Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	body_n	natural_a	sow_v	2,624	5	11.4108	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02912	An advertisement or admonition, unto the congregations, vvhich men call the new fryelers in the lowe Countries, wrirten [sic] in Dutche. And publiched in Englis. VVherein is handled 4. principall pointes of religion. 1. That Christ tooke his flesh of Marie, haveing a true earthly, naturall bodie, 2. That a Sabbath or day of rest, is to be kept holy everie first day of the weeke. 3. That ther is no succession, nor privilege to persons in the holie thinges. 4. That magistracie, being an holy ordinance of God, debarreth not anie from being of the Church of Christ. After these followes certen demandes concerning Gods decree of salvation and condemnation.	Helwys, Thomas, 1550?-1616?	1611 (1611)	STC 13053; ESTC S116912	57,734	190

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not_o use_v all_o the_o faculty_n &_o power_n of_o his_o soul_n &_o body_n whole_o to_o god_n glory_n when_o the_o lord_n bring_v unto_o he_o all_o the_o foul_a of_o heaven_n &_o every_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n to_o see_v how_o he_o will_v call_v they_o and_o he_o give_v name_n unto_o all_o cattle_n &_o to_o the_o fowl_n of_o heaven_n &_o to_o every_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n as_o also_o when_o the_o lord_n bring_v the_o woman_n he_o have_v make_v to_o adam_n adam_n say_v this_o now_o be_v bone_n of_o my_o bone_n &_o flesh_n of_o my_o flesh_n she_o shall_v be_v call_v woman_n because_o she_o be_v take_v out_o of_o man_n we_o demand_v whether_o it_o be_v not_o hear_v most_o evident_a &_o plain_a