Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	king_n	law_n	limit_v	3,744	5	10.3160	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54077	A weighty question, proposed to the King, and both Houses of Parliament together, with some queries about religion, for the good of mens souls, that they may seek after, and be established in that which gives life / by Isaac Penington.	Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.	1663 (1663)	Wing P1220; ESTC R18887	4,751	10

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at_o liberty_n to_o obey_v what_o law_n shall_v be_v make_v by_o man_n contrary_a hereunto_o the_o new-testament_n worship_n be_v to_o be_v in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n which_o be_v a_o principle_n above_o man_n reason_n and_o can_v righteous_o be_v limit_v by_o a_o low_a principle_n but_o the_o low_a principle_n in_o every_o man_n shall_v be_v subject_v to_o the_o high_a both_o in_o himself_o and_o other_o these_o thing_n i_o write_v not_o in_o pride_n or_o conceitedness_n but_o with_o a_o humble_a heart_n and_o in_o love_n that_o god_n may_v have_v his_o due_a cesar_n his_o and_o all_o man_n they_o and_o that_o wrath_n from_o god_n may_v not_o break_v forth_o upon_o this_o nation_n for_o sure_o it_o can_v but_o great_o provoke_v he_o to_o see_v his_o people_n so_o deep_o suffer_v for_o their_o obedience_n to_o he_o in_o what_o he_o require_v of_o they_o i_o be_o a_o lover_n of_o peace_n truth_n and_o righteousness_n and_o a_o hearty_a desirer_n of_o the_o welfare_n and_o prosperity_n 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true_a religion_n be_v it_o not_o love_n from_o a_o principle_n of_o life_n be_v it_o not_o a_o travel_n out_o of_o the_o enmity_n of_o the_o creature_n into_o the_o love_n of_o god_n do_v not_o the_o light_n of_o life_n spring_n in_o the_o love_n and_o gather_v into_o the_o love_n do_v not_o christ_n reveal_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o leaven_n the_o heart_n with_o the_o savour_n of_o his_o life_n teach_v love_n to_o enemy_n to_o bear_v with_o they_o in_o love_n to_o seek_v they_o in_o love_n to_o forgive_v they_o in_o love_n to_o pray_v for_o they_o in_o love_n to_o wish_v good_a to_o they_o and_o wrestle_v with_o god_n for_o mercy_n towards_o they_o even_o while_o they_o be_v hate_v and_o persecute_v quer._n 3_o be_v the_o papist_n or_o protestant_n or_o any_o other_o sort_n of_o religious_a person_n find_v in_o this_o love_n do_v they_o manifest_v by_o it_o their_o discipleship_n to_o christ_n and_o the_o power_n of_o christ_n in_o they_o or_o rather_o do_v they_o not_o set_v up_o their_o several_a form_n and_o maintain_v they_o in_o wrath_n and_o enmity_n against_o each_o other_o nay_o will_v they_o not_o destroy_v each_o other_o if_o they_o can_v sure_o this_o spirit_n be_v in_o too_o many_o of_o they_o and_o do_v not_o this_o give_v a_o strong_a evidence_n against_o their_o religion_n that_o it_o have_v but_o a_o form_n and_o not_o the_o true_a power_n in_o it_o and_o that_o in_o heart_n they_o be_v not_o the_o disciple_n of_o christ_n for_o if_o they_o be_v such_o they_o will_v of_o he_o learn_v the_o love_n quer._n 4._o whether_o any_o form_n of_o religion_n if_o not_o hold_v in_o the_o power_n and_o subject_v to_o the_o power_n do_v not_o fight_v against_o the_o power_n keep_v up_o a_o outside_n show_v without_o the_o substance_n and_o thereby_o crush_a the_o substance_n what_o form_n of_o religion_n at_o this_o day_n in_o the_o world_n can_v suffer_v the_o love_n to_o grow_v and_o the_o life_n to_o lead_v and_o rule_v in_o the_o love_n and_o the_o lord_n 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understand_v of_o man_n it_o present_o corrupt_v quer._n 5._o whether_o the_o power_n of_o religion_n and_o the_o true_a love_n if_o it_o be_v raise_v up_o and_o restore_v again_o will_v not_o make_v the_o world_n happy_a and_o set_v every_o thing_n in_o its_o proper_a place_n both_o inward_o and_o outward_o be_v not_o sense_n a_o excellent_a thing_n in_o man_n if_o it_o be_v guide_v by_o reason_n and_o be_v not_o reason_n a_o much_o more_o excellent_a thing_n if_o it_o be_v guide_v by_o a_o inward_a principle_n of_o life_n but_o sense_n leave_v to_o itself_o without_o the_o guidance_n of_o reason_n how_o brutish_a be_v it_o and_o reason_n leave_v to_o itself_o without_o the_o guidance_n of_o a_o principle_n of_o life_n fall_v below_o sense_n how_o cruel_a how_o blind_a how_o selfish_a how_o unrighteous_a be_v man_n that_o follow_v the_o dictate_v of_o his_o own_o corrupt_a reason_n without_o know_v and_o become_v subject_a to_o that_o which_o shall_v enlighten_v it_o and_o give_v he_o 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