Selected quad for the lemma: hand_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
hand_n	call_v	lord_n	people_n	4,940	5	4.6624	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09268	The period of the Persian monarchie VVherein sundry places of Ezra, Nehemiah and Daniel are cleered: extracted, contracted, and englished, much of it out of Doctor Raynolds, by the late learned and godly man William Pemble, of Magdalen Hall in Oxford. Published and enlarged since his death by his friend, Richard Capel.	Pemble, William, 1592?-1623.; Capel, Richard, 1586-1656.; Rainolds, John, 1549-1607.	1631 (1631)	STC 19582; ESTC S114347	63,361	88

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temple_n 12.5_o do_v profane_v the_o sabbath_n maldonat_n and_o yet_o be_v guiltless_a how_o so_o profane_a and_o yet_o guiltless_a because_o those_o their_o temple-worke_n have_v it_o not_o be_v on_o such_o occasion_n will_v have_v be_v a_o profanation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n the_o sense_n of_o a_o law_n be_v the_o law_n and_o in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o law_n the_o labour_n of_o the_o priest_n be_v a_o hallow_n of_o the_o sabbath_n but_o in_o the_o mere_a letter_n which_o the_o pharisee_n with_o who_o christ_n do_v dispute_v do_v follow_v it_o be_v to_o see_v to_o a_o profanation_n of_o the_o sabbath_n but_o in_o the_o true_a meaning_n they_o do_v sanctify_v and_o not_o profane_v it_o right_o so_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n we_o profane_v the_o sabbath_n except_o we_o profane_v it_o we_o perish_v except_o we_o perish_v for_o necessity_n herein_o have_v no_o law_n and_o it_o do_v add_v a_o new_a relation_n to_o the_o work_n we_o do_v no_o new_a ens_fw-la but_o a_o modus_fw-la entis_fw-la and_o there_o be_v not_o the_o great_a toil_n in_o the_o world_n but_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v a_o keep_n of_o the_o 129._o sabbath_n holy_a for_o the_o sabbath_n be_v make_v for_o man_n i._n e._n not_o only_o for_o the_o very_o be_v of_o man_n but_o for_o his_o well-being_n and_o therefore_o whatsoever_o by_o necessity_n without_o fraud_n or_o covin_z be_v to_o be_v do_v on_o that_o day_n for_o the_o comfort_n of_o man_n that_o now_o be_v turn_v into_o a_o very_a sabbath-worke_n i_o bind_v not_o man_n in_o a_o mathematical_a manner_n to_o point_n of_o physical_a necessity_n and_o therefore_o if_o it_o stand_v for_o the_o conveniency_n of_o man_n and_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o the_o praec_fw-la contrary_n à_fw-la parte_fw-la ante_fw-la nor_o à_fw-la parte_fw-la post_fw-la i_o mean_v that_o it_o may_v not_o have_v be_v do_v as_o well_o before_o or_o defer_v till_o after_o the_o sabbath_n so_o i_o call_v it_o a_o necessary_a worke._n christ_n cure_v some_o upon_o the_o 13.15_o sabbath_n day_n who_o life_n lie_v not_o upon_o it_o but_o that_o they_o may_v have_v stay_v till_o the_o morrow_n and_o the_o disciple_n in_o that_o of_o pluck_v the_o ear_n of_o corn_n wherein_o they_o be_v justify_v by_o christ_n be_v not_o in_o that_o extremity_n but_o they_o may_v have_v put_v it_o off_o till_o they_o come_v to_o town_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v to_o do_v many_o corporal_a work_n on_o the_o sabbath_n and_o be_v yet_o guiltless_a nay_o guilty_a even_o of_o break_v the_o sabbath_n except_o they_o do_v do_v they_o and_o as_o the_o sabbath_n be_v make_v for_o man_n so_o for_o the_o creature_n too_o for_o the_o ox_n

be_v a_o very_a riddle_n to_o i_o in_o a_o matter_n so_o express_v and_o evident_a a_o servant_n shall_v concur_v to_o the_o fact_n and_o not_o to_o the_o fault_n i_o mean_v so_o far_o as_o to_o make_v they_o guilty_a as_o well_o as_o the_o master_n though_o not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o master_n thus_o i_o argue_v those_o who_o nehemiah_n do_v contest_v against_o ver_fw-la 21._o be_v in_o a_o sin_n else_o he_o deal_v nor_o just_o nor_o wise_o to_o contend_v with_o they_o but_o beside_o the_o merchant_n those_o be_v seller_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o ware_n i_o think_v the_o most_o of_o they_o i_o be_o sure_a many_o be_v servant_n for_o