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
A17576	The pastor and the prelate, or reformation and conformitie shortly compared by the word of God, by antiquity and the proceedings of the ancient Kirk, by the nature and use of things indifferent, by the proceedings of our ovvne Kirk, by the vveill of the Kirk and of the peoples soules, and by the good of the commonvvealth and of our outvvard estate with the answer of the common & chiefest objections against everie part: shewing vvhether of the tvvo is to be follovved by the true Christian and countrieman.	Calderwood, David, 1575-1650.	1628 (1628)	STC 4359; ESTC S107402	71,807	74

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we_o if_o it_o have_v break_v up_o in_o a_o parish_n a_o consistory_n or_o presbytery_n will_v have_v bear_v it_o down_o or_o if_o it_o have_v proceed_v further_o they_o the_o synodall_n or_o if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v able_a the_o national_a assembly_n will_v have_v suppress_v it_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n the_o kirk_n of_o france_n which_o be_v near_a to_o we_o have_v be_v free_a of_o heresy_n in_o the_o low_a countreysif_n the_o kirk_n have_v enjoy_v the_o liberty_n of_o their_o assembly_n which_o they_o want_v for_o a_o long_a time_n arminianism_n have_v neither_o trouble_v they_o nor_o their_o neighbour_n he_o never_o can_v find_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o urge_v or_o enforce_v unprofitable_a and_o untimely_a ceremony_n upon_o the_o kirk_n if_o it_o be_v for_o no_o other_o cause_n but_o that_o they_o have_v be_v the_o apple_n of_o contention_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o many_o schism_n and_o will_v choose_v rather_o with_o jonah_n to_o redeem_v the_o quietness_n and_o safety_n 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the_o thing_n that_o make_v for_o peace_n for_o if_o it_o serve_v for_o his_o own_o particular_a he_o can_v oversee_v papist_n and_o heretic_n and_o suffer_v heresy_n to_o rise_v and_o spread_v itself_o that_o the_o kirk_n may_v have_v some_o other_o thing_n to_o think_v upon_o than_o his_o episcopacy_n and_o may_v have_v himself_o to_o run_v unto_o in_o stead_n of_o assembly_n he_o care_v not_o to_o make_v schism_n and_o will_v fight_v with_o tooth_n and_o nail_n for_o unlawful_a and_o unprofitable_a ceremony_n which_o have_v ever_o prove_v the_o cause_n of_o schism_n and_o ere_o he_o redeem_v the_o kirk_n peace_n by_o cast_v out_o these_o cumbersome_a ware_n he_o will_v rather_o cast_v over_o board_v many_o worthy_a minister_n suffer_v number_n of_o soul_n for_o who_o christ_n have_v die_v to_o perish_v and_o the_o kirk_n of_o christ_n toss_v with_o trouble_n by_o occasion_n of_o that_o noisome_a baggage_n to_o sink_v at_o last_o under_o the_o burden_n contention_n also_o come_v by_o 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