Selected quad for the lemma: ground_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
ground_n	bring_v	year_n	yield_v	103	3	6.7912	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A61092	The larger treatise concerning tithes long since written and promised by Sir Hen. Spelman, Knight ; together with some other tracts of the same authour and a fragment of Sir Francis Bigot, Knight, all touching the same subject ; whereto is annexed an answer to a question ... concerning the settlement or abolition of tithes by the Parliament ... ; wherein also are comprised some animadversions upon a late little pamphlet called The countries plea against tithes ... ; published by Jer. Stephens, B.D. according to the appointment and trust of the author.; Tithes too hot to be touched	Spelman, Henry, Sir, 1564?-1641.; Stephens, Jeremiah, 1591-1665.; Bigod, Francis, Sir, 1508-1537.	1647 (1647)	Wing S4928; Wing S4917_PARTIAL; ESTC R21992	176,285	297

quae_fw-la vivit_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o all_o thing_n whereby_o he_o live_v be_v god_n whether_o it_o be_v the_o earth_n or_o river_n or_o sea_n or_o all_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v under_o or_o above_o the_o heaven_n abraham_n and_o jacob_n pay_v tithe_n and_o therein_o bind_v all_o whosoever_o be_v of_o their_o posterity_n to_o do_v it_o even_o levi_n himself_o who_o after_o receive_v tithe_n of_o his_o brethren_n be_v bind_v thereby_o and_o pay_v they_o in_o the_o loin_n of_o abraham_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o 7._o heb._n 400._o year_n before_o he_o be_v bear_v and_o we_o also_o as_o abraham_n child_n for_o if_o the_o levite_n themselves_o that_o as_o the_o mean_a lord_n to_o use_v the_o lawyer_n term_n receive_v tithe_n of_o their_o brethren_n be_v not_o free_v from_o pay_v they_o over_o to_o the_o lord_n paramount_n god_n almighty_a how_o much_o more_o be_v all_o we_o bind_v of_o what_o sort_n and_o condition_n soever_o to_o pay_v they_o likewise_o but_o some_o 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levite_n to_o pay_v tithe_n to_o the_o high_a priest_n so_o also_o the_o old_a law_n of_o the_o land_n bind_v our_o bishop_n themselves_o to_o pay_v tithe_n yea_o the_o king_n himself_o i_o command_v my_o sheriff_n say_v ethelstane_n through_o my_o kingdom_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o all_o the_o saint_n and_o upon_o my_o love_n that_o they_o present_o pay_v my_o own_o tithe_n to_o the_o uttermost_a both_o of_o live_a thing_n and_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o the_o bishop_n do_v the_o same_o of_o their_o own_o good_n and_o also_o my_o alderman_n and_o sheriff_n tom._n 1._o council_n britan._n pag._n 402._o and_o the_o very_a glebe_n land_n of_o the_o parson_n himself_o if_o it_o be_v let_v to_o another_o must_v pay_v tithe_n as_o be_v adjudge_v in_o the_o king_n bench_n this_o term_n sancti_fw-la hillarii_n quaere_fw-la cap._n xvi_o out_o of_o what_o thing_n tithe_n be_v to_o be_v pay_v it_o be_v record_v in_o genesis_n that_o abraham_n before_o his_o name_n 7._o be_v change_v give_v he_o tithe_v of_o all_o and_o jacob_n in_o the_o 28._o ca._n say_v of_o all_o that_o thou_o shall_v give_v i_o will_v i_o give_v the_o ten_o unto_o thou_o in_o the_o 27._o leu._n all_o the_o tithe_n of_o the_o land_n 30._o of_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o ground_n &_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o tree_n be_v the_o lord_n it●_n be_v holy_a unto_o the_o lord_n and_o in_o the_o 14._o deut._n 22._o thou_o shall_v give_v the_o tithe_n of_o all_o the_o increase_n of_o thy_o seed_n that_o come_v forth_o of_o thy_o field_n year_n by_o year_n that_o we_o shall_v bring_v the_o tithe_n of_o our_o land_n unto_o the_o levite_n that_o the_o levite_n may_v have_v the_o tithe_n in_o all_o the_o city_n of_o our_o travel_n or_o labour_n so_o in_o the_o 2_o chro._n 31._o 5_o they_o bring_v the_o tithe_n of_o all_o thing_n abundant_o &_o v_o 6._o they_o bring_v the_o tithe_n of_o bullock_n and_o sheep_n and_o the_o holy_a tithe_n which_o be_v consecrate_v unto_o 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