Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	bring_v	lord_n	people_n	7,215	5	4.8836	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95963	The authours, nature, and danger of hæresie. Laid open in a sermon preached before the Honorable House of Commons at Margarets Westminster, upon Wednesday the tenth of March, 1646. being set apart as a solemne day of publike humiliation to seeke Gods assistance for the suppressing and preventing of the growth and spreading of errours, heresies, and blasphemies. / By Richard Vines. Printed by order of the House of Commons.	Vines, Richard, 1600?-1656.	1647 (1647)	Wing V545; Thomason E378_29; ESTC R3304	47,605	81

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point_n in_o hand_n and_o that_o be_v out_o of_o act_n 6._o where_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o there_o be_v a_o election_n of_o the_o seven_o and_o as_o clear_v that_o the_o constitution_n or_o ordination_n of_o they_o be_v reserve_v unto_o the_o apostle_n vers_fw-la 6._o look_v you_o out_o seven_o man_n who_o we_o may_v appoint_v or_o constitute_v over_o this_o business_n the_o people_n elect_v the_o apostle_n ordain_v vers_fw-la 3._o &_o 5._o but_o the_o election_n be_v not_o call_v the_o constitution_n or_o ordination_n for_o that_o the_o apostle_n be_v say_v to_o do_v and_o how_o do_v they_o do_v it_o vers_fw-la 6._o when_o they_o have_v pray_v they_o lay_v their_o hand_n on_o they_o ordination_n by_o imposition_n of_o hand_n be_v the_o constitutive_a act_n the_o people_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver_fw-la 6._o and_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver_fw-la 3._o be_v not_o all_o one_o that_o poor_a criticism_n will_v never_o have_v be_v bear_v if_o the_o 10._o the_o diatrib_o p_o 10._o author_n of_o it_o have_v but_o set_v the_o word_n together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o people_n set_v or_o present_v the_o elect_a before_o the_o apostle_n they_o do_v not_o ordain_v they_o before_o the_o apostle_n but_o present_v they_o to_o be_v constitute_v and_o ordain_v by_o they_o over_o that_o business_n unto_o which_o they_o be_v choose_v vers_fw-la 3._o there_o be_v not_o a_o more_o usual_a word_n in_o the_o government_n the_o arist_n politic_a passim_fw-la act_n 7._o 10._o 27._o 35._o mat._n 24._o 47._o &_o 25._o 41._o ●u_n 12._o 14._o act_n 6._o 3._o titus_n 1._o 5._o usual_o with_o the_o prepostion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v the_o place_n or_o the_o subject_a matter_n of_o their_o office_n &_o government_n greek_a tongue_n to_o signify_v the_o make_n of_o a_o governor_n or_o settle_v one_o into_o a_o office_n or_o praefecture_n then_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v also_o use_v for_o the_o 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