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	church_n	rome_n	17,242	5	7.2290	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42622	The genuine epistles of the apostolical fathers, S. Barnabas, S. Ignatius, S. Clement, S. Polycarp, the Shepherd of Hermas, and the matyrdoms of St. Ignatius and St. Polycarp, written by those who were present at their sufferings : being, together with the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament, a compleat collection of the most primitive antiquity for about CL years after Christ / translated and publish'd, with a large preliminary discourse relating to the several treaties here put together by W. Wake ...; Apostolic Fathers (Early Christian Collection) English.	Wake, William, 1657-1737.	1693 (1693)	Wing G523A; ESTC R10042	282,773	752

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epistle_n by_o some_o latter_a hand_n as_o be_v suggest_v not_o only_o without_o all_o ground_n but_o against_o such_o plain_a and_o un-answerable_a evidence_n to_o the_o contrary_n 26._o have_v say_v thus_o much_o in_o vindication_n of_o this_o epistle_n and_o to_o clear_v it_o from_o those_o prejudices_fw-la that_o have_v of_o late_o be_v raise_v against_o it_o it_o remain_v only_o for_o i_o to_o observe_v that_o though_o the_o follow_a translation_n be_v true_o make_v from_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a copy_n of_o it_o set_v out_o by_o bishop_n usher_n first_o and_o since_o reprint_v by_o cotelerius_fw-la in_o his_o collection_n of_o the_o apostolical_a father_n yet_o be_v not_o this_o the_o first_o time_n that_o this_o epistle_n have_v appear_v in_o our_o language_n for_o our_o most_o diligent_a and_o learned_a countryman_n

much_o constancy_n to_o despise_v all_o the_o violence_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o to_o be_v impatient_a after_o those_o trial_n which_o they_o hope_v shall_v have_v affright_v he_o into_o a_o base_a and_o degenerous_a compliance_n with_o their_o desire_n 14._o this_o be_v indeed_o a_o triumph_n worthy_a of_o the_o christian_a religion_n nor_o be_v it_o any_o small_a advantage_n to_o the_o church_n at_o such_o a_o critical_a time_n to_o have_v their_o zeal_n awaken_v and_o their_o courage_n confirm_v both_o by_o the_o example_n and_o exhortation_n of_o this_o great_a man_n from_o antioch_n even_o to_o rome_n itself_o and_o we_o be_v according_o tell_v with_o what_o mighty_a comfort_n and_o satisfaction_n they_o receive_v his_o instruction_n and_o as_o the_o author_n of_o his_o act_n express_v it_o rejoice_v to_o partake_v in_o his_o spiritual_a gift_n 15._o nay_o but_o if_o we_o may_v believe_v metaphrastes_n as_o to_o the_o effect_n which_o the_o suffering_n of_o this_o holy_a man_n have_v upon_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o emperor_n the_o church_n receive_v yet_o great_a benefit_n by_o his_o death_n for_o trajan_n say_v he_o hear_v of_o what_o have_v be_v do_v to_o ignatius_n and_o how_o undaunt_o he_o have_v undergo_v the_o sentence_n that_o be_v pronounce_v against_o he_o and_o be_v inform_v that_o the_o christian_n be_v a_o sort_n of_o man_n that_o do_v nothing_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n nor_o be_v guilty_a of_o any_o impiety_n but_o worship_v christ_n as_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o exercise_v all_o temperance_n both_o in_o meat_n and_o drink_n nor_o meddle_v with_o any_o thing_n that_o be_v forbid_v he_o begin_v to_o repent_v of_o what_o he_o have_v do_v and_o command_v that_o the_o christian_n shall_v indeed_o be_v search_v out_o but_o that_o be_v discover_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v put_v to_o death_n only_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v admit_v into_o any_o office_n nor_o be_v suffer_v to_o meddle_v with_o any_o public_a employ_v thus_o be_v not_o only_o the_o life_n of_o ignatius_n of_o great_a use_n to_o the_o church_n but_o his_o very_a death_n the_o mean_n of_o procure_v much_o good_a to_o it_o and_o what_o metaphrastes_n here_o tell_v we_o we_o find_v in_o effect_n deliver_v by_o another_o author_n of_o his_o act_n not_o yet_o set_v forth_o and_o from_o who_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v take_v his_o story_n only_o with_o the_o addition_n of_o some_o far_a circumstance_n of_o his_o own_o to_o make_v it_o the_o more_o complete_a 16._o but_o though_o i_o shall_v be_v far_o from_o envy_v any_o thing_n that_o may_v make_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o this_o bless_a martyr_n yet_o be_v there_o many_o circumstance_n in_o the_o story_n which_o metaphrastes_n have_v here_o put_v together_o that_o make_v i_o just_o call_v in_o question_n the_o truth_n of_o it_o for_o first_o it_o be_v evident_a beyond_o all_o doubt_n that_o the_o persecution_n be_v abate_v at_o antioch_n before_o ignatius_n suffer_v nay_o before_o he_o be_v yet_o go_v out_o of_o the_o lesser_a asia_n insomuch_o that_o in_o his_o three_o last_o epistle_n which_o he_o write_v from_o troas_n to_o the_o philadelphian_o the_o smyrnaean_n and_o to_o polycarp_n himself_o he_o particular_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o church_n of_o antioch_n and_o exhort_v they_o to_o send_v congratulatory_a message_n thither_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o it_o 17._o nor_o be_v this_o suspension_n of_o the_o persecution_n grant_v upon_o ignatius_n account_n but_o upon_o the_o remonstance_n which_o his_o own_o officer_n make_v to_o he_o both_o of_o the_o number_n of_o those_o that_o die_v for_o the_o christian_a faith_n and_o of_o the_o innocency_n of_o their_o life_n and_o last_o of_o the_o readiness_n with_o which_o they_o not_o only_o suffer_v when_o take_v but_o voluntary_o come_v and_o present_v themselves_o before_o they_o two_o of_o these_o epistle_n relate_v to_o this_o very_a persecution_n we_o have_v still_o remain_v the_o one_o write_v by_o tiberianus_n 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