Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	aaron_n	brethren_n	desirable_a	18	3	13.4407	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A42389	Moses and Aaron brethren, or, The excellencie, necessity, consistencie, and vsefulnesse of magistracy and ministery under the Gospel opened in a sermon preached at the assizes held at Darby the eighth of March, MDCLIII / by Samuel Gardiner ... published not for contention, but satisfaction.	Gardiner, Samuel, 1619 or 20-1686.	1653 (1653)	Wing G247; ESTC R30401	15,886	26

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kindness_n who_o notwithstanding_o they_o differ_v among_o themselves_o as_o to_o the_o particular_a form_n of_o church-discipline_n do_v not_o lawyer_n and_o physician_n differ_v in_o opinion_n yet_o they_o all_o agree_v in_o a_o acknowledgement_n of_o subjection_n to_o the_o supreme_a magistrate_n for_o episcopal_a man_n their_o judgement_n be_v know_v presbyterian_o acknowledge_v themselves_o accountable_a to_o the_o magistrate_n in_o theri_fw-la ministerial_a function_n narrat_fw-la paper_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n the_o last_o considerate_a and_o caur_n of_o the_o londoner_n upon_o apologet_n narrat_fw-la and_o congregationall_a man_n say_v they_o give_v more_o to_o the_o magistrate_n power_n in_o matter_n of_o religion_n than_o the_o former_a so_o that_o though_o there_o be_v a_o avow_a distinction_n as_o to_o the_o right_n of_o administration_n for_o we_o read_v not_o that_o moses_n meddle_v with_o the_o administration_n of_o holy_a thing_n after_o the_o consecration_n of_o aaron_n and_o we_o know_v how_o dear_a it_o cost_v saul_n his_o sacrifice_v and_o vzziah_n his_o incense_n burn_v yet_o see_v there_o be_v a_o profess_a subjection_n to_o the_o magistrate_n superinspection_n regulation_n and_o censure_n there_o may_v well_o come_v in_o the_o second_o particular_a the_o union_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n not_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n alone_o nor_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o aaron_n alone_o but_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o moses_n and_o aaron_n both_o be_v instrumental_a in_o order_n to_o this_o mercy_n both_o be_v employ_v by_o god_n both_o useful_a and_o necessary_a for_o without_o moses_n they_o will_v not_o have_v be_v a_o people_n a_o flock_n but_o as_o sheep_n scatter_v on_o the_o mountain_n of_o prey_n have_v no_o shepherd_n and_o without_o aaron_n they_o will_v not_o have_v be_v god_n people_n as_o man_n we_o need_v moses_n as_o christian_a man_n we_o need_v aaron_n and_o better_a to_o be_v no_o man_n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d diod._n sic._n apud_fw-la just_n martyr_n in_o paraen_n