Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	great_a	king_n	people_n	5,724	5	4.8029	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66584	Quaker's false interpretations of Holy Scripture By Thomas Wilson rector of Arrow in Warwick-shire.	Wilson, Thomas, 17th cent.	1678 (1678)	Wing W2935; ESTC R222279	83,988	180

father_n rabbi_n doctor_n teacher_n or_o guide_n which_o be_v absurd_a enough_o and_o just_o so_o absurd_a be_v your_o interpretation_n but_o that_o which_o be_v forbid_v here_o be_v 1_o that_o the_o teacher_n be_v not_o ambitious_a affect_v great_a title_n nor_o usurp_v authority_n over_o the_o people_n rule_v as_o lord_n their_o person_n and_o their_o faith_n set_v themselves_o in_o the_o place_n of_o christ_n as_o if_o the_o doctrine_n be_v their_o own_o and_o they_o be_v the_o master_n to_o be_v obey_v and_o the_o people_n be_v their_o subject_n and_o their_o disciple_n vers_fw-la 7._o 8_o 10_o 11_o 12._o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisee_n love_v to_o be_v call_v of_o man_n rabbi_n rabbi_n but_o be_v not_o you_o call_v rabbi_n for_o one_o be_v your_o master_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ductor_n guide_n preceptor_n even_o christ_n and_o all_o you_o be_v brethren_n neither_o be_v you_o call_v master_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ductor_n for_o one_o be_v your_o master_n even_o christ._n but_o he_o that_o be_v great_a among_o you_o shall_v be_v your_o servant_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v exalt_v himself_o shall_v be_v abase_v these_o latter_a word_n confirm_v my_o interpretation_n one_o part_n of_o which_o viz._n that_o which_o concern_v secular_a dominion_n i_o have_v also_o take_v from_o our_o saviour_n word_n cap._n 10._o 21._o 26._o grant_v that_o these_o my_o two_o son_n may_v sit_v the_o one_o on_o thy_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o other_o on_o thy_o left_a in_o thy_o kingdom_n and_o note_v you_o that_o there_o be_v a_o strife_n among_o the_o apostle_n which_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v count_v great_a luk._n 22._o 24._o and_o moreover_o they_o expect_v christ_n will_v rule_v as_o a_o secular_a king_n luk._n 19_o 11._o &_o 24._o 21._o act._n 1._o 6._o but_o jesus_n say_v you_o know_v that_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o gentile_n exercise_v dominion_n over_o they_o and_o they_o that_o be_v great_a exercise_n authority_n upon_o they_o but_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o among_o you_o but_o whosoever_o will_v be_v great_a among_o you_o let_v he_o be_v your_o minister_n the_o other_o part_n of_o my_o interpretation_n which_o concern_v mastership_n over_o the_o faith_n of_o people_n i_o have_v from_o st._n paul_n word_n 1_o cor._n 3._o 4_o 5._o while_o one_o say_v i_o be_o of_o paul_n and_o another_o i_o be_o of_o apollo_n be_v you_o not_o carnal_a who_o then_o be_v paul_n and_o who_o be_v apollo_n but_o minister_n by_o who_o you_o believe_v even_o as_o the_o lord_n give_v to_o every_o man_n the_o faith_n be_v not_o we_o but_o the_o lord_n we_o only_o minister_v it_o in_o his_o name_n and_o as_o we_o have_v receive_v it_o we_o do_v not_o make_v it_o ver_fw-la 9_o we_o be_v labourer_n together_o with_o god_n only_o such_o you_o be_v god_n building_n not_o we_o 2_o cor._n 4._o 5._o we_o preach_v not_o ourselves_o but_o christ._n jesus_n the_o lord_n and_o ourselves_o your_o servant_n for_o jesus_n sake_n chap._n 1._o 24._o we_o have_v not_o dominion_n over_o your_o faith_n but_o be_v helper_n of_o your_o joy_n 2_o another_o thing_n here_o forbid_v be_v that_o as_o the_o preacher_n shall_v not_o assume_v this_o authority_n so_o neither_o shall_v the_o people_n give_v it_o they_o not_o look_v upon_o they_o as_o their_o master_n but_o only_o as_o god_n servant_n minister_a to_o they_o not_o set_v they_o in_o the_o place_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n not_o profess_v themselves_o their_o disciple_n nor_o their_o subject_n servant_n and_o child_n vers_fw-la 9_o and_o call_v no_o man_n your_o father_n upon_o earth_n and_o this_o interpretation_n i_o have_v likewise_o from_o st._n paul_n 1_o cor._n 1._o 12._o 13._o every_o one_o of_o you_o say_v i_o be_o of_o paul_n and_o i_o of_o apollo_n and_o i_o of_o cephas_n and_o i_o of_o christ._n be_v paul_n crucify_a for_o you_o or_o be_v you_o baptize_v into_o the_o name_n of_o paul_n which_o be_v to_o say_v you_o be_v not_o to_o profess_v yourselves_o any_o man_n disciple_n but_o his_o only_a who_o be_v crucify_a for_o you_o and_o into_o who_o name_n you_o be_v baptize_v that_o be_v christ_n c._n 2._o 21._o let_v no_o man_n glory_n in_o man_n whether_o paul_n or_o apollo_n or_o cephas_n all_o be_v you_o you_o be_v christ_n they_o be_v only_o appoint_v of_o god_n to_o minister_n to_o you_o christ_n be_v only_o your_o master_n father_n head_z chap._n 11._o 3._o &_o 7._o 23._o heb._n 3._o 6._o again_o chap_n 4._o 1._o let_v a_o man_n account_n of_o we_o as_o the_o minister_n of_o christ_n and_o steward_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n no_o more_o than_o such_o v_o 6._o and_o these_o thing_n i_o have_v in_o a_o figure_n transfer_v to_o myself_o and_o apollos_n for_o your_o sake_n that_o you_o may_v learn_v in_o we_o not_o to_o think_v of_o man_n above_o that_o which_o have_v be_v write_v viz._n that_o we_o be_v minister_n of_o christ_n and_o dispenser_n of_o god_n mystery_n and_o no_o more_o not_o your_o master_n nor_o teacher_n of_o our_o own_o doctrine_n thus_o you_o 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