Selected quad for the lemma: king_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
king_n	aaron_n	abraham_n	person_n	34	3	4.9391	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A11886	Sacrilege sacredly handled That is, according to Scripture onely. Diuided into two parts: 1. For the law. 2. For the Gospell. An appendix also added; answering some obiections mooued, namely, against this treatise: and some others, I finde in Ios. Scaligers Diatribe, and Ioh. Seldens Historie of tithes. For the vse of all churches in generall: but more especially for those of North-Britaine.	Sempill, James, Sir, 1566-1625.	1619 (1619)	STC 22186; ESTC S117106	109,059	172

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and_o abraham_n practice_n teach_v we_o that_o all_z include_v as_o well_o all_o trade_n as_o all_o person_n for_o every_o man_n be_v not_o a_o labourer_n of_o ground_n a_o cain_n a_o keeper_n of_o cattle_n a_o abel_n the_o jewish_a repub._n go_v no_o further_o for_o that_o time_n but_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n chap._n 7._o vers_fw-la 2._o give_v first_o of_o all_o and_z vers_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o most_o man_n interpret_v spoil_n where_o i_o wonder_v why_o some_o learned_a quarrel_n it_o as_o improper_a 3._o deut._n 20.1_o 2_o 3._o see_v one_o point_n of_o levy_n office_n be_v to_o encourage_v in_o time_n of_o war_n and_o see_v of_o the_o battle_n and_o of_o the_o spoil_n 26.27_o 1._o chro._n 26.27_o they_o do_v dedicate_v to_o maintain_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n see_v god_n be_v by_o special_a name_n the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o see_v the_o ministry_n of_o the_o gospel_n yet_o serve_v much_o at_o war_n where_o huge_a army_n have_v no_o call_n but_o the_o war_n shall_v all_o be_v exempt_v from_o tithe_n no_o every_o man_n as_o he_o gain_v he_o give_v proportionable_o and_o these_o be_v call_v decimae_fw-la personales_fw-la personales_fw-la decimae_fw-la personales_fw-la and_o such_o in_o effect_n be_v all_o abraham_n tithe_n for_o his_o come_v after_o a_o battle_n not_o after_o tillage_n or_o cattle_n and_o this_o personal_a tithing_n be_v clear_v by_o the_o apostle_n say_v let_v he_o that_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o word_n this_o will_v bring_v in_o every_o soul_n have_v good_n and_o receive_v instruction_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o not_o so_o the_o one_o half_a if_o not_o the_o best_a half_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v go_v free_a for_o all_o man_n good_n stand_v not_o in_o tillage_n or_o pasturage_n all_o than_o must_v either_o pay_v or_o be_v pay_v for_o for_o servant_n child_n and_o such_o like_a come_v not_o in_o count_n but_o householder_n and_o foris_fw-la samiliat_n as_o deut._n 26.13_o but_o god_n have_v lay_v a_o course_n of_o such_o perpetual_a equity_n and_o equality_n in_o all_o point_n and_o for_o all_o person_n that_o nothing_o can_v go_v wrong_a if_o we_o go_v not_o from_o it_o all_o person_n must_v pay_v therefore_o no_o emulation_n for_o exception_n of_o person_n all_o thing_n as_o their_o increase_n be_v must_v pay_v so_o god_n service_n shall_v lack_v nothing_o necessary_a once_o a_o year_n pay_v so_o no_o man_n be_v prevent_v nor_o precipitate_v for_o the_o year_n revolution_n give_v a_o recreation_n to_o all_o and_o whatsoever_o trade_n and_o albeit_o abraham_n say_v to_o the_o king_n of_o sodom_n that_o §_o ix_o he_o will_v take_v nothing_o that_o be_v his_o yet_o god_n part_n be_v neither_o he_o nor_o his_o neither_o have_v abraham_n so_o much_o to_o give_v of_o his_o own_o for_o the_o time_n as_o of_o these_o king_n and_o lot_n good_n who_o he_o deliver_v and_o of_o these_o other_o king_n good_n 14._o gen._n 14._o who_o he_o overcome_v as_o the_o history_n bear_v now_o if_o he_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 15.16_o rom._n 15.16_o and_o the_o gospel_n have_v also_o the_o own_o inferior_a officer_n who_o may_v better_a answer_n to_o the_o inferior_n of_o the_o law_n then_o all_o of_o church-calling_a must_v live_v by_o the_o church-kitchin_n away_o then_o with_o those_o laic_a bishop_n parson_n prior_n §_o vi_o patron_n etc._n etc._n such_o patroni_fw-la be_v latrones_fw-la patro-latrons_a patro-latrons_a but_o if_o the_o church-inheritance_n must_v go_v by_o the_o presentation_n of_o laic_n then_o let_v lordship_n go_v by_o the_o presentation_n of_o levite_n so_o shall_v we_o have_v on_o both_o side_n a_o perfect_a hurlyburly-government_n till_o each_o have_v his_o due_n tithe_n be_v the_o church_n inheritance_n flow_v from_o god_n then_o in_o general_a no_o man_n can_v present_v they_o and_o in_o particular_a hezekias_n as_o