Chapter

 1 II  |   teaching won such strength and authority that even those who before
 2 II  |          me, the greater was the authority it conferred upon me. Even
 3 II  |          was considered of great authority. After our master had returned,
 4 VII |        the monks of whom, on the authority of St. Jerome (Epist. 4
 5 IX  |        but only for the words of authority." "Very well, I said; "turn
 6 IX  |       book and you will find the authority likewise." The book was
 7 IX  |       have asked for the word of authority only, and not for explanations.
 8 IX  | explanations nor my citations of authority would avail me aught in
 9 X   |       had a far more trustworthy authority in the person of Hilduin,
10 X   |          I considered the better authority on this point. I replied
11 X   |        point. I replied that the authority of Bede, whose writings
12 XI  |    carefully study the apostolic authority, and consider the workings
13 XII |          many among those having authority, among both the clergy and
14 XIII|        my sister, and who was in authority over the rest, that the
15 XIV |          of that eunuch of great authority under Queen Candace who
16 XIV |           abbesses now are given authority over the women, and the
17 XIV |       the abbesses and nuns have authority over the clergy and even
18 XV  |          and the bishops, by the authority of the Pontiff of Rome,