Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	church_n	power_n	spiritual_a	6,456	5	6.8547	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66578	Nehushtan, or, A sober and peaceable discourse, concerning the abolishing of things abused to superstition and idolatry which may serve as one intire, and sufficient argument, to evince that the liturgy, ceremonies, and other things used at this day in the Church of England, ought neither to be imposed, nor retained, but utterly extirpated and laid aside : and to vindicate the non-conformists in their refusal to close with them.	Wilson, Joseph, d. 1678.	1668 (1668)	Wing W2927; ESTC R38669	118,485	216

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improve_v and_o lay_v out_o in_o the_o behalf_n of_o she_o constantine_n tell_v his_o clergy_n 397._o euseb_n vit_fw-mi const_n l._n 4._o c._n 24._o p._n 397._o that_o god_n appoint_v they_o bishop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o thing_n within_o the_o church_n or_o temple_n and_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o thing_n without_o it_o though_o the_o magistrate_n have_v not_o power_n in_o sacris_fw-la so_o as_o to_o preach_v the_o word_n administer_v the_o sacrament_n and_o dispense_v censure_n yet_o he_o have_v power_n circa_fw-la sacra_fw-la so_o that_o he_o both_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o do_v many_o thing_n in_o relation_n thereunto_o he_o be_v to_o defend_v the_o church_n from_o the_o rage_n and_o violence_n of_o persecutor_n back_o divine_a law_n with_o his_o civil_a sanction_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v of_o more_o authority_n with_o his_o people_n see_v that_o all_o officer_n in_o the_o church_n do_v their_o duty_n when_o there_o be_v occasion_n 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calvin_n or_o other_o 44.28.49.23_o cent._n 7._o praefat_fw-la com._n in_o am._n 7.12_o in_o what_o sense_n the_o christian_a magistrate_n may_v be_v allow_v and_o call_v the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n see_v in_o wendol_n system_fw-la maj._n l._n 1._o c._n 28._o p._n 1307._o isa_n 44.28.49.23_o shall_v so_o exclaim_v against_o it_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o to_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o the_o scripture_n do_v allow_v and_o therefore_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v it_o be_v misinformation_n that_o put_v those_o excellent_a man_n into_o such_o indignation_n however_o to_o prove_v here_o that_o the_o magistrate_n both_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o perform_v all_o these_o particular_n be_v more_o than_o the_o orderly_a prosecution_n of_o my_o present_a theme_n do_v require_v it_o be_v sufficient_a for_o i_o in_o this_o place_n to_o make_v good_a that_o branch_n of_o the_o last_o particular_a which_o concern_v the_o removal_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o have_v be_v abuse_v in_o superstitious_a 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