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	speak_v	word_n	4,593	5	4.2557	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77486	Brightman redivivus: or The post-humian of-spring of Mr. Thomas Brightman, in IIII. sermons. Viz. [brace] 1. Of the two covenants. 2. The danger of scandals. 3. Gods commission to Christ to preach the Gospell. 4. The saints securitie.	Brightman, Thomas, 1562-1607.; Halsted, John.	1647 (1647)	Wing B4691; Thomason E375_16; ESTC R201349	89,168	128

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16._o o_o that_o we_o can_v think_v how_o deform_v ugly_a wicked_a and_o enemy_n we_o be_v will_v it_o not_o inflame_v our_o heartt_n with_o a_o love_n of_o god_n 2._o it_o must_v shame_v we_o now_o to_o be_v barren_a rom._n 7._o at_o the_o beg_v pa●l_o show_n that_o the_o law_n be_v as_o a_o unsufficient_a and_o impotent_a husband_n by_o who_o we_o can_v not_o conceive_v child_n to_o god_n but_o now_o we_o be_v free_v from_o that_o husband_n and_o marry_v to_o christ_n who_o be_v all-sufficient_a so_o that_o there_o remain_v no_o excuse_n for_o we_o and_o as_o much_o as_o in_o we_o lie_v we_o shame_v our_o husband_n and_o therefore_o it_o behoove_v we_o to_o be_v fruitful_a in_o all_o good_a work_n not_o walk_v in_o the_o oldness_n of_o the_o letter_n but_o newness_n of_o spirit_n no_o marvel_n if_o a_o land_n be_v barren_a that_o have_v neither_o dew_n sun_n nor_o rain_n to_o refresh_v it_o but_o the_o land_n that_o have_v all_o these_o plentiful_o and_o yet_o remain_v barren_a be_v 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