Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	ghost_n	holy_a	trinity_n	2,914	5	9.7351	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A60941	Animadversions upon Dr. Sherlock's book, entituled A vindication of the holy and ever-blessed Trinity, &c, together with a more necessary vindication of that sacred and prime article of the Christian faith from his new notions, and false explications of it / humbly offered to his admirers, and to himself the chief of them, by a divine of the Church of England.	South, Robert, 1634-1716.	1693 (1693)	Wing S4731; ESTC R10418	260,169	412

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page_n 69_o 70._o answer_n this_o proposition_n be_v false_a and_o absurd_a and_o to_o prove_v it_o so_o i_o shall_v lay_v down_o these_o follow_a assertion_n first_o that_o it_o be_v certain_o much_o easy_a for_o humane_a reason_n to_o conceive_v one_o and_o the_o same_o divine_a nature_n or_o deity_n as_o subsist_v in_o one_o single_a person_n than_o in_o three_o distinct_a person_n second_o that_o essence_n substance_n wisdom_n power_n and_o goodness_n be_v in_o the_o divine_a nature_n which_o be_v a_o pure_a simple_a act_n all_o but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n or_o be_v three_o that_o notwithstanding_o this_o essence_n or_o substance_n and_o wisdom_n power_n and_o goodness_n be_v formal_o distinct_a from_o one_o another_o that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o conceptus_fw-la objectivus_fw-la or_o proper_a essential_a conception_n of_o one_o do_v not_o imply_v or_o involve_v in_o it_o the_o proper_a conception_n of_o the_o other_o upon_o which_o account_n one_o of_o they_o can_v proper_o be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o other_o now_o these_o three_o thing_n thus_o lay_v down_o it_o be_v ready_o grant_v to_o this_o man_n that_o essence_n or_o substance_n wisdom_n power_n and_o goodness_n be_v real_o one_o and_o the_o same_o be_v and_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v vain_a and_o foolish_a to_o seek_v for_o any_o essence_n or_o substance_n in_o god_n which_o be_v not_o also_o wisdom_n power_n and_o goodness_n but_o this_o by_o his_o favour_n be_v not_o the_o point_n for_o if_o he_o will_v nevertheless_o say_v that_o the_o divine_a nature_n express_v by_o one_o infinite_a essence_n or_o substance_n subsist_v in_o one_o person_n be_v as_o unintelligible_a as_o the_o same_o subsist_v in_o three_o distinct_a person_n nay_o that_o one_o and_o the_o same_o numerical_a wisdom_n power_n and_o goodness_n consider_v as_o subsist_v only_o in_o one_o person_n be_v not_o more_o intelligible_a than_o the_o same_o