Selected quad for the lemma: judgement_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
judgement_n	according_a	law_n	lord_n	3,386	5	3.9125	3	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39304	The foundation of tythes shaken and the four principal posts (of divine institution, primitive practice, voluntary donations, & positive laws) on which the nameless author of the book, called, The right of tythes asserted and proved, hath set his pretended right to tythes, removed, in a reply to the said book / by Thomas Ellwood.	Ellwood, Thomas, 1639-1713.	1678 (1678)	Wing E622; ESTC R20505	321,752	532

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by_o all_o succeed_v king_n and_o parliament_n ever_o since_o and_o that_o the_o statute_n make_v for_o those_o alienation_n stand_v yet_o in_o force_n i_o take_v he_o to_o be_v too_o great_a a_o timeserver_n to_o pursue_v his_o argument_n of_o sacrilege_n at_o least_o with_o his_o name_n to_o it_o however_o if_o he_o will_v charge_v sacrilege_n on_o all_o the_o prince_n &_o parliament_n from_o hen._n 8._o to_o this_o day_n that_o will_v not_o remove_v the_o objection_n but_o sti●l_v it_o will_v appear_v that_o whatever_o he_o think_v of_o they_o they_o have_v not_o think_v tithe_n to_o be_v due_a by_o the_o eternal_a moral_n law_n and_o indeed_o if_o we_o look_v upon_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o priest_n themselves_o we_o shall_v

pag._n 333._o have_v t._n e_o clear_v his_o brethren_n from_o the_o imposture_n he_o have_v effectual_o convict_v i_o of_o virulency_n i_o hope_v the_o reader_n will_v here_o find_v my_o brethren_n so_o effectual_o clear_v from_o the_o priest_n false_a charge_n of_o ●mp●sture_n that_o he_o will_v see_v the_o priest_n effectual_o convict_v of_o virulency_n even_o according_a to_o his_o own_o confession_n but_o leave_v that_o to_o the_o read●●'s_n judgement_n let_v i_o now_o take_v the_o liberty_n to_o expostulate_v a_o little_a with_o the_o priest_n and_o ask_v he_o why_o he_o do_v not_o answer_v those_o ground_n and_o reason_n which_o in_o the_o book_n before-quoted_n out_o of_o which_o he_o pi●ked_v this_o passage_n to_o cavil_v at_o the_o quaker_n give_v why_o we_o deny_v the_o world_n teacher_n he_o charge_v i_o with_o leave_v my_o argument_n to_o catch_v at_o or_o play_v upon_o a_o word_n or_o phrase_n vindicat._n pag._n 311._o but_o have_v not_o he_o charge_v his_o own_o guilt_n upon_o i_o have_v he_o not_o here_o catch_v at_o and_o play_v upon_o a_o word_n or_o phrase_n and_o let_v the_o argument_n pass_v untouched_a again_o his_o brother_n priest_n say_v in_o another_o case_n though_o without_o cause_n as_o i_o have_v already_o show_v the_o quaker_n may_v be_v ashamed_a to_o let_v the_o objection_n grow_v old_a and_o overworn_a before_o they_o have_v either_o confess_v the_o truth_n or_o ●ade_v some_o satisfactory_a reply_n thereunto_o right_o of_o tithe_n pag._n 240._o but_o how_o long_o have_v these_o objection_n lie_v against_o the_o priest_n it_o be_v little_o less_o than_o twenty_o year_n since_o they_o be_v first_o print_v may_v not_o they_o well_o be_v ashamed_a if_o they_o be_v not_o past_a shame_n who_o in_o all_o this_o time_n have_v neither_o confess_v the_o truth_n nor_o make_v any_o satisfactory_a reply_n to_o the_o objection_n this_o priest_n can_v find_v in_o his_o heart_n to_o look_v among_o the_o ground_n and_o reason_n there_o give_v to_o 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minister_n in_o their_o time_n that_o there_o be_v no_o direction_n no_o exhortation_n in_o any_o of_o the_o apostolic_a epistle_n to_o the_o church_n then_o gather_v for_o the_o payment_n of_o tithe_n either_o then_o or_o in_o after_o time_n that_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n at_o all_o of_o tithe_n they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o name_v in_o any_o of_o the_o new-testament_n write_n with_o respect_n to_o gospel-maintenance_n although_o the_o maintenance_n of_o gospel-minister_n be_v therein_o treat_v of_o in_o a_o word_n that_o tithe_n be_v not_o either_o demand_v or_o pay_v in_o the_o first_o and_o pure_a age_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n 5._o that_o those_o donation_n of_o tithe_n which_o be_v urge_v by_o the_o priest_n from_o ethelwolf_n and_o other_o be_v make_v by_o papist_n not_o in_o their_o civil_a but_o religious_a capacity_n and_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o corruption_n of_o religion_n 6._o that_o tithe_n be_v claim_v as_o due_a out_o of_o the_o profit_v only_o those_o donor_n can_v extend_v their_o donation_n no_o further_o than_o to_o t●e_v tithe_n of_o those_o profit_n that_o do_v belong_v to_o themselves_o and_o of_o which_o they_o be_v the_o right_a owner_n but_o the_o pr●se●t_n profit_v not_o belong_v to_o they_o but_o to_o the_o present_a occupant_n who_o be_v as_o real_o the_o right_a owner_n of_o these_o profit_n that_o arise_v now_o as_o they_o then_o be_v of_o those_o profit_n that_o arise_v then_o and_o the_o present_a occupant_n who_o be_v the_o right_a owner_n of_o the_o present_a profit●_n not_o have_v make_v any_o donation_n of_o tithe_n it_o follow_v that_o tithe_n be_v not_o now_o due_a by_o virtue_n of_o any_o donation_n from_o the_o right_a owner_n 7._o that_o the_o law_n which_o have_v be_v make_v for_o ●he_n payment_n of_o tithe_n not_o make_v nor_o intend_v to_o make_v the_o priest_n a_o right_a to_o tithe_n but_o suppose_v they_o have_v a_o right_n to_o tithe_n before_o if_o that_o supposition_n prove_v to_o be_v false_a as_o it_o plain_o and_o evident_o do_v and_o it_o now_o appear_v that_o in_o very_a deed_n the_o priest_n have_v ●o_o right_a to_o tithe_n before_o then_o ha●e_v the_o priest_n no_o right_a to_o tithe_n now_o by_o virtue_n of_o these_o law_n for_o those_o law_n not_o intend_v to_o make_v the_o priest_n a_o 〈◊〉_d right_o but_o by_o mistake_n suppose_v they_o have_v a_o old_a one_o that_o old_a one_o be_v tr●ed_v and_o ●●oved_a 〈◊〉_d they_o have_v now_o neither_o old_a nor_o new_a t●us_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o priest_n have_v no_o right_n to_o tithe_n by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n no_o right_a to_o tithe_n by_o the_o gift_n of_o the_o right_a owner_n no_o right_a to_o tithe_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n 8._o t●at_a tithe_n as_o take_v in_o this_o