Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
cause_n	aaron_n	apostle_n	see_v	16	3	4.0260	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11886	Sacrilege sacredly handled That is, according to Scripture onely. Diuided into two parts: 1. For the law. 2. For the Gospell. An appendix also added; answering some obiections mooued, namely, against this treatise: and some others, I finde in Ios. Scaligers Diatribe, and Ioh. Seldens Historie of tithes. For the vse of all churches in generall: but more especially for those of North-Britaine.	Sempill, James, Sir, 1566-1625.	1619 (1619)	STC 22186; ESTC S117106	109,059	172

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hold_v by_o a_o common_a and_o civil_a law_n the_o levite_n by_o a_o peculiar_a and_o divine_a tithe_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o resign_v by_o he_o to_o levi_n the_o lord_n and_o levi_n both_o must_v first_o be_v pay_v before_o israel_n can_v lawful_o enjoy_v his_o so_o be_v levi_n both_o the_o first_o and_o the_o free_a tenant_n and_o such_o as_o hold_v of_o levi_n be_v always_o think_v to_o have_v the_o better_a tenor_n though_o now_o all_o thing_n go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o he_o that_o be_v upside_o down_o neither_o be_v this_o ten_o give_v to_o levi_n israel_n levi_n not_o the_o ten_o part_n of_o israel_n because_o he_o be_v the_o ten_o part_n of_o israel_n as_o other_o dream_n for_o the_o tribe_n be_v twelve_o and_o of_o all_o be_v levi_n the_o least_o by_o great_a odds_n but_o if_o man_n may_v so_o much_o altum_fw-la sapere_fw-la favour_v that_o curiosity_n that_o favour_v the_o verity_n for_o one_o may_v derive_v it_o better_o from_o a_o correspondency_n to_o the_o ten_o commandment_n a_o chief_a part_n of_o their_o charge_n as_o who_o shall_v say_v teach_v ten_o to_o all_o and_o take_v a_o ten_o of_o all_o so_o both_o be_v perpetual_a and_o proportional_a levi_n then_o be_v neither_o the_o twelve_o thirteen_o nor_o §_o vii_o scarce_o sixti_v part_n of_o the_o people_n it_o be_v clear_a reckon_v num._n 1.46_o compare_v with_o 3.39_o the_o people_n be_v 603550._o the_o levite_n but_o 22000._o beside_o the_o odds_n of_o age_n reckon_v that_o that_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o give_v he_o the_o ten_o for_o then_o the_o sixti_v part_n shall_v have_v be_v but_o he_o a_o pitiful_a wonder_n it_o be_v to_o see_v such_o learned_a man_n allege_v such_o reason_n but_o what_o then_o be_v the_o true_a reason_n of_o this_o donation_n observe_v it_o thousand_o of_o year_n before_o the_o law_n be_v tithe_n give_v to_o the_o lord_n between_o abraham_n and_o melchisedec_n 28.22_o gen._n 14.20_o and_o 28.22_o then_o vow_v by_o jaacob_n hereupon_o more_o than_o 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jacob_n levy_n father_n to_o this_o they_o reply_v this_o be_v a_o vow_n and_o vow_n also_o smell_v of_o the_o law_n whereof_o also_o chap._n 8.9_o three_o tithe_n be_v first_o of_o all_o the_o lord_n by_o most_o lawful_a and_o powerful_a possession_n pass_v between_o abraham_n and_o that_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n melchisedec_n of_o who_o with_o the_o apostle_n we_o have_v many_o thing_n to_o say_v which_o be_v hard_a to_o be_v utter_v because_o man_n be_v dull_a of_o hear_v and_o that_o by_o reason_n they_o be_v too_o quick_a in_o tithing_n and_o this_o for_o production_n of_o god_n right_n we_o go_v now_o to_o examine_v the_o piece_n and_o first_o that_o which_o be_v first_o viz._n our_o possession_n chap._n vi_o tithe_n at_o first_o give_v real_o and_o royal_o never_o match_v with_o laic_n some_o objection_n answer_v §_o i_o our_o first_o right_n than_o be_v our_o possession_n it_o go_v thus_o 14.18_o gen._n 14.18_o and_o melchisedec_n king_n of_o salem_n bring_v 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be_v of_o use_n and_o all_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o i_o say_v do_v god_n claim_v his_o inheritance_n 27.30_o levit._fw-la 27.30_o declare_v that_o those_o good_n bring_v out_o at_o first_o by_o cain_n and_o abel_n confuse_o and_o those_o tithe_n offer_v by_o abraham_n distinct_o be_v both_o his_o inheritance_n mark_v that_o he_o but_o declare_v tithe_n to_o be_v his_o inheritance_n without_o any_o precept_n for_o the_o law_n make_v they_o only_a inheritance_n to_o levi_n etc._n num._n 18.20_o etc._n etc._n not_o to_o god_n and_o unless_o we_o draw_v god_n right_a from_o the_o first_o beginning_n as_o be_v say_v we_o shall_v never_o find_v they_o the_o lord_n by_o any_o other_o scripture_n and_o this_o for_o tithe_n both_o in_o matter_n and_o title_n chap._n vii_o the_o word_n inheritance_n make_v tithe_n due_a to_o all_o age_n levite_n priest_n minister_n word_n for_o all_o age_n god_n have_v a_o double_a inheritance_n the_o dignity_n of_o the_o church_n ministry_n 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