Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

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power_n	body_n	soul_n	unite_v	2,581	5	9.8377	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12705	A sermon preached at Cheanies the 14. of September, 1585, at the buriall of the right honorable the earle of Bedforde, By Thomas Sparke Doctor of Divinitie	Sparke, Thomas, 1548-1616.	1594 (1594)	STC 23023; ESTC S114843	60,544	120

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or_o the_o soul_n dead_a that_o it_o can_v feel_v no_o joy_n they_o can_v not_o at_o all_o be_v say_v to_o be_v bless_v for_o blessedness_n as_o you_o have_v hard_o confirm_v unto_o you_o even_o out_o of_o my_o text_n itself_o consist_v not_o only_o in_o cease_v from_o labour_n woe_n and_o pain_n but_o in_o a_o possession_n and_o fruition_n of_o a_o most_o heavenly_a reward_n nay_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o if_o either_o the_o body_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n until_o the_o resurrection_n be_v not_o at_o rest_n and_o peace_n or_o in_o the_o end_n shall_v not_o rise_v again_o the_o soul_n can_v not_o be_v say_v to_o be_v bless_v &_o to_o enjoy_v the_o reward_n of_o work_n do_v by_o it_o in_o the_o body_n for_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o misery_n unto_o it_o to_o have_v the_o body_n disquiet_v especial_o to_o be_v without_o hope_n of_o be_v ever_o restore_v and_o join_v to_o the_o body_n again_o wherefore_o in_o that_o they_o that_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n be_v here_o pronounce_v 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