Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
book_n	hear_v	word_n	write_v	3,062	5	5.4531	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81121	Lawles tythe-robbers discovered: who make tythe-revenue a mock-mayntenance, being encouraged thereunto by the defect of law and justice about ministers maintenance; and by the cavills and pretended objections against it. Which defect of law and justice is herein fully discovered, together with the frauds and wrongs occasioned by that defect, that they may be prevented by better laws, and more impartiall justice, now in Parliament-time, wherein remedies have always been most speedy and certain. Herein the many cavills and pretended objections made against tythes, and all setled maintenance of ministers are recited and confuted. Herein also, some motives to the higher powers for speedy relief of ministers, by better laws. Together with some humble proposals of means for the rooting out and preventing of those frauds and wrongs. Imprimature, Edm. Calamy.	Culmer, Richard, d. 1662.	1651 (1651)	Wing C7480; Thomason E829_18	47,813	43

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after_o the_o value_n of_o the_o land_n when_o tithe_n be_v first_o settle_v but_o now_o land_n be_v worth_a treble_a the_o value_n answer_v tithe_n be_v at_o first_o settle_v absolute_o in_o fee-simple_n not_o with_o any_o limitation_n for_o time_n or_o value_n of_o high_a or_o low_a price_n cavil_v 31._o the_o priest_n be_v covetous_a look_v after_o money_n love_v money_n tell_v money_n keep_v a_o rate-booke_n mind_v his_o tithe_n minister_n shall_v mind_v their_o book_n and_o sermon_n and_o god_n will_v provide_v for_o they_o they_o shall_v trust_v god_n etc._n etc._n answer_v 1._o this_o accusation_n of_o the_o covetous_a tythe-stealer_n be_v only_o to_o hide_v his_o own_o covetousness_n and_o iniquity_n to_o cry_v whore_n first_o answ_n 2._o this_o be_v a_o common_a and_o false_a flander_n raise_v against_o the_o best_a minister_n if_o they_o look_v after_o and_o demand_v their_o own_o their_o due_n present_o they_o be_v covetous_a none_o covetous_a in_o the_o parish_n but_o the_o 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they_o ought_v to_o use_v the_o mean_n &_o not_o to_o tempt_v god_n by_o neglect_n of_o use_v the_o mean_n to_o get_v their_o daily_a bread_n and_o to_o provide_v for_o their_o family_n cavil_v 32_o i_o will_v pay_v the_o priest_n just_o if_o he_o will_v let_v i_o set_v out_o his_o tithe_n for_o he_o by_o myself_o alone_o if_o he_o will_v trust_v i_o with_o set_v it_o out_o but_o he_o fare_v the_o worse_a because_o he_o be_v so_o mistrustful_a so_o jealous_a that_o he_o have_v his_o man_n at_o our_o heel_n all_o the_o harvest_n answer_v 1_o this_o be_v a_o mere_a cavil_n of_o the_o fraudulent_a tythe-payer_n to_o pick_v a_o quarrel_n about_o this_o only_o to_o have_v a_o colour_n not_o to_o set_v out_o or_o carry_v away_o any_o tithe_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o those_o servant_n that_o he_o may_v leave_v what_o tithe_n he_o listen_v in_o their_o absence_n amswer_v 2._o if_o the_o tythe-receiver_n servant_n attend_v not_o to_o see_v the_o tithe_n set_v out_o the_o tythe-payer_n will_v be_v their_o own_o carver_n in_o their_o absence_n answer_v 3_o common_a justice_n and_o reason_n require_v though_o the_o law_n do_v not_o that_o he_o who_o propriety_n the_o tithe_n be_v shall_v by_o himself_o or_o his_o assign_n see_v and_o know_v that_o he_o have_v his_o own_o and_o not_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o will_n &_o pleasure_n of_o the_o tythe-payer_n to_o pay_v he_o what_o he_o listen_v in_o his_o absence_n answ_n 4._o they_o that_o mean_v honest_o will_v rather_o desire_v then_o refuse_v or_o decline_v winess_n to_o attend_v they_o to_o avoid_v suspicion_n and_o contention_n cavil_v 33_o i_o do_v not_o believe_v tithe_n be_v due_a therefore_o i_o will_v pay_v none_o this_o be_v a_o usual_a objection_n answer_v 1_o the_o not-believing_a that_o a_o duty_n be_v to_o be_v do_v be_v no_o plea_n for_o the_o neglect_n of_o that_o duty_n but_o a_o aggravation_n of_o that_o sin_n of_o ommission_n answer_v 2._o if_o man_n may_v be_v free_a from_o payment_n and_o duty_n for_o say_v they_o do_v not_o believe_v they_o ought_v to_o do_v it_o who_o will_v then_o pay_v anything_o say_v one_o god_n have_v not_o yet_o set_v it_o upon_o my_o spirit_n to_o pay_v excize_a to_o pray_v in_o my_o family_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o i_o desire_v to_o be_v excuse_v answer_v 3_o this_o be_v rather_o wilfulness_n than_o not_o believe_v they_o will_v not_o believe_v that_o tithe_n be_v due_a they_o will_v not_o be_v persuade_v etc._n etc._n cavil_v 34_o if_o the_o priest_n will_v take_v the_o ten_o child_n in_o the_o parish_n and_o keep_v it_o i_o will_v think_v it_o equal_a to_o pay_v the_o ten_o the_o tithe_n of_o other_o thing_n to_o he_o answer_v 1_o god_n never_o appoint_v his_o minister_n to_o who_o he_o appoint_v tithe_n that_o they_o shall_v upon_o that_o condition_n take_v and_o keep_v the_o ten_o child_n answer_v 2_o god_n provision_n for_o his_o minister_n which_o the_o scripture_n hold_v forth_o be_v for_o their_o livelihood_n and_o maintenance_n not_o for_o their_o 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