Selected quad for the lemma: power_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
power_n	punishment_n	spiritual_a	temporal_a	8,636	5	9.8741	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34668	A censure of that reverend and learned man of God, Mr. John Cotton, lately of New-England, upon the way of Mr. Henden of Bennenden in Kent, expressed in some animadversions of his upon a letter of Mr. Henden's sometimes sent to Mr. Elmeston (2) a brief and solid exercitation concerning the coercive power of the magistrate in matters of religion, by a reverend and learned minister, Mr. Geo[r]ge Petter ... (3) Mr. Henden's animadversions on Mr. Elmestons's epistle revised and chastized.	Elmeston, John.; Cotton, John, 1584-1652. Censure ... upon the way of Mr. Henden.; Petter, George. Brief and solid exercitation concerning the coercive power of the magistrate in matters of religion.	1656 (1656)	Wing C6415; ESTC R20949	43,719	60

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in_o like_o sort_n may_v he_o not_o make_v law_n about_o external_a act_n of_o religion_n to_o enjoin_v the_o exercise_n of_o they_o and_o forbid_v the_o actual_a contrary_a sin_n though_o he_o have_v no_o power_n to_o create_v and_o infuse_v faith_n itself_o it_o be_v not_o in_o vain_a for_o minister_n to_o preach_v though_o they_o can_v create_v faith_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o dissenter_n nor_o for_o magistrate_n to_o command_v hear_v of_o the_o word_n though_o they_o can_v infuse_v no_o faith_n into_o the_o heart_n the_o outward_a mean_n be_v right_o use_v where_o the_o inward_a effect_n can_v be_v only_o wrought_v by_o god_n as_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o the_o create_v any_o new_a principle_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n for_o do_v these_o thing_n wherein_o the_o magistrate_n do_v command_v which_o be_v only_o the_o abstain_n from_o outward_a evil_a act_n as_o the_o not_o vent_v or_o open_o profess_v error_n heresy_n and_o blasphemy_n or_o the_o do_n of_o some_o external_a 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if_o therefore_o magistrate_n may_v not_o in_o religious_a affair_n go●_n beyond_o this_o practice_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o use_n of_o their_o power_n neither_o may_v they_o use_v their_o power_n for_o the_o punishment_n of_o sin_n against_o the_o second_o table_n or_o by_o law_n encourage_v to_o the_o moral_a virtue_n thereof_o obj._n all_o human_a weapon_n can_v only_o force_v the_o outward_a man_n with_o a_o violent_a and_o preternatural_a motion_n etc._n etc._n which_o soon_o turn_v again_o when_o the_o constraint_n be_v over_o a._n 1._o it_o be_v not_o the_o proper_a effect_n of_o human_a and_o magistratical_a command_n to_o force_v menby_o a_o violent_a motion_n but_o rather_o tend_v to_o move_v they_o to_o a_o ready_a and_o willing_a obedience_n such_o violent_a and_o constrain_a obedience_n come_v not_o from_o the_o command_n but_o from_o the_o indisposition_n of_o the_o command_v party_n who_o be_v ill_o affect_v to_o right_a and_o truth_n 2._o that_o motion_n which_o 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