Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	david_n	day_n	lord_n	6,135	5	4.4073	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68730	Certain general reasons, prouing the lawfulnesse of the Oath of allegiance, written by R.S. priest, to his priuat friend. Whereunto is added, the treatise of that learned man, M. William Barclay, concerning the temporall power of the pope. And with these is ioyned the sermon of M. Theophilus Higgons, preached at Pauls Crosse the third of March last, because it containeth something of like argument	Sheldon, Richard, d. 1642?; Barclay, William, 1546 or 7-1608. De potestate Papæ. English.; Higgons, Theophilus, 1578?-1659. Sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the third of March, 1610.; Barclay, John, 1582-1621.	1611 (1611)	STC 22393; ESTC S117169	172,839	246

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which_o i_o will_v not_o any_o pope_n possess_v with_o the_o like_a ambition_n shall_v for_o the_o like_a cause_n forbid_v catholic_n to_o read_v my_o book_n let_v he_o do_v what_o he_o will_v but_o he_o shall_v never_o bring_v to_o pass_v that_o i_o ever_o forsake_v the_o catholic_a apostolic_a and_o romish_a faith_n wherein_o i_o have_v live_v from_o a_o child_n to_o this_o great_a age_n or_o die_v in_o another_o profession_n of_o faith_n than_o which_o be_v prescribe_v by_o pius_n the_o 4._o we_o will_v then_o bring_v their_o reason_n hither_o out_o of_o bellarmine_n for_o they_o be_v five_o in_o number_n leave_v other_o especial_o bozius_n his_o fancy_n which_o be_v unworthy_a that_o a_o man_n of_o learning_n shall_v trouble_v himself_o to_o refute_v the_o first_o reason_n be_v which_o bellarmine_n propound_v in_o these_o word_n the_o civil_a power_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o spiritual_a power_n when_o each_o of_o they_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o christian_a commonwealth_n 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