Selected quad for the lemma: authority_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
authority_n	beast_n	great_a	power_n	2,559	5	5.7014	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75003	The beauty of holiness Written by the author of The whole duty of man, &c. To which is added holy devotions upon several occasions, fitted to the main uses of a Christian life.	Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.; Hove, Frederick Hendrick van, 1628?-1698, engraver.	1684 (1684)	Wing A1096A; ESTC R223525	94,600	252

sir_n joseph_n cop●ley_n ba●●_n without_o holiness_n no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n heb_fw-mi 12_o 14_o sold_n by_o r_n sollers_n at_o the_o king_n arm_n &_o bible_n in_o st_n paul_n c_o yard_n f._n h._n van_n hove_n sculp_v the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n write_a by_o the_o author_n of_o the_o whole_a duty_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n to_o which_o be_v add_v holy_a devolion_n upon_o several_a occasion_n fit_v to_o the_o main_n use_v of_o a_o christian_a life_n 1._o chron._n 16.29_o worship_n the_o lord_n in_o the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n heb._n 12.14_o without_o holiness_n no_o man_n shall_v see_v the_o lord_n the_o four_o impression_n london_n print_v for_o benjamin_n crayle_a at_o the_o lamb_n in_o fleetstreet_n next_o white-fryers-gate_n 1684._o the_o content_n chap._n i._n of_o the_o nature_n of_o holiness_n page_n 7._o chap._n ii_o of_o the_o rule_n of_o holiness_n 11_o chap._n iii_o motive_n and_o inducement_n to_o the_o practice_n of_o holiness_n 48_o sect._n 1._o the_o noble_a pattern_n of_o holiness_n 49_o sect._n 2._o holiness_n the_o condition_n of_o future_a happiness_n 74_o sect._n 3_o holiness_n the_o only_a safe_a way_n to_o escape_v the_o wrath_n to_o come_v 82_o sect._n 4._o holiness_n the_o main_a design_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o the_o end_n of_o all_o christ_n suffering_n 87_o sect._n 5._o holiness_n the_o most_o proper_a and_o effectual_a mean_n for_o obtain_v length_n of_o day_n 91_o sect._n 6._o holiness_n that_o which_o make_v man_n honourable_a vice_n render_v man_n mean_a and_o ignoble_a 96_o sect._n 7._o holiness_n attend_v with_o the_o most_o solid_a and_o real_a pleasure_n 106_o sect._n 8._o holiness_n accompany_v with_o peace_n 114_o sect._n 9_o holiness_n the_o best_a evidence_n of_o true_a wisdom_n and_o real_a worth_n and_o courage_n 119_o sect._n 10._o holiness_n universal_o profitable_a and_o above_o all_o thing_n most_o advantageous_a 124_o chap._n iu_o frivolous_a cavil_n and_o objection_n remove_v 142_o the_o 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