Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	church_n	old_a	receive_v	2,582	5	5.9562	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A07668	A target for tillage briefly containing the most necessary, pretious, and profitable vse thereof both for king and state. By Iohn Moore Minister of Gods word, and Parson of Knaptoft in Leicestershire. Anno 1611.	Moore, John, d. 1619.	1612 (1612)	STC 18058; ESTC S120561	22,755	74

of_o tillage_n king_n themselves_o can_v be_v without_o it_o 6_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n or_o field_n so_o necessary_a and_o fruitful_a as_o that_o which_o be_v in_o tillage_n a_o target_n for_o tillage_n and_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v over_o all_o the_o king_n also_o consist_v by_o the_o field_n that_o be_v till_v ecclesiastes_n cap._n 5._o vers_fw-la 8._o king_n solomon_n after_o his_o coherence_n most_o fearful_a fall_n recover_v himself_o by_o true_a repentance_n through_o god_n grace_n and_o powerful_a work_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n do_v testify_v by_o this_o book_n the_o undoubted_a mark_n thereof_o to_o god_n church_n to_o which_o again_o in_o his_o old_a age_n he_o be_v reconcile_v and_o receive_v and_o purpose_v herein_o to_o set_v out_o the_o true_a happiness_n and_o felicity_n of_o god_n child_n and_o so_o to_o confute_v all_o contrary_a opinion_n of_o the_o conceit_a vanity_n of_o man_n concern_v the_o same_o which_o he_o have_v prove_v so_o to_o be_v by_o his_o own_o too_o dear_a experience_n and_o have_v in_o the_o former_a chapter_n by_o a_o argument_n of_o induction_n strong_o conclude_v against_o many_o particular_a action_n and_o thing_n so_o high_o esteem_v and_o value_v in_o the_o world_n he_o come_v now_o in_o order_n to_o examine_v the_o trade_n of_o husbandry_n and_o tillage_n as_o if_o one_o shall_v have_v demand_v of_o he_o but_o what_o say_v you_o solomon_n to_o the_o great_a abundance_n and_o plentiful_a increase_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o good_a husbandry_n and_o tillage_n indeed_o say_v he_o i_o must_v needs_o confess_v that_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v over_o all_o that_o sense_n there_o be_v no_o worldly_a thing_n so_o necessary_a and_o profitable_a to_o the_o natural_a life_n and_o be_v of_o mankind_n &_o that_o even_o king_n themselves_o and_o the_o great_a potentate_n of_o the_o earth_n have_v need_n of_o the_o poor_a husbandman_n travel_n and_o toil_n in_o 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community_n and_o universal_a use_n thereof_o fit_a and_o sufficient_a for_o all_o man_n and_o those_o not_o the_o base_a but_o the_o high_a king_n themselves_o the_o sum_n of_o all_o be_v this_o that_o the_o sum_n abundant_a and_o plentiful_a fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o tillage_n be_v a_o incomparable_a earthly_a blessing_n without_o the_o which_o neither_o king_n nor_o state_n can_v be_v maintain_v and_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n the_o husbandman_n by_o his_o tillage_n and_o 1._o labour_n have_v abundance_n whence_o we_o learn_v the_o fruit_n and_o profit_n of_o honest_a labour_n and_o husbandry_n it_o yield_v plenty_n and_o abundance_n he_o which_o till_v the_o land_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v with_o 19_o bread_n but_o he_o that_o follow_v the_o idle_a shall_v be_v fill_v with_o poverty_n viz._n he_o that_o painful_o travel_v in_o his_o lawful_a call_n to_o maintain_v and_o uphold_v the_o state_n wherewith_o god_n have_v bless_v he_o shall_v have_v abundance_n of_o all_o necessary_a and_o good_a thing_n but_o such_o as_o be_v idle_a shall_v be_v poor_a and_o miserable_a 21._o for_o beggary_n be_v their_o end_n the_o sour_a go_v out_o sow_v and_o although_o his_o labour_n 23._o and_o seed_n be_v the_o same_o yet_o the_o soil_n be_v not_o alike_o but_o the_o good_a ground_n make_v he_o amends_o that_o his_o travel_n be_v not_o in_o vain_a where_o some_o one_o corn_n yield_v a_o hundred_o fold_n some_o sixty_o some_o thirty_o for_o he_o that_o sow_v 6._o liberal_o shall_v reap_v plentiful_o and_o those_o that_o break_v up_o the_o fallow_a ground_n and_o sow_v in_o righteousness_n shall_v sure_o reap_v after_o the_o measure_n of_o mercy_n and_o god_n will_v rain_v down_o a_o blessing_n upon_o their_o pain_n as_o the_o prophet_n true_o 12._o allude_v and_o apply_v it_o to_o spiritual_a endeavour_n one_o reason_n hereof_o be_v god_n blessing_n 1._o upon_o his_o own_o ordinance_n in_o prosper_v both_o the_o work_n &_o the_o workman_n the_o blessing_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v 22._o solomon_n make_v rich_a not_o man_n wit_n and_o labour_n nor_o any_o other_o mean_n and_o he_o only_o shall_v with_o joy_n eat_v the_o 2._o fruit_n of_o his_o hand_n that_o fear_v god_n and_o be_v bless_v for_o otherwise_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o rise_v early_o and_o to_o lie_v down_o 2._o late_o and_o to_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o sorrow_n our_o pain_n be_v to_o no_o purpose_n our_o cark_n and_o care_n to_o no_o end_n though_o we_o eat_v and_o fret_v our_o heart_n with_o worldly_a grief_n for_o the_o better_n of_o our_o estate_n all_o the_o mean_n we_o can_v use_v shall_v be_v mis-spend_v &_o unprofitable_a without_o god_n special_a blessing_n be_v present_a with_o us._n he_o that_o plant_v and_o he_o that_o water_v 7._o be_v nothing_o of_o themselves_o but_o god_n alone_o who_o by_o his_o gracious_a blessing_n give_v a_o most_o happy_a increase_n for_o as_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o the_o 1._o fullness_n thereof_o so_o he_o make_v it_o barren_a and_o fruitful_a at_o his_o pleasure_n beware_v therefore_o say_v moses_n to_o israel_n lest_o thou_o say_v in_o thy_o heart_n my_o 18_o power_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o my_o own_o hand_n have_v prepare_v i_o this_o abundance_n but_o remember_v that_o it_o be_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n that_o give_v thou_o power_n to_o get_v substance_n second_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v such_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o 2._o god_n curse_n upon_o the_o same_o for_o man_n sin_n that_o now_o by_o nature_n it_o be_v so_o barren_a and_o fruitless_a that_o except_o adam_n and_o his_o brood_n get_v their_o bread_n with_o 19_o the_o sweat_n of_o their_o brow_n the_o earth_n will_v yield_v they_o nothing_o but_o brier_n &_o bramble_n thorn_n and_o thistle_n etc._n etc._n force_v it_o they_o must_v by_o their_o great_a toil_n and_o travel_n or_o else_o it_o will_v not_o be_v fruitful_a so_o that_o now_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o diligent_a 4._o 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