Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	book_n	divine_a	scripture_n	2,963	5	6.0860	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75411	An Answer to a question of a gentleman of quality (proposed to and made by a reverend and learned divine living in London) concerning the settlement or abolition of tithes by Parliament ...	Spelman, Henry, Sir, 1564?-1641. Tithes too hot to be touched.	1646 (1646)	Wing A3341B; ESTC R175467	23,795	29

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clamour_n and_o slander_n present_o and_o importunate_o press_v for_o deposition_n of_o the_o ministry_n and_o we_o see_v how_o they_o take_v upon_o they_o with_o equal_a confidence_n and_o diligence_n not_o only_o to_o write_v but_o london_n but_o erbury_n at_o oxford_n and_o cox_n at_o london_n public_o to_o dispute_v against_o they_o both_o 5._o that_o if_o right_n so_o firm_o set_v upon_o so_o many_o solid_a foundation_n shall_v be_v supplant_v it_o will_v much_o weaken_v the_o tenure_n or_o title_n that_o any_o man_n have_v to_o his_o land_n or_o good_n and_o will_v be_v a_o ready_a plea_n for_o rash_a innovator_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o anabaptist_n proceed_n who_o begin_v their_o claim_n of_o christian_a liberty_n with_o a_o a._n a_o sleydan_n comment_fw-fr l._n 5._o fol._n 71._o a._n relaxation_n of_o tithe_n and_o go_v on_o to_o take_v off_o the_o interdict_v or_o restraint_n in_o hunt_v fish_v and_o fowl_v wherein_o they_o will_v allow_v neither_o nobility_n nor_o gentry_n any_o more_o privilege_n than_o the_o mean_a peasant_n and_o as_o their_o principle_n be_v loose_a so_o be_v their_o practice_n licentious_a for_o they_o hold_v a_o ibid._n a_o ibid._n community_n of_o good_n and_o equality_n of_o estate_n finem_fw-la estate_n bonorum_fw-la quoque_fw-la communionem_fw-la &_o humanitati_fw-la cum_fw-la primis_fw-la esse_fw-la consentaneam_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la ex_fw-la dignitate_fw-la sunt_fw-la omnes_fw-la aequales_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la conditione_n libere_fw-la &_o promiscuè_fw-fr omnibus_fw-la bonis_fw-la utuntur_fw-la ibid._n fol._n 64._o prope_fw-la finem_fw-la whereupon_o the_o common_a people_n give_v over_o their_o work_n and_o whatsoever_o princip_n whatsoever_o quo_fw-la factum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la vulgus_fw-la ab_fw-la operis_fw-la atque_fw-la labour_v desisteret_fw-la &_o quâ_fw-la cuique_fw-la re_fw-la careret_fw-la ab_fw-la aliis_fw-la qui_fw-la abundatant_n etiam_fw-la invitis_fw-la acciperit_n ibid._n see_v also_o l._n 10._o princip_n they_o want_v they_o take_v