Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	act_n	church_n	officer_n	4,306	5	8.6897	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51043	The banders disbanded, or, An accurat discourse solidly and plainly demonstrating how inconvenient, scandalous & sinfull it is, in the present circumstances of the Church of Scotland, for ministers of Christ there that they may obtain a pretended liberty to preach and administer the Sacraments ... to give bond to their present rulers, that they shall live peaceably ... and so discovering clearly the great unfaithfulness of the affirmative vote of the late meeting of ministers at Edinburgh (anno 1679), concerning the lawfullness of giving the bond then presented by the councill ...	McWard, Robert, 1633?-1687.	1681 (1681)	Wing M230; ESTC R5172	58,793	54

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duty_n or_o reprove_v such_o sin_n as_o be_v in_o controversy_n between_o the_o presbyterian_o &_o the_o present_a erastian_n papistico-prelatick_a party_n such_o as_o these_o presbyterian_a point_n abovementioned_n but_o it_o be_v like_o some_o will_v say_v that_o his_o maj._n &_o council_n allow_v presb._n minister_n liberty_n to_o preach_v do_v eo_fw-la ipso_fw-la tolerat_fw-la &_o allow_v they_o to_o preach_v &_o pro●esse_v their_o presb._n principle_n and_o consequent_o that_o the_o councill_n sense_n of_o peaceable_a live_n be_v not_o to_o be_v interpret_v according_a to_o their_o former_a act_n and_o proc●amati●ns_n against_o conventicle_n which_o be_v n●w_o dispense_v with_o but_o accord_v to_o the_o presbyterian_n own_o sense_n thereof_o the_o strength_n of_o this_o objection_n seem_v to_o consist_v chief_a in_o these_o two_o 1._o because_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n be_v as_o direct_o &_o express_o against_o house-meeting_n simpliciter_fw-la as_o they_o be_v against_o 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