Selected quad for the lemma: death_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	day_n	great_a	king_n	6,708	5	3.5390	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33722	Liberty of conscience, asserted and vindicated by a learned country-gentleman ...	Care, George.	1689 (1689)	Wing C503; ESTC R21541	21,512	30

blasphemy_n leu._n 24._o 16._o in_o idolatry_n deut._n 17._o 4_o 5._o in_o sabbath-breaking_a exod._n 31._o 15._o so_o numb_a 15._o 35._o it_o be_v reveal_v that_o he_o who_o gather_v stick_v upon_o the_o sabbath-day_n shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n though_o for_o other_o thing_n god_n do_v not_o bind_v the_o gentile_n to_o the_o like_a obedience_n to_o the_o law_n with_o the_o natural_a jew_n neither_o do_v the_o jew_n require_v it_o of_o they_o nor_o do_v they_o now_o from_o whence_o it_o appear_v that_o be_v a_o great_a paralogism_n to_o argue_v from_o what_o be_v do_v by_o king_n and_o prince_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n to_o the_o like_a under_o the_o new_a as_o if_o a_o man_n shall_v now_o argue_v from_o elijah_n slay_v baal_n prophet_n 1._o king_n 18._o 20._o or_o from_o that_o in_o zech._n 13._o 3._o thou_o shall_v not_o live_v for_o thou_o speak_v lie_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o some_o have_v argue_v from_o asa_n covenant_n to_o put_v man_n to_o death_n 2_o chron._n 15._o 13._o what_o a_o hideous_a deal_n of_o mischief_n may_v a_o ignorant_a zealot_n be_v persuade_v to_o do_v from_o ill_o manage_v the_o old_a testament_n as_o i_o have_v hear_v some_o in_o the_o pulpit_n to_o argue_v from_o thence_o for_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n as_o will_v prove_v the_o saturday_n sabbath_n and_o not_o lawful_a now_o under_o the_o gospel_n to_o kindle_v a_o fire_n upon_o saturday_n but_o some_o will_v say_v that_o the_o equity_n of_o that_o law_n oblige_v still_o give_v to_o king_n and_o prince_n power_n to_o reform_v the_o house_n of_o god._n i_o answer_v be_v it_o so_o but_o what_o that_o equity_n be_v must_v not_o be_v take_v as_o every_o man_n shall_v imagine_v of_o his_o own_o head_n but_o from_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o from_o the_o positive_a law_n of_o christ_n placeus_n say_v that_o those_o king_n be_v all_o typical_a and_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o in_o the_o spiritual_a sense_n not_o king_n but_o prevalent_a 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