Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	authority_n	law_n	sovereign_a	5,620	5	9.6808	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A64986	An explicatory catechism: or, An explanation of the assemblies shorter catechism Wherein those principles are enlarged upon especially, which obviate the great and growing errors of Popery; useful for those families that desire to hold fast the form of sound words.	Vincent, Thomas, 1634-1678.	1675 (1675)	Wing V434; ESTC R220763	119,453	302

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18._o 9_o k_o and_o 11._o 23._o 〈◊〉_d 6._o 26._o 2._o by_o the_o make_n and_o keep_v of_o rash_a vow_n which_o oblige_v man_n to_o nothing_o but_o repentance_n viz._n of_o pilgrimage_v etc._n etc._n which_o waste_v that_o outward_a estate_n god_n have_v give_v such_o ignorant_a z_o ●alo●s_n and_o votary_n for_o their_o comfortable_a subsistence_n in_o t●is_n world_n 6_o and_o which_o may_v have_v be_v better_o improve_v to_o the_o relieve_n of_o the_o poor_a for_o the_o furtherance_n of_o their_o own_o account_n in_o the_o other_o world_n 2_o 3._o by_o unnecessary_a suffering_n q._n what_o mean_v you_o by_o unnecessary_a suffering_n a._n 1._o those_o that_o be_v not_o unavoidable_a but_o may_v be_v flight_n or_o other_o lawful_a mean_n have_v be_v well_o enough_o decline_v or_o escape_v mat._n 10._o 23._o 2._o those_o that_o man_n suffer_v for_o their_o fault_n viz._n heresy_n s●ditions_n and_o schism_n or_o for_o damnable_a doctrine_n and_o bandying_n into_o party_n destructive_a to_o all_o government_n in_o church_n and_o state_n q._n but_o do_v not_o the_o holy_a scripture_n make_v a_o honourable_a mention_n of_o those_o that_o take_v joyful_o the_o spoil_n of_o their_o good_n that_o choose_v to_o suffer_v affliction_n with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o esteem_v the_o reproach_n of_o christ_n more_o than_o all_o the_o pleasure_n advantage_n and_o treasure_n in_o the_o world_n a._n yes_o heb._n 10._o 34._o and_o 11._o 24_o 25_o 26._o q_n and_o ought_v we_o not_o to_o forsake_v house_n and_o land_n and_o all_o we_o have_v for_o the_o sake_n of_o christ_n a._n yes_o or_o else_o we_o can_v be_v christ_n disciple_n 33_o q._n but_o shall_v we_o