be in the power of
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Pray that in our churches our mission interest and mission work may be in the power of the Holy Spirit and of prayer.
From The Ministry of Intercession A Plea for More Prayer by Murray, Andrew
It seems almost incredible that I should be in the power of such a small child.
From Girls of the Forest by Meade, L. T.
The greatest doubt and question will be, whether it be in the power of the Devil to perform such asportation and locall translation of the bodies of Witches....
From A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 by Notestein, Wallace
This objection is valid, whether the depravity is supposed to be in the power of willing, or in the acts of the will.
From Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. by Fisk, Wilbur
Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straightforwardness are.
From The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. by Osmun, Thomas Embly
