Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	apostle_n	peter_n	successor_n	3,530	5	9.4444	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30959	Three ministers communicating their collections and notions. The first year touching several texts of Scripture ... wherein the Law and Gospel ... in short, the substance of Christianity is set forth ...	Barksdale, Clement, 1609-1687.	1675 (1675)	Wing B809; ESTC R35315	78,431	223

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be_v sufficient_o teach_v to_o put_v off_o the_o opinion_n of_o legal_a abstinence_n iii_o rom._n 4._o 3._o abraham_n believe_v god_n and_o it_o be_v count_v to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n abraham_n be_v justify_v by_o believe_v and_o depend_v on_o god_n for_o the_o performance_n of_o his_o promise_n and_o resign_v himself_o up_o whole_o to_o he_o to_o obey_v his_o precept_n or_o by_o that_o faith_n which_o howsoever_o it_o be_v try_v whether_o by_o promise_n of_o incredible_a thing_n or_o command_v of_o very_o hard_a duty_n as_o kill_v his_o only_a son_n do_v constant_o approve_v itself_o to_o be_v a_o true_a faith_n without_o unsinning_a obedience_n or_o obedience_n to_o the_o moysaicall_a law_n abraham_n be_v then_o uncircumcised_a v._n 10._o i._n e._n without_o work_n b._n i._o gal._n 5._o 2._o if_o you_o be_v circumcise_v christ_n shall_v profit_v you_o nothing_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o those_o who_o urge_v abolish_v ceremony_n as_o still_o of_o force_n by_o divine_a precept_n 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