Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	bishop_n	canon_n	church_n	3,791	5	4.3901	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34757	The country-parson's advice to his parishioners in two parts ...		1680 (1680)	Wing C6566; ESTC R15994	99,699	230

who_o office_n it_o be_v to_o take_v care_n of_o soul_n and_o those_o that_o be_v ready_a to_o follow_v the_o conduct_n and_o counsel_n of_o every_o one_o that_o will_v take_v upon_o he_o to_o be_v their_o guide_n or_o instructor_n be_v not_o much_o less_o to_o be_v blame_v than_o those_o that_o will_v commit_v their_o soul_n to_o none_o and_o therefore_o thou_o be_v to_o take_v the_o great_a care_n and_o to_o use_v the_o best_a skill_n thou_o have_v in_o the_o choice_n of_o thy_o guide_n and_o because_o it_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o no_o little_a difficulty_n to_o make_v a_o right_a choice_n it_o will_v not_o i_o hope_v be_v think_v impertinent_a to_o give_v thou_o some_o assistance_n and_o 1._o i_o advise_v thou_o to_o betake_v thyself_o to_o thy_o closet_n and_o to_o beg_v of_o god_n to_o direct_v thou_o in_o thy_o choice_n though_o thou_o have_v ever_o so_o much_o skill_n in_o judge_v of_o man_n yet_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o in_o this_o case_n thou_o may_v be_v deceive_v and_o the_o more_o thou_o trust_v to_o thy_o own_o skill_n the_o great_a danger_n thou_o be_v in_o of_o be_v deceive_v god_n usual_o suffer_v those_o that_o have_v a_o great_a opinion_n of_o themselves_o to_o misearry_v in_o their_o best_a undertake_n and_o therefore_o in_o this_o as_o well_o as_o in_o other_o thing_n thy_o security_n lie_v in_o a_o humble_a confidence_n in_o god_n direction_n which_o thou_o be_v to_o beg_v of_o he_o by_o fervent_a prayer_n and_o though_o the_o blessing_n be_v great_a yet_o thou_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o doubt_v but_o thou_o shall_v obtain_v it_o if_o thou_o do_v ask_v aright_o for_o since_o he_o have_v do_v so_o much_o for_o thy_o soul_n already_o he_o will_v not_o deny_v thou_o any_o thing_n thou_o may_v be_v confident_a that_o he_o know_v to_o be_v necessary_a for_o its_o welfare_n and_o happiness_n if_o any_o of_o you_o lack_v wisdom_n say_v st._n james_n let_v he_o ask_v of_o god_n who_o give_v to_o all_o man_n liberal_o and_o upbraid_v not_o and_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v he_o chap._n 1._o v._n 5._o and_o what_o great_a wisdom_n can_v thou_o desire_v than_o that_o which_o may_v enable_v thou_o to_o choose_v to_o good_a guide_n except_o it_o be_v that_o which_o may_v enable_v thou_o to_o follow_v he_o when_o thou_o have_v make_v choice_n of_o he_o which_o thou_o be_v also_o to_o ask_v to_o god_n but_o then_o 2._o though_o thou_o must_v not_o confide_v in_o thy_o own_o skill_n but_o in_o the_o assistance_n and_o direction_n of_o almighty_a god_n yet_o since_o his_o assistance_n and_o direction_n can_v be_v expect_v only_o in_o a_o rational_a way_n it_o will_v behoove_v thou_o to_o make_v use_n of_o that_o skill_n which_o god_n give_v thou_o and_o that_o with_o as_o much_o care_n as_o if_o thy_o success_n depend_v altogether_o upon_o it_o this_o in_o other_o matter_n thou_o think_v thyself_o bind_v to_o do_v and_o i_o can_v see_v no_o reason_n why_o thou_o shall_v not_o be_v of_o the_o same_o mind_n in_o this_o case_n thou_o must_v therefore_o look_v out_o into_o the_o world_n and_o consider_v who_o among_o those_o guide_n of_o soul_n that_o be_v know_v to_o thou_o be_v most_o fit_a to_o be_v trust_v and_o if_o thou_o do_v desire_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o serious_a and_o discreet_a friend_n as_o thou_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v when_o thou_o need_v a_o physician_n for_o thy_o body_n or_o a_o lawyer_n for_o settle_v thy_o estate_n i_o think_v thou_o will_v do_v very_o well_o only_o let_v i_o caution_n thou_o that_o thou_o do_v not_o presume_v to_o make_v judgement_n of_o any_o one_o with_o who_o thou_o be_v not_o thorough_o acquaint_v for_o otherwise_o though_o it_o be_v possible_a thou_o may_v hit_v right_a yet_o it_o be_v two_o to_o one_o that_o thou_o will_v be_v deceive_v which_o will_v be_v a_o fault_n that_o will_v admit_v of_o no_o excuse_n and_o the_o same_o caution_n thou_o be_v to_o take_v in_o receive_v the_o judgement_n of_o other_o which_o thou_o will_v not_o think_v to_o be_v needless_a if_o thou_o 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boast_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n but_o when_o thou_o have_v impartial_o consider_v the_o heresy_n schism_n sedition_n tumult_n rebellion_n murder_n rapine_n perjury_n which_o they_o have_v be_v the_o author_n and_o promoter_n of_o thou_o will_v know_v how_o to_o judge_v of_o their_o great_a boast_n and_o godly_a pretension_n by_o these_o their_o truit_n thou_o may_v know_v they_o i_o say_v no_o more_o nor_o indeed_o shall_v i_o have_v say_v so_o much_o but_o that_o the_o disorder_n of_o the_o age_n do_v make_v it_o necessary_a to_o give_v thou_o some_o little_a caution_n 2._o a_o good_a guide_n be_v a_o man_n of_o knowledge_n he_o be_v able_a to_o teach_v thou_o as_o much_o as_o thou_o be_v bind_v to_o believe_v and_o practise_v his_o lip_n preserve_v knowledge_n and_o his_o tongue_n can_v show_v thou_o right_a thing_n he_o can_v be_v a_o good_a guide_n to_o other_o that_o have_v need_n of_o a_o guide_n himself_o if_o the_o blind_a lead_v the_o blind_a both_o will_v fall_v 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undoubted_o in_o the_o right_n and_o i_o think_v lie_n have_v not_o be_v mistake_v if_o he_o have_v omit_v the_o latter_a part_n concern_v the_o not_o suffer_v contempt_n and_o give_v the_o affectation_n of_o wit_n and_o drollery_n for_o a_o sufficient_a mark_n of_o a_o very_a imperfect_a christian_a however_o it_o may_v serve_v for_o a_o mark_n to_o discover_v a_o bad_a guide_n for_o if_o every_o christian_a shall_v be_v a_o serious_a persono_fw-it because_o christ_n be_v so_o the_o ambassador_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v much_o more_o so_o their_o deportment_n shall_v be_v such_o as_o may_v awe_v the_o man_n they_o do_v converse_v with_o and_o in_o a_o silent_a way_n deter_v they_o from_o their_o sin_n and_o their_o person_n shall_v speak_v what_o the_o statue_n of_o senacherib_n be_v say_v to_o have_v do_v he_o who_o look_v to_o i_o let_v he_o be_v religious_a but_o though_o a_o good_a guide_n be_v thus_o grave_a and_o serious_a yet_o he_o be_v not_o crabbed_a morose_n or_o 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