who_o be_v they_o that_o in_o all_o trade_n place_n market_n fair_n sell_v what_o not_o the_o servant_n as_o well_o as_o the_o master_n therefore_o they_o do_v sin_n again_o those_o who_o nehemiah_n threaten_v to_o lay_v hand_n on_o be_v in_o a_o sin_n in_o nehemiah_n opinion_n else_o neither_o his_o wisdom_n nor_o justice_n will_v that_o he_o shall_v lay_v they_o up_o but_o he_o say_v he_o will_v lay_v hand_n on_o the_o seller_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o ware_n who_o lodge_v about_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o among_o these_o seller_n there_o must_v needs_o be_v many_o servant_n neither_o do_v nehemiah_n threaten_v some_o but_o all_o indefinite_o the_o seller_n for_o seller_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o ware_n be_v all_o one_o with_o all_o seller_n of_o ware_n the_o term_n be_v aequipollent_a and_o therefore_o servant_n be_v in_o fault_n now_o how_o poor_a and_o weak_a this_o kind_n of_o dispute_v be_v we_o will_v show_v out_o of_o nehemiah_n 5._o v_o 7._o there_o nehemiah_n be_v say_v to_o rebuke_v the_o 〈◊〉_d noble_n and_o 〈◊〉_d ruler_n for_o that_o they_o do_v exact_a usury_n of_o their_o brethren_n the_o word_n english_v nobles_n be_v by_o the_o septuagint_n who_o be_v jew_n be_v say_v to_o know_v best_a the_o sense_n of_o their_o own_o language_n i_o say_v the_o word_n be_v by_o they_o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n of_o renown_n and_o it_o must_v mean_v such_o because_o in_o order_n they_o be_v before_o magistrate_n well_o then_o can_v any_o man_n once_o imagine_v that_o man_n of_o fame_n and_o renown_n only_o do_v put_v their_o money_n to_o hire_v and_o yet_o we_o see_v nehemiah_n then_o and_o there_o be_v say_v to_o contest_v with_o the_o noble_n and_o ruler_n only_o by_o name_n be_v it_o not_o now_o a_o simple_a piece_n of_o logic_n thus_o to_o argue_v nehemiah_n contest_v with_o the_o noble_n and_o ruler_n only_o for_o usury_n therefore_o usury_n be_v a_o fin_n only_o in_o noble_n and_o ruler_n or_o that_o none_o be_v usurer_n then_o but_o the_o noble_n and_o ruler_n do_v but_o read_v nehemiah_n 13.10_o and_o there_o we_o find_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o levite_n have_v not_o be_v give_v they_o by_o who_o by_o the_o locum_fw-la israelite_n they_o to_o save_v their_o purse_n bring_v in_o nothing_o who_o do_v nehemiah_n reprove_v the_o word_n be_v vers_fw-la 11._o that_o he_o contend_v with_o the_o pag●ine_n ruler_n do_v none_o refuse_v to_o pay_v their_o portion_n but_o the_o ruler_n yes_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o people_n the_o corruption_n be_v general_a the_o levite_n and_o the_o singer_n be_v make_v to_o fight_v so_o low_a that_o they_o be_v flee_v the_o exigent_n be_v such_o that_o they_o must_v fly_v or_o famish_v which_o can_v not_o have_v be_v if_o none_o have_v be_v delinquent_n but_o the_o ruler_n he_o that_o run_v may_v read_v this_o to_o be_v so_o vers_n 12._o then_o bring_v all_o judah_n viz._n after_o nehemiah_n have_v make_v the_o reformation_n mark_v alderman_n judah_n then_o bring_v the_o this_fw-mi of_o the_o corn_n and_o therefore_o all_o judah_n sin_v in_o not_o bring_v the_o portion_n of_o the_o levite_n and_o singer_n all_n judah_n out_o of_o the_o text_n itself_o i_o prove_v that_o such_o a_o conclusion_n as_o this_o hold_v not_o nehemiah_n reprove_v the_o ruler_n only_o therefore_o the_o ruler_n only_o be_v in_o transgression_n for_o the_o word_n as_o they_o lie_v show_v we_o that_o all_o judah_n offend_v and_o yet_o nehemiah_n call_v only_o the_o magistrate_n to_o coram_fw-la and_o why_o they_o have_v power_n in_o their_o hand_n to_o reform_v this_o in_o all_o so_o here_o he_o contend_v with_o the_o noble_n i_o say_v then_o as_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o nehemiah_n deal_v only_o with_o the_o great_a one_o because_o they_o be_v chief_a in_o the_o sin_n to_o suffer_v it_o and_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n and_o place_n to_o reform_v it_o that_o so_o he_o and_o they_o join_v together_o to_o bring_v about_o the_o full_a reformation_n the_o lord_n may_v have_v his_o sabbath_n again_o have_v