Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	account_n	divine_a	great_a	113	3	2.0814	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90280	Of the divine originall, authority, self-evidencing light, and povver of the Scriptures. With an answer to that enquiry, how we know the Scriptures to be the Word of God. Also a vindication of the purity and integrity of the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Old and New Testament; in some considerations on the prolegomena, & appendix to the late Biblia polyglotta. Whereunto are subjoyned some exercitations about the nature and perfection of the Scripture, the right of interpretation, internall Light, revelation, &c. / By Iohn Owen: D.D.	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1659 (1659)	Wing O784; Thomason E1866_1; Thomason E1866_1*; ESTC R203092	144,024	386

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sometime_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o which_o seem_v to_o i_o most_o probable_a be_v that_o they_o be_v collect_v for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o they_o by_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o man_n of_o the_o great_a congregation_n some_o indeed_o i_o find_v of_o late_a i_o hope_v not_o out_o of_o a_o design_n to_o bring_v all_o thing_n to_o a_o further_a confusion_n about_o the_o original_a to_o question_v whether_o ever_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o the_o great_a congregation_n morinus_n call_v it_o a_o judaical_a figment_n our_o prolegomena_n question_v it_o prol._n 8._o sect._n 22._o but_o this_o be_v only_o to_o question_v whether_o ezra_n nehemiah_n josua_n zacharie_n haggai_n &_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o leader_n of_o the_o people_n in_o their_o return_n from_o the_o captivity_n do_v set_v a_o sanydrym_a according_a to_o the_o institution_n of_o god_n and_o labour_n to_o reform_v the_o church_n &_o all_o the_o corruption_n that_o be_v creep_v 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