6._o 1._o ambros_n lib._n 6._o de_fw-la sacra_fw-la cap._n 1._o book_n the_o first_o chapter_n of_o the_o sacrament_n do_v agree_v with_o these_o even_o as_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o true_a son_n of_o god_n not_o as_o man_n be_v by_o grace_n but_o as_o a_o son_n of_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o father_n so_o be_v that_o which_o we_o take_v the_o very_a flesh_n of_o christ_n and_o they_o drink_v his_o very_a blood_n as_o he_o himself_o say_v and_o a_o little_a after_o then_o when_o his_o disciple_n can_v not_o away_o with_o the_o talk_n of_o christ_n but_o hear_v that_o he_o will_v give_v they_o his_o flesh_n to_o eat_v and_o his_o blood_n to_o drink_v they_o go_v away_o but_o peter_n alone_o say_v thou_o have_v the_o word_n of_o 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my_o flesh_n and_o again_o unless_o you_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n and_o how_o say_v he_o be_v not_o the_o flesh_n see_v o_o man_n this_o be_v do_v for_o our_o infirmity_n for_o since_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n be_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o we_o be_v acquaint_v withal_o we_o abhor_v they_o not_o but_o if_o we_o shall_v see_v blood_n and_o flesh_n set_v before_o we_o we_o can_v not_o abide_v it_o but_o shall_v utter_o abhor_v it_o therefore_o god_n of_o his_o mercy_n favour_v our_o frailty_n retain_v still_o the_o form_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n but_o he_o alter_v the_o element_n into_o the_o power_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n by_o all_o these_o place_n it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o theophylactus_n follow_v the_o step_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n set_v aside_o all_o carnal_a imagination_n in_o this_o sacrament_n &_o call_v we_o to_o such_o as_o be_v high_a and_o spiritual_a that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o figure_n of_o the_o lord_n 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