clear_v as_o i_o take_v it_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o argument_n we_o be_v now_o to_o show_v that_o the_o proof_n be_v of_o no_o force_n chap._n xx._n it_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o our_o translation_n english_v noble_n and_o that_o right_o the_o word_n natural_o do_v signify_v a_o grandeè_n a_o chief_a as_o head_n over_o the_o rest_n in_o power_n or_o authority_n or_o both_o one_o that_o with_o his_o countenance_n be_v able_a to_o do_v much_o upon_o the_o rest_n whether_o they_o be_v servant_n or_o not_o no_o man_n have_v reason_n to_o say_v the_o contrary_a since_o it_o do_v radical_o signify_v some_o great_a man_n whether_o magistrate_n or_o magistrate_n fellow_n the_o hebrew_n word_n which_o indeed_o do_v signify_v and_o be_v common_o use_v to_o signify_v a_o freeman_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v up_o and_o down_o translate_v a_o freeman_n in_o all_o version_n that_o i_o know_v but_o our_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d come_v from_o a_o root_n which_o signify_v 8.15_o white_a because_o state_n use_v to_o be_v clad_v in_o white_a in_o those_o time_n and_o place_n but_o the_o septuagint_n who_o be_v natural_a jew_n render_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v proper_o freeman_n the_o thing_n i_o be_o to_o prove_v then_o be_v that_o the_o s●ptuagint_n understand_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d man_n of_o quaelity_n neh._n 4._o v._n 14_o 19_o the_o word_n be_v i_o say_v to_o the_o noble_n and_o ruler_n and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n the_o word_n translate_v nobles_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o so_o render_v it_o must_v be_v for_o read_v it_o freeman_n and_o what_o a_o poor_a sense_n do_v we_o put_v upon_o the_o holy_a text._n i_o say_v to_o the_o freeman_n and_o ruler_n and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n what_o freemen_n put_v before_o ruler_n again_o freeman_n oppose_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o people_n be_v not_o the_o commons_o many_o of_o they_o freeman_n now_o nay_o the_o word_n people_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v restrain_v to_o mean_a only_a servant_n that_o servant_n be_v rather_o exclude_v than_o otherwise_o not_o mean_v at_o all_o rather_o than_o only_o mean_v nehemiah_n have_v neither_o need_n nor_o cause_n to_o speak_v to_o the_o servant_n who_o master_n have_v power_n over_o they_o to_o bring_v they_o in_o to_o his_o will._n how_o then_o do_v the_o text_n oppose_v they_o to_o freemen_n and_o make_v they_o as_o two_o several_a distinct_a branch_n but_o what_o say_v the_o 70_o here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n honourable_a men._n and_o therefore_o the_o 70_o themselves_o take_v noble_n honourable_a to_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o like_a we_o have_v neh._n 5.7_o where_o nehemiah_n deal_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o hold_v usury_n what_o be_v the_o word_n i_o rebuke_v say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o noble_n and_o ruler_n say_v our_o engglish_n i_o think_v it_o make_v the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o speak_v backward_o to_o english_a it_o thus_o i_o rebuke_v the_o freeman_n and_o ruler_n and_o here_o we_o have_v the_o 70_o for_o we_o again_o they_o translate_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d honourable_a a_o three_o place_n we_o find_v neh._n 6.17_o the_o noble_n of_o judah_n send_v many_o letter_n to_o tobija_n it_o make_v a_o kind_n of_o nonsense_n of_o it_o to_o read_v it_o the_o freeman_n of_o judah_n send_v many_o letter_n the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o must_v we_o make_v they_o a_o popular_a state_n and_o turn_v their_o commonwealth_n into_o a_o democracy_n that_o letter_n must_v be_v write_v in_o the_o name_n of_o every_o freeman_n and_o here_o as_o before_o the_o septuagint_n have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o no_o they_o be_v the_o noble_n that_o write_v who_o letter_n be_v like_a to_o carry_v some_o stroke_n with_o tobijah_n and_o can_v it_o sink_v