Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	bring_v	land_n	lord_n	5,073	5	4.0743	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19394	An apologie for sundrie proceedings by iurisdiction ecclesiasticall, of late times by some chalenged, and also diuersly by them impugned By which apologie (in their seuerall due places) all the reasons and allegations set downe as well in a treatise, as in certaine notes (that goe from hand to hand) both against proceeding ex officio, and against oaths ministred to parties in causes criminall; are also examined and answered: vpon that occasion lately reuiewed, and much enlarged aboue the first priuate proiect, and now published, being diuided into three partes: the first part whereof chieflie sheweth what matters be incident to ecclesiasticall conisance; and so allowed by statutes and common law: the second treateth (for the most part) of the two wayes of proceeding in causes criminal ... the third concerneth oaths in generall ... Whereunto ... I haue presumed to adioine that right excellent and sound determination (concerning oaths) which was made by M. Lancelot Androvves ....; Apologie: of, and for sundrie proceedings by jurisdiction ecclesiasticall	Cosin, Richard, 1549?-1597.; Andrewes, Lancelot, 1555-1626. Quaestionis: nunquid per jus divinum, magistratui liceat, a reo jusjurandum exigere? & id, quatenus ac quousque liceat?.	1593 (1593)	STC 5822; ESTC S118523	485,763	578

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38._o for_o ordonnance_n du_fw-fr france_n premier_fw-fr a_fw-fr 1539._o art_n 38._o the_o party_n be_v bind_v by_o oath_n to_o affirm_v touch_v the_o fact_n contain_v in_o their_o bill_n and_o addition_n and_o by_o their_o answer_n upon_o oath_n unto_o interrogatory_n to_o confess_v those_o which_o be_v within_o their_o knowledge_n in_o other_o matter_n criminal_a it_o be_v report_v to_o be_v the_o 674._o the_o marcus_n decisione_n 674._o custom_n of_o france_n for_o the_o party_n defendant_n only_o to_o make_v faith_n when_o they_o be_v object_v and_o he_o be_v thereupon_o to_o answer_v whether_o he_o have_v commit_v they_o or_o not_o but_o he_o be_v not_o to_o take_v a_o corporal_a oath_n betwixt_o which_o two_o before_o god_n there_o be_v no_o difference_n but_o by_o the_o normandy_n the_o grand_fw-fr coustu●…er_fw-fr entre_fw-fr les_fw-fr coustume_n de_fw-fr normandy_n custom_n of_o normandy_n i_o find_v that_o the_o appeal_v of_o murder_n or_o such_o like_a when_o it_o be_v to_o 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example_n 4._o example_n josh._n 2._o ver_fw-la 3._o &_o 4._o of_o rahab_n who_o will_v not_o tell_v the_o king_n of_o jericho_n where_o the_o two_o spy_n of_o israel_n be_v though_o she_o be_v by_o he_o command_v to_o bring_v they_o forth_o and_o she_o be_v commend_v for_o it_o by_o the_o 31._o the_o heb._n 11._o for_o 31._o holy_a ghost_n in_o answer_v hereof_o i_o say_v we_o read_v not_o that_o the_o king_n ask_v she_o whether_o they_o be_v there_o still_o or_o not_o albeit_o she_o 5._o she_o josu._n 2._o ver_fw-la 5._o answer_v that_o they_o go_v out_o but_o she_o be_v command_v to_o bring_v they_o forth_o which_o be_v something_o more_o then_o to_o tell_v where_o they_o be_v if_o she_o have_v be_v so_o ask_v second_o by_o 10._o by_o heb._n ibid._n &_o josu_n ibid._n v._n 10._o faith_n

upon_o hear_v the_o miracle_n that_o god_n have_v do_v and_o wrought_v for_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n and_o by_o special_a revelation_n rahab_n know_v that_o god_n 11._o god_n ibid._n ver_fw-la 11._o even_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n above_o and_o earth_n beneath_o who_o the_o earth_n be_v and_o the_o fullness_n thereof_o and_o who_o according_a to_o his_o providence_n and_o wisdom_n do_v translate_v and_o establish_v kingdom_n as_o it_o seem_v best_a to_o his_o divine_a pleasure_n have_v afore_o that_o give_v that_o whole_a 9_o whole_a josu._n ibid._n v._o 9_o land_n unto_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n so_o that_o in_o very_o right_a and_o truth_n she_o do_v owe_v no_o more_o obedience_n to_o the_o late_a king_n of_o jericho_n but_o be_v by_o god_n discharge_v thereof_o and_o lawful_o may_v as_o she_o do_v submit_v herself_o &_o capitulate_v for_o her_o safeguard_n with_o the_o ambassador_n of_o those_o to_o who_o of_o very_a right_n her_o subjection_n then_o belong_v and_o 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