Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	bishop_n	church_n	presbyter_n	4,517	5	10.4419	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A48286	The only vvay to rest of soule in religion here, in heaven hereafter: shewed plainly and succinctly by pure scripture, in three treatises: demonstrating, I. That the church was left by Christ, as the means to teach us his gospel. 2. Which is she that was left in that office. 3. What it is, she teacheth for gospel. By I.L. Bach of Div. Licensed by the university of Oxford, to preach throughout Engalnd, and late rector of L. in the county of S. now a Catholike.	Lewgar, John, 1602-1665.	1657 (1657)	Wing L1832A; ESTC R218105	64,778	221

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be_v do_v no_o not_o by_o she_o by_o any_o mean_n rule_n or_o help_v of_o interpretation_n to_o be_v find_v in_o scripture_n but_o she_o must_v pray_v in_o aid_n from_o she_o own_o sense_n or_o practice_n to_o name_v a_o few_o instance_n among_o many_o 1._o in_o one_o place_n the_o lord_n he_o be_v god_n one_o lord_n no_o lord_n beside_o he_o deut._n 4.45_o &_o 6.4_o in_o other_o the_o god_n elohim_n say_v let_v we_o make_v man_n gen._n 1.27_o the_o lord_n rain_v from_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 19.24_o thou_o the_o only_a god_n and_o who_o thou_o have_v send_v jesus_n christ_n joh._n 17.3_o but_o one_o god_n the_o father_n and_o one_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 1_o cor._n 8.6_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o father_n the_o son_n and_o the_o h._n ghost_n mat._n 28.19_o 2._o in_o one_o place_n my_o father_n and_o i_o be_v one_o joh._n 10.30_o in_o another_o my_o father_n be_v great_a than_o i_o joh._n 14.28_o you_o will_v say_v that_o be_v mean_v in_o respect_n of_o his_o divers_a nature_n true_a but_o where_o be_v that_o say_v in_o scripture_n 3._o in_o one_o if_o we_o say_v we_o have_v no_o sin_n we_o lie_v 1_o joh._n 1.8_o in_o other_o they_o be_v both_o righteous_a before_o god_n walk_v in_o all_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n blameless_a luk._n 1.6_o i_o know_v nothing_o by_o myself_o 1_o cor._n 4.4_o the_o child_n of_o god_n sin_v not_o 1_o joh._n 3.9_o 4._o in_o one_o he_o that_o be_v not_o with_o i_o be_v against_o i_o mat._n 12.30_o in_o another_o he_o that_o be_v not_o against_o we_o be_v for_o we_o luk._n 9.50_o 5._o in_o one_o if_o i_o bear_v record_n of_o myself_o my_o record_n be_v not_o true_a joh._n 5.31_o in_o another_o it_o be_v joh._n 8.14_o 6_o in_o one_o paul_n take_v timothy_n and_o circumcise_v he_o act_v 16.3_o in_o another_o he_o that_o be_v circumcise_v christ_n shall_v profit_v he_o nothing_o gal._n 5.2_o 7._o in_o one_o if_o abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o work_n etc._n etc._n rom._n 4.2_o in_o another_o be_v not_o abraham_n justify_v by_o work_n jam._n 2.21_o 8._o in_o one_o my_o love_a kindness_n will_v i_o not_o utter_o take_v from_o he_o my_o covenant_n will_v i_o not_o break_v for_o any_o wickedness_n of_o his_o child_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 89.33_o in_o the_o very_a next_o verse_n thou_o haste_v cast_v off_o and_o abhor_v thou_o anoint_v thou_o have_v make_v void_a thy_o covenant_n with_o he_o thou_o have_v profane_v his_o crown_n etc._n etc._n 9_o in_o one_o there_o be_v give_v he_o a_o kingdom_n that_o all_o nation_n shall_v serve_v he_o his_o dominion_n be_v a_o everlasting_a dominion_n etc._n etc._n dan._n 2.44_o &_o 7.14_o in_o another_o when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v shall_v he_o find_v