Selected quad for the lemma: child_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	lord_n	son_n	tribe_n	5,539	5	11.3469	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A91192	A Gospel plea (interwoven with a rational and legal) for the lawfulnes & continuance of the ancient setled maintenance and tenthes of the ministers of the Gospel: proving, that there is a just, competent, comfortable maintenance due to all lawfull painfull preachers and ministers of the Gospel, by divine right, institution, and expresse texts and precepts of the Gospel: that glebes and tithes are such a maintenance, & due to ministers by divine right, law and Gospel: that if subtracted or detained, they may lawfully be inforced by coercive laws and penalties: that tithes are no reall burden nor grievance to the people; the abolishing them, no ease or benefit to farmers, husband-men, or poor people, but a prejudice and losse. That the present opposition against tithes, proceeds not from any reall grounds of conscience, but base covetousnesse, carnall policy, &c. and a Jesuiticall and Anabaptisticall designe, to subvert and ruin our ministers, Church, religion. With a satisfactory answer to all cavils and materiall objections to the contrary. By William Prynne of Swainswick, Esq;	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1653 (1653)	Wing P3971; Thomason E713_12; ESTC R203238; ESTC R26600	128,273	175

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messenger_n prophet_n and_o despise_v his_o word_n 2_o chron._n 36._o 16_o 17._o and_o then_o nehemiah_n after_o 70_o year_n captivity_n be_v restore_v again_o to_o their_o country_n re-edify_v jerusalem_n and_o the_o temple_n and_o with_o they_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n return_v from_o bondage_n be_v restore_v likewise_o to_o their_o city_n and_o glebe_n of_o which_o the_o king_n of_o judah_n never_o deprive_v they_o as_o jeroboam_n and_o his_o son_n and_o the_o king_n of_o israel_n who_o be_v all_o idolater_n do_v whence_o thus_o we_o read_v ezra_n 2._o 70._o so_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o leaite_n and_o the_o singer_n and_o the_o porter_n the_o nethinim_n dwell_v in_o their_o city_n and_o all_o israel_n in_o their_o city_n thus_o

second_v neh._n 11._o 18_o 20._o all_o the_o levite_n in_o the_o holy_a city_n be_v 284._o and_o the_o residue_n of_o israel_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o judah_n every_o man_n in_o his_o inheritance_n and_o neh._n 13._o 10._o the_o levite_n and_o singer_n that_o do_v the_o work_n be_v flee_v every_o one_o to_o his_o field_n in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ezechiel_n write_v during_o the_o jew_n captivity_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o chaldean_n ezech._n 1._o 1_o 2_o 5._o prophesy_v of_o the_o re-edify_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o of_o the_o dimension_n and_o whole_a fabric_n thereof_o chap._n 40._o 1._o to_o 45._o we_o find_v frequent_a mention_n of_o holy_a chamber_n therein_o provide_v for_o the_o priest_n and_o their_o vestment_n and_o chap._n 45._o 1._o to_o 5._o god_n enjoin_v the_o israelite_n by_o he_o upon_o their_o restitution_n to_o their_o own_o land_n when_o they_o shall_v divide_v it_o by_o lot_n for_o a_o inheritance_n that_o they_o shall_v offer_v a_o holy_a portion_n of_o the_o land_n a_o oblation_n unto_o the_o lord_n the_o length_n thereof_o twenty_o five_o thousand_o reed_n and_o the_o breadth_n ten_o thousand_o this_o shall_v be_v holy_a in_o all_o the_o border_n thereof_o round_o about_o of_o this_o there_o shall_v be_v for_o the_o sanctuary_n 500_o reed_n in_o length_n with_o 500_o in_o breadth_n square_v round_o about_o and_o fifty_o cubit_n round_o about_o for_o the_o suburb_n thereof_o then_o he_o add_v the_o holy_a portion_n of_o the_o land_n be_v for_o the_o priest_n the_o minister_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n which_o shall_v come_v near_o to_o minister_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o place_n for_o their_o house_n and_o a_o holy_a place_n for_o the_o sanctuary_n and_o the_o 25000._o of_o length_n and_o 10000_o of_o breadth_n shall_v also_o the_o levite_n the_o minister_n of_o the_o house_n have_v for_o themselves_o for_o a_o possession_n for_o twenty_o chamber_n in_o the_o 47._o 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14._o neh._n 10._o 38_o 39_o chap._n 12._o 44._o chap._n 13._o 5._o to_o 12._o amos_n 4._o 4._o mal._n 3._o 10._o 7._o that_o the_o detain_v of_o these_o tithe_n from_o the_o priest_n and_o levite_n be_v a_o great_a sin_n and_o sacrilegious_a rob_v of_o god_n himself_o accompany_v with_o his_o curse_n and_o punish_v with_o scarcity_n barrenness_n devour_v locust_n blast_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n mal._n 3._o 8._o 9_o 10._o a_o place_n worthy_a the_o sad_a consideration_n of_o all_o tith-oppugners_a and_o substracter_n will_v a_o man_n rob_v god_n yet_o you_o have_v rob_v i_o but_o you_o say_v wherein_o have_v we_o rob_v thou_o in_o tithe_n and_o offering_n here_o be_v the_o sacrilegious_a sin_n pray_v mark_v the_o just_a deserve_a punishment_n you_o be_v curse_v with_o a_o curse_n for_o you_o have_v rob_v i_o even_o this_o whole_a nation_n what_o this_o curse_n be_v follow_v the_o devourer_n that_o be_v devour_v creature_n as_o locust_n caterpillar_n 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